Company updates

Easily accessible from Athens, the Karystion Hotel located on the Greek island of Evia is undergoing renovations while ready to usher in 2018.

Aegean Airlines has informed travel agents that a Distribution Channel Fee (DCF) will be imposed on tickets booked through certain GDS systems.

It’s been a year already and the Rouista Tzoumerka Resort, in the Region of Epirus, is celebrating with the warmest hospitality and the finest service.

Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA has completed its investment projects in the center of Athens, marking its long-lasting presence in the tourism sector.

Athens International Airport was certified for meeting a high level of safety in accordance to the regulations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Beijing Airport is on its way to become a leading international hub and significantly enhance the future customer experience.

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air will launch a new route from Athens to London Luton on April 29, 2018, with a daily service.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and real estate developer Dimand will invest in sustainable property models in Greece.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Uber is a transportation firm and not a digital service, and as such must now comply with EU transportation regulations.

Costa Navarino recently issued its second Sustainability Report for 2016, which is based on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Travelport has made its online PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) certification referral program available to all IATA agencies.

Thomas Cook Group Airlines and Canada’s Air Transat have signed a seven-year agreement for the exchange of aircraft on a seasonal basis. 

After renovation works worth 20 million euros, the Makedonia Palace in Thessaloniki is welcoming its guests to its newly established “Hammam Baths”.

Ryanair plans in March to add a new route connecting Mykonos to Bologna that will run twice weekly as part of its summer 2018 schedule.

Amadeus and Eurowings are expanding their partnership, as the airline will add light ticketing, an XML connectivity, to its capabilities in the Amadeus system.

Turkish Airlines recently had a Boeing 777 Freighter delivered, which is the first of two 777 Freighters the carrier has on order for this year.

Cebu Pacific Air, a leading carrier in the Philippines, recently took delivery of a brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft, bringing its total fleet size to 62 planes.

Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA, owner of the Grande Bretagne and King George, is expected to open a new upscale hotel in the center of Athens in about two years.

Fraport Greece presented its 10-million-euro project for the upgrading and expansion of Kavala Airport “Megas Alexandros”.

Austria’s second largest airline Niki announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving some 10,000 passengers stranded.