Company updates

The Hilton Athens is donating one freshly-baked breadbasket for every bread basket served at its in-house restaurants daily to the Emfasis Foundation.

The Morantis Group has launched Upselling Hotel, a brand new service that promises to cover the most demanding needs of the contemporary hoteliers.

More than 30,000 Russians have already booked trips to Greece for the 2017 summer season through tour operator Mouzenidis Travel.

Sabre will introduce live data feeds from FlightGlobal in its GDS and travel booking platforms, so agents will have access to flight changes and schedules.

Etihad Airways delivered another year of sustained growth in 2016 and carried 18.5 million passengers during the year, up six percent on 2015.

Alitalia recently announced additional weekly flights on its Rome-Mexico City route, with a new daily service starting on July 3.

Air France has announced that it will launch new direct summer routes from Athens to the French cities of Nice, Toulouse and Marseille.

Crist, a leading company in the Greek textile sector, gave a successful showing at HORECA 2027 that took place recently at the Metropolitan Expo Center.

Turkish Airlines and Air Namibia recently signed a codeshare agreement that will be effective as of March 1 and cover routes between Turkey and Namibia.

Costa Navarino, the prime sustainable destination in the Mediterranean, is looking ahead to an exciting season, beginning on February 19.

Air Transat has unveiled the first of its 30th anniversary aircraft displaying the anniversary logo that highlights the company’s 30-year history and the Transat group’s star emblem.

Qatar Airways has launched flights to Auckland, giving passengers from New Zealand the opportunity to travel to over 150 destinations on its global network.

Fresh Hotel is the first Athens hotel to receive a special sticker indicating that it welcomes bicycle lovers and certifying that it has the facilities to accommodate their needs.

Eurowings, a member of the Lufthansa Group, will launch flights this summer to the Greek destinations of Lesvos, Samos, Mykonos, Karpathos and Santorini.

The Sofitel Athens Airport hotel is set to undergo extensive modernization works in the upcoming period, Mitsis Hotels & Resorts announced recently.

The Arion Athens, a modern boutique hotel, recently unveiled a new multi-functional space to host meetings, events and conferences.

Spyrou Philoxenia, a hotel management company in Greece, recently announced the addition of the Iris Guesthouse to its management portfolio.

Emirates has launched an additional privilege to extend the usage of its luxury lounges at Dubai Airport to its Loyalty Programme members and their guests.

The historic luxury Capsis Hotel on Rhodes has now slipped into the ownership of entrepreneur Nikos Koutras for the amount of 30 million euros.

Condor, the leisure carrier of Thomas Cook Group Airlines, will launch new direct flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki in May.