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HIP Acquires Elounda Blue Hotel on Crete’s Northern Shore

2021-07-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Elounda Blue Hotel

Hotel Investment Partners (HIP) has acquired the Elounda Blu hotel in Greece from the hospitality group Ledra Hotels & Villas.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, Blackstone Group, crete, Crete hotels, Crete investments, Crete resorts, Elounda, Elounda Bay, Elounda hotels, HIP, investments, Ledra Hotels & Villas, Plaka Crete, Spinalonga

A Truly Sustainable Greece Tourism: The Essentials

2020-12-26 by Phil Butler

Kommos Beach

Greek desicionmakers are now wrestling with the idea of a new model for tourism. Let’s hope they are serious this time.

Tags: Alejandro Hernández-Puértola, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Candia Maris, Crete hotels, Crete tourism, Crete vacation, Crete villages, degrowth, Environment, Greece tourism, HIP, John Vourdoubas, Konstantinos Andriotis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Luxury Hotels, NBG, Next Generation EU, Porter’s Five Forces, Sustainable Greece, TUI, Yiannis Retsos

Domes Resorts Partners With Hotel Investment Partners (HIP)

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Domes of Elounda

Domes Resorts partners with Hotel Investment Partners (HIP) for the management of two of its resorts in Corfu and Zakynthos.

Tags: Corfu, crete, Domes, Domes of Elounda, Domes Resorts, Domes Zeen, George Spanos, Grand Hotel Corfu, HIP, Ledra Hotels, Zante Beach

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