Company updates

Greek coastal shipping company Minoan Lines received seven accolades at the prestigious Tourism Awards 2018 in Athens.

The promotion of Greece’s most attractive and promising tourism products to markets abroad, are among the main priorities of Marketing Greece for 2018.

The Greek islands of Corfu, Crete (Heraklion), Kos and Rhodes are among the 17 “sunshine destinations” the new airline Laudamotion will fly to in summer 2018.

Thessaloniki-based Anatolia Hospitality has announced the opening of a new office in Athens, in efforts to further strengthen its network of associates.

Greek hotel management company HotelBrain and 12 hotels in its portfolio received a total of 13 honors at the Tourism Awards 2018.

Athens-based company Hotelising was honored at the Tourism Awards 2018 for the sales management services it offers to hotel owners.

Greek airline AEGEAN announced that it has signed a pre-agreement with Airbus for the order of up to 42 new generation aircraft of the A320neo family.

Travelport and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for the distribution of content through Travelport’s platform.

Qatar Airways’ first flight to Thessaloniki, Greece, touched down at Thessaloniki International Airport “Makedonia” on March 27.

Prior to launching direct flights from Dubai to Thessaloniki, flydubai has appointed APG Hellas as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in Greece.

Lufthansa is sponsoring the New Designers Awards, which will be held on March 30, during the 23rd Athens Xclusive Designers Week in Athens.

Michelin-starred chefs and young talents from all over the world will gather at the Sani Resort to participate in the Sani Gourmet culinary festival in May.

Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has launched operations from Athens, aiming to bring affordable air travel services to Greek customers.

Cobalt Air is now marketing its fares to thousands of travel agencies through an exclusive distribution agreement with Sabre Corporation.

The Holiday Suites Arnis Street was honored at the Tourism Awards 2018 for its Happy Pet Project, which includes tailor-made pet accommodation services.

The Kenshō Boutique Hotel & Suites on Mykonos was honored for its hospitality services, at the Tourism Awards 2018 held in Athens.

Mouzenidis Travel has been named official partner of the Greece-Russia Year of Tourism 2017-2018 after signing a relevant agreement in Moscow.

Cobalt Air has announced the launch of new direct flights between Athens and Gatwick airport in London as of March 31.

The Athenaeum Hotel Group will open its brand new Athenaeum Palace Luxury Suites in Athens in early May.

Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Palace hotel supported the 12th conference of the Sports Medicine Association of Greece with a financial contribution of 6,000 euros.