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Air New Zealand Named Airline of the Year by AirlineRatings.com

Air New Zealand has been crowned best airline in the world for the fourth consecutive year in the global rankings.

Civitel’s Akali Hotel Wins Trivago Award for Best Breakfast

The Akali Hotel, a member of Civitel Hotels & Resorts, was recently awarded with the title of "Best Breakfast Hotel for 2017" by hotel search engine Trivago.

Santorini’s ‘Aenaon Villas’ Named World’s Most Romantic Hotel

The Aenaon Villas on Santorini in Greece won the title of the "World's Most Romantic Hotel" at the World Boutique Hotel Awards 2016 gala dinner held recently at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London.

HATTA Awards: Greece’s Best Travel Agency Brochures, Websites Honored for 26th Year

Greece's best travel agency brochures and websites were recently honored for the 26th year by the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies (HATTA).

Condé Nast Traveler Readers Applaud Hotels Grande Bretagne and King George

The Hotel Grande Bretagne has been included once again among the best hotels in the world, according to the latest “Readers’ Choice Awards” of the Condé Nast Traveler magazine. The King George Hotel is also an honoree on the 2016 list for the first time.

Greek Team ‘Skyros 2016’ Honored for Climate Change Video in Global Competition

Greek team Skyros 2016 won the People's Choice Award in the Film4Climate Global Video Competition and was honored at an official awards event at the COP 22 climate summit in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 13.

Costa Navarino Named ‘IAGTO European Golf Resort of the Year 2017’

Costa Navarino, in the southwest Peloponnese in Greece, has been honored with the prestigious title of "2017 European Golf Resort of the Year" at the IAGTO Awards ceremony held recently in Palma, Spain.

Eurocities Awards: Athens’ Citizens Platform ‘SynAthina’ Wins for Innovation

SynAthina, Athens' public platform for engaging citizens, was honored with the award for innovation in this year's Eurocities awards on the theme of the sharing economy.

Santorini’s Vedema Nominated in ‘Love Travel Awards’

Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort on Santorini, has been nominated in the category "Most Romantic Resort Hotel" of the Love Travel Awards, the ultimate badge of honour for romantic hotels and resorts around the world.

WTM 2016: Greece’s Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso Named Top Wellness Venue

The luxury Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso was named the best wellness destination in Greece at the Wellness Travel Awards 2016 held on the sidelines of the recent World Travel Market (WTM) in London.

Mitsis Hotels Awarded with Eco-label ‘Green Key’

All 17 luxury member hotels of the Mitsis group have been awarded with the eco-label "Green Key" certification.

Elefsina Wins ‘European Capital of Culture 2021’ Title

Elefsina, west of Athens, has won the title of "European Capital of Culture 2021", the selection panel of independent experts responsible for assessing the Greek cities competing for the title announced on Friday.

Olympic Champions Honored at 2016 AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards in Athens

Reigning Olympic Champions Eliud Kipchoge and Jemima Sumgong on Friday received the 2016 AIMS Best Marathon Runner Awards (BMR) at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens.

Two World Luxury Hotel Awards for Greece’s Porto Carras

The Porto Carras Grand Resort, in the Halkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, just added two more awards to its long list during the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2016 held in Doha, Qatar, last month.

Spyrou Hotels Receives Praise from ‘The Smile of The Child’

The non-profit child welfare organization Smile of the Child recently honored Spyrou Hotels with a certificate of appreciation for supporting free dental examinations for students on the island of Skopelos.

Oman Air Wins Title of Best Cargo Airline

Oman Air Cargo has been awarded “Best Cargo Airline for Valuable Goods – North and East” at the India Cargo Awards 2016 held recently in New Delhi.

Celestyal Named ‘Best Value Cruise Line of 2016’ by Cruise Critic

Celestyal Cruises has been recognized as the best value for money cruise line of 2016 by leading cruise reviews site Cruise Critic.

Tourism Professor Marianna Sigala Honoured with EuroCHRIE President’s Award 2016

Dr. Marianna Sigala, Professor in Tourism, was honored with the EuroCHRIE President's Award 2016 during the 34th annual EuroCHRIE conference held recently at the Budapest Metropolitan University in Hungary.

South Aegean Region Collects Gold ‘Best City Award’ for Promotional Campaign

The South Aegean Region won a gold award for its promotional digital campaign “Aegean Islands. Like NO Other”, at the Best City Awards 2016 ceremony held recently in Athens.

Etihad Airways Honoured with Three Treasury Awards

Etihad Airways’ treasury team has once again been acknowledged for airline treasury management excellence with three key accolades at the 2016 Middle East, African & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 Awards presented by Airline Economics in Dubai recently.