Four Seasons and Astir Palace Vouliagmeni Announce Plans to Transform Legendary Astir Palace into First Four Seasons Hotel in Greece

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, and Astir Palace Vouliagmeni S.A., the Greek hospitality market leader, have announced plans to bring the first Four Seasons hotel to Greece on the Astir Palace peninsula. Following extensive upgrades to the existing hotel, the new hotel will debut as Four Seasons Astir Palace […]

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Τhe Myth of the Athenian Riviera at ASTIR PALACE VOULIAGMENI and the new era

The history of Astir Palace dates back to half a century ago, in the early 1960s, when Greece emerged as an international tourist destination, and a new, robust middle class and upper middle class with cosmopolitan features were looking for a means -and a location- to express themselves. They would find both at Laimos in […]

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These are the hotel auctions until the end of April | In Central Greece, Corfu and Rethymnon

Hotel auctions continue unabated in Central Greece, Ionian Islands and Macedonia with banks and companies that have taken over bank loans. More specifically, the auctions scheduled for the near future are as follows: -Anonymous with the name: EVIANA GROUP OF FILOXENIA with a first offer price of 848.000,00 € The property is a dilapidated and […]

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Athens among the top travel destinations for Americans this summer | Airline tickets from less than $1,000

Athens is among the most popular destinations Americans will travel to this summer, according to recent flight booking data and Google searches, with round-trip ticket prices starting at less than $1,000. Athens is ranked sixth in the nine exciting summer destinations suggested by The travel to US-based travellers, with the cost of a return flight […]

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The Cadore Express train makes its last winter journey

The last winter run of the Rome-Cortina train of FS Treni Turistici Italiani, a newly formed company of the Italian FS Group and part of its Passenger Hub, was a great success. On 23 February, TTI’s train made its last departure for this season, from the Roma Termini station to reach the Alpine town that […]

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Skyscanner: travellers are turning to 80-90 day bookings | Athens sees the biggest increase in travel duration

The shift of travellers towards early planning and booking windows of 60-89 days and 90+ days is seen in Skyscanner’s new Horizons report for the June-August 2024 summer quarter, which also reveals that well-known Greek destinations dominate the most popular destinations searched on Skyscanner by EMEA travellers. While Athens shows the largest increase in the […]

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W Costa Navarino launches the new season on May 3 with an exciting line-up of events

W Costa Navarino kicks off the new season on May 3 with an exciting line up of events centered around music, wellness, sports, fashion, and gastronomy, designed to foster guests’ creativity, individuality and freedom of expression. Greece’s first W Escape, located in Costa Navarino, the sustainably driven destination in southwest Peloponnese,  will host a series […]

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What changes on beaches with the new law | The 7 most important changes for the use of public property in coastal areas

-Kostis Hatzidakis: With the protection of our beaches we are not joking! We are changing a lot this summer. Seven important changes to improve the protection of beaches are introduced in the new law on the development of public property in coastal areas, passed by the Parliament. The new law establishes rules to protect the […]

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Which?: Wizz Air has the title of the worst low cost airline in the UK. The best and worst airlines in the UK | 4 stars for customer service for Aegean

-Wizz Air has been named the worst low-cost airline choice with the Golden Raspberry for the second year in a Which? survey, picking up poor performance and £1.24 million ($2.53 million) in unpaid refunds to passengers. While, the equivalent award in the traditional carriers was awarded to Lufthansa. In the survey, Greek Aegean Airlines stands […]

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€530 million fine $ in Booking in Spain | Inquiry in Greece | EUR 276 million $ fine and in the Netherlands!

-Facing a hefty fine of €530 million. $ is Booking Holdings by Spanish regulators for violations of competition principles in its commercial practices. This fine comes after a fine of EUR 276 million. $ in the Netherlands, while there are questions about the investigation of the Competition Commission in Greece into Booking’s practices. It is […]

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