HotelBrain Expands Portfolio with Addition of 14 New Properties

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100 Rizes Seaside Resort, East Mani. HotelBrain, a leading hospitality group in Greece, has expanded its portfolio of properties with the addition of 14 new leased hotels since the start of 2021. The company has signed lease contracts with four hotels on Crete, two hotels on Santorini, two hotels on Rhodes, two hotels in the […]

Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Katakolon as New Embarkation Port in Greece

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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced the addition of Katakolon as its new embarkation port in Greece. This is the first time NCL has added a secondary homeport in Greece as part of its ongoing exploration of new itinerary options. Starting September 17, guests sailing onboard Norwegian Getaway’s immersive Mediterranean sailings in 2021 will have […]

Greece Looking to Further Develop its Religious Tourism Product

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Photo source: @ReCult Interreg VA Greece/Cyprus Greece is looking into ways to tap into the growing potential of religious tourism, Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zacharaki said on Thursday. Speaking during a round-table discussion that took place on the island of Rhodes, Zacharaki confirmed Greece’s potential as a growing religious tourism destination. “We expect the

Hellenic Seaways: New Schedules for High-speed Vessels to the Greek Islands

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Flying Cat 3. Photo source: Hellenic Seaways Aiming to offer its passengers more travel options this summer, the Attica Group has announced the new itineraries of Hellenic Seaways’ high-speed vessels “Highspeed 4”, “Hellenic Highspeed” and “Flying Cat 3”. “This summer, our passengers will be able to enjoy the speed and comfort of our high-speed vessels, […]

Thessaloniki Welcomes ‘Celestyal Olympic’ Cruise Ship

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Vassilis Karachalios, Head of Sales at Celestyal Cruises in Greece; Athanasios Liagos, Executive Chairman of Thessaloniki Port Authority; Giannis Fountoukas, Captain of Celestyal Olympia; Frosso Zaroulea, Head of Public Relations Celestyal Cruises; Maria Antoniou, Head of the PM’s Office in Thessaloniki; Voula Patoulidou, President of the Thessaloniki Tourism Organization;

Zela Aviation Partners with Fly2Sky, Offers Chartered Flights from Crete and Rhodes

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Cyprus-based air charter group Zela Aviation has entered into a partnership with Fly2Sky to offer chartered flights from/to the airports of Rhodes and Crete’s Heraklion and Chania. Bulgaria-based Fly2Sky offers leisure trips with A320 and A321 aircraft under the strictest safety criteria set by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “Through its collaboration

Blue Air Now Operating 17 Weekly Frequencies to 5 Greek Destinations

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A Boeing 737 aircraft of Blue Air landed at Athens Airport on June 9. Blue Air is operating 17 weekly frequencies from Romania to five Greek destinations as part of its 2021 summer schedule. The carrier launched its Greece services from Romania in late April and now operates flights from Bucharest to Athens, Heraklion, Mykonos, Rhodes […]

Meliá Expands to the Greek Islands with Three Hotels

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Blue Sea Beach Hotel, Crete Meliá Hotels International, a leading hotel company in Spain and a world leader in the resort hotel segment, is expanding its activities to the Greek islands with the addition of three properties to its portfolio: two hotels on Crete and a hospitality unit on Rhodes. The three units are part […]

TripAdvisor: Greek Hotels on Travelers’ Choice ‘Best’ List for 2021

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Sani Dunes, Halkidiki. Photo source: www.sani-resort.com A number of Greek hotels, located in some of the country’s most popular tourism destinations, are included on the 2021 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for Hotels list, which was recently released by travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor. Halkidiki’s Sani Dunes resort and Achtis Hotel are […]

Covid-19 Affects Germans’ Travel Plans for Greece

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Limeni, Peloponnese. Photo source: @Visit Greece Although Germans are dreaming of the Greek islands this year, Greece’s epidemiological situation is negatively affecting their travel plans for the summer season ahead, local tourism experts say. Greece is still considered a “high-risk” area for German authorities with most Germans appearing reluctant to travel to Greek