Company updates

Star Alliance was honored with the Best Airline Alliance title for the third year running at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Dimitris Kontogeorgos, founder of Greek online travel agent (OTA) airtickets.gr, claims that the financial problems of the Tripsta Group have been mistakenly linked to airtickets.gr.

Marketing Greece has been honored as Greece’s Leading Innovative Destination Marketing Organization at the 25th World Travel Awards 2018.

The four-star CNic Paleo ArtNouveau hotel on Corfu is welcoming guests this summer having undergone important renovation and upgrade works.

Welcome Pickups, which provides in-destination travel services to travelers around the globe, has announced new features to its tools for hoteliers and travel agents.

Singapore Airlines for the fourth time has been named “World’s Best Airline” at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, also known as “the Oscars of the aviation industry”.

Evergolf Tourist Investments, owned by the Vassilakis family, has teamed up with Golf Residences, owned by the Sbokos family (Sbokos Hotel Group).

The 14 regional airports in Greece managed by Fraport, have generated 233.3 million euros in revenue and 14.4 million euros in earnings in 2017.

Lufthansa in October will launch a direct connection between Thessaloniki in Greece and Frankfurt in Germany with two flights per week.

Strikes announced for July 25 and 26 by Ryanair cabin crew has caused the airline to cancel flights to/from Belgium, Portugal and Spain next Wednesday and Thursday.

The newly-established Istoria Hotel recently opened its doors on the island of Santorini and invites travelers to “create their own story” this summer.

The Minos Beach Art Hotel on Crete is celebrating 25 years of Blue Flag awards, as its beach has once again received the quality eco-label.

The Chania-Piraeus route, now handled by Minoan Lines’ “Mykonos Palace”, was inaugurated on Monday, during a special event at Souda Bay on Crete.

For the eighth consecutive year Greece’s AEGEAN was named the “Best Regional Airline in Europe” at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

UK tour operator Jet2holidays has honored the Creta Maris Beach Resort on Crete with the “Quality Award 2017” for the high-quality services it offers to guests.

The European Commission is urging short-term home rental platform Airbnb to comply to EU consumer rules, in efforts to ensure fair play.

Qatar Airways recently brought the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-1000 to Greece for a one-off visit, servicing its Athens-Doha route.

Greek carrier Ellinair, a member of Mouzenidis Group, has announced that it has appointed Thanos Pascalis as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

The Kallichoron Art Boutique Hotel has become the first on the Greek island of Astypalea to be certified as a Bike Friendly Hotel.

Greek hospitality group Aldemar Resorts has announced the launch of nine new websites, aiming to offer information on its hotels.