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The five-star Sani Resort, located in Halkidiki, was named Best Family Hotel at the Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards 2018.

Some of Greece’s finest wines were presented during a special wine tasting event recently held in Athens by the G & A Mamidakis Foundation.

Five-star hotel Wyndham Grand Athens, operated by Zeus International, received two honors at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018.

Sommet Education’s CEO, Benoit-Etienne Domenget, talks to GTP Headlines on hospitality trends, challenges for the industry and Greek “philoxenia”.

Germany’s travel industry has confirmed that Greece will be among the most popular destinations for German travelers in summer 2018.

All the more Chinese travelers have their sights on visiting Greece, with the number of tourist visas issued in the first two months of 2018 up by 53.5 percent.

Common synergies and initiatives in the cruise sector were discussed between the tourism ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt.

Global passenger traffic in January 2018 rose by 4.6 percent compared to the same period in 2017, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

Greek technology company Travelotopos has entered into a partnership with TripAdvisor’s B2C company, Viator.

Hotel management group Aqua Vista Hotels has added five new properties to its growing portfolio on Santorini since the beginning of the year.

Tourist arrivals might be booming in Greece, but a large number of tourism businesses are set to go to the highest bidder in the coming period.

Athens Airport has been honored as the Best European Airport in the “15–25 Million Passengers/Year” category at the 2017 ASQ Awards, held by ACI World.

Greek taxi drivers took to the streets this week demonstrating against Uber cab service, which they claim is depriving them of their living.

The Athens Municipality is moving ahead with the regulation of cafe and restaurant seating in efforts to improve the standard of living in the capital.

As part of TUI’s sustainable food project on Crete, the first eight sustainable wines from indigenous varieties will be ready in the 2018 summer season.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Emirates is highlighting the integral role played by its female employees through a special video.

While Greece is seeing a surge in bookings, SETE President Yiannis Retsos says that the Greek private sector should stay alert.

The main runway at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport is in operation handling all flights, following the completion of planned maintenance works there.

Greek carrier AEGEAN saw a 12 percent increase in passenger traffic to 1.5 million on its flights for the first two months of 2018.

The Mystique and Vedema resorts on Santorini have won multiple gold and silver awards at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018.