Laws, Regulations & Policies by elpidoforos Manolesakis Council of State Opens Door to Private Management of Greek Marinas by GTP editing team 15 April 2015 The Greek Council of State has given the green light to private entities to lease and operate marinas across the country, without however having the right to claim ownership of the said properties. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek MPs Call for 72-hour Visa Scheme in Efforts to Boost Tourism by GTP editing team 14 April 2015 Eighteen governing party MPs have tabled a bill in Greek parliament concerning the issue of a 72-hour visa in order to facilitate tourism to Greece from neighbouring Turkey. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece’s ‘Cosmopolitan Islands’ May Lose Special Tax Status by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 The reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) rates that apply on the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini may possibly be axed, according to statements made today by Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece to Form National Strategic Plan for Tourism by GTP editing team 23 March 2015 The Greek Government will form a National Strategic Plan for Tourism, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura informed the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail New Policing Plan for Athens Announced by GTP editing team 23 March 2015 A special policing plan will soon launch in the historic center of Athens to combat delinquent behavior and upgrade the Greek capital’s image, according to the Secretary General for Public Order Dimitris Anagnostakis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece’s New State Assets Body to Fund Social Security, Not Debt by GTP editing team 18 March 2015 Greece’s privatization fund, known as TAIPED (Hellenic Republic Asset and Development Fund), will be replaced by the Public Wealth Fund following a decision on Tuesday, by Deputy Finance Minister Nadia Valavani. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece’s National Disability Association Calls for Accessible Tourism by GTP editing team 12 March 2015 Ensuring accessibility in tourism through legal, structural and social reforms will contribute greatly to the expansion and promotion of the country’s tourist product, the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (ESAmeA) said in a letter with proposals it sent to Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail UNWTO Sets Criteria for Hotel Rating System by GTP editing team 27 February 2015 The second joint UNWTO/Norwegian Accreditation hotel classification report released on Thursday, identifies the common criteria among 4 and 5 star hotels, providing a reference point of international accommodation standards to assist destinations in establishing effective rating systems. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail UNWTO: Governments Around the World Recognize Benefits of Visa Facilitation by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 Visa facilitation has experienced strong progress in recent years, particularly through the implementation of visa on arrival policies, according to UNWTO’s latest Visa Openness Report. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Tourism, Innovation at Center of Economy Ministry’s New Action Plan by GTP editing team 11 February 2015 Tapping into the country’s productive forces by offering tax incentives and boosting employment are at the center of the economy ministry’s action plan to be implemented in the coming months. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 210 211 212 213 214 … 243 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Council of State Opens Door to Private Management of Greek Marinas by GTP editing team 15 April 2015 The Greek Council of State has given the green light to private entities to lease and operate marinas across the country, without however having the right to claim ownership of the said properties. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek MPs Call for 72-hour Visa Scheme in Efforts to Boost Tourism by GTP editing team 14 April 2015 Eighteen governing party MPs have tabled a bill in Greek parliament concerning the issue of a 72-hour visa in order to facilitate tourism to Greece from neighbouring Turkey. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece’s ‘Cosmopolitan Islands’ May Lose Special Tax Status by GTP editing team 24 March 2015 The reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) rates that apply on the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini may possibly be axed, according to statements made today by Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece to Form National Strategic Plan for Tourism by GTP editing team 23 March 2015 The Greek Government will form a National Strategic Plan for Tourism, Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura informed the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New Policing Plan for Athens Announced by GTP editing team 23 March 2015 A special policing plan will soon launch in the historic center of Athens to combat delinquent behavior and upgrade the Greek capital’s image, according to the Secretary General for Public Order Dimitris Anagnostakis. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece’s New State Assets Body to Fund Social Security, Not Debt by GTP editing team 18 March 2015 Greece’s privatization fund, known as TAIPED (Hellenic Republic Asset and Development Fund), will be replaced by the Public Wealth Fund following a decision on Tuesday, by Deputy Finance Minister Nadia Valavani. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece’s National Disability Association Calls for Accessible Tourism by GTP editing team 12 March 2015 Ensuring accessibility in tourism through legal, structural and social reforms will contribute greatly to the expansion and promotion of the country’s tourist product, the National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (ESAmeA) said in a letter with proposals it sent to Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura this week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
UNWTO Sets Criteria for Hotel Rating System by GTP editing team 27 February 2015 The second joint UNWTO/Norwegian Accreditation hotel classification report released on Thursday, identifies the common criteria among 4 and 5 star hotels, providing a reference point of international accommodation standards to assist destinations in establishing effective rating systems. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
UNWTO: Governments Around the World Recognize Benefits of Visa Facilitation by GTP editing team 18 February 2015 Visa facilitation has experienced strong progress in recent years, particularly through the implementation of visa on arrival policies, according to UNWTO’s latest Visa Openness Report. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tourism, Innovation at Center of Economy Ministry’s New Action Plan by GTP editing team 11 February 2015 Tapping into the country’s productive forces by offering tax incentives and boosting employment are at the center of the economy ministry’s action plan to be implemented in the coming months. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
