Tour Operators & Travel Agencies

The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) was one of the associations of travel agencies from around the world that signed the UNWTO’s Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (GCET).

Travelport has sealed its first ever global GDS agreement with long-term partner, Travel Counsellors.

Stockholm-based tour operator Ving will bring some 5,000 tourists to the Greek island of Lesvos in 2014.

Amadeus is once again on top of its sector’s ranking as one of the leading European companies in Research & Development investment, as confirmed by the 2013 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scorecard.

Turkish travel agencies are operating illegally in Greece, travel agents from all over Greece were informed by the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (HATTA) at a briefing held during the 29th Philoxenia exhibition in Thessaloniki.

Travelport and Tigerair have sealed a new distribution partnership that will see the no frills airline make its fares and ancillary content available to Travelport-connected travel agents globally, marking the first time it has ever distributed via the global distribution system (“GDS”) channel.

Travelport Limited recently released its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.

Greek travel agents were informed on the advantages of the European Commission-funded project TOURISMlink, an online platform that aims to modernize the tourism value chain and offer small and medium enterprises (SMEs) a better position in the global tourism market.

A delegation comprising Greek tourism professionals began a visit to China on 13 November to engage in business meetings with leading tour operators to bolster Chinese tourist arrivals in Greece.

Travelport has been honored with the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association Award for “Best Technology Provider” for the fifth year running.