Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 Honor Industry’s Finest
Greece’s best hotels and resorts were celebrated at the second edition of the Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 on Friday, April 22.
The prestigious Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 gala dinner took place at the Ethniki Asfalistiki Conference Center in Athens in the presence of Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura and hosted by Greek journalist Haris Digrintakis and Ethos Media Public Relations Director Sofia-Afroditi Voulgaraki.
Honorary Award recipients
During the ceremony, honorary awards were given to this year’s:
- “Greek Hospitality Leader”: Aristotelis Divanis, President of Divani Collection Hotels group and former President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
- “Greek Hospitality Influencer”: Yiannis Retsos, President, Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) & 1st Vice President of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE)
- “Greek Hospitality Rising Star”: Alexandros Angelopoulos, CEO, Aldemar Resorts
Top Greek Hotel 2016
The top prize of the ceremony was the award for the “Top Greek Hotel 2016” which was awarded to Grecotel Amirandes.
Greek Hospitality Awards 2016
In its second year, the Greek Hospitality Awards rewarded excellence in Greece’s hotel sector and a total of 63 prizes were presented in four categories: Best Greek Hotels, Best Greek Resorts, Best Greek Hotel & Resort Facilities and Special Awards.
CATEGORY 1. BEST GREEK HOTELS
- Best Greek Boutique Hotel
GOLD: Spilia Village Hotel
SILVER: Grace Mykonos
SILVER: Kyrimai Hotel
BRONZE: Grecotel Pallas Athena
- Best Greek Romantic Hotel
GOLD: Grace Santorini
- Best Greek Design Hotel
GOLD: Alila Hotel (Mitsis Hotels)
- Best Greek Heritage Hotel
GOLD: Kyrimai Hotel
SILVER: Astir Palace
- Best Greek Mice Hotel
GOLD: Athenaeum Intercontinental
SILVER: Divani Caravel
- Best Greek Green Hotel
GOLD: Kinsterna Hotel
CATEGORY 2. BEST GREEK RESORTS:
- Best Greek Boutique Resort
GOLD: Caramel Grecotel Boutique Resort Suites & Villas
BRONZE: Atrium Hotel A.S.G. S.A.
BRONZE: Kaimak Inn Resort
- Best Greek Casino Resort
GOLD: Porto Carras Grand Resort
- 3. BEST Greek Romantic Resort
BRONZE: Kaimak Inn Resort
- Best Greek Beach Resort
GOLD: Aldemar Olympian Village Family Resorts
SILVER: (Grecotel) Creta Palace
SILVER: Porto Carras Grand Resort
- Best Greek all Inclusive Resort
GOLD: Grecotel Club Marine Palace &Suites
SILVER: Aldemar Cretan Village Family Resort
SILVER: Blue Domes (Mitsis Hotels)
- Best Greek Family Resort
GOLD: Grecotel Olympia Riviera Resort
SILVER: Aldemar Olympian Village Family Resorts
SILVER: Porto Carras Grand Resort
- Best Greek Golf Resort
GOLD: Porto Carras Grand Resort
- Best Greek Sports Resort
SILVER: Porto Carras Grand Resort
- Best Greek Thermal Spa Resort
GOLD: Galini Wellness & Spa Resort (Mitsis Hotels)
- Best Greek Thalasso Resort
GOLD: Aldemar Royal Mare Luxury Resort + Thalasso
GOLD: Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso
CATEGORY 3. BEST GREEK HOTEL & RESORT FACILITIES
- Best Greek Hotel & Resort Dinning Experience
GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Cape Sounio, Grecotel Exclusive Resort
GOLD: Grace Santorini
SILVER: Aldemar Royal Mare Luxury Resort + Thalasso
- Best Greek Hotel & Resort Bar
BRONZE: Anastasia Hotel Karystos
- Best Greek Hotel & Resort Breakfast
GOLD: Kaimak Inn Resort
SILVER: Anastasia Hotel Karystos
- BEST GREEK HOTEL & RESORT CONFERENCE CENTER
BRONZE: Kaimak Inn Resort
- BEST GREEK ACCESSIBILITY HOTEL & RESORT
GOLD: Aldemar Olympian Village Family Resorts
SILVER: Hotel Leto Hydra
BRONZE: Eria Resort
CATEGORY 4. SPECIAL AWARDS
- Best HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT & TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER
GOLD: IT-CONCEPT
- BEST IT,WEB & TELECOMS SUPPLIER
GOLD: ΗΙΤ Hospitality Integrated Technologies
SILVER: IT-CONCEPT
- Best GREEK HOTEL & RESORT MOBILE APP
GOLD: Daios Cove Luxury Resort &Villas – m-hospitality
- BEST TOUR OPERATOR
GOLD: Mideast Travel Worldwide
- Best Greek Sustainable Hotel & Resort
SILVER: Aldemar Resorts
SILVER: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
- Best Greek EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE HOTEL & RESORT
GOLD: Domotel
GOLD: Grecotel Amirandes
SILVER: Aldemar Resorts
SILVER: Kaimak Inn Resort
SILVER: Kinsterna Hotel
SILVER: Mykonos Princess
- BEST HOTEL MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA PROVIDER
GOLD: Atnet / www.ekdromi.gr
GOLD: Nelios
- BEST HOTEL EDUCATION PROVIDER
SILVER: Metropolitan College
- Best GREEK HOTEL SUPPLIER
GOLD: Ideal Standard
GOLD: Vitex (Yannidis Group)
SILVER: Manifest Services
SILVER: Istikbal (Portokalidis Group)
- Best GREEK HOTEL & RESORT MARKETING STRATEGY
GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Electra Hotels and Resorts
GOLD: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
SILVER: Cactus Royal Spa & Resort
- Best Greek Hotel & Resort Brand
GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
- Best Greek Hotel & Resort Loyalty Programme
GOLD: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
SILVER: Domotel
- Best HOTEL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
GOLD: Axia Hospitality & Nelios
SILVER: One Appy
- Best GREEK HOTEL & RESORT WEBSITE
GOLD: Astir Palace
GOLD: Poseidonion Grand Hotel By Nelios
SILVER: Grecotel Hotels & Resorts
The Greek Hospitality Awards 2016 were held under the organization of Ethos Events and the TIF-HELEXPO and under the auspices of the Economy, Development & Tourism Ministry, the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels,
The Greek Travel Pages (GTP) was a media sponsor of the Greek Hospitality Awards 2016.