connect with us
Greece's latest tourism industry news by Greek Travel Pages

Category

//Initiatives

Priorities Set To Boost Tourism Inflow To Greece

The simplification of the procedure for issuing Schengen visas to increase the inflow of tourists to Greece and the protection of the country’s image via crisis management, were two priorities on the agenda of Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni last month.
Posted On 01 Aug 2012
, By
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni speaking to the press after their meeting last month.
0

Athens Center On Ministry’s Priority List

The Tourism Ministry and the City of Athens last month said they would join forces and soon announce measures aimed for the tourism development of the Greek capital, which sees its arrivals tumbling year by year.
Posted On 01 Aug 2012
, By

GNTO Launches Initiatives To Reverse Downward Tourism Trend

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) launched initiatives last month that aimed to change the negative climate that is impacting the country’s tourism industry in the international travel market. True Greece This new web-based platform is embedded into Greece’s existing...
Posted On 01 Jul 2012
, By

Public/Private Initiatives For Greek Tourism In The Works

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO), foreign tour operators and Greek expatriates have launched a series of initiatives aimed to restore the country's image internationally and reverse the negative trends that have affected bookings in Greece so far.
Posted On 01 Jun 2012
, By
The German version of the campaign reads: “Greece remains one of the major tourism destinations for German tourists. We are convinced of its beauty and value. As for what is happening now, we stand by the Greeks and will continue to support Greece as an attractive and open to all tourism destination worldwide and that’s a promise.”
0

German Tour Operators Launch Campaign For Greek Tourism

“For true friends only trust counts,” is the slogan of a print campaign launched in late March in the German media to support Greek tourism.
Posted On 01 May 2012
, By
Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos (left) and SETE's President Andreas Andreadis discuss tourism issues at a recent event in Athens. Over the past few months, Mr. Yeroulanos was in constant consultations with tourism professionals on the creation of the “Marketing Greece” company, which is expected to be a useful tool for the country.
0

Public-Private Tourism Marketing Company Becomes Official

The Greek Government approved an amendment tabled in Parliament last month that opened the way for the establishment of a public-private marketing company for Greek tourism. The amendment was tabled by Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos and specifically involved a...
Posted On 01 May 2012
, By

Athens To Welcome Leading German Tour Operators Next Month

Germany's leading travel industry media group FVW Mediengruppe will hold its annual workshop in Athens next month and give Greek hoteliers the opportunity to discuss strategies to strengthen the tourism demand from Germany to Greece, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels announced last month.
Posted On 01 Apr 2012
, By
Give Greece A Chance
0

“Greece Is Changing” Initiative Launched

A group of leading Greek businessmen recently decided to take matters into their own hands and joined forces to promote full page advertisements in various European newspapers and invite Europeans to take a closer look at Greece’s path of reform to ensure its commitment to Europe.
Posted On 01 Apr 2012
, By

Tourism Enterprises Participate In Social Intervention

“The new government formed not long ago is offering to turn the page and introduce modern and constructive perceptions,” according to the social intervention text signed last month by 62 Greek businessmen, including the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises...
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
, By

GNTO Joins Forces With Thessaloniki

Destination Thessaloniki is preparing a dynamic promotion and marketing campaign for 2012 with a new business plan and brand strategy, according to the northern city’s mayor and president of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization, Yiannis Boutaris.
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
, By
George Nikitiadis, Greek deputy culture and tourism minister and Antonio Tajani, vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for industry and entrepreneurship, last month signed the memorandum of understanding of the “50.000 tourists” pilot initiative.
0

Greece Signs Up For European Commission Project

“It is very important for our country that we are participating for the first time in a consistent European initiative that aims to attract tourism to Europe,” Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis said last month after signing a memorandum of understanding to...
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
, By
Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos gave a speech during the Hellenic-Chinese Union’s briefing and underlined that for the Chinese market to develop in Greece, three key issues are required to be resolved: the visa issue, a suitable air connectivity between Greece and China and high-quality tourism services.
0

Hellenic-Chinese Union Announces Initiative For Greek Tourism

“Greece is expected to welcome some 200,000 Chinese tourists to Greece by 2015,” the president of the Hellenic-Chinese Union for Economical, Commercial and Cultural Communications, Lan Xiao Cheng, said last month during a briefing on attracting the Chinese market to Greece.
Posted On 01 Mar 2012
, By

HATTA Participates In School Tourism Initiative

“The international and Greek student community is a huge ‘reservoir’ from which Greek regions could draw visitors from throughout the academic year,” Yiorgos Telonis, president of Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA), said during the announcement of the new...
Posted On 01 Feb 2012
, By

Greek Breakfast At 7th HORECA

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels will present the “Greek Breakfast” initiative this month at the 7th International Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Show HO.RE.CA., to take place 4-7 February at the Athens Metropolitan Expo in Spata. The event will be held in cooperation with the Hellenic...
Posted On 01 Feb 2012
, By

Greek Tourism Promoted Via Crowd-Funding Initiative

“Greeks offer an excellent tourism product that millions of tourists enjoy year after year and we chose to support tourism because of its significant potential in re-starting the Greek economy,” Greek descent George Kleivokiotis told the press last month.
Posted On 01 Feb 2012
, By

Greek Restaurants In The U.S. To Promote Tourism

Greek tourism will be promoted via 4,500 restaurants in the United States based on an initiative to be carried out by the “Alliance for Greece”* group, Deputy Culture and Tourism Minister George Nikitiadis announced at an event held at the Acropolis Museum in November 2011. Under...
Posted On 01 Jan 2012
, By

Greek Museums And Sites Get New Standards

“Our goal is for all monuments to provide the basic services to the visitor,” Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Yeroulanos said while reviewing the progress of the ministry’s three-year plan to upgrade services of archaeological sites and museums. The program was launched in...
Posted On 01 Jan 2012
, By

Campaign Launched To Inspire Tourists To Shop

The National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce has launched a campaign aimed to stimulate local Greek markets by attracting tourists and Greek consumers to shop, the Greek press said last month. The new campaign is titled “AGORA” and promotional material to inspire consumers to...
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
, By

Athens’ Visitor Greeter Program Launched

The Athens Tourism and Economic Development Company (ATEDCo) in late July launched “This is MY Athens,” a new free tourist service that welcomes visitors to the Greek capital and promotes cultural exchange between locals and travelers.
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
, By

Athens’ Hotels-Expedia.com Campaign Continues

Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos last month approved a three-month extension of a campaign launched by the Athens-Attica Hotel Association and online travel company Expedia.com. The Greek National Tourism Organization will finance the extension of the campaign.
Posted On 01 Sep 2011
, By
« First‹ Previous18192021222324Next ›Last »

Newsletter

Signup to receive our daily travel-tourism industry newsletter.



CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Today’s Ferry departures

Piraeus port, Athens
Rafina port, Athens
Powered by: gtp logo

Newsletter

Signup to receive our daily travel-tourism industry newsletter.



CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

SUBSCRIBE TO RSS

https://news.gtp.gr/feed/

Advertise

GTP Headlines Media Kit

Copyright Notice

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts of texts published in this page and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Greek Travel Pages – gtp.gr and / or GTP Headlines - news.gtp.gr with appropriate and specific direction (hyperlink) to the original content.  All photographs appearing on this site are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

About Us

The team | About GTP Headlines

Contact Us

Greek Travel Pages,
6, Psylla str. Athens GR 10557
Call center: +30 210 324 7511

Contact Details

CONTRIBUTE

Guest posts are welcome. Read the editorial guidelines here.

Archives


Member of
sete logo
© 1998 – 2022 International Publications Ltd. - Terms