Month: July 2016 | Page 5

Most Innovative Honored at Second ‘100% Hotel Design Awards’ Architecture Competition in Greece

Greece’s best hotels in terms of design, lighting and renovation were awarded recently at the second 100% Hotel Design Awards at a ceremony held recently in Athens.

Posted On 18 Jul 2016

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Etihad’s First Class Receives Triple Honours at Skytrax Awards

Etihad Airways has received three highly coveted awards for the World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering, and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its First Apartments and Suites, at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards announced...

Posted On 18 Jul 2016

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Austrian Airlines' Director Station Management International, Susanne Königsbauer (left) and Vice President Cabin Operation, Vera Renner (right) together with Austrian staff.

Skytrax Awards 2016: Austrian Airlines has Best Staff Service in Europe

Austrian Airlines' service on the ground and in the air was honored a first place rating in the category “Best Airline Staff Service in Europe” for the third time in a row at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Posted On 18 Jul 2016

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Aegean Airlines Cancels Flights to/from Istanbul

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has announced the cancellation of flights to and from Istanbul on Saturday, July 16.

Posted On 16 Jul 2016

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Foreign Minister Kotzias Tells Turkey: ‘Greece Condemns any Coup Attempt’

"Greece condemns any coup attempt", Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, during a telephone discussion on Saturday.

Posted On 16 Jul 2016

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TAIPED: Open Electronic Tender for Sale/Lease of 14 Real Estate Assets in Greece

Greek state privatization fund TAIPED announced the launch of an open electronic tender for the sale/lease of 14 real estate assets located in Kavala, Attica, Lasithi, Chalkidiki, Rhodes, Argolida and Messinia.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Greek Rail Workers Announce More Work Stoppages

Railway services in Greece will not operate from Monday, July 18, until Wednesday, July 20, as employees of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) are protesting against the privatization of Greek railway operator TRAINOSE.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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UNWTO, WTTC Strongly Condemn Attack in Nice, France

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have strongly condemned the attack in Nice, France, on Thursday, July 14.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Greece’s Philippi Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The archaeological site of Philippi in Northern Greece has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, it was announced during the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee in Istanbul, Turkey.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Mouzenidis Travel Opens New Office in Rome

Mouzenidis Group last week opened a new office in Rome in an effort to strengthen its presence in Italy.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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AEGEAN Wins ‘Best Regional Airline in Europe’ Award from Skytrax

AEGEAN has won the award for Best Regional Airline in Europe for the sixth consecutive year at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards held recently.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Ryanair Extends ‘Santorini Experience’ Seat Sale: Athens-Santorini Flights from Just €19.99

Ryanair on Friday announced that due to overwhelming demand, it will extend its “Santorini Experience” seat sale for the weekend, allowing customers to book seats from just 19,99 euros until midnight (24:00hrs) Sunday, July 17.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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: Patrick Brannelly Divisional Vice President, Customer Experience receiving the award from Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax. Emirates was today named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016. Also pictured on the left is Lord Deighton, Non-Executive Chairman of Heathrow Airport.

Emirates Named ‘World’s Best Airline’ at 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards

Emirates was recently named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, in addition to scooping up the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for a record 12th consecutive year, and Best Airline in the Middle East.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Evanthia Reboutsika to Perform at Athens Airport

Composer-violinist Evanthia Reboutsika will be at Athens International Airport on Tuesday, July 19, to perform popular works that will take passengers and visitors on a melodious journey with “the colours and aromas of the East and the West”.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Pioneering Greeks: Dimitris Steinhauer, Creator of ‘Skinos’ Mastiha Spirit

This week the "Pioneering Greeks" column introduces Dimitris Stainhauer, an entrepreneur who conquered the international markets with a spirit made from a product found exclusively in Greece: the Mastiha of Chios island.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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International Community Condemns Nice, France, Attack

A wave of international condemnation followed Thursday's attack in Nice, France, that left at least 84 people dead, 18 in critical condition and injured many.

Posted On 15 Jul 2016

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Greek Rail Company TRAINOSE Sold for 45 Million Euros

Greece's privatization agency TAIPED on Thursday announced that Italy’s state railway company Ferrovie dello Stato was the preferred investor for the acquisition of the 100 percent of the shares of rail company TRAINOSE.

Posted On 14 Jul 2016

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Last-Minute Bookings to Make or Break 2016 Tourism for Greece

While incoming air traffic to Greece for the January-June period marked a 4.9 percent increase, up by 278,000 arrivals, inbound road traffic dropped by 7.4 percent at a loss of about 337,000 arrivals compared to the same period in 2015.

Posted On 14 Jul 2016

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