Awards

Colombian airline Avianca won the prestigious Skytrax award for Best Airline in “South America” at the recent 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

The Lyttos Beach Hotel on Crete recently raised the Blue Flag it received for a second year in a row for the water quality and cleanliness of its beach.

Etihad Airways was honored with three 2017 World Airline Awards for its First Class services by Skytrax, during the recent Paris Air Show.

Turkish Airlines was announced “Best Airline in Southern Europe” at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards, while it won four additional distinctions.

Marine Tours will be honored for its long history and commitment to the travel industry during the “Brands with History” event, organized by the Ecali Club.

The Mushroom Museum of Meteora in central Greece, was honored with the 2017 Certificate of Excellence by travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor.

The TUI SENSIMAR Elounda Village Resort & Spa by Aquila on Crete has once again received the Green Key Certificate for its green practices.

“Athens Marathon. The Authentic” recently received four distinctions at the “Event Awards 2017”, including the “Event of the Year” award.

Rhodes’ Melenos Lindos Exclusive Suites has become the first hotel in the world to be awarded the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) certificate.

Hong Kong Airlines received the 4-Star Airline Rating at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards for the quality of its onboard product and staff services.

A renewable energy-based battery station and smart microgrid on the remote island of Tilos has won an EU Sustainable Energy Award and the Citizens’ Award via public online vote.

AEGEAN was honored for the seventh consecutive year as the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” at the 2017 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

In its 20th Anniversary year, Star Alliance has claimed the “Best Airline Alliance” title at the Skytrax World Airline Awards for the second year running.

Singapore Airlines and Singapore Changi Airport hold the top spot in AirHelp’s AirScore ratings for 2017 in the airlines and airport categories.

The revamp of the town center of Karpenisi, central Greece, has received a Special Mention in the 2017 “UIA Friendly and Inclusive Spaces Awards”.

Piraeus in Greece recently received the title of “URBACT Good Practice City” by URBACT, the EU learning and exchange program for cities.

The Olympia Golden Beach Resort & Spa once again received the Travelife Gold Award for applying and further promoting sustainable development practices.

The French School at Athens and the Greek Culture Ministry received the grand prize in archaeology for excavation works on the island of Thassos.

The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion on Crete was recently honored with a Special Commendation at the annual European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA).