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Tourism: Investment “explosion” in the shadow of the Acropolis
A place on the tourist map of Athens is sought by large international hotel chains and Greek entrepreneurs, who invest mainly in four-star and five-star hotels with the Acropolis in the background.
FIHR head: Mandating Covid digital certificate at hotel check-in, inevitable if 4th wave gains steam
The authorities' mandating the check of the Covid digital certificate at hotel reception desks will be inevitable if the 4th pandemic wave escalates, the president of the Romanian Hotel Industry Federation (FIHR) Calin Ile told AGERPRES on Thursday.
Dancing like there’s no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert on May 29 as part of a public health experiment to prepare France to host big events again.
The show at AccorHotels Arena in eastern Paris features 1980s French rock band Indochine and DJ Etienne de Crecy. But the attention was mostly on the concert-goers.
IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Meet with Confidence Reimagines Experiences for Hybrid Events
Pandemic-Hit Restaurants, Hotels in Lithuania Stage “Last Supper” Protest against Lockdown
Restaurant and hotel staff on Tuesday set up tables and beds in public squares across Lithuania, urging the government to provide more support to the pandemic-hit hospitality industry, AFP reported.
Hotels report a stifling year
Greek hotels have to deal with considerable losses of 1 billion euros from deposits not paid in 2020 for 2021 due to the pandemic and from debts that have not been collected, on top of the slump in revenues last year: Hotel turnover dropped 78% in 2020 to €1.83 billion, against €8.357 billion in 2019, according to a new survey.
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Ikos Olivia makes top 50 of Europe's popular family hotels
For the first time, a hotel from a non-German-speaking country has made it into the top 50 of Europe's most popular family hotels.
Coronavirus: Development minister announces further easing of lockdown measures
Deputy Development and Investments Minister Nikos Papathanassis on Wednesday announced the further easing of Covid-19 restrictions.
According to Papathanassis, as of June 6 restaurants and other catering businesses can open indoor areas based on a specific health-safety protocol, including dining areas in hotels.
Accor and Visa Form Global Partnership
Paris and San Francisco, February 18th, 2020 - Today, Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, and Visa (V: NYSE), the global leader in digital payments, announced a global partnership to bring new payment experiences to ALL-Accor Live Limitless loyalty members.
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Novotel Sofia and ibis Sofia Commit to Elimination of Single-Use Plastics by 2022
The leading hotel group Accor announced its commitment to join the UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and to remove all single-use plastic items in guest experience from its hotels by the end of 2022. This decision will affect the local hotels managed by Accor - Novotel Sofia and ibis Sofia.