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Lindos Blu Crowned Best Boutique Hotel

Lindos Blu Hotel on Rhodes scooped up the top spot in Travel Weekly's Hot Hotels 2012 list as it was voted solely by the trade as Best Boutique Hotel in the world.

Bookings To Greece Pick Up Pace After Elections

“The political stability that has resulted from the 17 June elections and the formation of the Government already has influenced recent reservations on a positive level,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said while addressing a conference last month.

German Tourists Encouraged To Holiday In Greece At ITB 2012

The Greek tourism leadership was up against a complex task at the 46th ITB Berlin travel trade show last month while restoring Greece’s reputation as a top and safe destination. Tourism officials were obliged to make a great effort to reverse the negative climate that currently...

A note by the publisher

Nice quotes concerning prospects for the Greek 2011 tourism season made by key international tourism figures, politicians, tour operators and foreign media during meetings held by Culture and Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos and Deputy Minister George Nikitiadis at the ITB...

Debate On Greece’s Gain From North Africa’s Tourism

The political turmoil in Egypt and Tunisia may give Greece a 10 percent increase in tourist arrivals this year, the president of the Hellenic Federation of Hotelier’s, Andreas Andreadis, told Bloomberg last month.
GNTO's stand at ITB Berlin 2011.
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Greece Shows Determination At ITB 2011

Business deals worth over six billion euros were made at this year’s ITB among 11,163 exhibiting companies and organizations from 188 countries (2010: 11,127 companies from 187 countries) that presented tourism products and the latest travel trends. The travel trade show counted...

Optimistic Forecasts For Greek Tourism

Greece may see a double-digit growth in tourist arrivals this year, according to a Reuters report based on data from Europe’s biggest tour operator TUI Travel.

All Eyes On Global Economy at World Travel Market ‘08

World Travel Market 2008 focused on global travel trends, responsible tourism, and travel technology.

ITB Berlin Showed Mixed Picture for Arrivals to Greece

German bookings data for holidays in Greece so far this year give a mixed picture, officials said at last month's ITB international travel show in Berlin, one of the world's largest.

TUI and First Choice Merge

One of Europe's biggest tourism enterprises, TUI, announced last month that it is merging its tour operations with First Choice to create Europe's largest tour operator.

Greece Airways Welcomed to Athens International

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos last month welcomed Greece Airways to the Athens airport community. The new airline, a subsidiary of Air Scotland but with Greek participation, recently launched two weekly scheduled services (every Monday & Friday) that...

C&N Bids For Thomson Travel

A decent development in Europe's tourism industry places the sector within the new globalization sphere where most of the world's major industries now sit. Last month, C&N Touristik (Condor & Neckermann) made an official hostile takeover bid for the UK's Thomson Travel Group. The...

W Costa Navarino Launches New Season with Exciting Line-up of Events

W Costa Navarino kicks off the new season on May 3 with an exciting line up of events centered around music, wellness, sports, fashion, and gastronomy.

Greek Tourism Stands Out at World Travel Awards 2022 Grand Final Event

Greece counted a number of wins once again at the prestigious World Travel Awards, which honor the best in the global travel and tourism industry.

Study: 10% of All Hotels in Greece are Branded

New research on the hotel brand landscape in Greece found that 10% of all hotels and 32% of all hotel rooms in the country are branded.

Covid-19: Οι προτάσεις του ΞΕΕ για τα ελληνικά ξενοδοχεία

Το ΞΕΕ παρουσίασε μια ολοκληρωμένη δέσμη προτάσεων για την εφαρμογή μέτρων εγγύησης της βιωσιμότητας του ελληνικού ξενοδοχείου κατά την μετα-πανδη...

École Ducasse Unveils Exclusive Partnerships for 2020

The three French schools of the École Ducasse network - the Paris Studio, the Paris Campus and the École Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie - in 2020 will welcome prestigious partnerships as well as a myriad of talented culinary and pastries Chefs.

Greece’s 2021-2030 Tourism Plan is Based on 7 Pillars – Minister

Greece's strategic tourism plan for the 2021-2030 period is based on seven pillars, according to Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Hotelising Shares Expertise on Hospitality at ‘100% Hotel Show 2019’

Greek hotel sales management company Hotelising shared its know-how with Greek hoteliers during the 100% Hotel Show 2019 event.

Peloponnese Chambers Join Forces to Promote Tourism, Agrifood

Tourism and the primary sector with emphasis on agrifood were at the center of this year’s Peloponnisos Expo held in the city of Tripoli.