{"id":18134,"date":"2025-03-04T08:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T06:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/?p=18134"},"modified":"2025-03-04T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T07:53:19","slug":"alexandros-vassilikos-president-of-the-helenic-chamber-of-hotels-and-president-of-hotrec-greek-hospitality-in-2025-tradition-innovation-and-a-warm-welcome-for-our-german-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/alexandros-vassilikos-president-of-the-helenic-chamber-of-hotels-and-president-of-hotrec-greek-hospitality-in-2025-tradition-innovation-and-a-warm-welcome-for-our-german-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"ALEXANDROS VASSILIKOS | President of the Helenic Chamber of Hotels and President of HOTREC | Greek Hospitality in 2025: Tradition, Innovation, and a Warm Welcome for Our German Friends | ITB BERLIN 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>Despite the major challenges that underline the European environment, the 2024 season has been a great success for Greece. The confidence level that has been built with the traditional markets, like Germany, ensures conditions for exceptionally high demand.<\/p>\n<p>With the legacy of this success, Greek hotels are ready to welcome our German friends who will visit Greece in 2025. Greek hotels, are modern and functional.\u00a0 Annually upgraded and renovated they keep up the tradition of Xenios Zeus.\u00a0 The aim is to offer a unique holiday experience in the broad sunlight and in the environment of classical culture.<\/p>\n<p>Yet no success makes us complacent. Meeting the challenges in the modern tourism market goes through synchronization with global trends. Differentiation, innovation, and the ecological footprint are what make &#8220;value for money&#8221;.\u00a0 The right direction is forward and upwards. The evolution of the Greek product in terms of quality, sustainability, accessibility, modern infrastructure and thematic enrichment is a strategic priority for which we, all parties involved, are working together with vision and program.<\/p>\n<p>Greek hoteliers deeply appreciate the human quality of the German friends who visit our country, creating a stable bridge of cooperation with the German tourism market. The strategic partnerships of major tour operators of the German market, through which the possibilities, opportunities and choices for truly unique holidays in Greece are further expanded, are a vote of confidence in this stable relationship. We are confident that this timeless tradition will be confirmed for another year, signaling our ability to conquer new high peaks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18150 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_151069907-min-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discover Halki, a vibrant gem in the Dodecanese, where traditional charm meets stunning coastal beauty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080\"><em>Entdecken Sie Halki, ein lebendiger Juwel der Dodekanes, wo traditioneller Charme auf atemberaubende K\u00fcstenlandschaften trifft.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18135 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TELE-C.Kissadjekian-139_page-0001-e1741035852269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"263\" \/>ALEXANDROS VASSILIKOS | President of the Griechischen Chamber of Hotels and President of HOTREC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Griechische Gastfreundschaft 2025: Tradition, Innovation und ein herzliches Willkommen f\u00fcr unsere deutschen Freunde<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Trotz der gro\u00dfen Herausforderungen, die das europ\u00e4ische Umfeld mit sich bringt, war die Saison 2024 f\u00fcr Griechenland ein gro\u00dfer Erfolg. Das Vertrauen, das in den traditionellen M\u00e4rkten wie Deutschland aufgebaut wurde, schafft die Voraussetzungen f\u00fcr eine au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlich hohe Nachfrage.<\/p>\n<p>Mit dem Erbe dieses Erfolges sind die griechischen Hotels bereit, unsere deutschen Freunde zu empfangen, die Griechenland im Jahr 2025 besuchen werden. Die griechischen Hotels sind modern und funktionell.\u00a0 J\u00e4hrlich modernisiert und renoviert, halten sie die Tradition des Xenios Zeus aufrecht.\u00a0 Ziel ist es, ein einzigartiges Urlaubserlebnis im weiten Sonnenlicht und in der Umgebung der klassischen Kultur zu bieten.<\/p>\n<p>Doch kein Erfolg macht uns selbstzufrieden. Um den Herausforderungen des modernen Tourismusmarktes zu begegnen, m\u00fcssen wir uns mit den globalen Trends synchronisieren. Differenzierung, Innovation und der \u00f6kologische Fu\u00dfabdruck sind das, was \u201evalue for money\u201c ausmacht.\u00a0 Die richtige Richtung ist vorw\u00e4rts und aufw\u00e4rts. Die Entwicklung des griechischen Produkts in Bezug auf Qualit\u00e4t, Nachhaltigkeit, Zug\u00e4nglichkeit, moderne Infrastruktur und thematische Bereicherung ist eine strategische Priorit\u00e4t, f\u00fcr die wir, alle beteiligten Parteien, mit Vision und Programm zusammenarbeiten.<\/p>\n<p>Die griechischen Hoteliers wissen die menschliche Qualit\u00e4t der deutschen Freunde, die unser Land besuchen, sehr zu sch\u00e4tzen und haben eine stabile Br\u00fccke der Zusammenarbeit mit dem deutschen Tourismusmarkt geschaffen. Die strategischen Partnerschaften mit gro\u00dfen Reiseveranstaltern auf dem deutschen Markt, durch die die M\u00f6glichkeiten, Chancen und Auswahlm\u00f6glichkeiten f\u00fcr einen wirklich einzigartigen Urlaub in Griechenland weiter ausgebaut werden, sind ein Vertrauensbeweis f\u00fcr diese stabile Beziehung. Wir sind zuversichtlich, dass diese zeitlose Tradition f\u00fcr ein weiteres Jahr best\u00e4tigt wird, was unsere F\u00e4higkeit unterstreicht, neue Gipfel zu erklimmen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Discover our issue \u201c<strong>Conscious Voyager<\/strong>\u201d, dedicated to <strong>ITB Berlin 2025<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/teuxos\/grtraveller-itb-2025\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to our <strong>curated Spotify Playlist <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/49OZzpDHvb9BfDukjRfuqX?si=c822505444364948\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Let\u2019s get Social! <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grtraveller.magazine\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/grtraveller.gr\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@grtraveller?lang=en\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/grtraveller\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@grtraveller3512\"><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#ConsciousVoyager #GRtraveller<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Despite the major challenges that underline the European environment, the 2024 season has been a great success for Greece. The confidence level that has been built with the traditional markets, like Germany, ensures conditions for exceptionally high demand. With the legacy of this success, Greek hotels are ready to welcome our German friends who will&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,67,129,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ellada-en","category-prosopikotites-en","category-taxidia-en","category-thematikos-tourismos-2-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18134"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18503,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18134\/revisions\/18503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}