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Austrian Experts Give Greece A Lesson On Winter Tourism
Greek and Austrian experts exchanged views and discussed important issues relating to strategic actions for the development of winter tourism in Greece, during a workshop in Athens. The workshop was...
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Greece’s Official Tourism Website To Get Upgrade, New Features
© Greek Travel Pages The Greek Tourism Ministry plans to upgrade the country’s official tourism website visitgreece.gr with NSRF funding and launch a site featuring the latest tools and technology to...
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Greek “Fast Learning” Program For Tour Guide Certification Announced
A “fast learning” program that will provide tour guide certification to history and archaeology university graduates will begin in February 2014 in Thessaloniki, according to an announcement made on 8...
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Greece’s Main Tourism Body Calls For Simplified Schengen Visa Procedures
Visa applications should be processed within 48 hours of their submission, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) underlined in a recent letter to the Greek Tourism Ministry. In the...
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Greece Discusses Best Practices For Spa Tourism With Hungarian Officials
The best practices for spa tourism and details concerning the certification of Greece’s thermal springs were discussed recently in a meeting held in Athens between the Greek Tourism Ministry and...
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Greece Expects Growth In Tourist Arrivals From Scandinavian Market This Year
Arrivals to Greece from all Scandinavian countries are expected to grow this year by an average 10-11 percent, the Greek Tourism Ministry concluded after the first dedicated travel and taste fair for...
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Greek Tourism Ministry Launches Public Consultation On Draft Bill
The Greek Tourism Ministry has launched a public consultation on a draft bill that aims to overcome barriers that have been hindering the industry’s development for years. This is the ministry’s second...
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Tourism: A Main Priority For Greece
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras © ANA-MPA Greece’s record-breaking tourism season in 2013 has the Government and tourism professionals seeing eye to eye on the importance of tourism for the...
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Athens To Host High-Level Conference On Coastal And Maritime Tourism
On the occasion of the Greek Presidency of the EU Council, the European Commission, the Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organization will organize a High-Level Conference on...
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“Secret Greece” To Be Promoted At ITB Berlin Expo
Greece’s lesser-known destinations will be promoted at this year’s ITB international tourism exhibition in Germany, in an effort to attract tourists all year around, according to Greek Tourism Minister...
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EU: Coastal, Maritime Tourism Can Contribute To Growth And Creation Of Jobs
The European Union (EU) aims to enhance coastal and maritime tourism in Europe, acknowledging the potential for growth and the generation of new job opportunities in the sector, according to the...
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Greece To Step Up Promotion Of Athens Festival To Attract More Visitors
The Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Athens Festival have decided to launch a cooperation to promote Greece abroad through the Greek festival’s program of...
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Greece, UNESCO To Hold Tourism & Culture Conference
Athens will be the host city for a joint conference in September on “Tourism and Culture Development,” organized by the Greek Tourism Ministry and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
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New Direct Flight From Shanghai To Athens To Begin In June 2014
A direct flight connecting Athens, Greece, to Shanghai, China, will launch this summer in order to make travel between the two countries more convenient for passengers. The direct flight from Shanghai...
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Aegean Airlines Helps Promote Greece As Golf Destination
The Dunes Course. Photo © Costa Navarino The Dunes Course. Photo © Costa Navarino Greek air carrier Aegean Airlines aims to contribute to Greece’s promotion as a golf destination through the...
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Greek Tourism Ministry Tables Draft Bill In Parliament
Photo © Dimitris Stavropoulos The Greek Tourism Ministry, on 27 June, tabled a new draft bill in Parliament that aims to strenthen tourism entrepreneurship and resolve various issues in the sector....
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Kefalogianni: Big Investments Coming To Greece
Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni. Photo © GTP The investment department of the Greek Tourism Ministry is currently reviewing a series of major investment proposals, some that are already in the...
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Tourism Ministry, Municipality Of Athens Strengthen Ties For TBEX 2014 Event...
Athens The Greek Tourism Ministry and the Municipality of Athens are getting ready to welcome TBEX 2014, the world’s largest gathering of travel bloggers and writers, in the Greek capital this October....
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Tourism Potential of Thessaloniki, Greece, Discussed
The Greek Tourism Ministry is exploring ways to develop thematic forms of tourism in Greece’s northern city of Thessaloniki. During a meeting with Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on 17 July in...
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Cooperation Is Essential For Greece’s Tourism Development
The prefect of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tzitzikostas with Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni. Photo source: Greek Tourism Ministry The Greek Tourism Ministry wants to strengthen its...
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