Industry sectors

Greece’s cruise comeback will be discussed by some of the industry’s leading companies and experts at this year’s Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Athens.

AEGEAN, Ellinair, Emirates, Scoot, Gulf Air and Royal Jordanian were among the airlines honored at Athens International Airport’s annual award ceremony for partners.

The Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) underscored the global cruise industry’s commitment to sustainability, during recent events in Abu Dhabi and Berlin.

Marketing Greece has launched a “Tourism Partnership for Chania” by joining forces with the Chania Hotels Association and Fraport Greece – the manager of Chania Airport.

The Divani Collection Hotels group was announced as one of Greece’s 19 most dynamic enterprises at the Growth Awards 2019.

Six leading tour operators from India recently visited Athens and Thessaloniki, during a fam trip organized by ASIT-Anatolia Travel.

Hoteliers in Greece can proceed with the connection of their property via HotelAvailabilities to Bidroom and manage their inventory and rates with zero commission.

Three bidders interested in taking on the 40-year concession to operate the marina of Alimos in southern Athens, have made it to the next round of the tender process.

From Summer 2020, TUI Sensimar and TUI Family Life hotels in Greece will reopen under the TUI Blue lifestyle brand, bringing the number to about 30.

Celestyal Cruises launched its three- and four-night “Iconic Aegean” cruises on March 15, aiming to extend the tourism season in Greece beyond the summer months.

The airlines of Lufthansa Group last year carried some 2.7 million passengers to/from Greece, a record number compared to 2017, up by 18 percent.

After winning over the crowds at ITB Berlin earlier this month, the ever-growing Greek Breakfast project made its debut at the Greece Food Expo 2019 in Athens.

Online travel reservations platform Entrada has launched partnerships with China-based Dida Travel Technology and Turkish company Paximum.

MSC Cruises’ newest state-of-the-art cruise ship has been named “Belissima” by its “godmother” and Hollywood icon Sophia Loren.

Elizabeth Kouta, CEO of Butterfly Stories, speaks of the company’s newest cooperations and the new “Signature Breakfast Experience” service for hotels.

Admission fees to 24 of Greece’s leading museums, sites and monuments will increase next year, according to Greece’s tourism and archaeological authorities.

Passenger traffic through Greece’s airports increased by 10.7 percent during the first two months of 2019, according to the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is urging Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos to re-examine taxation on hospitality, F&B, and transport services.

Bolivian President Evo Morales, during his recent visit to Athens, said he would like for his country to learn from Greece’s tourism success.

Air travel will be included in Greece’s transport equivalent program, which offers special discounts for the transportation of goods and people to/from 49 remote Greek islands.