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Hotels’ Meeting Rooms as Xmas Corporate Headquarters 2020

2020-11-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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The Hospitality industry is counting down the days until the end of lockdown 2.0, but this Christmas Season will be completely different. Here’s a look at some innovative ideas.

Tags: Christmas 2020, hospitality industry, Hospitality marketing, hotel marketing, hotel tech, meetings, MICE, Royal Lancaster London, Tomasz Janczak, travel

Grand Forest Metsovo Wins “Leading Landmark Hotel in Europe Award”

2020-11-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Grand Forest Metsovo

The Grand Forest Metsovo hotel has again been named a “Leading Landmark Hotel in Europe” at the 27th World Travel Awards 2020.

Tags: Grand Forest Metsovo, Greece hotels, Greece vacations, Greek resorts, Greek stays, hotel awards, landmark hotels, Luxury Resorts, travel awards, World Travel Awards, WTA

Researchers Find Perfection At the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

2020-11-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Theater of ancient Epidauru

A team of scientists has finally discovered the secret of the perfect acoustics of the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus.

Tags: acoustics, acoustics study, Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, archaeology, Elektra, Georgia Tech, Greek plays, Greek theater, Mount Kynortio, music science, science, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Costa Cruises Suspends Greece Operations Due to COVID Measures

2020-11-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Costa Deliziosa

Costa Cruises has announced the temporary suspension of Costa Deliziosa cruises in Greece on account of government measures.

Tags: Aegean cruises, Costa Cruises, Costa Deliziosa, cruise cancellations, cruise lines, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises

Torrential Rains Cause Severe Flooding Across Much of Crete

2020-11-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Crete rainfall

Heavy flooding due to torrential rains have damaged roads, flooded hundreds of homes, and swept cars into the sea on Crete Island.

Tags: crete, Crete flooding, Crete Island, Crete lockdown, Crete rains, Crete storms, Greece weather, Malia, weather alert, Zorbas Island

King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands Cuts Short Greece Vacation

2020-10-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

King Willem-Alexander

The Dutch royal family has cut short a family holiday to Greece because of criticism they were taking part in “nonessential travel”.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 warnings, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, king Willem-Alexander, Netherlands tourists

AEGEAN Receives First Airbus A321neo Aircraft

2020-10-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

AEGEAN A320

Late last week, the first A321neo, the largest member of the A320neo family, landed at AEGEAN’s base at Athens International Airport.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, AEGEAN Fleet, Airbus, Airbus A321neo, aircraft deliveries, Greek airlines

Thomas Cook CEO Says Greece is Winning in Current Sales

2020-10-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Santorini Sunset

Alan French, who’s the new head of Thomas Cook, says “Greece is currently the destination with the highest sales for our company.”

Tags: China tourism, China ventures, Chinese investments, Fosun Tourism, Greece bookings, Greece investments, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greece trips, Guo Guangchang, quarantine-free destinations, thomas cook

The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Set Tourism Back by $1 Trillion

2020-10-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Vaccine

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres just released a new report today citing UNWTO data on the level of devastation COVID-19 will exact on the tourism industry.

Tags: coronavirus recovery, COVID-19, economy, pandemic, tourism, tourism losses, tourism season, travel sector, world economy, world tourism

Santorini Experience Postponed Until October 1st of 2021

2020-09-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Santorini Experience, an annual sports extravaganza that attracts athletes from around the globe, is postponed until 2021.

Tags: Oia, Santorini, Santorini events, Santorini Experience, sports, The Santorini Experience

COVID-19 Resurgence in Greece Stokes Second-Wave Fears

2020-09-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Navagio Beach

Greece is seeing a new spike in Covid-19 infections, mostly in Attica, that is stoking concerns the second wave of the pandemic will further cripple tourism and the country’s economy.

Tags: Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece officials, Greece schools, Greece tourism

The World’s 5 Biggest Hotel Chains Lose $25.2bn in Market Cap

2020-09-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Wyndham International

Five of the biggest hotel groups lost in excess of $25 billion in market cap up until now. Experts say recovery is years down the road.

Tags: Choice Hotels International, COVID-19, Hilton, InterContinental Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriot International, StockApps, Wyndham Worldwide

ELSTAT Numbers Reveal Dismal Q2 for Greek Enterprises

2020-09-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Myrtos-Beach

Greece’s accommodation and food services sectors took a huge hit in July, as the effects of the pandemic begin to set in.

Tags: ELSTAT, F&B, food & beverage, Greece economy, Greece hotels, Greek hospitality, hospitality, Hotel rooms, hotel turnover, Summer 2020

Cyprus August Tourism Numbers in the Tank

2020-09-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cyprus

According to the Statistical Service of Cyprus, tourist arrivals were only about 20% of what they were in 2019 in August.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus economy, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Cyprus vacation

Skopelos Island Named One of “30 Secret Islands to Visit” for 2020

2020-09-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Skopelos Island

Greece’s Skopelos Island was recently named to Travel + Leisure’s best secret islands on Earth.

Tags: best islands, famous islands, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, island paradise, Islands, Minoans, Skopelos Island

Israel Goes Into Second Lockdown Over COVID Pandemic

2020-09-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Israel

Israel will go into a new national lockdown for three weeks starting Friday, September 18th, and ending October 11th.

Tags: coronavirus pandemic, COVID Pandemic, COVID-19, Israel, pandemic lockdowns, second wave

Global Travel and Tours Taps Sabre As Exclusive Tech Provider

2020-09-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Suhaib Kidwai

Bahrain travel agency Global Travel and Tours has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with Sabre Corporation.

Tags: Bahrain, digital travel, Global Travel and Tours, Sabre, Sabre Corporation, tech solutions, travel tech, travel technology

Greece Reopens Borders for Russians with Negative Covid-19 Results

2020-09-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Santorini Sunset

Greece has now reopened its borders to Russian travelers, but only under certain conditions

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece vacation, Greek borders, Russia, Russian tourists, Russian travelers, Russian vacationers

Greece Weather Forecast “Baking Hot” All This Week

2020-09-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sitia cooks

According to the Athens National Observatory, Greece will continue to cook under unseasonally high temperatures through the rest of this week.

Tags: Crete temperatures, Crete weather, extreme weather, Greece forecast, Greece weather, weather alert

Moody’s Says Greece Can Weather Prolonged Tourism Slump

2020-09-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Eleftherias Square

According to Moody’s, most European sovereigns, including Greece, can weather a prolonged tourism slump.

Tags: ANA, COVID economies, economic stress, EU economies, Greece economy, Greece tourism, pandemic

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