Aviation

Etihad Airways has been named Corporate Risk Manager of the Year at the Energy Risk Awards Asia in recognition of its highly-effective fuel hedging strategy.

“Greece has seen an impressive recovery in 2013 and in 2014 we will increase the number of our customers enjoying a holiday in this destination to some 2 million – an increase of nearly 10 percent over this year,” the head of TUI Travel PLC, Peter Long, said following a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.

The Greek capital will be displayed at airports in Canada, the US, Latin America, the European Union and Russia through the “City Pair Initiative.”

Korean Air is offering special winter prices for travel from 11 cities of its network to Korea, China, Japan, Oceania and South East Asia.

“Musicport” continues at the Athens airport, with a “noir” cabaret atmosphere of the interwar era, a nostalgic mood and subtle touches of humor.

Tourism officials in Moscow have been assured by Greece that the necessary initiatives to further simplify the visa application process would be taken, while the ultimate aim is to abolish the visa requirement altogether.

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Russian Deputy Minister of Culture Alla Manilova will soon sign a framework agreement for tourism policy issues.

“Passengers first: re-thinking irregular operations,” a new PhoCusWright report commissioned by Amadeus takes a detailed look at the full impact delays and cancellations can have on a passenger’s journey.

Greek company Hellenic Seaplanes recently released images of the design of the waterway on the island of Kos along with a list of services that will be provided by waterways throughout Greece once constructed.

The Greek travel industry was stunned when rumors began to spread that Greece’s lenders, the Troika, have brought to the table the demand that sees the shut down of 22 regional airports.