Tour Operators & Travel Agencies

The best of Greece – tourism, gastronomy and culture – will be hosted under one roof next year in Sweden at the first dedicated travel and taste fair for Greece “Grekland Panorama.”

Travelport makes getting started on Travelport Rooms and More simple, with three new “How to” videos out now.

The most popular holiday destinations for the majority of European markets this year are Turkey, Greece and the Balearic Islands, according to TUI Travel’s summer holiday trends for 2013.

Sixtly-one percent of global travelers plan to spend the same amount or less on travel in 2014, according to one of the key findings of the TripBarometer by TripAdvisor.

The CEO of TUI Travel PLC, Peter Long, will arrive in Greece in mid-September to hold meetings with Greek tourism professionals from Corfu, the Peloponnese and Kos.

The Synod Office of Pilgrimage Tours of the Church of Greece will head a delegation of Greek tour operators and travel agencies to China next month to promote Greece as a religious tourism destination.

Greek travel agents can now get fully informed on how their businesses can benefit from participating in the E.U. initiative “Travelife” through the new website that recently launched in the Greek language.

Some 40 Greek businessmen from Lesvos, Chios, Lemnos and Ikaria, will participate in a trade mission to Turkey under the umbrella of the North Aegean Region, from 29 August until 2 September, on the occasion of the 82nd Izmir International Fair.

Tourism in Greece is experiencing a “renaissance” this year, according to Ioannis Afukatudis, Thomas Cook Austria’s (Neckermann) general manager.

Greek travel agents were informed last week on the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC).