Sea Tourism by elpidoforos Manolesakis Cruising the Mediterranean & Challenges for 2017 by GTP editing team 25 July 2016 Terrorism, capital controls, the economic crisis, the refugee influx, Brexit and the Turkey coup last week have forced cruise companies to change their itineraries for 2017 cutting out many Mediterranean destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Rafina Port Event to Focus on Greek Ferry Traveler Rights by GTP editing team 21 July 2016 Traveling on a Greek ferry? Do you know your rights? A special event on July 22 at the port of Rafina will inform passengers of their rights and all they need to know in case of delays and cancellations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Homeporting Picks Up Pace at Piraeus, Cruise Passengers Welcomed with Shows by GTP editing team 20 July 2016 The Greek port of Piraeus has seen its homeporting cruise traffic rise by 14 percent in the first half of the year thanks in large part to major cruise companies like Celestyal Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line using the port as a turnaround point. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greece 3rd Favorite Europe Cruise Destination by GTP editing team 22 June 2016 Besides being one of the fastest growing sectors in Europe, cruise travel employs some 10,000 people who contribute over 188 million euros annually to the Greek economy, according to the latest report by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Ports Fail to Attract Cruise Tourism, Miss Out on €1.3bn Yearly by GTP editing team 17 June 2016 Greek ports have failed to draw in cruise travel despite the lifting of cabotage restrictions and are missing out by 1.3 billion euros in annual revenue, a report by Athens-based non-profit research organisation diaNEOsis revealed recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail No Change in EU Tax Guidelines for Shipping, Commissioner Bulc Says by GTP editing team 14 June 2016 The European Commission does not intend to alter the existing guidelines, regarding the taxation of shipping activities, Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc said during a joint press conference with the Union of Greek Shipowners President Theodore Veniamis on the sidelines of the international Posidonia 2016 shipping expo which took place last week in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Port Strikes Cause Trouble for Greek Cruise Tourism by GTP editing team 12 June 2016 The port of Piraeus on Saturday welcomed some 10,000 cruise passengers as dock workers continued an extended strike for the third week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Shipowners Have Clout on the Seas, 16% Global Market in their Hands by GTP editing team 7 June 2016 Despite the trials and tribulations facing Greece with the ongoing debt crisis taking its toll, the country’s shipping sector is demonstrating impressive resilience, boosting its hold in the international market as the largest player. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Greek Port Strikes a Set Back for Cruise Revenue by GTP editing team 7 June 2016 The cruise industry is feeling the brunt of ongoing strikes at ports in Thessaloniki and Piraeus, with potential losses reaching 12 million euros this month, stated Mr Theodore Kontes, the president of Union of Cruise Shipowners and Associated Members (EEKFN). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Tenders Kick Off for Remote Island Ferry Services in Greece by GTP editing team 6 May 2016 The Greek Shipping and Island Policy Ministry recently announced the launch of tenders to secure exclusive three-year contracts for 93 remote island ferry routes. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 111 112 113 114 115 … 166 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Cruising the Mediterranean & Challenges for 2017 by GTP editing team 25 July 2016 Terrorism, capital controls, the economic crisis, the refugee influx, Brexit and the Turkey coup last week have forced cruise companies to change their itineraries for 2017 cutting out many Mediterranean destinations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Rafina Port Event to Focus on Greek Ferry Traveler Rights by GTP editing team 21 July 2016 Traveling on a Greek ferry? Do you know your rights? A special event on July 22 at the port of Rafina will inform passengers of their rights and all they need to know in case of delays and cancellations. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Homeporting Picks Up Pace at Piraeus, Cruise Passengers Welcomed with Shows by GTP editing team 20 July 2016 The Greek port of Piraeus has seen its homeporting cruise traffic rise by 14 percent in the first half of the year thanks in large part to major cruise companies like Celestyal Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line using the port as a turnaround point. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greece 3rd Favorite Europe Cruise Destination by GTP editing team 22 June 2016 Besides being one of the fastest growing sectors in Europe, cruise travel employs some 10,000 people who contribute over 188 million euros annually to the Greek economy, according to the latest report by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Ports Fail to Attract Cruise Tourism, Miss Out on €1.3bn Yearly by GTP editing team 17 June 2016 Greek ports have failed to draw in cruise travel despite the lifting of cabotage restrictions and are missing out by 1.3 billion euros in annual revenue, a report by Athens-based non-profit research organisation diaNEOsis revealed recently. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
No Change in EU Tax Guidelines for Shipping, Commissioner Bulc Says by GTP editing team 14 June 2016 The European Commission does not intend to alter the existing guidelines, regarding the taxation of shipping activities, Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc said during a joint press conference with the Union of Greek Shipowners President Theodore Veniamis on the sidelines of the international Posidonia 2016 shipping expo which took place last week in Athens. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Port Strikes Cause Trouble for Greek Cruise Tourism by GTP editing team 12 June 2016 The port of Piraeus on Saturday welcomed some 10,000 cruise passengers as dock workers continued an extended strike for the third week. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Shipowners Have Clout on the Seas, 16% Global Market in their Hands by GTP editing team 7 June 2016 Despite the trials and tribulations facing Greece with the ongoing debt crisis taking its toll, the country’s shipping sector is demonstrating impressive resilience, boosting its hold in the international market as the largest player. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Greek Port Strikes a Set Back for Cruise Revenue by GTP editing team 7 June 2016 The cruise industry is feeling the brunt of ongoing strikes at ports in Thessaloniki and Piraeus, with potential losses reaching 12 million euros this month, stated Mr Theodore Kontes, the president of Union of Cruise Shipowners and Associated Members (EEKFN). 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Tenders Kick Off for Remote Island Ferry Services in Greece by GTP editing team 6 May 2016 The Greek Shipping and Island Policy Ministry recently announced the launch of tenders to secure exclusive three-year contracts for 93 remote island ferry routes. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
