The Skiathos Palace Cup, an annual sailboat match racing event that was scheduled to take place on the island of Skiathos during May 1-3, has been postponed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The event’s new dates will be announced soon. In its fifth edition, the Skiathos Palace Cup had attracted the interest of sailing […]
Reload Hotel Sales Management, a Greek company offering sales management services to the hospitality industry, has launched new services to assist its partners during the Covid-19 crisis. “We understand our partners’ needs. Covid-19 has had a huge impact on our daily business activities and our partners’ ability to operate… We see this time as an […]
Short-term rental accommodation platform Airbnb on Monday announced that it will pay $250 million to hosts all over the world to help cover the cost of Covid-19 cancellations. In a letter to all the hosts registered on its platform, Airbnb informed that when a guest cancels an accommodation reservation due to a Covid-19 related circumstance, […]
Porto Carras Grand Resort Considering there are not new government Covid-19 restrictions for the operation of resorts in Greece, the Porto Carras Grand Resort, located in the area of Sithonia in Halkidiki, will begin operations for the summer season on May 20, according to the Technical Olympic Group, which runs both the resort and the Domaine […]
Photo Source: Airbnb Airbnb has announced a new global initiative to help connect those responding to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic with safe and convenient places to stay while they carry out their critical work. The company’s goal is to help house 100,000 healthcare professionals, relief workers, and first responders around the world. This initiative builds […]
Photo Source: @Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso The Divani Hotels Group is supporting Greece’s healthcare system and the people affected by the coronavirus pandemic by donating 100,000 euros. “We are confronted with an unprecedented challenge… The Divani Hotels Group has the moral obligation to support the national healthcare system (known in Greece as ESY) and […]
The Greek Tourism Ministry on Thursday announced 268 hotels in Greece that have been allowed to remain open to cover specific accommodation needs, such as hosting medical personnel, during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The hotels in question are excluded from a government decision that has temporarily sealed the country’s year-round hotels in order to limit […]
Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George at Syntagma Square in central Athens. Athens’ Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George Hotel temporarily suspend their operation due to the further spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece. The move follows the Greek government’s decision to close the country’s seasonal and year-round hotels until April 30. The two
The Greek Tourism Ministry on Monday announced the first batch of hotels that are exempt from a government decision ordering the temporary closure of the country’s year-round hotels. The government decision comes amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. As announced, one accommodation unit per regional capital will be allowed to remain open, with the exception
After shutting down seasonal hotels, the Greek government on Sunday published the decision to close the country’s year-round hotels, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The joint ministerial decision to temporary shut down all hotels was published in the Government Gazette and comes into force at 11pm today (March 23) through to April 30. For hotels […]


















