Awards

The Westin Resort Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese was recently honored with the Travelife Gold certification plaque in recognition of its achievements in embedding sustainability into its operations.

World Travel Market London 2015 will be hosting a lively and insightful competition between European and American tourism leaders who will battle it out for the chance to walk away as winners of the inaugural MMGY Tourism Cup.

Athens International Airport’s (AIA) CEO, Yiannis Paraschis, was honoured with the “CAPA Airport Chief Executive of the Year“ Award on Wednesday at the 2015 World Aviation Summit of CAPA in Helsinki, for his pioneering work at Athens Airport and his overall contribution to the international airport industry.

Halkidiki stood out at this year’s World Tourism Expo – World Heritage Cities and Sites, held in Padova last month, clinching a special award for its prominent son, philosopher Aristotle, and being recognized for its overall contribution to World Heritage.

The Celestyal Cruises Human Resources department picked up five awards at the HR Awards 2015, including the Gold Award for Best Change Management Strategy.

AEGEAN and Olympic Air were recently recognized by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for their innovation in passenger experience and received the “Fast Travel Green Award”.

Emirates emerged as the biggest winner at the 2015 APEX Passenger Choice Awards held in Portland, Oregon, clinching seven awards including for Best Overall Passenger Experience and Best in Region: Middle East for the sixth consecutive year.

The “100% Hotel Design Awards 2015”, to be given during the third edition of the 100% Hotel Show in November, will highlight the determining role design can play in hotel decoration and renovation.

Alex Beach Hotel & Bungalows on Rhodes has received the prestigious TUI Environmental Champion award “TUI Umwelt Champion” for the year 2015 presented by the German leading tour operator.

Astir Palace’s units “The Westin Athens” and “Arion Resort & Spa” came out winners at the prestigious 2015 World Travel Awards (WTA) held recently in Sardinia, Italy.