Hotels & Accommodations

In recognition of the successful brand management, PR, communication and marketing of the Poseidonion Grand Hotel located on Spetses, Greece, the company Communication Lab was honored at the recent International Hotel Awards ceremony in London, UK.

The Management Agreement between ASTY S.A. and MARRIOTT International, which expires on 31st December 2013, will not be extended.

Tourists did flock to Greece in August but it seems that they did not spend much money, according to a survey conducted by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels and the TNS ICAP and Quantros companies.

Associates of the Athens-based hotels Grande Bretagne and King George recently supported the Starwood EAME Road to Awareness (R2A) fundraising program for children in the Greek capital.

Cheese pies from Sfakia, fennel pies, kaltsounia, dakos, hare stew, goat in tomato sauce and many other Cretan specialties will be part of a buffet from 18 until 23 November at the Byzantino restaurant in the Hilton Athens Hotel.

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has released data on early bookings for next year, taking into account the prospects for the 2014 tourism season and Greece’s participation in the recent World Travel Market fair in London.

The Thalassa Beach Resort on Crete, once again was voted by TUI customers as a top hotel for hosting couples, at TUI UK & Ireland’s annual Gold Awards hosted recently at the Banqueting House in London, UK.

New Hotel, located in Athens center, is featured first on a list of the best designer-driven hotels in Europe drawn up by The Boutique Hotel Magazine.

The Greek National Tourism Organization office in Germany is making full use of modern technology to give Greece the best online promotion to the German public.

The Athens Ledra Marriott will not be accepting bookings for 2014 from 31 December 2013 as the hotel in the Greek capital will no longer operate as a Marriott, according to an announcement on the website of the international hotel chain Marriott Hotels & Resorts.