Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 Honor Industry’s Finest

Greece’s best hotels and resorts were celebrated at the second edition of the Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 on Friday, April 22.

The prestigious Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 gala dinner took place at the Ethniki Asfalistiki Conference Center in Athens in the presence of Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and hosted by Greek journalist Haris Digrintakis and Ethos Media Public Relations Director Sofia-Afroditi Voulgaraki.

Honorary Award recipients

During the ceremony, honorary awards were given to this year’s:

• “Greek Hospitality Leader”: Aristotelis Divanis, President of Divani Collection Hotels group and former President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

• “Greek Hospitality Influencer”: Yiannis Retsos, President, Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) & 1st Vice President of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE)

Yiannis Retsos, President of POX, 1st Vice President of SETE

• “Greek Hospitality Rising Star”: Alexandros Angelopoulos, CEO, Aldemar Resorts

Alexandros Angelopoulos, CEO, Aldemar Resorts

Top Greek Hotel 2016

The top prize of the ceremony was the award for the “Top Greek Hotel 2016” which was awarded to Grecotel Amirandes.

Top Greek Hotel: Grecotel Amirandes

Greek Hospitality Awards 2016

In its second year, the Greek Hospitality Awards rewarded excellence in Greece’s hotel sector and a total of 63 prizes were presented in four categories: Best Greek Hotels, Best Greek Resorts, Best Greek Hotel & Resort Facilities and Special Awards.

CATEGORY 1. BEST GREEK HOTELS

1. Best Greek Boutique Hotel

GOLD: Spilia Village Hotel
SILVER: Grace Mykonos
SILVER: Kyrimai Hotel
BRONZE: Grecotel Pallas Athena

2. Best Greek Romantic Hotel

GOLD: Grace Santorini

3. Best Greek Design Hotel

GOLD: Alila Hotel (Mitsis Hotels)

4. Best Greek Heritage Hotel

GOLD: Kyrimai Hotel
SILVER: Astir Palace

5. Best Greek Mice Hotel

GOLD: Athenaeum Intercontinental
SILVER: Divani Caravel

6. Best Greek Green Hotel

GOLD: Kinsterna Hotel

CATEGORY 2. BEST GREEK RESORTS:

1. Best Greek Boutique Resort

GOLD: Caramel Grecotel Boutique Resort Suites & Villas
BRONZE: Atrium Hotel A.S.G. S.A.
BRONZE: Kaimak Inn Resort

2. Best Greek Casino Resort

GOLD: Porto Carras Grand Resort

3. 3. BEST Greek Romantic Resort

BRONZE: Kaimak Inn Resort

4. Best Greek Beach Resort

GOLD: Aldemar Olympian Village Family Resorts
SILVER: (Grecotel) Creta Palace
SILVER: Porto Carras Grand Resort

4. Best Greek all Inclusive Resort

GOLD: Grecotel Club Marine Palace &Suites
SILVER: Aldemar Cretan Village Family Resort
SILVER: Blue Domes (Mitsis Hotels)

6. Best Greek Family Resort

GOLD: Grecotel Olympia Riviera Resort
SILVER:  Aldemar Olympian Village Family Resorts
SILVER: Porto Carras Grand Resort

7. Best Greek Golf Resort

GOLD: Porto Carras Grand Resort

8. Best Greek Sports Resort

SILVER: Porto Carras Grand Resort

9. Best Greek Thermal Spa Resort

GOLD: Galini Wellness & Spa Resort (Mitsis Hotels)

10. Best Greek Thalasso Resort

GOLD: Aldemar Royal Mare Luxury Resort + Thalasso
GOLD: Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso

CATEGORY 3. BEST GREEK HOTEL & RESORT FACILITIES

1. Best Greek Hotel & Resort Dinning Experience

GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Cape Sounio, Grecotel Exclusive Resort
GOLD: Grace Santorini
SILVER: Aldemar Royal Mare Luxury Resort + Thalasso

2. Best Greek Hotel & Resort Bar

BRONZE: Anastasia Hotel Karystos

3. Best Greek Hotel & Resort Breakfast

GOLD: Kaimak Inn Resort
SILVER: Anastasia Hotel Karystos

4. BEST GREEK HOTEL & RESORT CONFERENCE CENTER

BRONZE: Kaimak Inn Resort

5. BEST GREEK ACCESSIBILITY HOTEL & RESORT

GOLD: Aldemar Olympian Village Family Resorts
SILVER: Hotel Leto Hydra
BRONZE: Eria Resort

CATEGORY 4. SPECIAL AWARDS

1. Best HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT & TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER

GOLD: IT-CONCEPT

2. BEST IT,WEB & TELECOMS SUPPLIER

GOLD: ΗΙΤ Hospitality Integrated Technologies
SILVER: IT-CONCEPT

3. Best GREEK HOTEL & RESORT MOBILE APP

GOLD: Daios Cove Luxury Resort &Villas – m-hospitality

4. BEST TOUR OPERATOR

GOLD: Mideast Travel Worldwide

5. Best Greek Sustainable Hotel & Resort

SILVER: Aldemar Resorts
SILVER: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts

6. Best Greek EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE HOTEL & RESORT

GOLD: Domotel
GOLD: Grecotel Amirandes
SILVER: Aldemar Resorts
SILVER: Kaimak Inn Resort
SILVER: Kinsterna Hotel
SILVER: Mykonos Princess

7. BEST HOTEL MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA PROVIDER

GOLD: Atnet / www.ekdromi.gr
GOLD: Nelios

8. BEST HOTEL EDUCATION PROVIDER

SILVER: Metropolitan College

9. Best GREEK HOTEL SUPPLIER

GOLD: Ideal Standard
GOLD: Vitex (Yannidis Group)
SILVER: Manifest Services
SILVER: Istikbal (Portokalidis Group)

10. Best GREEK HOTEL & RESORT MARKETING STRATEGY

GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Electra Hotels and Resorts
GOLD: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
SILVER: Cactus Royal Spa & Resort

11. Best Greek Hotel & Resort Brand

GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts

12. Best Greek Hotel & Resort Loyalty Programme

GOLD: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
SILVER: Domotel

13. Best HOTEL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

GOLD: Axia Hospitality & Nelios
SILVER: One Appy

14. Best GREEK HOTEL & RESORT WEBSITE

GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Poseidonion Grand Hotel By Nelios
SILVER: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts

The Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 were held under the organization of Ethos Events and the TIF-HELEXPO and under the auspices of the Economy, Development & Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels,

The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) was a media sponsor of the Greek Hospitality Awards 2016.