Mitsis Hotels’ ultra luxury Alila Resort & Spa on Rhodes has been announced as the official host venue of the 7th annual Destination Wedding Planners (DWP) Congress to be held during November 9-11. The DWP Congress is an international Business to Business platform focusing on the destination wedding industry, bringing together top wedding planners and […]
Urban hotel collection Brown Hotels on Friday opened its latest property in the Greek capital: the Lighthouse hotel. Standing right on Omonia Square in central Athens, the 220-room hotel is the former La Mirage and has been fully renovated. It develops over 9 floors, offers a panoramic city view, a rooftop bar, in-house wellness facilities […]
Photo source: Jet2.com Leisure travel group Jet2 recently announced almost 200 weekly flights to 14 Greek destinations from six UK bases as part of its “scorching” Summer Sun programme for 2023. Jet2 runs leisure flights through Jet2.com and package holidays through its tour operator Jet2holidays. On sale earlier than ever before, the tour operator’s programme, […]
Almost 10 percent of the companies registered in Elevate Greece, the official platform for the Greek startup ecosystem, are involved in the tourism sector, according to Michael Dritsas, chief of staff of Deputy Development and Investments Minister Christos Dimas. Speaking during a recent online tourism conference organized by Skywalker.gr, Dritsas said the platform
Egyptian low-cost airline Air Cairo has appointed BBT Air – Aviation Services as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece. BBT Air will be responsible for the airline’s sales and development in the Greek market. Established in 2003, Air Cairo currently carries out direct flights to more than 30 destinations as well as on-going destinations […]
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the appointment of Marie-Caroline Laurent as Director General for CLIA in Europe, effective as of 15 November. Marie-Caroline Laurent Marie-Caroline is a transport policy expert who has worked in leadership roles at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for nearly a decade, including serving as
Technology and innovation will be key in building traveler confidence and industry recovery in the next 12 months, according to a recent study by Amadeus, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions for the travel and tourism industry. The research is the third in a series of surveys, where Amadeus takes a regular checkpoint on […]
Photo source: Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa Three Greek hotels are among the winners of the 7th World Spa Awards 2021, the global initiative that celebrates and rewards excellence in the spa and wellness sector. The announcement follows a year-long search for the world’s top spa and wellness brands. Votes were cast by […]
The ASTA Greece & Cyprus Chapter, which represents the American Society of Travel Advisors, has appointed Christos Mistris as its Vice President for the Greek market. Mistris was born in Johannesburg and grew up on the Greek island of Crete. He is a Naval Academy graduate. After resigning from the armed forces, he joined the […]
The Attica Region announced this week that it had secured funding through its partnership with the CIVINET Greece-Cyprus network to implement a circular tourism strategy in eight of its island/coastal municipalities. More specifically, the seven Attica island municipalities of Agistri, Aegina, Kythira, Poros, Salamina, Spetses, and Hydra and the coastal municipality


















