Hospitality

Greek hoteliers are looking to recruit third country nationals to fill the workforce gap the tourism sector is facing.

A new study has Greek hospitality professionals wondering if Athens is beginning to reach its limits in terms of its “carrying capacity” as a tourism destination.

The Newel, a Greek hospitality brand that owns and operates aparthotels in the Greek capital, has opened its new property in the Metaxourgeio neighborhood in Athens.

Greece’s hotels and F&B venues stress that rising energy costs and high value-added tax charges are hurting the sustainable development of the HoReCa industry.

The 2022 tourism season marked a significant recovery, bringing positive financial results for hotels in the portfolio of Lamway Hotel Management Group and its partner company Hotelising.

Demand for luxury villas in Greece broke all records with 26.3% of all purchases made on the islands of Mykonos and Corfu, according to data by Greece Sotheby’s International Realty.

The Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens celebrated the beginning of the holiday season with its traditional Christmas tree lighting event in its lobby in a festive atmosphere.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, soaring energy prices and lack of staff are taking a toll on Greece’s hotel sector.

Airbnb operators leasing out dozens of properties in Greece will be seeing changes to the legal framework, according to Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

The Grand Hyatt Athens is in the process of wrapping up a major expansion project, which will make it the largest Grand Hyatt-branded hotel in Europe.

Greek company AXIA Hospitality expects 2023 to be a successful year in terms of bookings for the hotels in its portfolio.

Aria Hotels has added the Elaia Grove Villas in Kalamata to its property portfolio, expanding its hospitality operations in more than a dozen areas in Greece.

Athens is among the most attractive European cities for hotel investments in 2023, found a survey released by Deloitte.

The ONOMA Hotel in Thessaloniki has launched a campaign to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS on the occasion of World AIDS Day, December 1.

The Makedonia Palace hotel in Thessaloniki was rewarded for its business management model at the EFQM Awards in Athens.

Infrastructure upgrades, digital reform and sustainable best practices will best prepare Greece’s hospitality industry for the new era, says the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.

The hotel sector contributed greatly to Greece’s tourism success in 2022, according to the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.

Greece’s new tourism campaign will focus on sustainability, environmental protection, green entrepreneurship and the blue economy, Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias has announced.

Average occupancy at hotels in Athens, Greece, maintained its dynamic in October with a 0.4% increase compared to pre-pandemic 2019.

Greece was one of the three countries in Europe to post an increase in Airbnb demand in October, according to analytics firm AirDNA.