Company updates

Volotea will launch three new routes between Greece and France, beginning this spring.

Karatzis Group of Companies was honored for the fifth consecutive year with the prestigious “True Leader” title by credit rating agency ICAP Group.

The Hilton Athens hotel is undergoing a 130-million-euro makeover in order to be transformed into a new multidimensional destination in the Greek capital.

KLM has added Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to all flights departing from Amsterdam with the aim to further stimulate the SAF market.

Minoan Lines has completed 50 years of successful operations, with its luxury state-of-the-art vessels offering quality and safe transportation for people and goods.

More and more shipping companies are choosing to base their operations in Greece, which saw the number of ships registered on its national cadastre increase in 2021.

Cruise giant Royal Caribbean is among companies “disappointed” with a CDC warning advising travelers against cruise travel, even those who are vaccinated.

For the year 2021, Athens International Airport’s passenger count was 12.35 million, representing a 51.7 percent decrease from 2019.

Ethiopian Airlines has revised its refund and rebooking policy for trips that may have been disrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

TUI’s head, Friedrich Joussen, says there is good reason to be optimistic in 2022 and that travel demand is focused more on the Mediterranean.

Lufthansa will launch a new route connecting the Greek destination of Kalamata with Munich in Germany as of May 2022.

Minoan Lines has once again been honored as the Greek passenger shipping sector’s ‘Top Corporate Brand’ at the Business Superbrands awards.

Greek company AllinBlusive was honored as “World’s Leading Private Cruises Company” for the fourth year running at the World Travel Awards 2021.

Athens-based travel group ‘Ancient Greek Experience’ recently unveiled its new logo after rebranding to the more global company title ‘A.G.E. Travel Group’.

DER Touristik, a leading travel group in Europe, has plans to promote travel to Greece also in the autumn and winter months of 2022.

SWOT Hospitality announced the addition of more hotels to its portfolio, including Greece’s second ‘Moxy’ by Marriott International, as of 2022.

Greek destinations are included in the summer 2022 flight schedules of airlines of the Lufthansa Group.

Marketing Greece has released a video to promote destinations near Thessaloniki to travelers looking to “feel free” and discover off-the-beaten-track spots.

Norwegian Cruise Line is expected to bring more than 200,000 passengers to Greece in 2022, according to an announcement by the Greek Tourism Ministry.

Goldair Handling, a leading company that provides airport handling services, has plans to strengthen its activity outside Greece in 2022.