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Aristotelis Thomopoulos, president of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association (center), during the association’s annual pita cutting ceremony at the Holiday Inn hotel in Thessaloniki. During the ceremony the customer satisfaction survey of hotels in Thessaloniki was presented.

Thessaloniki Hotels See 2010 Occupancy Drop

The average occupancy rate of hotels in Thessaloniki last year showed a decline of 13 percent compared to 2009 thus closing 2010 at 42 percent, the president of the Thessaloniki Hotels Association, Aristotelis Thomopoulos, said last month during the association’s annual pita...

Posted On 01 Mar 2011

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The four-star Esperia hotel now stands locked on Stadiou Street, central Athens. Before the closure of Classical Acropol and Fashion House 2, Esperia and Kanigos 21 (Halkokondili street) were shut due to high rent and the impact of the economic crisis

Grecotel Shuts Classical Acropol In Athens Center

Centrally located hotel Classical Acropol on Omonia Square was recently closed down due to Greece’s economic crisis, according to an announcement of the Daskalantonakis Group in late January. The group controls the Grecotel chain of hotels.

Posted On 01 Mar 2011

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Small Greek Hotels Face Prosecution

Some 1,500 small hotel units with a capacity of less than 10 rooms are threatened with prosecution by the Self-Employed Workers’ Insurance Organization (OAEE) for non-payment of contributions, according to the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.

Posted On 01 Mar 2011

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The Attica Holiday Inn has been renamed Holiday Inn Athens Airport.

Holiday Inn Attica Changes Name

The Attica Holiday Inn Hotel rang in the New Year with a new name and new logo. The hotel is now an airport hotel and has been renamed Holiday Inn Athens Airport.

Posted On 01 Feb 2011

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Greek Hotels To Install Amber Alert System

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels announced last month that it plans to network all Greek hotels with the Amber Alert system to help distribute notices of missing children with the help of hoteliers.

Posted On 01 Feb 2011

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Hoteliers Object To New Development Law

The new development law -effective as of 1 January 2011- lacks sectoral policy and will not benefit the tourism sector, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels said last month in an announcement to the relevant ministries.

Posted On 01 Feb 2011

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Former Kaningos 21 hotel. Photo source: HotelsCombined

Athens’ Hotels Close Due To High Crime And Rent

Crime in Athens’ city center continues to give the Greek capital the image of an unattractive destination although Athens has the potential to be featured among the most popular metropolitan destinations in Europe, the president of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Yiorgos...

Posted On 01 Jan 2011

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Thomas Cook Upsets European Hoteliers

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels has joined forces with hotel associations in Europe in a fight against UK-based holiday company Thomas Cook as it has imposed a unilateral five percent cut on its August and September accommodation invoices for European hotels.

Posted On 01 Dec 2010

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Athens’ Hotels See Poor Occupancy Results

Hotels in the Greek capital saw a 6.1 percent revenue drop for the first eight months of the year while Attica is going through two of the most difficult months of the year (September-October) that will determine the size of the losses, according to the Athens-Attica Hoteliers...

Posted On 01 Nov 2010

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