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HotelAvailabilities is now connected with the Lybra.Tech Intelligent Revenue Assistant, providing hoteliers with additional technology tools.

Athens is gaining ground as a global MICE destination, according to the ICCA – International Congress and Conference Association 2018 list.

The European Commission has introduced caps at 19 cents per minute and 6 cents per SMS on phone calls via landline and mobile phone or SMS within the EU.

Thomas Cook’s hotel fund has acquired a further two properties in Greece, including one of the company’s flagship hotels, Casa Cook Kos.

Greece’s sea tourism, with particular focus on its cruise travel sector, will come into the spotlight at the 2019 Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum during May 28-29 in Athens.

More than 450 commercial visitors from 31 countries participated in the Mediterranean Yacht Show 2019 that was held in Nafplion, Greece.

The five-star ELIVI SKIATHOS promises its guests a fairytale stay in Greece that includes luxury combined with authenticity and hospitality.

The growing number of new hotels and increasing Airbnb-style options available in Athens has expanded the city’s accommodation sector.

SETKE has welcomed a one-year collective labor agreement covering wages and rights of employees working in non-hotel accommodation facilities.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Zeus International made their debut in the Greek islands with the opening of the Wyndham Grand Crete Mirabello Bay in Agios Nikolaos on Crete.

The Hilton Athens hotel joins the festivities marking a century of the finest hospitality worldwide offered by the Hilton brand.

Louis Hotels received two honors – one gold and one bronze – at the 1st Cyprus Tourism Awards, during a ceremony held at the Filoxenia Conference Center in Nicosia.

Airbnb-style rentals account for 5.3 percent of Attica’s home rental market, or 12,000 of the 150,000 properties up for rent, according to recent findings.

The historic Astir Beach is ready to welcome summer 2019 in true style with dozens of events, happenings, the finest food and drinks.

One year after the opening of Volotea’s base in Athens, the carrier’s CEO referred to it as “the most successful launch” in the airline’s history.

Aiming to create its own olfactory branding strategy, Santorini’s Aqua Luxury Suites has entered into a partnership with Italy-based Scent Company.

The Mediterranean Hotels group has selected BookOnlineNow, an innovative online booking engine, for the operation of its online reservation systems.

The Glion Institute of Higher Education has announced its new portfolio of master’s degrees in hospitality, luxury management and finance, available across campuses in Switzerland and the UK.

The northern wall of the cella (or chamber) of the Parthenon in Athens, is set to be reconstructed, according to Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS).

An increased supply of accommodation options appears to have driven hotel demand levels down in Athens, in the first quarter (Q1) of the year.