Awards

Three Greek businesses – Blueground, Bubbllz and Raymetrics – were selected from 1,100 applicants and each received a Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award recently in Athens.

Aldemar Hotels and Resorts has received the 2016 Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence for three of its hotels namely – Royal Mare Thalasso Resort, Knossos Royal and Cretan Village.

The architecture of the spa of the Avra Imperial Beach Resort & Spa, located in Chania, Crete, was honored during the 100% Hotel Design Awards for 2015 at a ceremony held recently in Athens.

With 430 beaches and nine marinas, Greece clinched third spot during the 1st International “Blue Flags” Awards ceremony held in Halkidiki on Wednesday, at the Porto Carras Grand Resort.

The winners of the 2016 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field, were celebrated on Tuesday during a high-profile event at the Zarzuela Theatre in Madrid. Greece received two awards in the “Conservation” category.

The Peloponnese in Greece is the number one European destination that travellers need to see in 2016, according to Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Europe’ top 10 list.

Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel on Santorini, has continued adding to its already extensive list of accolades, being among the 20 Most Beautiful Hotels in Europe, according to CNN Travel and becoming one of the winners of the 2016 BRIDES Best Honeymoon Resorts in Europe.

Air France-KLM’s loyalty program, Flying Blue, recently won awards in five categories at the 2016 Freddie Awards ceremony that recognizes the world’s best airline and hotel travel loyalty programs.

Travellers across the globe have ranked the Acropolis in Athens among the top landmarks in the world for 2016, according to Tripadvisor.

The UNWTO is calling for tourism initiatives from around the world to apply to the 13th UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism.