Service industries

The funeral service of Constantine, the former king of Greece, will take place on Monday at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral, according to a release on Wednesday.

Grivalia Hospitality has announced an investment of 280 million euros for the construction of a luxury hotel complex on the island complex of Petalioi, off Evia.

The development will take place on Megalonisos, the largest island in the complex, and concerns a super-luxury resort of very high standards.

Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of at least 151 people, mostly in their teens and 20s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.

Online hotel prices are both up and down for popular international destinations this month

The MITSIS HOTELS Group is expanding with the management of a new luxury 5* hotel resort in Halkidiki, according to the company's announcement.

Specifically, the Group entered into a 20-year Property Management Agreement with Happy Holidays S.A., with a horizon of completion and operation of the unit in 2025.

The trend of rising fees that banks collect for various products and services continues. The next increase has been a fact since the beginning of August, mainly referring to the service in the branches. The explanation is that, in addition to inflation, the administrative costs of maintaining a branch network make services offered locally more expensive.

Airbnb says it will use new methods to spot and block people who try to use the short-term rental service to throw a party.

The company said on Aug. 16 it has introduced technology that examines the would-be renter's history on Airbnb, how far they live from the home they want to rent, whether they're renting for a weekday or weekend, and other factors.

According to an insurance company poll

The Celebrity Beyond cruise ship arrived in Piraeus on Wednesday morning. The ship is 327 meters long and 39 meters wide, has 21 decks, and can carry 1,416 crew members and up to 3,937 passengers.

Celebrity Cruises' newest ship is captained by Kate McCue, who was one of the first women and the first American woman to head a cruise ship.

Arrival in Piraeus

Eşarj aims to include 495 fast-charging stations to its existing charging station network by investing 300 million Turkish Liras as part of its Fast-Charging Stations for EVs Program, the company has said in a statement.

Thanks to new investments, Eşarj will have the largest and fastest EV charging station network in Türkiye in terms of installed capacity, the statement added.