Hotels Open in Athens in 2020 Despite Covid-19 Crisis

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Photo © Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery Greece’s capital city Athens this summer welcomed nine new hotel properties despite the weak demand in the tourism market due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to a recent GBR Consulting report, the following properties opened in the Greek capital city during the second half of the year: – […]

Three Accor Hotels in Athens Receive ‘ALLSAFE’ Label

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Athens Capital Hotel-MGallery Collection With the health and safety of its guests and associates as its top priority, Accor, a global leader in the augmented hospitality sector, granted the ALLSAFE label to three of its hotels in Athens. The brand new Athens Capital Hotel-MGallery Collection, in the heart of Athens; the strategically located at the […]

Thessaloniki Hoteliers in Tight Spot After Lockdown

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Thessaloniki hoteliers are between a rock and a hard place after the city went into lockdown as part of Covid-19 management efforts forcing the few remaining tourists to depart. The northern port city’s tourist professionals are so disheartened by the outlook that they are considering suspending operations of their hotels, according to the Athens News […]

World Travel Awards 2020: 10 Greek Hotels Among Europe’s Best

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Aerial view Photo © Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas A total of ten Greek hotels were announced among the best in Europe at the 27th World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020, the global initiative that recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism. According to an announcement, the WTA’s organizers announced its Europe 2020 winners on Monday, […]

Covid-19 Sends Greek Hotel Revenue Tumbling, Says GBR Report

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Athens, Greece Hotels in Athens saw revenues nosedive through the end of September 2020 as a result of restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to a report released this week by market analysts GBR Consulting. More specifically, room revenue of hotels in Athens during January-September dropped by 79 percent compared to the same […]

Crete’s Arkadi Hotel Launches Large-scale Renovation Project

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Arkadi Hotel, a hospitality unit located in the center of Chania on Crete, has announced a large-scale renovation project to be completed by May 2021. With works already underway, the modern three-star hotel will have revamped all of its public areas and 64 rooms. The Arkadi Hotel is in the portfolio of Bitsakis Bros Tourist Enterprises […]

Aria Hotels Adds New Property to its Portfolio on Kimolos Island

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Kambos House, Aria Hotels Greek boutique hotel and villas company Aria Hotels has added the “Kambos House”, a traditional holiday residence, to its portfolio on the island of Kimolos. Located in the Kampos area in the main town of the destination, “Kambos House” is one of the island’s first private residences. Following a recent renovation, […]

Marriott International Fined £18.4m for Customer Data Breach

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – UK’s data privacy watchdog – has fined Marriott International Inc £18.4million for failing to keep millions of customers’ personal data secure. Marriott estimates that 339 million guest records worldwide were affected following a cyber-attack in 2014 on Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. The attack, from an unknown

VORIA: New Tourism and Entertainment ‘Destination’ Coming to North Athens

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An impression of the main view of the VORIA complex. Regency Entertainment recently revealed the name of its ambitious tourism and entertainment project to be created in the northeastern suburb of Marousi in Athens. “VORIA” (which means “north” in Greek) will be the name of the new project which will go up at the “Dilaveri […]

Phāea Resorts Receives TUI Care Foundation Global Hotel Award 2020

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Phāea Resorts’ Constantza and Agapi Sbokou with TUI Group Head for Greece, Iceland and Lapland George Dimas Greek hospitality group Phāea Resorts received the TUI Care Foundation Global Hotel Award 2020 during an event that was recently held on Crete. Based on the feedback of guests, the awards celebrate the outstanding quality and service delivered to […]