Company updates

Costa Cruises in October will begin its most popular itineraries to Mediterranean destinations, including Greece and the Canary Islands.

Enterprise Greece has teamed up with e-commerce company eBay for the promotion of Greek products and services to more than 182 million buyers in 190 markets worldwide.

Greece’s Metaxa Hospitality Group has been nominated at the World Travel Awards 2020 for being among the finest hospitality brands in Europe.

Sabre Corporation has received the NDC Level 4 certification as an aggregator by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki has reopened its doors and is welcoming guests in its renovated premises.

Domotel Hotels & Resorts has appointed Liana Tampourea as the group’s new sales director.

The Air France-KLM group and Amadeus have signed a NDC distribution deal providing travel agents with access to the airlines’ NDC services through the Amadeus Travel Platform.

Crete’s Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel in August saw its turnover rise compared to the same month in 2019, despite the Covid-19 health crisis.

The European Travel Commission (ETC) has appointed Luís Araújo from Turismo de Portugal as its new president for a three-year term.

TUI UK has cancelled all holiday packages to the Greek islands of Santorini, Zakynthos, Crete (Chania and Heraklion) and Mykonos after their inclusion on England’s quarantine list.

Greece is among the top 10 countries with the highest number of Enhanced Clean listings on Airbnb.

Condor Airlines will extend its routes from Kalamata, Greece, to Munich and Dusseldorf in Germany, until November.

Athens’ tram service will be enhanced with the addition of 25 new urban tram cars by 2021, two of which were recently delivered to the company’s Hellinikon depot.

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has appointed Ukko Metsola as its new Director General for Europe.

In view of its restart, Costa Cruises has announced that it will perform Covid-19 swab tests to all guests before boarding.

The European Commission has approved a 199.45 million euros Italian aid measure to Alitalia to compensate the airline for the damages suffered due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.6 billion euros to a total of 6 million customers for refund claims from the first half of the …

The Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery has officially opened its doors, bringing the upscale style of the Accor brand to Syntagma Square in the center of the Greek capital.

Travelport will continue to provide Korean Air’s content and inventory to more than 68,000 Travelport-connected agencies around the world.

Sabre Corporation has appointed Andreas Syrigos to lead its Travel Solutions business in Italy and Iberia, including Spain and Portugal.