Company updates

The “Celebrity Apex”, the newest cruise ship of Celebrity Cruises, will take seagoing vacations to new heights with exclusive culinary, wellness and entertainment offerings.

Ukrainian airline SkyUp has launched new routes connecting some of Ukraine’s largest cities with the Greek Islands of Crete, Corfu and Zakynthos.

As of February 2, the Galaxy Bar & Restaurant of the Hilton Athens hotel, will remain closed for about two months in order for works to begin for the arrival …

Greek hospitality recruiting platform Workathlon has been selected as one of the top 10 startups from around the world to participate in this year’s Techstars Accelerator | Hub71 program.

OYO Hotels is now connected to almost 900,000 travel agents globally, through the GDS connectivity solution powered by Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ SynXis platform.

Alitalia in 2019 increased its passenger revenues by 1.7 percent and the number of long-haul travelers by 4.7 percent, compared to 2018.

Let’s Tour, the travel division of the Gelasakis Group of Companies, has appointed Stylianos Bekyras as its new head of business development.

SuitePad was named “Best Guest Room Tablet” in the Guest Experience Software for Hotels category at the HotelTechAwards 2020.

The Neptune Hotels Resort, Convention Center & Spa, located on Kos, has been honored with four TUI Awards for the third year in a row.

Greek passenger shipping company ANEK Lines recently hosted a conference titled, “Supporting Young Athletes: Exercise, Psychology and Nutrition”, in its Chania conference center.

Sabre and Accor have partnered to create the first unified central reservation and property management platform for the global hospitality industry.

Sommet Education has rebranded Ducasse Education, the network of culinary schools by celebrity chef Alain Ducasse, to “École Ducasse”, in order to establish it as a global benchmark for culinary …

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a 180-million-euro loan to Greece for the construction of the Kastelli airport on Crete.

Polish Aviation Group (PGL), the owner of LOT Polish Airlines (LOT), has announced the acquisition of former Thomas Cook Group subsidiary Condor.

Discover The World Greece has undertaken the B2B sales representation of the Hotels.com accommodation booking platform in the Greek market.

Amadeus has become a new business partner of BARIG, the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany.

The Greek port of Piraeus is expected to play a major role in MSC Cruises’ Eastern Mediterranean cruise programme in 2021, with guests embarking there for the first time.

Hard Rock International believes it was wrongly excluded from Greece’s bidding process for the operation of a casino resort in Hellinikon and announced that it will take the necessary actions.

Accor has committed to join the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and remove all single-use plastic items from its hotels by the end of 2022.

Aria Hotels has added “Finikia Residence” to its portfolio of properties on the island of Santorini, aiming to offer guests authentic experiences.