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Greek Youth Innovation Project ‘egg’ Invites Promising Ideas

Do you have an innovative business idea? Well than take it a step further by joining the 4th Egg: Enter - Grow - Go program which aims to support youth innovation and promote entrepreneurship.

GOL Goes Live with Travelport Rich Content and Branding

Travelport on Thursday announced that GOL has now gone live with Travelport Rich Content and Branding.

Greek Tourism Gains Thanks to Boosted EU Funds

Innovation, competitiveness and attracting more capital will be the targets of four new National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) programs for the 2014-2020 period, with funds for tourism getting an additional 20-million-euro injection.

BlueGrowth II Rewards Innovation, Startups for Positive Change

Inspiration and innovation were the focus of the 2nd Blue Growth startup competition held at the Piraeus Marine Club on Tuesday, bringing to the fore young entrepreneurs and their concepts and business models which aim to have a positive impact on the country’s marine and...

BlueGrowth II: Greek Startup Blue Economy Competition Final on Jan 19

The award ceremony for the finalists of the second edition of BlueGrowth, the marine challenge competition that seeks to deliver innovative sustainable business ideas for products and services relating to the blue economy, will take place on Tuesday, January 19, at the Piraeus...

Hotelgenius Gets Funding for All-in-one Management Solution

Hotelgenius SA, which provides online hotel management software, recently announced that it has collected 570,000 euros in funding and is ready to set up shop in Greece and other European destinations.

Greek Startup blueground Adds 200 Properties to its Roster

Athens-based tourism and property management startup blueground has added 200 properties to its growing number of accommodation units, contributing to its threefold growth since its launch last year.

Application Procedure for NSRF Funds to Kick off Soon

The Greek government is expected to launch the first round of NSRF funding (ESPA) amounting to 150 million euros in the coming weeks, with the second phase set for May. Interested parties will have two months to prepare their applications.

Greek Startup ‘Visit Meteora’ Takes Off

When they discovered that visitors to Meteora stayed for a single night and still didn’t know what to do, the Kourelis brothers decided it was time to do something about it.

US Airways Out of BSP System as of Dec 31 Due to Merger with American Airlines

US Airways has notified its partner travel agents that it will withdraw its membership from all BSP (Billing Settlement Plan) systems with effect from December 31 due to its merger with American Airlines.

Amadeus, Kenya Airways Extend Partnership, Renew Full Content Agreement

Amadeus and Kenya Airways have signed a long-term full content agreement that enables the airline to reach Amadeus’ network of travel agencies across the world.

PPP in Tourism to Boost Growth, Create Jobs in Europe

Public and private tourism players have joined forces for the first time and are calling on the European Union to do more for the growth of the sector through the “Tourism for Growth and Jobs Manifesto”.

Travelport and Kenya Airways Extend Global Multi-Year Full Content Agreement

Travelport and Kenya Airways jointly announced the extension of their multi-year, full content agreement.

Travelport’s Universal API Demo Site Launches New Functionality

Travelport recently launched an innovative new demonstration site to showcase its Universal API (Application Programming Interface) capabilities.

Amadeus Hellas a Platinum Sponsor at ‘Digi.travel’ Conference in Athens

Amadeus Hellas was the platinum sponsor at last week's third Digi.travel Conference & Expo event in Athens, which covered major topics surrounding digital marketing and distribution for the tourism industry.

Travelport Signs New Agreement with OTA Sindbad

Travelport recently signed a new, long term, global agreement with Sindbad, one of Russia’s largest online travel agencies. Sindbad has been operating since 1995 and specialises in selling air tickets.

Amadeus Presents Emerging Traveler Trends to Greek Professionals

Some 200 Greek tourism and travel professionals recently had the opportunity to gain insight on emerging traveler trends based on key findings from the Amadeus Traveller Trend Observatory (ATTO).

AirAsia Slash Cost of Agency Bookings with eNett Virtual Account Numbers

eNett International and AirAsia have signed an agreement enabling agents to purchase AirAsia flights using Virtual Account Numbers (VANs) at significantly lower costs.

Leonidas Zotos, Country Manager Travelport

Travel and tourism industry is a pillar of the economy and life of our country and we have the responsibility to drive the upturn.

SETE Conference Emphasizes Tourism Sector as Driving Force of Greek Economy

Over 300 tourism professionals, industry leaders, representatives of the public sector and travel market executives explored a range of industry-related topics during the 14th Tourism & Development Conference of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) held on October 19-20.