Awards & Recognitions

This year The Guardian picture desk has chosen photographer Yannis Behrakis of Reuters as its agency photographer of the year for documenting astonishing moments in two of the biggest stories of 2015 – the refugee crisis and the financial implosion in his home country Greece.

The Greek island of Santorini was honored with the silver award for the recycling program of the Municipality of Thera, during the recent Waste & Recycling Awards 2015 in Athens.

The Region of Crete collected two national awards this month for its work in social welfare and web governance during the 2015 Bravo Sustainability Awards for Sustainable Development and Responsible Business.

Tourism and subject matter experts have been added to this year’s Judging Committee of the third edition of the Tourism Awards.

Awards and distinctions are piling up for the Heraklion Port Authority (HPA), with the latest gold in the“Top Export Assistance Company” category during the Greek Exports Awards 2015, last week.

Greek ferry operator Dodekanisos Seaways was honored with the Passenger Line of the Year award at the recent Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards 2015.

James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, has been recognized as one of the 25 most influential business travel executives by Business Travel News (BTN), the premier industry publication for corporate travel news.

Air New Zealand has again scooped the title of Airline of the Year by world leading airline safety and product rating review website AirlineRatings.com for the third consecutive year.

Athens International Airport (AIA) last week awarded the best innovative proposals and applications for new digital services and business activities that could function in a real airport environment.

Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, last week was named Airline of the Year 2016 by the prestigious US-based aviation industry publication Air Transport World (ATW).