Mitsis Hotels Joins Forces with WWF to Protect the Environment

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Mitsis Hotels has joined forces with WWF Greece with the aim to contribute to the organization’s efforts to protect the environment. The group recently announced its participation in WWF’s Hotel Kitchen initiative that aims to limit food waste in hotels. Through the program, Mitsis Hotels will also attempt to reduce the environmental footprint of its […]

Lufthansa Group and Travelport Sign New Distribution Deal for Modern Airline Retailing

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Photo source: Lufthansa Group The Lufthansa Group airlines and Travelport, a leader in travel retail, on Tuesday announced a new distribution agreement that enables modern airline retailing as well as technology innovation. Under the agreement, which covers the carriers Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS and Air Dolomiti, Travelport will distribute

TIF Helexpo Enters into Partnership with Qatar Business Events Corporation

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Greece’s national exhibition body TIF Helexpo has signed an agreement with Qatar Business Events Corporation (QBEC) that foresees the development of common business initiatives in the MICE industry. QBEC is an executive arm of Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), which was established in 2018 as part of government efforts to develop the country’s tourism sector. […]

Autohellas Sees Earnings Shoot Up €16.9m in First Half of 2021

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Autohellas, a Greek company that provides car rental and leasing services under the Hertz brand, saw the Group’s profits after taxes for the first half of 2021 amount to 16.9 million euros compared to 1.1 million euros in the corresponding period last year. According to the company’s results of the second quarter of 2021, Autohellas […]

New ‘Casa Cook’ Adults-only Hotel to Open on Samos in 2022

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Photo source: @Casa Cook Hotels Casa Cook Hotels, a hospitality brand of international leisure company Fosun Tourism Group, has announced plans to open a new property on the Greek island of Samos in May 2022. Only a stone’s throw from the island’s Pythagorion village, the 128-room adults-only retreat will feature swim-up suites, quite literally countless […]

Greek Startup CaptainBook Launches New Sales Platform for Tours and Activities

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B2B tours and activities startup CaptainBook has launched a new platform for providers to sell their products in a more simple way. CaptainBook.io is the only platform focusing on connecting tours and activities providers with local resellers (like hotels, airbnbs hosts, small travel agencies) on a global scale. The platform includes an online booking engine enabling

Travelport Launches Accelerator Program for Travel Tech Startups

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Travelport, a worldwide leader in travel retail, today announced the launch of the Travelport Accelerator, a new global accelerator program in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is dedicated to addressing the travel industry’s biggest retailing challenges. AWS is Travelport’s preferred cloud partner. “The most effective way to drive innovation, especially at

Celestyal Sells its ‘Experience’ Cruise Ship

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Celestyal Cruises has sold its “Experience” cruise ship due to the market conditions resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the cruise line said in an announcement on Friday. “Celestyal Cruises has reviewed its forward-looking capacity requirements. After careful thought and consideration, the company has sold the Experience and will continue to operate with the

Autohellas Signs €180m Financing Agreement with JPMorgan Chase

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Autohellas has signed a financing agreement with JPMorgan Chase for 180 million euros through securitization of lease receivables (Asset Backed Securitization). This agreement is the second of the same type for Autohellas following a similar agreement signed in 2018 with EIB, EIF, EBRD & KFW, which was also the first lease receivables securitization signed outside […]

ANEK Lines Holds 17th Blood Donation Drive

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ANEK Lines CEO Giorgos Archontakis, Chania Voluntary Blood Donor Association President Despina Rodousaki and Tzina Bouzala from the Blood Donation Department of the Chania General Hospital with blood donors. Greek passenger shipping company ANEK Lines recently held its 17th blood donation drive at its headquarters in Chania on the island of Crete. Organized in