More News by elpidoforos Manolesakis Initiatives Greece Signs Up For European Commission Project by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 “It is very important for our country that we are participating for the first time in a consistent European initiative that aims to attract tourism to Europe,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month after signing a memorandum of understanding to increase tourist flows between South America and Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Initiatives Hellenic-Chinese Union Announces Initiative For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 “Greece is expected to welcome some 200,000 Chinese tourists to Greece by 2015,” the president of the Hellenic-Chinese Union for Economical, Commercial and Cultural Communications, Lan Xiao Cheng, said last month during a briefing on attracting the Chinese market to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Niche markets Religious Tourism To Be Promoted In Greece by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis recently presented the conclusions of a report on the development and promotion of religious and pilgrimage tourism in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Initiatives HATTA Participates In School Tourism Initiative by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 “The international and Greek student community is a huge ‘reservoir’ from which Greek regions could draw visitors from throughout the academic year,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), said during the announcement of the new institutional and developmental framework of school trips. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Laws, Regulations & Policy Cruise Industry Says Goodbye To Greek Cabotage by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 “Cabotage is finally lifted,” the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said last month after the Cabinet approved the bill that included the full lifting of cabotage restrictions for non-European Union flag cruise ships. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Destinations news Escape to Kalavryta Specials by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2012 Contrary to what many believe, Kalavryta’s popular ski center, said to be one of the best in Greece, is not the only reason to visit the town. According to the locals, Kalavryta also exists on the weekdays and is not only a weekend ski resort. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Air Travel Contenders Announced For Remote Greek Island Air Routes by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 Six airline companies have expressed interest in the tender for the operation of the 24 state-subsidized domestic air routes to remote Greek islands (agones grammes) for the four-year period 2013-2016. According to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, competing carriers are Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, Astra Airlines, Sky Express, Aeroland and newcomer Minoan Airlines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Initiatives Greek Breakfast At 7th HORECA by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will present the “Greek Breakfast” initiative this month at the 7th International Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Show HO.RE.CA., to take place 4-7 February at the Athens Metropolitan Expo in Spata. The event will be held in cooperation with the Hellenic Chef’s Association. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Initiatives Greek Tourism Promoted Via Crowd-Funding Initiative by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 “Greeks offer an excellent tourism product that millions of tourists enjoy year after year and we chose to support tourism because of its significant potential in re-starting the Greek economy,” Greek descent George Kleivokiotis told the press last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail MICE Greece Promoted Via Gay Segment At FITUR 2012 by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 Santorini, Chalkidiki, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Paros, Folegandros, Crete and Andros were introduced last month as destinations with ideal hotels for gay and lesbian tourists at this year’s international tourism trade fair FITUR, held in Madrid, Spain. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 1,121 1,122 1,123 1,124 1,125 … 1,219 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Greece Signs Up For European Commission Project by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 “It is very important for our country that we are participating for the first time in a consistent European initiative that aims to attract tourism to Europe,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month after signing a memorandum of understanding to increase tourist flows between South America and Europe. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Hellenic-Chinese Union Announces Initiative For Greek Tourism by GTP editing team 1 March 2012 “Greece is expected to welcome some 200,000 Chinese tourists to Greece by 2015,” the president of the Hellenic-Chinese Union for Economical, Commercial and Cultural Communications, Lan Xiao Cheng, said last month during a briefing on attracting the Chinese market to Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Religious Tourism To Be Promoted In Greece by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis recently presented the conclusions of a report on the development and promotion of religious and pilgrimage tourism in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives HATTA Participates In School Tourism Initiative by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 “The international and Greek student community is a huge ‘reservoir’ from which Greek regions could draw visitors from throughout the academic year,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), said during the announcement of the new institutional and developmental framework of school trips. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Cruise Industry Says Goodbye To Greek Cabotage by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 “Cabotage is finally lifted,” the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said last month after the Cabinet approved the bill that included the full lifting of cabotage restrictions for non-European Union flag cruise ships. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Escape to Kalavryta Specials by Nikos Krinis 1 February 2012 Contrary to what many believe, Kalavryta’s popular ski center, said to be one of the best in Greece, is not the only reason to visit the town. According to the locals, Kalavryta also exists on the weekdays and is not only a weekend ski resort. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Contenders Announced For Remote Greek Island Air Routes by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 Six airline companies have expressed interest in the tender for the operation of the 24 state-subsidized domestic air routes to remote Greek islands (agones grammes) for the four-year period 2013-2016. According to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, competing carriers are Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, Astra Airlines, Sky Express, Aeroland and newcomer Minoan Airlines. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Greek Breakfast At 7th HORECA by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will present the “Greek Breakfast” initiative this month at the 7th International Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Show HO.RE.CA., to take place 4-7 February at the Athens Metropolitan Expo in Spata. The event will be held in cooperation with the Hellenic Chef’s Association. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Initiatives Greek Tourism Promoted Via Crowd-Funding Initiative by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 “Greeks offer an excellent tourism product that millions of tourists enjoy year after year and we chose to support tourism because of its significant potential in re-starting the Greek economy,” Greek descent George Kleivokiotis told the press last month. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
MICE Greece Promoted Via Gay Segment At FITUR 2012 by GTP editing team 1 February 2012 Santorini, Chalkidiki, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Paros, Folegandros, Crete and Andros were introduced last month as destinations with ideal hotels for gay and lesbian tourists at this year’s international tourism trade fair FITUR, held in Madrid, Spain. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
