Hotels & Accommodations

“Last year proved that tourism is Greece’s main economic activity and main employment provider,” the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos Tsakiris, said during the chamber’s third general assembly on Friday 7 February at the Metropolitan Expo.

Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras referred to Greek tourism as the first “steam engine” that was “put into gear” and began to pull the whole economy out of a painful recession.

2013 was a year of a spectacular recovery for tourism in Greece, according to data on last year’s developments in global and Greek tourism .

Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni inaugurated the 9th International Hotel, Restaurant and Cafe Show HORECA at the Metropolitan Expo on Friday 7 February.

The Hellenic American Chamber of Tourism (HACT) is re-establishing Greece’s appeal to the United States through a networking event in Athens.

A new software application, an integrated management system for all types of accommodation businesses, will be introduced to hotel professionals at the upcoming 100% Hotel Show exhibition.

The Thessaloniki Hotels Association recently held its customary cutting of the Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s Cake) at a big event held at the Makedonia Palace hotel.

Nana Beach Hotel on Crete, Greece, was recently honored in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards in the category of Top 25 Hotels for Family in Greece.

The Greek hotel sector expects to achieve significant improvements in both occupancy and room rates this year, according to the latest tourism barometer report on the expectations of the Greek hospitality sector for the first quarter of 2014.

New Greek startups in tourism were presented and discussed at the second Travel Massive Athens event that recently took place in the Greek capital.