Awards

Emirates’ Knowledge-driven Inflight Service (KIS) System, an initiative to harness technology to enhance customer experience, recently received the Editor’s Choice Award from Corporate Publishing International media group.

The Aigialos Traditional Settlement in Fira, Santorini, Greece, won the title of the “Most Romantic Historic Hotel of Europe” in the best historic hotels of Europe awards list for 2014.

Hilton Athens received the title of “Best Business Hotel in Western Europe” at the Business Traveller Awards 2013 that took place recently at London’s Royal Garden hotel in the UK.

Distinguished Greek journalist and culinary genius Elias Mamalakis was honored recently by the Regional Governor of Thessaly Konstantinos Agorastos for his valuable contribution to the promotion of the region’s local cuisine as a cultural value.

For the third year, the city of Heraklion on Crete is among the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2014 put together by Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), based in New York.

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has bolstered its position as a leading global player in air cargo industry by winning the “Overall Carrier Of The Year” award at the Payload Asia Awards 2013.

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.

Condé Nast Traveler’s readers have included Greek islands, hotels and luxury resorts in the latest Readers Choice Awards that were announced on 15 October.

Air New Zealand celebrated a double victory at the prestigious World Travel Awards at the Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony held recently in Dubai.

The GB Spa of the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece, is among the 5 Best Spas in Europe, according to the “World’s Best Awards 2013” of Travel + Leisure magazine.