Hospitality News

For the third consecutive year, the Hotel Grande Bretagne will recreate its aristocratic and cozy atmosphere at its Christmas gift shop on level 1 of the Golden Hall shopping center in Marousi, Northern Athens.

Greek hotel management company HotelBrain has been added to the global network of Endeavor Greece and will now receive entrepreneurship support through expertise and international network connections by Endeavor Greece.

The president of Sani Resort, Stavros Andreadis, was honored as the 2013 Pioneer Entrepreneur at the recent Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala for Greece.

Global hotel unit management company Aqua Vista Hotels aims to expand its presence in Greece and abroad with the addition of 20 new members to its portfolio during the 2014-2015 period.

Greek construction company TE.NE ATEVE was announced as the successful bidder of the tender for the development of the Xenia hotel on Skiathos.

Hotel management company Lamway has announced its intention to enter the markets of Mykonos and Ios as of 2014.

Investment firm Jermyn Street Real Estate Fund IV LP made the best offer for the majority stake in the Astir Palace luxury resort at Vouliagmeni, southern Athens.

The Athens Ledra Marriott will operate under the name “Athens Ledra Hotel,” as of 1 January 2014 under new management.

The “100% Hotel Show,” a tourism exhibition like no other, will debut in Athens 8-10 February 2014 at the renovated facilities of the Mediterranean Exhibition Center (MEC) in Paiania, East Attica.

Οnly six percent of hotels in Greece are branded but, due to their comparatively larger size, they represent 21 percent of the rooms in the country, according to the recently released Hotel Brands Report of GBR Consulting.