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Eco Friendly Hotels Get Rewarded

The National Committee for the Green Key recognition has awarded all four of the P.A.P Corp. hotels (recently renovated Astoria in Thessaloniki, Alexander the Great Beach in Kryopigi, Agionissi Resort in Amoliani and Xenia in Ouranoupoli) with a "Green Key."

Posted On 21 Jul 2009

, By GTP editing team

The Blue Flag is awarded to beaches that follow 29 requirements that refer to the quality of seawater, cleanliness, organization of the swimming area, safety of bathers and protection of the environment, among other factors.

Greek Blue Flag Beaches Announced

Greece this year was awarded blue flags for 425 beaches and eight marinas, according to a recent announcement by the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature. Last year 430 Greek beaches were awarded blue flags.

Posted On 01 Jul 2009

, By Nikos Krinis

Travelport Signs With Key Carriers in China

Travelport GDS, one of the world's largest global distribution system providers, recently signed content agreements with three key carriers in China—Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines.

Posted On 01 Mar 2009

, By Nikos Krinis

Education Institutions Join Forces for Tourism

Trinity-International School of Tourism Management and Stockton College of New Jersey in the United States recently signed a student exchange agreement.

Posted On 01 Aug 2008

, By Nikos Krinis

TUI Hellas Protects the Environment

TUI Hellas announced it would tackle the global environmental threat through the implementation of a carbon-offset program to balance the emissions created by the tour operator's privately owned tour buses.

Posted On 01 Jul 2008

, By GTP editing team

Classical Hotels Apply Green Policies

Daskalantonakis Group recently announced the application of Green initiatives—within the framework of its GreenPolicy—at its Classical Hotels chain. The group aims to co-produce electricity with the aid of natural gases and with a special procedure of frost absorption.

Posted On 01 Jul 2008

, By GTP editing team

Virgin Atlantic Conducts First Ever Biofuel Flight

The first flight by a commercial airline to be powered partly by biofuel recently took place as a Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet flew between London Heathrow Airport and Amsterdam using fuel derived from a mixture of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts. Virgin's Boeing 747 had one of...

Posted On 01 Apr 2008

, By GTP editing team

City of Athens Joins Battle Against Climate Change

Mayor of Athens Nikitas Kaklamanis announced the Greek capital is now a member of C40 Cities. C40 is an international initiative comprised of 40 major cities that have joined forces to help combat climate change.

Posted On 01 Mar 2008

, By GTP editing team

Theodore Mantzios, district sales & marketing manager Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, N. Africa & Balkans of Thai Airways; Kelvin Wong, general manager Greece, Balkans & Cyprus of Singapore Airlines; Paulo Yoshikawa, general manager passenger sales Greece/Cyprus of Lufthansa; Kyriakos Reres, president of the Archaeological Receipts Fund; Panayiotis Dimitriou, sales manager Greece, Balkans & Cyprus of Singapore Airlines; Christos Papadiotis, key account manager of Lufthansa; Philip Nordfeldt, general manager of Austrian Airlines in Greece and George Trikalinos director of Archaeological Receipts Fund.

Star Alliance Plants Olive Trees in Ancient Olympia

Star Alliance recently took an initiative to plant some 3,000 Greek olive trees in the prefecture of Ancient Olympia. Representatives of nine of the 17 members of the Star Alliance network - Austrian Airlines, Air New Zealand, ANA-All Nippon Airways, bmi (British Midland...

Posted On 01 Jan 2008

, By GTP editing team

Hellenic Seaways Honors National Environment Day

Hellenic Seaways honored International Environment Day (5/6/07) with the organization of a beach clean up on the islands of Chios and Aegina.

Posted On 01 Jul 2007

, By GTP editing team

Emergency Response Portal for Tourism Stakeholders

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Microsoft unveiled the Beta site of the new Emergency Response System (ERS) to help the tourism sector respond to natural and man-made disaster situations. Microsoft developed the system as part of a long-term cooperation agreed with the...

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

, By GTP editing team

Environmental Protection of Mediterranean Sea Vital for Tourism

The European Commission proposed a long-term environmental strategy for cleaning up and protecting the Mediterranean Sea. This unique ecosystem, it said, is deteriorating as environmental pressures such as pollution and construction increase.

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

, By GTP editing team

EC Proposes Inclusion of Airlines in Emissions Trading

The European Union's Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said last month that a proposal will shortly be submitted to the European Commission (EC) that includes airlines in the EU's existing Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). This proposal, he continued, includes all airlines,...

Posted On 01 Jan 2007

, By GTP editing team

Tourism Enterprises Can Cut Costs with Renewable Energy

The use of solar energy, water resources with the implementation of new technology, as well as the design of buildings that host tourism facilities that take advantage of renewable sources of energy lead to a reduction in operating costs, improvement of the commercial image of...

Posted On 01 Jan 2007

, By GTP editing team

Another Successful Year for Clean Beach Campaign

Once again this summer, from June through September, Forum magazine's campaign "Beautiful Greece is a Clean Greece" gave bathers a chance to enjoy spotless and well-organized beaches.

Posted On 01 Oct 2006

, By GTP editing team

Skal World Congress Set For Thailand in Mid-October

The 67th Skal International World Congress will take place October 15-20 in Pattaya, Thailand. This year's program has numerous highlights. For example, for the first time, the Congress' Tourism Forum will take the form of a Business-to-Business workshop with numerous keynote...

Posted On 01 Aug 2006

, By GTP editing team

Mohamed Elkhazmi, general secretary Arab-Hellenic Chamber; William Habib, the forum's ambassador for Arab countries; Christos Folias, deputy minister of national economy and finance; Evripides Stylianidis, deputy minister of foreign affairs; and Anastasios Antonopoulos, president of Arab-Hellenic Chamber.

Arab-Hellenic Trade Relations Forum Set for September

The first forum, "Historic Relations and New Horizons for Cooperation," is being organized for September 14 and 15 by the Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development, and will be held in Athens.

Posted On 01 Jul 2006

, By GTP editing team

Major Reforestation Project to Promote Sustainable Tourism

The forest that runs along the Nestos River in Greece's northeastern corner, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is regaining its former stature. As it regenerates it will once again become a source of life for communities near one of the country's largest flowing bodies of...

Posted On 01 Aug 2005

, By GTP editing team

Poseidon's general manager, Dimitris Papastergiou, and the hotel's Food and Beverage manager, Theodoros Petropoulos.

Attica Hotel Awarded Blue Flag

The Poseidon Hotel on the Athens area Paleo Faliron seafront is one of the very rare local hotel units that has been able to cover all the strict prerequisites required to fly the coveted European Union Blue Flag designated only for clean beaches and excellent swimming waters.

Posted On 01 Sep 2004

, By GTP editing team

WWF Urges Travelers to Consume Less Water

The tourism boom around one of the world's most popular summer holiday destinations, the Mediterranean Sea, is endangering freshwater supplies and tourists in the area must cut their consumption, the environmental group WWF said in an announcement last month.

Posted On 01 Aug 2004

, By GTP editing team

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