Company updates

Fraport Greece has high hopes for Makedonia Airport which serves the northern port of Thessaloniki, the country’s second largest city.

TUI Russia says it will bring 300,000 Russian tourists to Greece this year provided that travel restrictions are lifted between the two countries.

MSC Cruises has included Greece on the updated East Mediterranean itineraries of three of its ships for this coming summer.

Cove Paros, a boutique hotel on the Greek island of Paros, is preparing to open its doors in June to welcome guests for the summer season.

Ryanair has announced its biggest ever Greek Summer schedule that includes a total of 218 routes, including 74 new and over 550 weekly flights.

Grecian Air Seaplanes is entering the Greek market and aiming to launch its first flights in September from the Ionian islands.

International leisure company Fosun Tourism Group this summer will re-open the Casa Cook and Cook’s Club hotels in Greece.

AEGEAN has reported losses of 228 million euros for the whole of 2020, as it carried only 5.1 million passengers, 65 percent less than in 2019.

Athens Airport has introduced passengers to Philos, its new digital assistant that provides travelers with essential information during their journey.

airBaltic will launch new scheduled flights between Riga and the Greek destinations of Santorini and Heraklion for summer 2021.

Best Western Southeastern Europe has added the Chryssi Akti Hotel on Andros, Greece, to its portfolio of properties.

Katikies Mykonos has achieved the Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) STAR accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities.

Santikos Collection and Airotel Group have partnered to launch ‘Capital H’, a new hotel management company in Greece.

Travelport has launched its next-generation platform ‘Travelport+’ that is designed to accelerate industry innovation in travel retailing.

Seaplane services in Greece, once launched, are expected to create new tourism products and employment opportunities on the Greek islands and in remote regions.

Starting on May 1, passengers traveling to Singapore will be able to use the IATA Travel Pass to store their pre-departure Covid-19 PCR test results.

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund has launched an international tender for the development of Crete’s port of Heraklion.

Celestyal Cruises is speeding up procedures for the restart of sailings on May 29, aiming to provide its guests with carefree holidays to the Greek islands.

Air France has agreed to release up to 18 slots at Paris-Orly airport in order for the EU to approve a €4 billion recapitalization plan by the French government.

Norwegian Cruise Line is planning to restart operations this summer with sailings to the Caribbean and the Greek islands.