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GTP Joins “Strongest Companies In Greece”

International Publications Ltd, publisher of Greek Travel Pages (GTP), was included last month in the “Strongest Companies of Greece” community, according to the rating score of ICAP Group.

Philoxenia Tourism Awards 2010

Philoxenia Awards Favorite Sea Destination: Samos Favorite Mountain or Country Destination: Palios Agios Athanasios, Pellas Favorite Urban Destination: Nafplio Most Environment-Friendly Destination: Limni Plastira, Karditsa Best Ski Center: Vasilitsa, Grevena Best Foreign...

HATTA Awards 2010

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies honored the best travel agency brochures and websites during the 28th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia last November. Best Brochures...

Qatar Airways Among Top Three At Skytrax Awards

“To be considered among the top three airlines in the world is a huge achievement for Qatar Airways and takes us a step closer of being recognized at the best airline in the world,” Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said.

AIA Awards Airlines

Athens International Airport (AIA) awarded airlines that recorded the highest passenger development in 2009, a very challenging year for the global industry, during the 10th Airline Marketing Workshop held last month.

HATTA Awards 2009

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies honored the best travel agency brochures and websites during the 25th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia. Best Brochures Category                                     Winners Brochure...

Philoxenia 2009 Awards

Philoxenia Tourism Awards 2009 Category                                                                Destination Favorite Sea Destination………………………Chalkidiki Favorite Mountain/Country Destination…..Pelion Favorite Urban...

Grevena Enters Guinness Book Of Records

The Guinness Book of Records last month officially entered two fossil mastodon tusks found in Milia, Grevena at 5.02 metres in length and dating back three million years as the largest ever found.

Paradise Beach Among World’s Best Nudist Beaches

Paradise Beach on Mykonos was among the world's top five naturist beaches according to travel website TripAdvisor.

Tourism Ministry Awards EDEN Greek Finalists

Tourism Minister Kostas Markopoulos honored the prefecture of Lesvos at an event in Athens after the island recently received the award for top sustainable tourism destination in Greece for 2009 in the European Commission's third "European Destinations of Excellence" (EDEN) project.

Louis Hotels Collects Awards For Service Quality

The Louis Hotels group was recently evaluated by guests in Greece and Cyprus and were rewarded by international tour operators for the high level of hosting services provided.

Celebrity Cruises Sweeps Up Another Distinction

Celebrity Cruises added yet another distinction to its list of awards in prestigious readers' polls and publications as it was recently named "cruise line with the highest customer satisfaction among ships with capacity of 1,100+ guests" in TravelAge West magazine's annual award...

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."

Thalassa Beach Resort Gets A Thumbs Up

Thalassa Beach Resort in Chania, Crete, was recently selected by European holiday review website Zoover as the Best Hotel in Chania for 2009 in its category.

Greece Stars At E.U. Awards

Greece was once again amongst the grand prize winners that received the "European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/ Europa Nostra Award" for 2009 at the award ceremony that took place last month at the Teatro Antico in Taormina, Sicily (Italy).

Lesvos Wins EDEN Award

Lesvos Island received the award for top sustainable tourism destination in Greece for 2009 in the European Commission's third "European Destinations of Excellence" (EDEN) project.

Greece Comes Second in Travel Habits Poll

Italy was voted favorite European country in this year's Telegraph Travel Awards reader's survey followed by Greece and Switzerland.

HATTA Awards 2008

HATTA’s 2008 Best Tourism Brochures Awards Category                                Office Series……………………….Manessis (Summer 2008; Spring 2008; Discover the World Through Manessis Cruise Shop 2008; Christmas & New Year...

Philoxenia 2008 Awards

Philoxenia Tourism Awards 2008 Category                                                                Destination Favorite Sea Destination………………………Pelion Favorite Mountain/Country Destination…..Pelion Favorite Urban...

Qatar Airways Reinforces Top Ten Status

Five-star carrier Qatar Airways recently confirmed its leading position as one of the top 10 airlines in the world and also as the best carrier in the Middle East region.