Company updates

Aria Hotels and the Benaki Museum will operate the house of Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor, in Kardamyli, as a guest house as of 2020.

The Grande Bretagne and King George hotels in Athens will go dark for one hour on March 24, to support the Earth Hour 2018 initiative against climate change.

Hotel management group Aqua Vista Hotels received four honors for its innovative projects in the hospitality sector at the Tourism Awards 2018.

BCD Meetings & Events Greece was honored with the silver award in the Congress Tourism (MICE) category at the Tourism Awards 2018.

Fraport Group announced strong revenue for 2017 driven by significant traffic growth at its airports, with those in Greece boosting revenue by 234.9 million euros.

Egypt’s national carrier Egyptair has announced the launch of new flights connecting Athens, Greece, with Russia and Iraq.

Chauffeur Greece is supporting the 5th Mediterranean Yacht Show (MEDYS) 2018, which will take place from April 28 to May 1, in Nafplio in the Peloponnese.

The sale of a 67 percent stake in the Thessaloniki Port Authority to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Limited is in the final stage.

Travelers from Thessaloniki will soon be able to easily connect via Dubai to Emirates’ flights across its global network under its codeshare partnership with flydubai.

Ikos Resorts has announced its expansion to Spain through its newly setup entity Ikos International SCA, headquartered in Luxembourg.

Avis, a leading car rental company in Greece, has launched a new website to enhance the rental experience for customers.

Lufthansa has launched a new global advertising campaign under the motto “Say yes to the world”, aiming to embrace change and new challenges. 

KLM has launched “The Journey”, an English-language podcast in which passengers talk about a journey that has changed their lives.

Hainan Airlines will launch a new year-round service of four weekly flights between Dublin and Beijing as of June 12.

The relaunched carrier Cyprus Airways has announced that it will resume flights from Larnaca to Athens International Airport from March 29.

Greek carrier Aegean saw passenger growth and improved operating profitability in 2017, according to the company’s annual financial results.

Avis Budget Group, a leading global provider of vehicle rental services, has completed the acquisition of Olympic Commercial & Tourist Enterprises, which trades as Avis Greece, from Piraeus Bank.

Lufthansa announced the “best result in its history” after reigning in costs and investing some 3 billion euros in product and service quality.

Aiming to offer high-quality luxury transport services, Chauffeur Greece recently ran an educational program on driving safety for its drivers.

It’s a diamond anniversary for the Divani Collection Hotels, which marks 60 years of action in Greek hospitality this year.