Awards

Domaine Porto Carras in Halkidiki was honored with the “Rural Excellence” award at the recent “Made in Greece” awards ceremony held in Athens.

Eliana Kokotos, owner of the Elounda Mare Hotel, received the “Woman of the Year” Relais & Châteaux award for her life-long devotion to hospitality and Greece at large.

Exhibitors that showed the most flair at this year’s Philoxenia exhibition in Thessaloniki (21-24 November) were honored by organizer TIF-Helexpo.

Travel website Tripadvisor has listed Nana Beach on Crete, operated by Karatzis S.A., as a TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice 2013 award winning top all-inclusive resort in Europe.

The Boutari 2009 Naoussa has claimed a position on the coveted Wine Spectator “Top 100 Wines” list for 2013.

The Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA) honored the best travel agency brochures and websites on 21 November during the 29th International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia.

Athens International Airport’s (AIA) new website was the Silver winner of Τhe Lovie Awards 2013 that recently took place in London, UK. The airport’s website won in the Travel/Tourism website …

In recognition of the successful brand management, PR, communication and marketing of the Poseidonion Grand Hotel located on Spetses, Greece, the company Communication Lab was honored at the recent International …

Travelport has been honored with the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association Award for “Best Technology Provider” for the fifth year running.

The Costa Navarino resort in Messinia, western Peloponnese, had a double victory on the night of 12 November and was honored with prestigious international distinctions at two seperate award ceremonies.

The Thalassa Beach Resort on Crete, once again was voted by TUI customers as a top hotel for hosting couples, at TUI UK & Ireland’s annual Gold Awards hosted recently …

New Hotel, located in Athens center, is featured first on a list of the best designer-driven hotels in Europe drawn up by The Boutique Hotel Magazine.

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 …

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 …

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.