Cape Sounion, Attica. Photo Source: https://athensattica.com Visitors at 25 landmark archaeological sites and museums across Greece will soon have the opportunity to enjoy free wireless internet service (WiFi). In collaboration with telecommunications company Cosmote, the Greek Culture Ministry will soon offer free WiFi access at 25 sites of interest and museums including
Greeks living abroad and wishing to receive information or conduct public record transactions from afar can now book a video call with a competent foreign ministry official through a new pilot program dubbed myConsulLive. During the trial period, the service will be provided by the Embassy of Greece in the United Kingdom and the Consulate […]
Greek tourism startup Tourmie is among the winners of the 3rd cycle of the CapsuleT Travel & Hospitality Accelerator program. CapsuleT is Greece’s first travel and hospitality accelerator created by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels to accelerate the launch of technology startups active in tourism. The program’s first round launched in September 2019 and its […]
The Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery and Grande Bretagne Hotel in Athens. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is expected bring new trends in the travel and tourism industry, emerging from the desire of travelers for safe but also vivid experiences. Travel and hospitality professionals expect the sector to undergo significant changes as soon as the pandemic […]
The Lufthansa Group airlines and technology company Sabre Corporation have signed a new, mutually flexible distribution agreement that enables modern airline retailing as well as technology innovation. Under the agreement, which covers the carriers Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Air Dolomiti and Brussels Airlines, Sabre will continue to distribute Lufthansa Group
Photo source: Travelport The Travelport Stay Safe filter is designed to give travelers and agencies alike confidence that appropriate safety measures have been taken at a hotel property Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry, has added a new Stay Safe feature for travel agents connected to its API or Smartpoint agency […]
RateHawk.com, an online B2B tool for booking hotels and travel services, has announced the development of the first mobile app in Greece for travel agents. According to a company announcement, the new technology will enable travel industry professionals to book hotels and manage operations from their smartphone. Corporate clients of the service may also use […]
Photo Source: Singapore Airlines Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry, and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have welcomed on board their first passengers whose tickets were booked using NDC technology. Star Cruise Travel Services, one of Travelport’s partner agencies for the implementation of NDC capability, made the NDC bookings through
Israeli investors expressed their strong interest for Greece and a number of the country’s developing business sectors, including tourism agriculture and real estate, during a recent online event focused on investments. Organized by Enterprise Greece, the Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Greek Embassy in Tel Aviv, the event was attended by a […]
Digital transformation has profoundly affected the travel and tourism industry and is entirely changing the way people travel and interact, according to Greek tourism experts that took part in a recent roundtable discussion organized by the Greek chapter of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT). As noted during the discussion, the […]


















