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Greek Hospitality Makes the Big Pandemic Adjustment

2021-03-24 by Phil Butler

Aravanes

The pandemic has caused paradigm shifts in many industries. Here in Greece, hospitality businesses are rethinking guest expectations.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, Agia Pelagia Beach, Aravanes, Crete hospitality, Crete hotels, Crete vacation, Dalabelos, Delina Mountain Resort, Greece, Greece hospitality, Greece vacation, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Poseidonion Grand Hotel, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Thalori Retreat

Q3 Report Says Greek Hotels Lost Billions to COVID-19 So Far

2020-11-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki

A new analysis from GBR Consulting reveals that Athens and Thessaloniki hotels lost 79% and 67% of their revenue compared to 2019 numbers.

Tags: Athens hotels, COVID-19 Greece, GBR Consulting, Greece hospitality, Greek economy, Greek hotels, Thessaloniki hotels

Five Crete Hotels Sell to Investment Firms Henderson Capital and Hines

2020-06-25 by Phil Butler

Sitia Beach City Resort & Spa

Piraeus Bank announced today financing a property deal by property investment companies Henderson Park and Hines to buy five hotels on Crete.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos hotels, Apollonia Resort, Coral Hotel, Crete resorts, distressed hotels, Eleni Vrettou, Greece hospitality, Greece hotels, Henderson Capital, Hermes Hotel, Hines, hotel sales, Nick Weber, pandemic, pandemic 2020, Paul Gomopoulos, Piraeus Bank, Santa Marina Resort, Sitia Beach Resort, TUI

A Thin Light Shines On Greek Hotels From Beyond the Pandemic Tunnel

2020-05-04 by Phil Butler

Minas Liapakis

The pandemic is destroying the businesses of countless Greeks. There are some bright points, however, for those capable of taking advantage.

Tags: EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency, Greece hospitality, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Harry Theoharis, hotels marketing, Minas Liapakis, RevPAR, tourism, tourism minister

Heraklion Hotels Event 2 Outline 2020 Revenue Win or Lose

2020-02-10 by Phil Butler

Galaxy Hotel

The Heraklion Hotel Association and EyeWide Digital Marketing, and RevitUp have organized a unique industry meetup for February 13th.

Tags: Cook’s Club Hersonissos, Crete hotels, Expedia, Greece hospitality, Henri Roelings, Heraklion Chamber of Commerce, Heraklion events, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, HospitalityNet, Hotel Optimization, hotel revenue, hotels, industry experts, Magnuson Hotels, revenue, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, TUI

Israel’s Brown Hotels Eyeballs Greece Investment & Expansion

2019-08-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Brown Hotels Tel Aviv

A meetup in between Greek Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Israel’s Brown Hotels speaks of Greek expansion plans.

Tags: Adonis Georgiadis, Athens hotels, Brown Hotels, Greece hospitality, Greece hotel expansion, Greece hotels, Greece investment, hotel news, hotels

Greek Hoteliers Get Ready for 2020 Season Balancing Act

2019-08-21 by Phil Butler

Greece’s 2019 tourism season warns of a disastrous 2020. Unless stakeholders think outside the box, Crete and other markets will suffer.

Tags: 2020, 2020 travel, Bookings, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hospitality, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece visits, Greek economy, Greek hoteliers, Gregory Tassios, marketing, Minas Liapakis, OTA's, Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers, SiteMinder, Tony Palmer, travel agencies, travel markets, TUI

EyeWide to Manage the Online Presence of Kahlua Hotel & Suites

2019-07-23 by Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide

Kahlua Hotel & Suites and EyeWide entered a partnership aimed at enhancing the digital presence of the chic boutique hotel at the harbor of Hersonissos.

Tags: Bookings, Crete hotel marketing, Crete hotels, digital marketing, EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hospitality, Greece marketing, Greece news, Greek hotels, hotels, Kahlua Hotel & Suites, marketing solutions, Minas Liapakis

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