Tour Operators & Travel Agencies by elpidoforos Manolesakis Internet Travel Sites vs Travel Agents by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 The Internet offers a plethora of travel sites, notably Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline. Travelers can plan and book a trip in a matter of minutes, and travel planning over the web has consequently had an impact on travel agencies. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail New Strategic Collaboration for Amadeus and DOTW by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Amadeus global travel distribution system and Destinations of the World, the sole wholesale travel company dedicated to selling purely to the global travel trade, recently announced a new strategic collaboration that provides mutually beneficial use of information. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail TUI and Carnival Corporation Annul Union by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Leading world tour operator, TUI AG, and cruise company, Carnival Corporation, have annulled their cooperation agreement initiated earlier this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Fountas Group Inaugurates New Premises by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Panayiotis Fountas, founder of the Fountas Group, recently held an event to inaugurate the new premises of the group of companies in Athens. Kronos Worldwide Travel is part of the group and has serviced the travel industry for some 35 years. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Zero Commission a Challenge to One-third of Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 Amadeus recently published the results of its independent study on travel agent commissions and used the results to provide valuable insight to tour operators worldwide and maximize service fee revenue. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Monogram Signs Agreement with Arsenal F.C. by GTP editing team 1 June 2007 Monogram Events, a subsidiary of Monogram and one of the biggest of the Greek tourism enterprises, has signed an agreement with Arsenal to become the official sponsor of Arsenal Soccer Schools in Greece. The first functional body of the soccer school will be in the district of Palini. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail National Travel Agents’ Associations Seek Mediterranean Cooperation by GTP editing team 1 May 2007 Representatives of the United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA) met in Rome recently with associations from Greece, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Italy, FYROM, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey to consider the future of a “Mediterranean cooperation.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Quality System for Greek Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 April 2007 Travel agents that wish to belong to the Dutch Association of Travel Agents must adhere to a specific quality guarantee system, and the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Association intends to implement a similar system in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail TUI and First Choice Merge by GTP editing team 1 April 2007 One of Europe’s biggest tourism enterprises, TUI, announced last month that it is merging its tour operations with First Choice to create Europe’s largest tour operator. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Travel Plan Signs Agreement with Amadeus by GTP editing team 1 April 2007 Amadeus Hellas and Travel Plan of the Lambrakis group of companies officially inaugurated the beginning of their partnership, which was effective as of January 1, 2007, with a celebration that took place at a central Athenian hotel with the participation of both companies’ executives and staff. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 1 … 32 33 34 35 36 … 40 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Internet Travel Sites vs Travel Agents by GTP editing team 1 November 2007 The Internet offers a plethora of travel sites, notably Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline. Travelers can plan and book a trip in a matter of minutes, and travel planning over the web has consequently had an impact on travel agencies. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
New Strategic Collaboration for Amadeus and DOTW by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Amadeus global travel distribution system and Destinations of the World, the sole wholesale travel company dedicated to selling purely to the global travel trade, recently announced a new strategic collaboration that provides mutually beneficial use of information. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
TUI and Carnival Corporation Annul Union by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Leading world tour operator, TUI AG, and cruise company, Carnival Corporation, have annulled their cooperation agreement initiated earlier this year. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Fountas Group Inaugurates New Premises by GTP editing team 1 October 2007 Panayiotis Fountas, founder of the Fountas Group, recently held an event to inaugurate the new premises of the group of companies in Athens. Kronos Worldwide Travel is part of the group and has serviced the travel industry for some 35 years. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Zero Commission a Challenge to One-third of Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 September 2007 Amadeus recently published the results of its independent study on travel agent commissions and used the results to provide valuable insight to tour operators worldwide and maximize service fee revenue. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Monogram Signs Agreement with Arsenal F.C. by GTP editing team 1 June 2007 Monogram Events, a subsidiary of Monogram and one of the biggest of the Greek tourism enterprises, has signed an agreement with Arsenal to become the official sponsor of Arsenal Soccer Schools in Greece. The first functional body of the soccer school will be in the district of Palini. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
National Travel Agents’ Associations Seek Mediterranean Cooperation by GTP editing team 1 May 2007 Representatives of the United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA) met in Rome recently with associations from Greece, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Italy, FYROM, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey to consider the future of a “Mediterranean cooperation.” 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Quality System for Greek Travel Agencies by GTP editing team 1 April 2007 Travel agents that wish to belong to the Dutch Association of Travel Agents must adhere to a specific quality guarantee system, and the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourism Association intends to implement a similar system in Greece. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
TUI and First Choice Merge by GTP editing team 1 April 2007 One of Europe’s biggest tourism enterprises, TUI, announced last month that it is merging its tour operations with First Choice to create Europe’s largest tour operator. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Travel Plan Signs Agreement with Amadeus by GTP editing team 1 April 2007 Amadeus Hellas and Travel Plan of the Lambrakis group of companies officially inaugurated the beginning of their partnership, which was effective as of January 1, 2007, with a celebration that took place at a central Athenian hotel with the participation of both companies’ executives and staff. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
