Laconia Hotel Association President Dimitris Pollalis
The Lakonia Hotel Association announced on Monday, 15 April, its new Board of Directors.
President
Dimitris Pollalis
Vice President
Vasilis Goudis
Secretary General
Kyriakos Klapsis
Trustee
Elias Kourounakos
Treasurer
Yiorgos Kokkoros
Deputy Secretary General
Dimitris Petropoulakis
Deputy Treasurer
Dimitris Papadakis
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The Greek Marinas Association (GMA) recently elected a new Board of Directors for a 2-year mandate.
President Greek Marinas Association Stavros Katsikadis
President
Stavros Katsikadis, Flisvos Marina
Vice President
Nikolaos Koutsodontis, Gouvia Marina
Secretary General
Aggelos Kopitsas, Zea Marina
Treasurer
Panagiotis Pappas, Alimos Marina
Members
Ιlias Tefas, Cleopatra Marina, Aktio
Stavros Antonakas, Olympic Marine
Stavros Karnakis, Athens Marina
The Greek Marinas Association consists of 20 developed tourist marinas and was was established in 2010 to represent, upgrade and promote the tourist ports and marina facilities throughout the country.
GMA’s main mission is the change and improvement of the national context of development, operation and exploitation of tourist ports.
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The Confederation of Greek Enterprises for Rented Villas & Apartments (SEEDDE) recently announced its new Board of Directors.
SEEDDE President Konstantinos Brentanos
President
Konstantinos Brentanos
Vice President
Ekaterini Demestiha
Secretary General
Panagiotis Tokouzis
Special Secretary
Dionisios Tsiolis
Curator (Public Relations)
Chrysoula Antonatou
Organizational Curator
Chrysovalantis Stathakis
Treasurer
Grigoris Grekas
Members
Theodoros Vasileiou, Dimitrios Efthimiou, Emmanuel Zervakis, Eleytherios Zarkadas, Antonios Karatasos, Nikolaos Kleitsogiannis, Ioannis Koukourakis, Asterios Psarogiannis
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The Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers (HAPCO) has announced its new Board of Directors, following the association’s annual general assembly of its members that took place recently in Athens.
HAPCO President Dinos Astras
President
Dinos Astras
Vice Presidents
Irene Tolis & Panagiotis Podimatas
General Secretary
Sissy Lignou
Treasurer
Apostolos Palakidis
Members
Emmanuel Gogas & Chris Panagiotopoulos
“The new Board said it is committed to the efficient operation of the association and the development and protection of the Greek Meetings Industry,” HAPCO said in an announcement.
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Historic Hotels of Europe Chairman Barbara Avdis.
Barbara Avdis was recently elected chairman of the Historic Hotels of Europe’s Board of Directors. Mrs. Avdis is the founder and managing director at Yades Greek Historic Hotels, a member of the Historic Hotels of Europe.
The Historic Hotels of Europe is one of the 20 largest hotel organizations worldwide, a partnership of 18 national hotel networks across Europe, and represents 594 luxurious historic hotels with a total of 19,800 rooms.
Castles, manors, convents, palaces, monasteries, townhouses, villas and residences that have maintained their historic character are part of the umbrella organization. Each hotel reflects diversity in style and offers guests a unique experience and a flavor of their country’s traditional hospitality combined with elegant accommodation and fine cuisine.
With an extensive career in Hospitality Management in Europe and the U.S., Barbara Avdis settled in Greece, spotted a gap in the tourism sector for small hotels networks, combined it with the need of Greece to invest in alternative forms of tourism, and together with the need to preserve the cultural heritage of the country, created Yades Greek Historic Hotels: a unique network that brings together the luxuriously appointed historic hotels in Greece and promotes the country’s history.
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The new Board of Directors of the Research Institute for Tourism (ITEP) was announced 23 May by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels.
ITEP President Andreas Metaxas
President
Andreas Metaxas
Vice President
Yiannis Economou
General Secretary
Kostas Amvrambos
Treasurer
Grigoris Tassios
Members
Yiorgos Tsakiris, Yianni Agglo and Apostolos Doxiadis
The chamber announced that a “think tank” for tourism would be launched to assist in the upgrade of ITEP. The think tank will include Greek and foreign research experts.
“The aim is for ITEP to contribute to the upgrade of the country’s research at the same level of European and international tourism research,” an announcement said.
According to the new president, the Documentation Center For Greek Tourism, an initiative of the hotel chamber and ITEP, would soon begin operation. The center is designed to provide immediate access to reliable information and statistics on various aspects of growth and development of Greek tourism.
In addition, Mr. Metaxas said two major events (a conference and exhibition) were being planned for 2014, which marks “100 years of the institutional operation of Greek tourism.” ITEP will request for both events to be held under the auspices of the Tourism Ministry.
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The Cabinet on Wednesday, 29 May, appointed the Chairman and members of the new Cyprus Airways Board, with immediate effect.
According to an official press release, businessman Antonis (Tony) Antoniou has been appointed Chairman.
The new members are: Marinos Kallis, Andreas Papadopoulos, Constantinos Papanastasiou, Andreas Petrou, Panicos Himonas, Marios Hadjigavriel, Panicos Courides, Marios Efthymiou and Demetris Yiannakis.
One more Board member will be appointed by the company’s private shareholders, the press release concludes.
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Emmanuel Vrettos (photo) has been elected president of the Union Internationale des Concierges (UICH) Les Clefs d’Or. Mr. Vrettos is the Chef Concierge in Hotel Mistral in Piraeus, Greece.
“We have made great progress as a social and professional partner on an international level in Tourism and will continue to increase our presence in Tourism Schools around the world to educate and motivate the new generation of concierges,” Mr. Vrettos said during his inaugural address at the 60th UICH Congress held recently in Queenstown, New Zealand.
At the congress, the hospitality industry’s leading “Ambassadors of Service,” professional concierges representing the top hotels and resorts in the world, celebrated 60 years of exceptional service, memorable guest experiences and the rich history of their global network.
Known for setting the highest standards of guest care, over 300 Les Clefs d’Or (translated as “The Keys of Gold”) concierges, from almost 50 countries, focused on global hospitality trends, innovation in social media, evolving guest preferences and experiences and the future of the concierge profession.
Next year’s 61st UICH Congress will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The Thessaloniki Tourism Organization announced its new Board of Directors on 17 June.
Thessaloniki Tourism Organization President Yiorgos Tsamaslis
President
Yiorgos Tsamaslis, Region of Central Macedonia
Alternate President
Aristotelis Thomopoulos, Thessaloniki Hotels Association
Vice President
Spyros Pegas, Municipality of Thessaloniki
Secretary
Anastasios Tzikas, TIF – Helexpo
Treasurer
Nikolaos Tsotsolis, Regional Development Fund
Members
Charilaos Alexopoulos, Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Theodosis Bakoglidis, Regional Association of Municipalities (PAE) of Central Macedonia; and Miltiadis Arvanitidis, Thessaloniki Port Authority
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Minoan Lines President Emanuele Grimaldi
Minoan Lines on 21 June elected a new Board of Directors for a 4-year mandate.
President
Emanuele Grimaldi
Vice President
Michail Hatzakis
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Antonios Maniadakis
Members
Gianluca Grimaldi, Diego Pacella, Paul Kyprianou, Konstantinos Mamalakis, Yiorgos Papageorgiou
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Adel Al Redha
Dubai-based Emirates recently announced new appointments to senior management roles within the organization.
In addition, Paul Starrs has been named SVP, Global Sales; Ramesh Venkat has been named SVP, Revenue Optimisation, Systems and Procedures; and Will Lofberg has been named Vice President, International, Government and Environment Affairs.
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Duncan Barraclough, Head of Online Travel Agencies for Western Europe at Travelport
Travelport, a leading distribution services and e-commerce provider for the global travel industry, recently announced the official appointment of Duncan Barraclough as Head of Online Travel Agencies (OTA) for Western Europe.
In his new role, Mr. Barraclough will lead Travelport’s Western European online account management and support team, working closely with online travel agency partners. He will report directly to Damiano Sabatino, Travelport’s VP and Managing Director for Western Europe.
Mr. Barraclough joins Travelport from UK Fuels Group, where he held the position of Head of Online.
According to Travelport, he brings a wealth of experience from the online travel sector, having held a number of senior commercial positions in LateRooms, Travelsupermarket and MyTravel.
Mr. Barraclough will lead a team focused on the online sector, including existing online experts within Travelport’s pan-European offices.
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Yorgos Cheretis
Destination management company Meeting Point Hellas has appointed Yorgos Cheretis as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will take over from Alexandros Somaras.
“We are happy to have experienced tourism manager Yorgos Cheretis on board, who will support us with our ambitious growth plans. Also we thank Alexandros Somaras for his support and his efforts during the start-up period of Meeting Point Hellas, bringing the company to today’s status,” says Roula Jouny, CEO of Meeting Point International.
Before joining Meeting Point Hellas, Mr. Cheretis was CEO at RentHome.ru, the leading marketplace for short-term vacation rentals across the CIS states. Between 2010 and 2012, he was Group General Manager for Centric Multimedia, which participates in managing and promoting online entertainment sites of other companies. He gained further experience in the tourism industry as Managing Director and Group Director of the accommodation-only supplier Youtravel, which he co-founded.
Mr. Cheretis holds a Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and also holds an MA in South East European Studies with a major in Macroeconomics, as well as an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School.
The enterprise’s headquarters will move from Heraklion, Crete, to Athens in November 2013. The office on Crete will remain active as the largest regional office of Meeting Point Hellas.
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Chairman and CEO of Accor Sébastien Bazin. Copyright: Reuters
The Board of Directors of Accor that convened on 27 August 2013, chaired by Philippe Citerne, decided to appoint Sébastien Bazin as Chairman and CEO of Accor.
To take on this new role, Sébastien Bazin has ended all his duties at Colony Capital, which he had been heading since 1997.
Philippe Citerne has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of Accor’s Board of Directors.
Yann Caillère, CEO of Accor, is to leave the Group. The board warmly thanked him for his action in the service of Accor for seven years.
Aged 51, Sébastien Bazin began his career in the finance sector in 1985 in the United States.
Back in France in 1990, he was appointed as Director of the investment bank Hottinger Rivaud Finances and then, in 1992, chose to devote himself to the hotel sector by becoming CEO of Immobilière Hôtelière company, specialized in high-end hotel developments.
In 1997, he joined Colony Capital with an entrepreneurial roadmap: to install and develop from Paris the European branch of the private investment firm founded in 1991 in Los Angeles by Tom Barrack. Within 15 years, he successfully established Colony Capital among the European leaders of the industry, with more than 7 billion euros under management on behalf of French and international renowned investors.
At Colony Capital, he managed and participated in a number of investments in the hotel sector, including the buyout of the luxury hotel chains Fairmont and Raffles, acquisition and management of hotel assets from La Générale des Eaux, Club Méditerranée and Accor, acquisition of a stake in Lucien Barrière Group, and investment in Accor.
Sébastien Bazin is the Vice-Chairman of the supervisory board of the Gustave Roussy Foundation.
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Taleb Rifai was reelected for a second term as United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General (2014-2017).
The announcement was made 29 August 2013 at the 20th Session of the General Assembly in Livingstone, Victoria Falls.
The confirmation follows the decision by the 95th session of the UNWTO Executive Council (Belgrade; Serbia, 28 May) to recommend Mr. Rifai as a nominee for the Secretary-General post for the period 2014-2017.
In accordance with UNWTO statutes, his candidature was presented by Jordan, of which Mr. Rifai is a national.
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Yiorgos Amvrazis
Yiorgos Amvrazis has been appointed as the administrative director of the SETE Institute (InSETE), which will operate by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE).
InSETE – resulting from SETE’s role as social partner – is planned to operate soon and will focus on improving the quality of tourism training and offered services.
Mr. Amvrazis is the general director of the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers.
Through InSETE, the association will handle a percentage of funds from the account for employment and vocational training LAEK (a fund set up for in-company training by Greek Manpower Employment Organisation-OAED) to launch training and certification programs throughout Greece for tourism enterprises and especially small businesses.
According to reports, INSETE will be composed of four shareholders: SETE (80 percent), the Hellenic Federation of Hoteliers (10 percent), the Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies (five percent) and the Hellenic Federation of Rented Rooms and Apartments (five percent).
SETE was announced “social partner” by Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis in January.
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Pamos Ioannidis
Travelplanet24 recently appointed Pamos Ioannidis as the new marketing and communications manager of the Greek online travel agency.
Pamos Ioannidis has over 10 years experience in the field of Marketing and Brand Management in consumer product companies, mobile, media and advertising industries.
From his new position in Travelplanet24, Mr. Ioannidis will mainly deal with the development of the company’s marketing strategy and upgrading of Travelplanet24′s corporate identity.
“We will adapt Travelplanet24 to the new needs that its own growth demands and strengthen its position in the global market of online travel,” he said.
Until early 2013, Pamos Ioannidis was the Head of Campaign Management at Upstream and handled many projects in international markets.
Previously he was the promotions manager at Greek channel Mega TV and was actively involved in the production of the corporate campaign “Mega Mou” that earned the Best On-Air Branding Design award at the international PromaxBDA New York industry awards, a first for Mega or any Greek TV station.
From 2003-2008 he worked at Coca-Cola Hellenic as Brand Manager, Senior Brand Manager and Category Trade Marketing Manager.
He holds a Masters in Engineering from Imperial College London.
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Alketas Malioukis
Sabre has appointed Alketas Malioukis as its new member in the global distribution system’s (GDS) online sales department.
Mr. Malioukis joined Sabre’s team after holding the position of key account executive at Amadeus.
His specialties include consultative sales, travel technologies, web analytics, email marketing, SEO, SEM, online campaign management, online product management and online marketing strategy.
He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Strathclyde.
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The Hellenic Association of Airline Representatives (SAAE) has announced its new Board of Directors for a 2-year mandate, following the association’s annual general assembly that took place recently in Athens.
SAAE President Dinos Frantzeskakis
President
Dinos Frantzeskakis – Discover the World Marketing
Vice President
Kostas Tsovilis – Goldair
Secretary General
Mihalis Flerianos – Gold Star Aviation
Treasurer
Zoi Skreki – Intermodal Air
Member
Antonis Zaharioudakis – Aerocandia Aviation Services
The new Board’s agenda includes issues concerning the privatization of Greek regional airports, the rationalization of Athens Airport charges and the revision of the consortium contract.
SAAE will also focus on the apron (aircraft parking areas) expansion and completion of runway works at Thessaloniki’s Macedonia Airport.
Currently, there are 118 Greek foreign airlines represented in Greece of which 72 operate under Greek general sales agents.
The aim of the association, beyond the solution of problems that are concerned with this sector specifically, is the advancement and development of the airline industry in parallel with the prospects of tourism development in Greece as a whole.
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The Hotel Owners Association of Magnesia recently announced its new Board of Directors after its president of 21 years, Konstantinos Leventis, decided to step down.
Hotel Owners Association of Magnesia President Giorgos Zafeiris
President
Giorgos Zafeiris
1st Vice President
Meropi Giamakou
2nd Vice President
Antonios Zimaris
Secretary General
Parisis Koniordos
Special Secretary
Apostolos Karagiannis
Treasurer
Konstantinos Kefalas
Trustee
Andreas Diakodimitris
Members
Konstantinos Leventis
Dimitra Agriyianni
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