Day: February 23, 2016 | GTP Headlines

Greece, Egypt Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Greece and Egypt for cooperation in the field of tourism with an aim to promote bilateral tourism between the two countries.

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Greece Expects 800,000 Serbian Tourists this Year

Greece should expect some 800,000 tourist arrivals from Serbia this year, according to the Central Macedonia prefect Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

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Third Greece Debt Deal Winds Up

Greece and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have decided to cancel the current memorandum in order to avoid the payment of administrative charges associated with the program.

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Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo Source: Visit Greece / H. Kakarouhas

Thessaloniki-Izmir Ferry Boat Link Tops Talks Agenda

Connecting the city of Izmir in Turkey with Thessaloniki in Greece, topped the agenda of talks last week between a visiting Turkish delegation and the Thessaloniki Port Authority (TPA).

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SNFCC Ready to Launch, Gives Media Sneak Peak

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), one of the country’s largest infrastructure projects to house the Greek National Opera, a two-million-book National Library and the 170,000m2 Stavros Niarchos Park on the Faliro Bay shoreline, will welcome visitors at the...

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Nafplio is Getting Ready to Welcome Runners, Visitors to Third Marathon

The Nafplio Marathon is returning for its third year on Sunday, March 6. Runners and visitors are invited back this year to get better acquainted with the destination of Nafplio through a series of parallel activities taking place during the marathon weekend.

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Congress Tourism on the Agenda of ‘Travel Trade Athens 2016’ Event

This year's Travel Trade Athens event, the signature annual trade event for the Greek capital, will focus on congress tourism. In its fourth year, the trade event will host over 85 tourism professionals, including tour operators and conference organizers, from the United States...

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Westin Resort Costa Navarino Introduces New Family Program

The Westin Resort Costa Navarino opened for the season on February 16 and has announced a new family program, The Westin Family, in response to the growing global demand of family travel and evolving needs of family travelers today.

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Hilton Tells Customers to ‘Book Direct’

Hilton Worldwide has launched the new "Stop Clicking Around" marketing campaign that provides an exclusive discount on room rates to Hilton HHonors members if they book directly through its brand websites, award-winning Hilton HHonors mobile app and reservation call centers, or...

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Travel Expert Doug Lansky to Speak at WTM London

International travel expert Doug Lansky, a tourism development advisor and travel writer with controversial and challenging views on the industry, has been confirmed to speak at the new-look three-day World Travel Market London 2016.

Posted On 23 Feb 2016

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