Company updates

The Golden Age Hotel in Athens recently proceeded with extensive renovation works in its rooms and public areas and is ready to meet the expectations of its guests.

Greek carrier AEGEAN’s flight network for 2018 will include 18 new routes, corresponding to 11 new destinations from the Athens base.

German tour operator Alltours has placed Greece high on its 2018 agenda, increasing the number of hotels and new destinations on offer.

Travel giant TUI plans to expand its presence in Greece by opening 10 new upscale hotels and adding more visits from its cruise ships to Greek ports.

blueground, a hospitality startup that upgrades and leases high quality residential properties to business travelers, has expanded to New York.

The Nana Beach Hotel on Crete for the third year received the “We do local” certification for its efforts to support local producers.

The Sani-Ikos Group recently donated cutting-edge medical equipment to the Pediatrics Clinic of the Halkidiki General Hospital, within the framework of its sustainability and CSR programs.

Lufthansa is expanding its long-haul services and as of November 8 will be flying nonstop from Berlin to New York five times a week.

KLM customers can now book a ticket on Messenger through an artificial intelligence-powered service named BlueBot (BB).

Emirates is expanding its network to 29 flydubai destinations globally, as part of the two companies’ codeshare agreement.

Small and medium-sized businesses in Greece will be able to tap into a total of 700 million euros of funding by EIB, EIF and EBRD, through local Piraeus Bank.

Air Mediterranean is launching new scheduled direct routes between Athens and seven destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The UK’s fifth largest carrier Monarch has ceased trading and cancelled all its flights affecting thousands of customers.

Celestyal Cruises has upgraded its IT infrastructure and increased productivity in its headquarters, following a partnership with Office Line.

Air China’s much-awaited first direct flight between Athens and Beijing landed at Athens International Airport (AIA) on Saturday, September 30, carrying over 200 passengers.

The founder of “Beat” has launched an online campaign to stop the government from drafting a bill that would force taxi e-platforms and apps to operate as transport companies.

Joon, Air France’s “new generation travel experience”, will start operations on December 1, 2017, to six destinations departing from Paris.

Azamara Club Cruises, the subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises, is expanding its fleet with the delivery of a new ship in March 2018.

Greek airline Sky Express has announced that it will exclusively operate the Rhodes-Kos-Kalymnos-Leros-Astypalea route as of Monday, October 2.

More than 600 executives from the Greek travel market were present at the celebration event of Amadeus’ 30 years anniversary that took place in Athens.