Awards

SynAthina, Athens’ public platform for engaging citizens, was honored with the award for innovation in this year’s Eurocities awards on the theme of the sharing economy.

Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort on Santorini, has been nominated in the category “Most Romantic Resort Hotel” of the Love Travel Awards, the ultimate badge of honour for romantic hotels …

The luxury Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso was named the best wellness destination in Greece at the Wellness Travel Awards 2016 held on the sidelines of the recent World Travel …

All 17 luxury member hotels of the Mitsis group have been awarded with the eco-label “Green Key” certification.

Elefsina, west of Athens, has won the title of “European Capital of Culture 2021”, the selection panel of independent experts responsible for assessing the Greek cities competing for the title …

Reigning Olympic Champions Eliud Kipchoge and Jemima Sumgong on Friday received the 2016 AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards (BMR) at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens.

The Porto Carras Grand Resort, in the Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, just added two more awards to its long list during the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2016 held in Doha, …

The non-profit child welfare organization Smile of the Child recently honored Spyrou Hotels with a certificate of appreciation for supporting free dental examinations for students on the island of Skopelos.

Oman Air Cargo has been awarded “Best Cargo Airline for Valuable Goods – North and East” at the India Cargo Awards 2016 held recently in New Delhi.

Celestyal Cruises has been recognized as the best value for money cruise line of 2016 by leading cruise reviews site Cruise Critic.

Dr. Marianna Sigala, Professor in Tourism, was honored with the EuroCHRIE President’s Award 2016 during the 34th annual EuroCHRIE conference held recently at the Budapest Metropolitan University in Hungary.

The South Aegean Region won a gold award for its promotional digital campaign “Aegean Islands. Like NO Other”, at the Best City Awards 2016 ceremony held recently in Athens.

Etihad Airways’ treasury team has once again been acknowledged for airline treasury management excellence with three key accolades at the 2016 Middle East, African & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 Awards …

The Kyrimai Hotel in Greece won the title of the “Most Romantic Historic Hotel” at the Historic Hotels of Europe 2017 Awards ceremony that took place recently on Santorini.

The Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, on Crete, was honored in the Condé Nast Traveler 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year.

Oman Air was recently awarded the Signum Virtutis, the seal of excellence, from the Seven Stars Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards 2016.

The Municipality of Syros was recently awarded for its environmental record during the 6th European Business Awards for the Environment held at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens.

The Funky Gourmet restaurant in Athens, Greece, is among the world’s best restaurants, according to travel reviews company TripAdvisor.

Four properties of the Katikies Luxury Boutique Resorts were recognized among the “Top Hotels in Greece & Turkey” in the 29th Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

The finalists for the Historic Hotels of Europe 2017 Awards have been announced and four Greek hotels are among them. Historic Hotels of Europe will announce the winners in a …