Aria Hotels

Libra Group subsidiary Aria Hotels is expanding its portfolio in South America with the addition of Casa del Torno, a 17th-century mansion with four spacious bedrooms that can host up to nine guests in the heart of the Old Town of Cartagena in Colombia.

Aria Hotels, the Greek hospitality subsidiary of the Libra Group, with over 70 units, announced on Wednesday it is also entering the Colombian market in its first expansion abroad.

Aria will use its knowhow to transform two properties into luxury hotels, one of them to be named Aria Maria.

“We have a tangible plan, with 10 aircraft, and we hope that once the licensing procedures, which are already being finalised at the European level, are finalised, we will put the plan into action.”

Electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) will fly in the coming years between major tourism destinations in Greece - at least this is the goal of a large investment for the development of the relevant infrastructure, which the Libra Group is starting to implement through hospitality subsidiary Aria Hotels.

Metsovo, a mountain village in the Pindos area, northwestern Greece is a model of development with robust wine and culture-based tourism.