HotelBrain Joins Forces with Sky Express Owner to Form New Travel Packages for Greece

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Greek hotel management and consulting group HotelBrain and the IOGR Group, owner of Greek airline Sky Express, have joined forces aiming to create new attractive products in Greece’s tourism sector. By linking travel, accommodation and other services, the two groups look to create attractive travel packages for Greek destinations both for travelers and tourism

Investors Have Their Eye on Greece, Says Accor CEO Southern Europe

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The Athens Capital Hotel of Accor’s MGallery Hotel Collection. Greece’s attractiveness as a destination for tourism investments was recently highlighted by Accor CEO Southern Europe Maud Bailly. Speaking during an exclusive interview by Phocuswright during the virtual 4th International Hospitality Forum (IHF), Bailly said that despite the current coronavirus (Covid-19)

Kenshō Ornos Named Best Hotel Spa in Eastern Europe at WSW Awards 2020

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Kenshō Cave Spa The five-star Kenshō Ornos hotel on Mykonos has been named “Best Hotel Spa Eastern Europe” at the World Spa & Wellness (WSW) Awards 2020, for the prime facilities and services of its Cave Spa. The event’s winners were recently announced during a virtual event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2010, WSW […]

Grand Serai Congress & Spa in Ioannina Continues Operations

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Grand Serai Congress & Spa, Ioannina The Grand Serai Congress & Spa, located in Ioannina, western Greece, has announced that it will continue its operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic and provide its guests with safe accommodation experiences in Greece. “The safety and wellbeing of our guests, staff and associates is very important to us… Therefore, […]

Greece in Process of Forming 10-year Strategic Plan for Tourism

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The Greek government is in the process of putting a 10-year strategic plan for tourism in place following the country’s performance as a safe destination in summer 2020, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis. Speaking on Monday during the 4th International Hospitality Forum (IHF), held in a digital format by the Hellenic Chamber of […]

Olympia Golden Beach Resort & Spa Receives Travelife Gold Award

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Olympia Golden Beach Resort & Spa The Olympia Golden Beach Resort & Spa, located in Kastro-Kyllini in the Peloponnese, has received the Travelife Gold Award for its sustainable tourism practices. The Travelife certification is an internationally recognized award scheme for hotels and other tourism-related businesses, which have attained high standards of

Villa NUPADI: Aria Hotels Expands its Portfolio in Kardamyli

By admin 19 Νοεμβρίου 2020 No comment

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Villa NUPADI, Kardamyli Aria Hotels, the Greek boutique hotel and villas company, has added Villa NUPADI to its collection of properties in the area of Kardamyli in western Mani. The newly built property is located near the gorge of Nupadi in the Peloponnese, which leads to the beach of Foneas. It stands at an altitude […]

Greece’s Airbnbs Rival Hotel Room Capacity, Says Study

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Airbnbs in Greece have now rivalled their hotel counterparts in terms of bed capacity, according to a study released this week by SETE Intelligence (INSETE), the research department of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). More specifically, short-term rental companies such as Airbnb and HomeAway listed 179,000 properties offering 854,000 beds between July 2019 and June

Greek Hoteliers Want Tax Exemption on Uncollected Thomas Cook Payments

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Archive photo. Greek hoteliers are requesting they be exempt from paying taxes on invoice amounts still owed by UK travel group Thomas Cook, which declared bankruptcy in September 2019. In a letter to the Finance Ministry, the Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (POX) is calling on the government to take immediate action on the issue and to […]

Vigla Hotel on Amorgos Upgraded to 4-Star

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Vigla Hotel, Amorgos The Vigla Hotel, located on the island of Amorgos, has successfully completed its upgrade to a four-star hospitality unit by meeting all the requirements in terms of infrastructure and services. The hotel’s upgrade process started four years ago with an ambitious renovation project that included its rooms and bathrooms. The project