Company updates

Since Emirates launched the Greece-US non-stop service, 160,000 passengers traveled on the route, contributing to the 60% growth of the New York market out of Athens.

Egypt’s national carrier Egyptair, as of April 1 will resume its Athens – Benghazi routes, which will be conducted via Cairo.

The Princess Andriana Resort & Spa of the H Hotels Collection group has received the Travelife Gold Certification for the 2017-2019 period.

Air New Zealand is shining a global spotlight on Antarctica and environmental science in its latest safety video, which will be rolled out across its fleet.

Grivalia Hospitality SA has completed the acquisition of 80% of Nafsika SA, which holds the long-term lease of the Asteria property in Athens’ seaside district Glyfada.

Croatia Airlines has announced that it will connect Athens with Zagreb and Dubrovnik with new summer flights to launch in April.

The Poseidonion Grand Hotel on Spetses, is sending out an invitation for Easter as it opens its doors on March 29, ready to usher in the spring season.

German carrier Germania has announced that it is expanding its service to Greece with the addition of more flights and new routes for 2018.

At this year’s ITB Berlin trade show, Qatar Airways revealed a host of 16 new destinations, including two in Greece, to be launched in 2018-19.

The five-star Sani Resort, located in Halkidiki, was named Best Family Hotel at the Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards 2018.

Deloitte was appointed “special liquidator” of Lakitira S.A. and helped safeguard the holiday plans of guests residing at the company’s hotels in Greece.

Hotel management group Aqua Vista Hotels has added five new properties to its growing portfolio on Santorini since the beginning of the year.

Tourist arrivals might be booming in Greece, but a large number of tourism businesses are set to go to the highest bidder in the coming period.

The “Athens Tourism Partnership” initiative, launched by the City of Athens, AEGEAN and Athens International Airport (AIA), has entered into its second phase.

Athens Airport has been honored as the Best European Airport in the “15–25 Million Passengers/Year” category at the 2017 ASQ Awards, held by ACI World.

Greek travel agency Smile Acadimos received two honors at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018 ceremony, which was recently held in Athens.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is highlighting the integral role played by its female employees through a special video.

Expecting high growth rates in Greece in 2018, Alltours has greatly expanded its program to the country for the 2018 season.

The main runway at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport is in operation handling all flights, following the completion of planned maintenance works there.

Greek carrier AEGEAN saw a 12 percent increase in passenger traffic to 1.5 million on its flights for the first two months of 2018.