Industry sectors

Digital marketing services company “Tool” won the silver award in the Best Greek Hotel Website Developer category at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018.

The need for tourism policies that will include local communities and private participation was the conclusion of the WTFL Think Tank 2018.

The Peloponnese region came into the spotlight on occasion of the World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) Think Tank 2018 held at Costa Navarino in Pylos.

Low-cost carrier Ryanair is adding 13 new routes to its 2018 winter schedule, connecting Athens and Thessaloniki with destinations in Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Greek carrier and Mouzenidis Group company Ellinair announced the expansion of its fleet and the launch of seven new routes in 2018.

European tour operators, travel agents and road transport officials are calling for improvements to coach services safety regulations.

The Makedonia Palace in Thessaloniki won the gold award in the “Top Greek Hotel 2018” category at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018.

Vana Lazarakou has been appointed deputy general manager of NJV Athens Plaza, also retaining her role as sales and marketing manager.

International arrivals to Greece increased by 22.4 percent in January 2018, according to the latest data released by INSETE.

Hotels in Athens, Moscow and Paris among other cities, are set to drive Europe’s hospitality industry to new all-time highs in 2018, STR reports.

The backlog of infrastructure projects in Greece has grown to 18.7 billion euros, according to a study released by PwC Greece.

Santo Maris is the first hotel in Greece to receive the “Boutique Hotel” seal by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH), with eight more units in line.

Condor recently honored ATPI, a leading corporate travel company, for its outstanding performance as the airline’s top producer in Greece for 2017.

Novotel Athens received the gold award in the “Best International Hotel Brand” category at the Greek Hospitality Awards 2018.

Technology provider Sabre has agreed a new multi-year agreement with Greek corporate and leisure agency Kyvernitis Travel.

The Municipality of Delphi and Enterprise Greece have signed a memorandum of cooperation to attract tourism investments in the destination.

“Greece’s economy has returned to growth through difficult but necessary reforms,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said while speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum 2018.

InterCity trains, suburban railway (proastiakos) routes to and from Athens International Airport, and bus services will not be operating at certain times on March 5-6 due to strike action.

Greek hoteliers are reaching out to Southeastern Europe by starting with a strong presence at Serbia’s International Fair of Tourism held in Belgrade, and at Romania’s TTR.

Celestyal Cruises has announced new routes for 2019 and 2020 from Piraeus in its aim to extend the tourism season in Greece.