Hospitality

Revenue and occupancy rates at Athens hotels are holding strong in the third quarter of 2018, with sights now set on the upcoming Athens Marathon next week.

The Amalia Hotel has been announced Official Hotel of the Nafplio Castle Run 2018, a unique sports event to will be held on November 25 in the city of Nafplio.

Zakynthos hoteliers confirmed that a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that rattled the island last month has had no impact on tourism flows.

Metaxas Group of Companies recently announced that it is planning a major hotel investment in the Mirabello Bay in the area of Kavousi, Eastern Crete.

Santorini’s “Santo Maris Oia” was honored at 4th World Spa Awards as the “Best Resort Spa” in both Greece and Europe.

The Hotelbeds Group has entered into a partnership with Millennium Hotels and Resorts, aiming to offer more options for travel services providers via its technology platform.

UK tour operator Thomas Cook has announced the opening of four hotels in Greece – on Crete, Kos and Rhodes – in summer 2019.

Plans for a major tourism investment on Santorini by the Metaxas Group are still stuck on the drawing board due to a dispute with the island’s municipality.

Greek hospitality experts Simple Way of Tourism (SWOT) will be managing the operations of a new Marriott Autograph Collection hotel on Mykonos, starting in 2019.

The Castelli Hotel’s “Eucalyptos” restaurant on Zakynthos was included among Europe’s best for 2018 by the European Council of Enogastronomic Brotherhoods (CEUCO).

The luxury Hotel Du Lac Congress Center & Spa in Ioannina, Epirus, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary during a special event with partners and friends.

Invel Real Estate Management Ltd and Dolphin Capital Partners have acquired 85.6 percent of the Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Porto Heli in the Peloponnese.

Louis Hotels is adding the “Ivi Mare” to its portfolio of luxury properties, which will open its doors in May 2019, in Paphos, Cyprus.

The Kalamaki Beach Resort, located in Isthmia near Corinth, held its second cleanup operation for 2018 in the area of Paleo Kalamaki.

HOTREC, the European umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés, has elected Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos as an ExCom Member.

The Metropolitan, located in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, will operate as an official four-star hotel as of November 1.

Five key players in the Greek tourism sector will give tips to hoteliers on increasing revenue, during the third Sales Seminar to take place on October 26 on Santorini.

The Sofitel Athens Airport hotel has introduced a new Sunday brunch service, which has Greek and international cuisine on the menu.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is keen on adding new brands to Greece’s hospitality market, according to the hotel company’s president and CEO, Geoff Ballotti.

Thomas Cook Hotel Investments (TCHI), a joint venture between Thomas Cook and LMEY Investments, has secured the sum of 40 million euros to invest in hotels in Greece and other …