Best Western Hotels & Resorts (BWHR) has launched its “We Care Clean” program, aiming to ensure a high level of cleaning standards and operational best practices amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Based upon guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency
In efforts to support Greece’s national plan to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Metaxa Hospitality Group announced the donation of 30,000 euros to the referral laboratory for Covid-19 testing of the University of Crete. The Laboratory of Clinical Virology of the university’s medical school is expected to conduct a large number of molecular tests for Covid-19 […]
HotelBrain Founder & CEO Panos Paleologos Greek hospitality management group HotelBrain recently expressed concern on the development of bookings for the 2020 tourism season in Greece. During the Prodexpo Virtual event on Friday, HotelBrain CEO Panos Paleologos said that the group’s aim is for all of its hotels to soon restart operations. However, he added […]
Colombian airline Avianca on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Southern District of New York, due to “the unforeseeable impact of the Covid-19 pandemic”. According to a company statement, Avianca’s scheduled passenger operations have been grounded since mid-March, reducing its consolidated revenue by over 80 percent and placing significant pressure on its
Travel giant TUI on Monday introduced a 10-point plan with a set of measures and standards to reopen its hotels when the Covid-19 pandemic subsides. According to TUI, the measures will enable guests to enjoy their holidays in the knowledge that the highest hygiene standards in relation to the coronavirus have been put in place. […]
Greek textile company Pennie has donated reusable cotton masks to the doctors and nurses of four hospital units in Greece, aiming to support the people that are currently fighting in the frontline to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. “With a sense of social responsibility, Pennie wishes to support the medical staff of various hospitals in the […]
The two chambers of the Swiss Federal Assembly – the National Council and the Council of States – last week approved a loan of CHF 1.5 billion to Lufthansa-owned Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Edelweiss to help the airlines cope with the consequences of the current Covid-19 crisis. Eighty-five percent of the loan is guaranteed […]
Lufthansa Group on Friday announced that numerous sunny destinations, including Crete in Greece, will once again be accessible with its members airlines, starting in June. For the past weeks the Group has had to cut much of its capacity due to continuing Covid-19 national and international travel restrictions. Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS next month will be […]
Greece’s first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) is to be a part of the Hellinikon project. Photo Source: thehellinikon.com A recent Council of State decision has once and for all ended a legal conflict over the 30-year permit to run the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece to be constructed at Hellinikon following […]
Photo Source: @Eurowings Eurowings, a member of the Lufthansa Group, has launched an innovation competition, inviting private and business travelers to join forces and shape the future of air travel. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Eurowings looks to incorporate the wishes and suggestions of its customers into its change processes on board and on the ground, […]


















