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Second Greek Tourism Expo Kicks Off

One-hundred hosted buyers, 3,800 Β2Β meetings and 200 sector-wide exhibitors will get together this weekend to talk tourism and more at the 2nd International Greek Tourism Expo to be inaugurated at the Metropolitan Expo by Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Friday,...

GTP – WTM 2015 Partnership Successful, Ready to Join Forces Again Next Year

The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) has announced the completion of its partnership with international tourism fair, World Travel Market 2015, held in London last week.

Eurobank Bets on Greek Tourism, Invests in Hotel Industry

Greece’s resilient tourism sector is still bringing in the cash, with all the more investors eager to place their bets on high-end accommodation facilities, Eurobank CEO Fokion Karavias said this week.

Thessaloniki Sees Rise in Overnights, Drop in Revenue

The northern port city of Thessaloniki is growing into destination of choice with the number of overnight stays rising by 100,000 in the first eight months of the year, but revenue still remains low.

Tourism Ministers Need to Expand Scope

If the world’s governments want the tourism industry to grow, they need to expand the scope of their tourism ministers to include everything from aviation to rail travel policies.

#TastingEurope to Guide Traveling Foodies

The European Travel Commission (ETC) will present Europe’s official portal of food and gastronomy tourism “TastingEurope.com” during the Food Tourism Week to be held at the Milan EXPO on September 28-30.

Google Enhances Hotel Search Services

Google has revamped its “hotel finder” for travelers-to-be seeking accommodation choices, complete with availability, prices, and reviews.

Basque Country Welcomes Travel Agency Unions to Talk Tourism in November

The Basque Country will host the 3rd Summit of Travel Agencies Associations in Euskadi, on November 4-6 with the opening ceremony to kick off at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.

Minister Kountoura Meets Up with Crete Tourism Authorities

Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura met with regional authorities and local sector professionals on the island of Crete, during her visit there this week, where she discussed investment, infrastructure, development and improvements and promotion of the tourist product.

Emirates Expands with Bangkok Airways Codeshare Deal

Dubai-based carrier Emirates announced this week that it had entered a codeshare agreement with Thailand’s Bangkok Airways, aiming to expand its network in Southeast Asia.

Dolphin Seeks Partners to Fund Kilada Hills, Kea Projects

One of the largest private seafront landowners in Greece and Cyprus, Dolphin Capital Investors, is seeking strategic partners for its latest tourism projects: the Kilada Hills Golf Resort, to be located in Ermionida valley in Argolis, and for its Kea plans.

Emirates Launches 4th Daily Flight to Bangkok

As of December 1, Emirates Airlines will be servicing Bangkok daily with a fourth A380 service from Dubai.

Hahn Air to Market Products Via Travelport Innovation

Hahn Air Lines can now market and retail its products more effectively to travel agents through Travelport’s innovative airline merchandising technology known as Travelport Rich Content and Branding.

Food Services at Greek Hotels to Be Taxed Cumulatively

The General Secretariat of Public Revenues has issued instructions to accommodation professionals on how to calculate the newly introduced value-added tax (VAT) imposed on food services.

HotelBrain Head Tells World Greek Tourism is Tops

In interviews to CNN, the London Times and Sky News, HotelBrain founder and president Panos Paleologos underlined that tourism professionals in Greece demonstrated exemplary responsibility and honored their guests despite the political and economic turmoil and the negative media...

TUI Group Says Greek Tourism Still Strong, Sees More Bookings in 2015

TUI Group said that Greek tourism is still strong and called on sector authorities and government officials to focus on maintaining the momentum and tapping into the needs of visitors to the country.

‘Guardian’ says ‘Go to Greece’, Calls for Solidarity through Tourism

Aptly titled “Want to help Greece? Go there on holiday”, the Guardian is recommending holidaymakers “show solidarity through tourism” and visit Greece.

Greek Referendum Toll on Tourism in the Spotlight

The Greek tourism sector is calling on all professionals to remain collected and optimistic as they look for ways to save the season, following a week of closed banks, negative media coverage and a referendum calling for no more stringent austerity measures imposed from abroad.

Sector Authorities Take Action to Safeguard Greek Tourism

In a letter to Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura earlier this week, the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is calling on relevant ministries and sector professionals to work together to ensure that the tourism market continues to remain operational.

‘No Need to Cancel Just Plan Ahead’, CNT Tells Holidaymakers to Greece

Luxury travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler has advised those traveling to Greece to plan carefully, adding that the closed banks and withdrawal restrictions at the country’s ATMs will in no way affect them.