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Applications Open June 16 for Greek Tourism Enterprises Subsidy

Starting June 16, Greek tourism enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic can apply for a working capital subsidy to help them restart operations.
Posted On 11 Jun 2021
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PM Announces €420m in Support to Reboot Greek Tourism Sector

A total of 420 million euros in working capital will go to Greek tourism enterprises impacted by Covid-19 to help them restart operations.
Posted On 02 Jun 2021
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Greece’s Non-hotel Accommodation Sector Welcomes Collective Labor Agreement

SETKE has welcomed a one-year collective labor agreement covering wages and rights of employees working in non-hotel accommodation facilities.
Posted On 13 May 2019
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Tourist Arrivals on Crete and Corfu Show Growth, GEPOET says

The General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) has reported growth in tourist arrivals on the Greek islands of Crete and Corfu.
Posted On 31 May 2017
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GEPOET's Kostas Palaskonis, president; Theodoros Karamitros, member; Yiorgos Tsopanas, member; Spyros Kapitsinas, general manager; Aris MArinis, secretary general; Yiorgos Vasilakis, member; and Stahis Vasiliadis, vice president.
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Sector Body GEPOET to Focus on Greek Tourism Promotion, Social Actions

The promotion of Greek tourism and social actions are among the main priorities of the General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET).
Posted On 16 Mar 2017
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The business delegation of 40 Greek entrepreneurs that accompanied Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his recent visit to China.
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Greek Tourism Enterprise Body GEPOET Talks Business in China

In efforts to promote the interests of its members, the General Panhellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) explored the potential of working together with Chinese sector professionals during Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ recent visit to China.
Posted On 13 Jul 2016
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Tourists Visiting Greek Sites Can Pay Via Credit Card

Access to museums and archaeological sites in Greece can now be made via credit payment.
Posted On 30 Jun 2015
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GEPOET Meets with Alternate Tourism Minister

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with the Greek Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) to discuss the challenges of the sector and formulate a joint strategy ahead of the official launch of the summer tourist season.
Posted On 26 Feb 2015
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Possible Hotel VAT Increase in Greece Sparks Reactions

Greek tourism professionals are up in arms over the government’s intention to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate for hotel accommodation from 6.5 percent at present to 13 percent. The news has caused a number of reactions from Greek tourism bodies, hotel associations and...
Posted On 02 Dec 2014
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Minister Signs Agreement With Greek Church To Promote Religious Tourism

“We must work together with the Church to correctly promote religious-pilgrimage tourism as a tourism product of Greece,” Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said today, Tuesday, 15 January, after signing a cooperation protocol with the Church of Greece for the development...
Posted On 15 Jan 2013
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Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni discusses the tourism sector's pending issues with the General Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises. To her left is her adviser Professor Harry Coccossis.
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Minister Discusses Open Tourism Issues

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni requested cooperation at all levels with all tourism professionals, yesterday, 4 October, while attending a board meeting of the General Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET).
Posted On 05 Oct 2012
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Tourism Professionals At A Loss As Greece Calls For New General Elections

Greece is heading for a new round of elections as talks among party leaders to form a government—based on the results of the elections of 6 May—collapsed. The date for the new round of elections has been set for 17 June.
Posted On 01 Jun 2012
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Greece’s Tarnished Image Puts 2012 Tourism In Limbo

“There are many Germans who are afraid to come to Greece,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos informed Greece’s head of state President Carolos Papoulias last month after his visit to the 46th ITB Berlin travel trade show in Germany.
Posted On 01 Apr 2012
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Professionals Slam Social Tourism Program Abolishment

Greek tourism professionals were stunned last month when they were informed that the abolition of the Workers' Housing Organization was included on an agreement of austerity measures demanded by Greece’s creditors in exchange for a new bailout loan.
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
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GEPOET Objects To Opening Of Closed-Shop Professions

The Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises (GEPOET) recently wondered where exactly Greek tourism was headed as, according to press reports, travel agencies are assumed to be included in plans to open so-called “closed-shop professions.”
Posted On 01 Mar 2011
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“Selective” VAT Cut To 6.5% Causes Mixed Reactions

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) last month welcomed the news of a reduction on the Value Added Tax for accommodation facilities but at the same time expressed its dissatisfaction on the VAT increase on other tourism services.
Posted On 01 Dec 2010
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Marios Trivyzas President, General Pan-Hellenic Federation of Tourism Enterprises
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Marios Trivyzas

The international exhibition of Philoxenia that takes place every year in Thessaloniki -a unique travel destination- is a major event that serves as a meeting point for matching culture, tourism and entrepreneurship.
Posted On 01 Nov 2010
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Rumored VAT Hike Troubles Tourism Sector

Greek tourism professionals unanimously agreed last month that a potential increase of the VAT rate on tourism services would be “disastrous” for the sector.
Posted On 01 Oct 2010
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The Sect of Revolutionaries terrorist group’s proclamation made international headlines and sparked news stories with titles such as “Greece will be a war zone, Sect of Revolutionaries warns tourists” (The Observer/The Guardian).
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Greek Tourism Targeted By Foreign Media

Strikes and protests against government austerity measures, port and archaeological site blockades, air traffic controller’s mobilizations and the recent fuel shortage caused by a trucker strike made Greece the target of critical international news stories amid the tourist season.
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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Hotel Staff Sole Beneficiaries Of OAED Programs

Travel agencies today are in a dire position and the Greek state has taken no measures to support them, the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) said recently in regards to the Manpower Employment Organization’s (OAED) subsidize programs for hotel employees.
Posted On 01 Sep 2010
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