Club Med

Workathlon will be hosting an online recruiting event for the hospitality sector on Thursday and Friday.

Tourism accommodation workers from all over Greece and Cyprus can book interviews with dozens of hotels that are recruiting talented members for their teams by registering for free at portal.workathlon.com/signup-events.

Chinese company Fosun has agreed to acquire 75 percent of UK group Thomas Cook's tour operations and 25 percent of its airline business for 450 million pounds (497 million euros) while the group's creditors - banks and bondholders - will put up a similar amount to buy 25 percent of the tour business and 75 percent of the airline business.

Two global tourism giants with assets in Greece are about to join forces, Thomas Cook has suggested, announcing that it is in talks with its 15 percent stakeholder Fosun Tourism for a share capital increase in the British tour operator that will see Fosun assuming control.

The tourism crisis has naturally also hit one of Turkey's first touristic regions, Cappadocia. I was in Cappadocia to see a close friend's newly-bought house in one of its villages, and to participate in the Cappadox Festival.
 

Fosun International Ltd., China's largest private conglomerate, wants to use its stake in UK-listed tour operator Thomas Cook Group to offer vacation packages in Greece tailored to the needs and preferences of the Chinese market, Senior Vice President Jim Jiannong Qian has told Bloomberg.

Users of HolidayCheck, a German-language online travel portal and hotel review website, voted Greek chain Ikos Resorts the world's best in the Luxury Resorts category, after just two years in the hotel market.

The distinction comes as Ikos embarks on a 27-million-euro investment program that includes the completion of the full renovation of Ikos Oceania, at Nea Moudania, Halkidiki.

Two Greek hotels were voted among the top 25 under the “all inclusive” category in TripAdvisor’s annual “2016 Travelers Choice.” Ikos Olivia and Oceania, which belong to the Ikos Resorts chain in Chalkidiki, Macedonia, took 2nd and 6th spot, respectively. The first spot was taken by hotel Excellence Playa Mujeres in Mexico, with Tamasa hotel in Mauritius coming in 3rd.

France's tourism sector on Oct. 4 urged French authorities to set up a special police force in Paris to fight crime targeting tourists as safety fears curb the number of visitors to the French capital.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called for policies to foster growth as he prepared to host a summit of southern European states on Friday, saying they needed to have a bigger say in the future of Europe.

The largest sailing cruise ship in the world Club Med 2 docked at Chios port.

The Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le Havre, France. Her sister ship the Club Med 1 was sold to Windstar Cruises and renamed msy Wind Surf in 1998.