Hospitality

The five-star Wyndham Grand Athens was honored with the gold award for “Best City Hotel” at the prestigious Tourism Awards 2018.

Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has issued a circular that clarifies which properties rented for the short-term are subject to VAT.

Michelin-starred chefs and young talents from all over the world will gather at the Sani Resort to participate in the Sani Gourmet culinary festival in May.

The Holiday Suites Arnis Street was honored at the Tourism Awards 2018 for its Happy Pet Project, which includes tailor-made pet accommodation services.

The Kenshō Boutique Hotel & Suites on Mykonos was honored for its hospitality services, at the Tourism Awards 2018 held in Athens.

The Athenaeum Hotel Group will open its brand new Athenaeum Palace Luxury Suites in Athens in early May.

The Hilton Athens received the gold Tourism Award for best Business Hotel, for the high-quality services it offers to business travelers.

The five-star NJV Athens Plaza hotel received the bronze award at the Tourism Awards 2018 for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Palace hotel supported the 12th conference of the Sports Medicine Association of Greece with a financial contribution of 6,000 euros.

Aria Hotels and the Benaki Museum will operate the house of Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor, in Kardamyli, as a guest house as of 2020.

The Grande Bretagne and King George hotels in Athens will go dark for one hour on March 24, to support the Earth Hour 2018 initiative against climate change.

Hotel management group Aqua Vista Hotels received four honors for its innovative projects in the hospitality sector at the Tourism Awards 2018.

The Louis Hotels group recently received three honors – a gold, a silver and a bronze – at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018.

Ikos Resorts has announced its expansion to Spain through its newly setup entity Ikos International SCA, headquartered in Luxembourg.

It’s a diamond anniversary for the Divani Collection Hotels, which marks 60 years of action in Greek hospitality this year.

Increasing room capacity, introducing a new hotel rating system, and laying out quality standards topped the agenda of SETKE’s annual conference.

The Creta Maris Beach Resort has been honored as “Top Hotel Partner 2017” by Schauinsland-Reisen, a leading German tour operator.

Brides, a leading UK bridal magazine, has included the Eagles Palace resort in Halkidiki among the “Top 100 Wedding Venues in the World”.

The Princess Andriana Resort & Spa of the H Hotels Collection group has received the Travelife Gold Certification for the 2017-2019 period.

Property owners leasing their homes via Airbnb or other platforms will be required within the month to register all rental activity on an electronic registry.