Hotels & Accommodations

Titania Hotel in Athens has announced that it aims to attract tourists from growing markets, such as India and Brazil, that have shown a strong interest in the Greek capital’s tourism product.

The Athenian hotel market is bullish for 2014 following a significant performance improvement last year, according to a report by STR Global and GBR Consulting.

A strong performance is predicted for the global lodging industry in 2014 with investors seeking out new opportunities in the worldwide hospitality sector, according to a recent Ernst & Young (EY) report. EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.

Last year may have been a record year for Greek tourism, but that does not mean that all of the industry’s financial problems are suddenly over, a study by GLP Values has revealed.

On 20 March, The Westin Resort Costa Navarino in Messinia, Greece, will participate in the global launch of the Westin Well-being Movement, a campaign designed to enhance the well-being of guests and associates around the world.

Greeks that are eligible to receive vouchers for subsidized vacations, through the Greek National Tourism Organization’s social tourism program “Tourism For All,” may apply to the Citizen Service Centers (KEP) as of 12 March.

The president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, recently placed emphasis on a series of interventions that – if implemented – could give Greek tourism and Greek hoteliers further momentum.

The tourism comeback of Athens-Attica in 2013, after six years of shrinking occupancy rates and revenues, have entrepreneurs considering opportunities for hotel investments in the Greek capital’s city center.

Tourist arrivals and revenue in Athens picked up in 2013 after six years of downward trend, according to data released by the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association.

Greek hotel management company HotelBrain aims for the hotels it operates to make more than 50 million euros in revenue this year, according to the company’s president and founder, Panos Paleologos.