More News by elpidoforos Manolesakis Awards T+L: Lefkada’s Egremni Beach is Among the 13 Places with the Bluest Water in the World by GTP editing team 10 January 2017 Travel & Leisure magazine has included Lefkada’s Egremni beach on a list of 13 places with the bluest waters in the world. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Sea Tourism Minoan Lines Stops Adriatic Service After 35 Years by GTP editing team 9 January 2017 Grimaldi Group company Minoan Lines announced that it will stop serving the Patra-Ancona route after 35 years, limiting its operations exclusively to the Greek domestic market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Destinations news Greek ‘Yiayia’ Portrait Launches Apple iPhone 7 Plus by GTP editing team 9 January 2017 The Greek region of Mani in the Peloponnese features Apple’s new iPhone 7 Plus add which it shared through YouTube for the promotion of its latest Portrait Mode feature on Apple’s larger handset. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Investments Greek Gov’t Planning Changes to Investor Visa Program by GTP editing team 5 January 2017 The Greek government is planning changes to the so-called golden visa program extended to foreign nationals investing in property in efforts to make it more attractive. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Sea Tourism Rough Waters Ahead for Greek Cruise Travel by GTP editing team 5 January 2017 Despite forecasts of robust growth for the international cruise travel industry, the sector in Greece is barely keeping its head above the water with local industry insiders speaking of a 25 percent decline in traffic for 2017 and the same trend in 2018. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 2017 Year in Review - GTP Athens Art Scene Gets it on NYT’s 2017 Places to Go List by GTP editing team 5 January 2017 The New York Times has included Athens in its “52 Places to Go in 2017” list, adding that “the Greek debt crisis has not dampened Athens’ thriving arts scene” and backed by a photo of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Investments Application Deadline for Tourism, New Media Subsidies Jan. 31 by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 January 31 is the deadline for all interested parties wishing to gain access to subsidies under the new development law estimated by the end of 2020 to distribute some 4.2-4.3 billion euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Niche markets Travel Trends 2017: What Next? by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 At the dawn of the new year, travelers are making dreams and tourism professionals are making plans for the days ahead. And by the looks of things, travel is taking a turn for the more genuine. Adventure and hands-on experience go hand-in-hand this year leaving the good old sit-back-and-do-nothing scheme behind. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Destinations news Heraklion Chamber Taps into Culinary Heritage for Sustainable Tourism by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 The Heraklion Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Crete, has approved funds for the region’s participation in the Regional Culinary Heritage Europe network’s MEDFEST program which taps into local culinary tradition for the creation of sustainable tourist destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Destinations news Rise in Numbers @ Greek Destinations Over Holidays by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 Traditional winter destinations across Greece welcomed a rise in visitors over the holidays while tourism professionals are already speaking of positive pre-bookings for the the summer ahead. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 830 831 832 833 834 … 1,219 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Awards T+L: Lefkada’s Egremni Beach is Among the 13 Places with the Bluest Water in the World by GTP editing team 10 January 2017 Travel & Leisure magazine has included Lefkada’s Egremni beach on a list of 13 places with the bluest waters in the world. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Minoan Lines Stops Adriatic Service After 35 Years by GTP editing team 9 January 2017 Grimaldi Group company Minoan Lines announced that it will stop serving the Patra-Ancona route after 35 years, limiting its operations exclusively to the Greek domestic market. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Greek ‘Yiayia’ Portrait Launches Apple iPhone 7 Plus by GTP editing team 9 January 2017 The Greek region of Mani in the Peloponnese features Apple’s new iPhone 7 Plus add which it shared through YouTube for the promotion of its latest Portrait Mode feature on Apple’s larger handset. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Greek Gov’t Planning Changes to Investor Visa Program by GTP editing team 5 January 2017 The Greek government is planning changes to the so-called golden visa program extended to foreign nationals investing in property in efforts to make it more attractive. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Rough Waters Ahead for Greek Cruise Travel by GTP editing team 5 January 2017 Despite forecasts of robust growth for the international cruise travel industry, the sector in Greece is barely keeping its head above the water with local industry insiders speaking of a 25 percent decline in traffic for 2017 and the same trend in 2018. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
2017 Year in Review - GTP Athens Art Scene Gets it on NYT’s 2017 Places to Go List by GTP editing team 5 January 2017 The New York Times has included Athens in its “52 Places to Go in 2017” list, adding that “the Greek debt crisis has not dampened Athens’ thriving arts scene” and backed by a photo of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Investments Application Deadline for Tourism, New Media Subsidies Jan. 31 by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 January 31 is the deadline for all interested parties wishing to gain access to subsidies under the new development law estimated by the end of 2020 to distribute some 4.2-4.3 billion euros. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Niche markets Travel Trends 2017: What Next? by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 At the dawn of the new year, travelers are making dreams and tourism professionals are making plans for the days ahead. And by the looks of things, travel is taking a turn for the more genuine. Adventure and hands-on experience go hand-in-hand this year leaving the good old sit-back-and-do-nothing scheme behind. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Heraklion Chamber Taps into Culinary Heritage for Sustainable Tourism by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 The Heraklion Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Crete, has approved funds for the region’s participation in the Regional Culinary Heritage Europe network’s MEDFEST program which taps into local culinary tradition for the creation of sustainable tourist destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Rise in Numbers @ Greek Destinations Over Holidays by GTP editing team 4 January 2017 Traditional winter destinations across Greece welcomed a rise in visitors over the holidays while tourism professionals are already speaking of positive pre-bookings for the the summer ahead. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail