Industry sectors

Greece’s commercial property market is showing signs of recovery with the hotel sector leading the way, according to data released by NAI Hellas.

Ways of linking tourism with the agri-food sector and culture were the focus of a workshop held by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) on Lesvos.

Fraport Greece has launched development works at Kos “Hippocrates” International Airport with the reconstruction of the runway.

The landmark “Pagoda” building at the port of Piraeus is set to become a five-star hotel, according to Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) plans currently up for discussion.

Far-reaching media strategies and investments in infrastructure upgrades continue to form the South Aegean Region’s tourism policy for the year ahead.

The Creta Maris Beach Resort presented Crete’s tourism offerings and gastronomy during the Brussels Holiday Fair 2018.

Cyprus Airways has signed a new distribution agreement with travel technology provider Sabre Corporation to help fuel its international growth.

Villa Veneziano, located on Lefkada, was honored with the “Best Landscape” accolade at the 4th Hotel Design Awards during the latest 100% Hotel Show.

A number of new hotels are getting ready to open their doors to guests in Athens and Attica this year.

Aiming to attract film producers to Greece, Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas visited Netflix, Disney and Paramount during his trip to the US.

Conference organizers in Greece were recently informed on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25.

The Greek economy is losing in foreign investment due to a levy imposed on real estate investment companies (REICs) as of 2016.

SiteMinder, a leading cloud platform for the global hotel industry, has revealed the 15 booking channels that generated the greatest revenue for hotels in Greece.

Sky Express in summer 2018 will connect Athens with the destinations of Alexandroupolis, Kefallonia, Mytilini and Samos.

Travelport, a leading travel commerce platform, recently announced that it had a record-breaking January 2018 for fare shopping.

The Sofitel Athens Airport received a Guest Review Award by Booking.com for the high-quality hospitality services it offered in 2017.

Greek Parliament has passed an amendment to the law of the “stayover tax”, which is charged to guests at hotels in Greece.

Global conferences and new campaigns are included on the agenda of the City of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) for 2018 and 2019.

Greek professional conference organizers may be up against a restriction to the number of domestic medical congress events they are allowed to organize.

The latest legislative developments that indirectly or directly affect the operation of Greek hotels will be analyzed at the 7th General Assembly of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.