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Hyatt Plans 1300 Layoffs Starting June 1

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hyatt Hotels issued a press statement on Monday, saying that it would regretfully lay off 1300 of its employees worldwide as a measure to cope with the coronavirus crisis. On May 6, 2020, Hyatt reported an adjusted net loss of $35 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020. Other financial highlights […]

There’s a New Hotel on Mykonos, and It’s Vegan

Mihaela Lica Butler

Greece’s first vegan-only hotel has a melodious name: Koukoumi. It means “cozy” in Mykonian dialect, and it aims to be a haven, a retreat from stress, a once-in-forever memory that you make when life is too busy to allow you to notice the little things. What the owners describe on the official hotel website as […]

Metaxa Hospitality Group Emerges as Greek Hotel Brand to Watch in 2020

Argophilia Travel News

This week Metaxas Group of Companies announced a new corporate identity, Metaxa Hospitality Group, marking 2020 as “a new era of growth with new investments”. An internationally recognized brand, Metaxa Hospitality Group is a multiple award-winning Group with over 45 international awards and certifications. Launched back in 1975 on Crete, the Metaxas Group of Companies is the […]

Greece Hospitality Conundrum: Is Airbnb the Real Enemy of Hoteliers?

Phil Butler

Alexandros Vassilikos, who’s President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, is calling a solid framework to regulate the activities of the short-term rental market in Greece. On the opening day of the Xenia 2019 exhibition, one of Greece’s most successful hoteliers presented the forum and the Greece Hospitality with a unique potential. Here’s my take. aaa Speaking […]