Industry sectors

Sabre Corporation has acquired Radixx, a leading airline retailing software provider with an established presence in the low-cost carrier (LCC) market.

ITΒ Asia, Asia’s leading travel trade show, has reported a record number of over 1,300 exhibitors and more than 1,250 buyers at its 2019 edition.

Brown Hotels has announced its entry in the Greek hotel market with the opening of the iconic Acropol Hotel in Athens.

A total of 54.5 million passengers went through Greek airports from January to September, marking a 4.8% increase compared to the same period last year.

Sixty-six thermal spring facilities across Greece have been approved by the Tourism Ministry with an additional 52 under assessment.

Ryanair has announced its Summer 2020 schedule for Greece, which includes 14 new summer routes to destinations in France, Italy and Germany.

The significant potential of Greece’s thermal springs as part of a wider wellness tourism product was highlighted at the 5th Conference of Thermal Medicine in Kamena Vourla.

HotelKeys, a subsidiary of the HotelBrain Group, has added six new leased hotels, located on Paros, Crete, Naxos and Rhodes, to its portfolio.

Athens’ Grande Bretagne and King George hotels are included on the list of the Top 10 Hotels in Greece & Turkey, as voted by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.

KLM recently turned 100 years old and in Greece celebrated with a bike ride for its friends at Athens International Airport.

Air China is increasing its direct Athens-Beijing service from two to three flights per week in order to meet high travel demand.

The first Digital Marketing Academy for Hospitality (DMAH), launched exclusively for tourism professionals in Greece and Cyprus, is accepting applications.

Greek hoteliers must expand their partnerships in the wake of Thomas Cook’s collapse, according to tourism industry expert Andreas Papatheodorou.

Attica’s tourism offerings and city break options were introduced to leading Russian tour operators in Moscow and St Petersburg.

Europe’s top cultural and creative cities are more prosperous, according to the European Commission’s Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor 2019.

The Greek government is considering allowing private entities to set up waterways at destinations with resorts, marinas and boat shelters.

The Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) is calling for ways to channel the strong tourism dynamic towards stimulating retail trade.

Τhe German-Greek Chamber of Industry and Commerce has announced 50 new job openings in the hotel market as part of its DUAL Hellas training program.

SETE’s 2019 tourism conference will focus on international best practices for sustainable development, destination management, innovation and travel experiences.

The European Commission has approved Germany’s plans to grant a €380-million loan to charter airline Condor, after the collapse of its parent company Thomas Cook.