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Athens Promoted at EIBTM

Athens was recently promoted as a destination for events, meetings and incentives to more than 30 countries of Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia by the Athens Convention Bureau (ACB), which participated for the first time at the global Meetings & Incentive...

Posted On 01 Jan 2009

, By Nikos Krinis

Fotis Kokotos, Elounda S.A. Hotels and Resorts; Elisavet Kalpidou, legal consultant; and Andrew Pozniak, travel industry leader in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and African markets, Google.com. Ms. Kalpidou emphasized that one of the negative aspects of social media is that it is almost impossible to control the content on blogs. She explained that as many hoteliers expressed their discontent to the fact that some hotel owners pose as customers and post fictitious comments on blogs in order to lure in more clientele.

Hoteliers Enlightened On Social Media

Greek hotels do not take advantage of today's technology, according to the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises' Ideas & Action Council (SID) forum held recently titled "Internet Social Media: On-line Travel Communities."

Posted On 01 Jan 2009

, By Nikos Krinis

Yiannis Kartanis, prefect advisor and president of the Lefkada Hotelier Association; Yiorgos Logothetis, mayor of the Apollonion municipality; and Yiorgos Kourtis, president of the Local Union of Municipalities of Lefkada. At the press conference it was announced that the Municipality of Apollonion on Lefkada would be honored with the

Lefkada Stands Up to Economic Crisis

The prefecture and the Local Authorities Union of Lefkada held a press conference recently where the prospects of tourism development for the island in 2009 were discussed.

Posted On 01 Jan 2009

, By Nikos Krinis

Tourism Forum on Rodos

The Third International Rhodes Tourism Forum, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Dodecanissos and the Association for the Development and Progress of the Dodecanissos, will be held on Rodos 24-25 October.

Posted On 01 Oct 2008

, By Nikos Krinis

Drama

New Identity for Tourism Businesses in Drama

A seminar/workshop recently took place at Jennifer Home Hotel in Drama for the businessmen that are members of the Tourism Development Company for Alternative Tourism in the prefecture of Drama, within the framework of the company's contract with the University of the Aegean. The...

Posted On 01 May 2008

, By GTP editing team

HATTA Welcomes Tunisian Tour Operators

The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies recently hosted a meeting/workshop for Tunisian tour operators and their Greek counterparts at Stratos Vassilikos Hotel in Athens. Greek travel agency representatives and members of HATTA met with the Tunisian tour...

Posted On 01 Apr 2008

, By GTP editing team

Travel Bloggers at ITB Berlin

A major meeting of travel "bloggers" from around the world is planned for the first time at the PhoCusWright@ITB Berlin event during the ITB Berlin exhibition this month. According to the organizers, “Bloggers are regarded as influential opinion-formers since user-generated...

Posted On 01 Mar 2008

, By GTP editing team

Amadeus Hellas' Marketing Supervisor, Vicky Bardakou; Senior Executives of Customer Support, Tassos Haralambis and Christos Koblis; Sales Executive Myrto Vassiloglou; President of the HATTA, Yiannis Evangelou; General Manager of Amadeus Hellas, Eva Karamanou and Sales Executive, Manos Psathas, at a recent event held by HATTA in honor of airline representatives and sponsored by Amadeus Hellas.

HATTA Says Tourism Needs Olympic and Aegean

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourism Services recently hosted an annual event by members of the board and the association's air matters committee in honor of the airline industry. Representatives from airline companies and distribution companies (CRS) as well as members...

Posted On 01 Mar 2008

, By GTP editing team

Tourism Workshop for OTEK in South Korea

The Organization of Tourism Education and Training, represented by president of the administration board of OTEK, Dr. Konstantinos Kouskoukis, recently participated in a tourism workshop between Greece and South Korea in Seoul.

Posted On 01 Feb 2008

, By GTP editing team

The London Event” a Greek Success

The first Tourism & Property Roadshow, dubbed "The London Event" by the organizer, was held in London recently to promote Greek holiday homes abroad. The Roadshow was held in London's Hellenic Center and attracted a large amount of potential investors.

Posted On 01 Jan 2008

, By GTP editing team

HATTA Ensures Consumers Safe Holiday Travel

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies recently expressed its satisfaction as Greek consumers show increasing trust in travel agencies and the holiday packages they offered during the festive season.

Posted On 01 Jan 2008

, By GTP editing team

Tourism Industry Supports World Tourism Day Themes

After the success of the World Tourism Day 2007 theme "Tourism opens doors for women," the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) general assembly recognized the importance of the themes and established the campaign as an annual event so as to raise awareness on the...

Posted On 01 Jan 2008

, By GTP editing team

Exclusive Yachting 2007

Exclusive Yachting 2007 a Great Success

Some 18,000 visitors passed through the Exclusive Yachting 2007 exhibition held recently at the Marina of Agios Kosmas. The five-day event offered visitors, according to the organizers, Europartners, a unique experience of yachting and lifestyle up to par with other international...

Posted On 01 Nov 2007

, By GTP editing team

Alexandros Kouris explains the concept behind “branding” to Site members.

SITE Greek Chapter Organizes Seminar on the Future of Greek Tourism

The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives recently organized a seminar-gathering for its members, where the guest speaker was Alexandros Kouris, PRC group director designate and head of communications business unit. The PRC group is the consultancy that was commissioned with...

Posted On 01 Nov 2007

, By GTP editing team

Helexpo Launches Top Greek Hotels Competition

The Philoxenia tourism awards, that Helexpo began last year, are due to take place once again at the Philoxenia tourism exhibition in November. The most popular Greek destinations will be awarded as will the best Greek hotels, a new category that will be determined and voted for...

Posted On 01 Sep 2007

, By GTP editing team

Sales and marketing manager of AirSea Lines, Michael Assariotis, imagines the possibilities.

AirSea Lines Doesn’t Just Imagine The Possibilities

Some eighty representatives of the local tourism and travel industry attended the recent seminar organized by AirSea Lines under the auspice of the Hellenic Association of Tourism and Travel Agencies. During this event they were informed of the developments, services and network...

Posted On 01 Aug 2007

, By GTP editing team

Tourism Development Minister Fanni-Palli Petralia opens the Greek tourism poster exhibition at Zappio.

Zappio Presents Greek Tourism Posters Through The Ages

Tourism Development Minster Fanni-Palli Petralia recently opened the exhibition of Greek tourism posters at a ceremony held to commemorate artists that designed posters throughout the century and award artists that participated in this year's competition.

Posted On 01 Aug 2007

, By GTP editing team

Summer Holiday Expo Becomes Annual

The first Summer Holidays Expo that recently took place at the Thessaloniki International exhibition center proved a great success, according to the organizers, and paved the way for more events of this type.

Posted On 01 Aug 2007

, By GTP editing team

Locals Determine Quality of Tourism Product

Tourism competitiveness does not depend only, or basically, on price, reputed the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises after a recent report released by the World Economic Forum. The report on travel and tourism competitiveness, which placed Greece number 24 in a list of 124...

Posted On 01 Apr 2007

, By GTP editing team

Tourism and the Future of the Greek Economy

At the recent Greek forum on tourism held by government leaders, it was found that Greece's tourism sector contributes two of every 10 euros within the country's economy, or 18% of its gross national product. And for every single euro that a visitor spends, the rest of the...

Posted On 01 Mar 2007

, By GTP editing team

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