Awards

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 …

Wine & Spirits magazine, one of New York’s leading wine publications, recently named Boutari among the Top 100 Wineries of the Year for the 17th time in a row.

Alpha Estate was selected as “Winery of the Year” for 2013 by Wine & Spirits magazine, one of New York’s leading wine publications.

German flag carrier Lufthansa recently received the coveted International Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS).

Athens International Airport (AIA) has been shortlisted for the World Routes Airport Marketing Awards that will take place this October in Las Vegas.

The Grande Bretagne Roof Garden restaurant was recently named among the “Award of Excellence” recipients of Wine Spectator magazine’s annual Restaurant Wine List Awards program.

Two hotels, owned by the Greek Metaxas’ Group of Companies, have received the European Foundation for Allergy Research (ECARF) Seal of Quality.

The Greek islands once again conquered a leading place in the “Best Islands” category at the recently announced annual Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards.

The Romanos resort at Costa Navarino has been named for the third consecutive year amongst the “Best Overseas Holiday Hotels: Europe, Turkey and Russia” at the annual Condé Nast Traveller …

The world tourism industry’s elite, including senior executives of leading travel companies, government ministers and top tourism decision-makers, attended the World Travel Awards 2013 Europe ceremony, held recently in Antalya, …

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) was honored with two awards at CITE 2013 – China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo 2013, held in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong …

Kinsterna Hotel & Spa, located in Monemvasia, Greece’s southeastern Peloponnese, was recently honored with the 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.

Corfu and Dassia Chandris hotels were honored for the fourth consecutive year with the environmentally-related distinction “Green Key” by the Greek Society for the Protection of Nature.

Costa Navarino’s Anazoe Spa, offering signature treatments based on ancient Greek practices, has been shortlisted at the European Hospitality Awards, in the Hotel Spa of the Year category.

Emirates has been awarded Best Airline Food and Wine by the readers of Frequent Business Traveler, an online publication written for and by affluent frequent business travelers.

Airfasttickets was selected as one of Greece’s National Champions in the European Business Awards 2013/14.

James Hogan, President and Chief Executive of Etihad Airways, has been recognized for his “outstanding strategic thinking and leadership” in winning the Executive Leadership category at the annual Airline Strategy …

Lufthansa Group landed first prize in the technology category of the Airline Strategy Awards conferred by the prestigious Airline Business magazine.

The Club Hotel Casino Loutraki was honored for the second consecutive year with the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award for 2013.