In a move to further empower its role in the wider cruise market, MedCruise announced the appointment of Dr Thanos Pallis as its new Secretary General.
Improving the competitiveness of Greece’s tourism services and supporting new and innovative ideas are the main actions that will be put forward for the country's tourism sector, according to a new National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) for the Programming Period 2014-2020.
GTP Headlines received the following letter from the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) in response to the recent article on the Greek Government’s plans to revise the tourist guide profession in Greece.
A Memorandum of Cooperation for the establishment of a National Sustainable Tourism Observatory in Greece, was signed by Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai, today, 27 March, in Izmir, Turkey.
Emirates and Qantas welcomed today, 27 March, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) approval of their partnership for a period of five years.
The developmental prospects of the cruising and yachting sectors in the wider East Mediterranean and Black Sea regions in relation to the changing geopolitical and economic landscape of the sub-region's source and destination markets will be tabled at the 2nd Posidonia Sea...
Travel brands need to up their game if they want to drive genuine loyalty among consumers, according to Deloitte's recently released “A Restoration in Loyalty,” an inaugural survey that provides insights into consumer travel behavior and loyalty program satisfaction.
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki recently proposed the establishment of an annual or biennial gastronomy competition between cities and regions of the EU. The participating countries would compete for the title "European Culinary Excellence."
The European Commission yesterday, 13 March, announced a package of measures to ensure that air passengers have new and better rights to information, care and re-routing when they are stranded at an airport.
The European Commission and The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Associations (ECTAA) are asking tour operators and travel agents to promote the pan-European emergency number “112” on their websites, on e-tickets, and at major tourist destinations.
Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, on Wednesday, 2 January 2013, achieved another first with the inaugural departure of an A380 flight from the new and world's only dedicated and purpose-built A380 concourse at Dubai International Airport.
The European Parliament voted today, Wednesday, 12 December, on proposed measures to help increase the capacity of Europe's airports, reduce delays and improve the quality of services offered to passengers.
The Cyprus Tourism Organization held a dinner for the Greek media and tourism professionals on Monday, 10 December, at the Ledra Marriott Hotel and presented the organization's tourism strategy that dates up to 2015.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) today, Monday, 10 December, called on the European Parliament to increase competition in the ground handling market to benefit operators...
The director general of the Cyprus Tourism Organization, Marios Hannides, has been elected vice president on the European Travel Commission’s Board of Directors for the period 2012-2013.
The public-private marketing company for Greek tourism, Marketing Greece, will be financed exclusively by the private sector and is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2013, the president of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE), Andreas Andreadis, announced...
Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni requested for the European Commission’s support on tourism issues during a meeting with Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship, held today, 29 October, in Athens.
The extension of the Greek tourism season was one of the main issues discussed yesterday, 24 October, by Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Horst Reichenbach, head of the Task Force of the European Commission in charge of providing technical assistance to Greece.
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines and Marfin Investment Group (MIG) reached an agreement today, Monday, 23 October, on the 100 percent sale of Olympic Air to Aegean.
