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HolidayCheck Award 2016: 48 Greek Hotels Selected as Winners

A total of 48 Greek hotels were among the 681 most popular hotels worldwide recently honored with the tourism audience prize HolidayCheck Award 2016.

‘Grecka Panorama-CYPR’ Gets Ready to Give Poland a Greek Experience

The first dedicated travel and taste fair for Greece and Cyprus "Grekland Panorama-CYPR" is getting ready to open in Warsaw and offer a true Greek experience to visitors and tourism professionals of Poland.

Survey: Greece Makes Top 10 List of Countries with Most 5-star Hotels

Greece is one of the 10 countries in the world with the most 5-star hotels, according to a survey released on Friday by hotel comparison website trivago.gr.

SLH Seeking ‘Secret Service’ to Assess World Luxury Hotels

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) announces the recruitment of 25 hotel inspectors to join its worldwide team of “secret” agents. Apply now.

Report: Greek Hotel Internet Promo Can Bring in Cash

The Internet promotion of Greek hotels and accommodation can bring in up to 2 billion euros in revenues, according to a report released recently by the National Bank of Greece (NBG).

Greek Hotels Among ‘Best Reviewed’ on Expedia Insiders’ 2015 List

Two Greek hotels are among the Expedia 2015 Insiders' Select rankings, an annual crowd-sourced list of the world's best-reviewed hotels, according to the results announced recently by Expedia.

Greek Hotel Chamber Presents New Classification System

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has introduced a new classification procedure for accommodation in Greece, which aims to ensure reliability, innovation, transparency and accountability.

Debate: VAT Rate on Hotels in Greece

The hotly debated value-added-tax (VAT) rate issue has been the main topic of discussion among tourism professional circles for the past months in Greece.

VAT Rate on Greek Hotels: Lenders Want 23%, Greece Says 13%

Greece's creditors seem determined to impose the value-added-tax (VAT) rate of 23 percent on both accommodation and food services and do away with the reduced VAT rate that currently applies to the Aegean islands.

Proposed VAT Hike on Greek Hotels and Islands Causes Stir

State Minister Alekos Flabouraris’ statement to increase VAT on accommodation from 6.5 percent to 23 percent set off alarm bells among the country’s hotel industry, with Greek hoteliers calling it the “premeditated murder of tourism”.

Athens is Gearing Up to Host Greece’s ‘Hospitality Forum & Awards 2015’

Leading figures of the Greek hospitality industry will participate in the Hospitality Forum & Awards event that will take place in Greece for the first time on June 17 at the Ethniki Conference Center in Athens.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Enters 25th Year

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015 with new hotel openings, new destinations and the launch of a brand new arm to the company, "Private Residences by SLH".

‘Nefeles Mainalon Resort’ Lamway’s Latest Luxury Offering

Lamway Hotel Management Group announces the latest luxury addition to its roster: the boutique Nefeles Mainalon Resort, located in Arcadia, in the Peloponnese, southern Greece.

Bulgarian Travel Agents Come Closer to Greece

Greek hotels based in Halkidiki, Thessaloniki, Agia Triada, Ioannina and Sivota, Evia, Mykonos and Zakynthos were presented to Bulgarian travel agents in Sofia last week.

Greece among EU Countries with Highest Increase in Overnights Last Year

Greece is among the countries that recorded the highest increase in the number of nights spent in hotels last year among all 28 European Union member states, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Greek Hotels Among Tripadvisor’s Best for 2015

Several Greek hotels are included among the winners of Tripadvisor's 2015 Travelers’ Choice awards announced on Wednesday.

New Hotel Star Classification System Introduced in Greece

A ministerial decision introducing a new mandatory star rating system for hotels in Greece was published on Friday in the Government Gazette.

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Achieves a Double Win at Travel Industry’s ‘Oscar’s’

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) claimed two awards at this year's World Travel Awards, including the coveted title of World’s Leading Boutique Hotel Brand.

Turkish Travel Agents Get Informed on Greece

Travel agents from Turkey were recently introduced to seven Greek hotels and informed on their special features that could attract the average Turkish visitor.

Yades Group’s Esperas Voted ‘Most Romantic Historic Hotel’, Tops Fodor’s 100 Best

The Yades group’s Santorini Esperas was voted the “Most Romantic Historic Hotel” for 2015 during this year’s Historic Hotels of Europe Awards ceremony held in Trecin, Slovakia.