News About Maris Hotels in Crete Greece

New Look of the personnel with uniforms by Makis Tselios

Administrator — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

The general revitalization that takes place under the significant three-year renovation of Creta Maris Convention & Golf Resort, in Hersonissos, Crete, goes to the appearance of the personnel as well, with the new impressive uniforms.

The famous Greek designer Makis Tselios created elegant uniforms, while keeping the style of the hotel and the philosophy of the company.

Elegant lines, fine fabrics in suits and shirts, silk scarf and ties, and attention to the detail, are some features of the comfortable uniforms in which the blue colour dominates in combination with white, light blue and beige.

The uniforms are tailored to each employee and their design has not only adapted to the needs and functioning of each employee, but also his style. For example, waiter’s aprons change depending on the theme of the restaurant, the scarf and ties colours vary, with the Resort’s cochlias logo dominating, etc.

The personnel’s new uniforms will add a quality touch at the general revitalization taking place at Creta Maris Convention & Golf Resort.

Seminars

Administrator — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

In the context of continuous training and retraining of manpower, Creta Maris & Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort, from the beginning of this year's season, already held a series of educational seminars for all personnel of the resorts and the Convention Centre.

The administration of Creta Maris & Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort, located in Hersonissos, Crete, places particular emphasis and invests in education and training of human resources. The General Manager, Mr. Jörg A. Hauri, stresses the importance of continuous training of employees: «The acquisition of additional knowledge and skills by the employees has two very important objectives. First, it contributes to the smooth and efficient operation of business, to the company’s development and ability to provide high quality product and improve its competitiveness. Furthermore, it is very important for personal maturity of the managers and all the employees of the company».

The seminars that have already held regard the following topics and sections:

Train the Trainers, Seminar for additional training of seminars trainers.
Communications Skills and Complaints Handling, seminars for the Front Office and Public Relations personnel.
Selling Techniques, Serving Techniques, HACCP, Wine Training, seminars relating to Food & Beverage Departments.
Team Building, seminars for the Front Office, F&B, and Housekeeping personnel.
Risk Management, seminars for the Marketing, &B, and Housekeeping personnel.
Crisis Management seminars, Opera (computerization program), First Aid, Fire Plans in CM attended by personnel from all departments. With regard to First Aid and Fire Plans, along with the basic training of personnel, there was created a «front line» team, which will follow the second training phase.

The program of seminars will continue throughout the season of this year with topics such as Windows Server 2008, English terminology etc.

Limoncello Italian restaurant

Administrator — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:00:00 GMT

A new challenge and at the same time an invitation for the admirers of high gastronomy by Limoncello, the new Italian restaurant at Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort, in Hersonissos, Crete

In a classy interior, and exterior, excellent aesthetic space, next to the main pool of Terra Maris, Limoncello will amaze you for many reasons.

The creative, stylish cuisine of the Italian Chef Matteo Masciocchi is certainly a good reason, which is even better if one considers the passion and skill with which he by himself makes the pens, the fuzzily,y the taliatelles, the ravioli, the macaroni, and the niocci. The harmony of flavours, resulting from combinations of imaginative fiction of the chef, the highest quality materials used, the riot of colours in imaginative presentations of dishes, with attention to detail, will carry your senses on a journey of sophisticated pleasures.

Here is another reason! The charming, friendly, warm and simple but luxurious environment is the perfect setting to relax and live the experience of a gourmet dinner at Limoncello.

In addition, smell the delicate scent of a good wine, taste it, learn its secrets and share them with your special guests, who appreciate the genuine emotions.

Finally, the impeccable service, the effortless and unassuming politeness and the unbroken attention of the experienced staff, in itself, is the reason that Limoncello, either for leisure or business dinner will “win” your heart forever.

Limoncello will not only exceed the highest expectations but will transform your dinner into a special event and an unforgettable memory.

MIC Talent Search 2009

Administrator — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MINOAN International College will award several academic scholarships for the academic year 2009 - 2010, to gifted candidates who wish to study business or hospitality and tourism management at MIC.

The competition is open to all high school graduates who meet the entrance qualifications listed below. Students in their final year of high school (graduating spring 2009) are also welcome to participate.

The International Scholarship Competition will take place at MIC (Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort, GR 700 14 Limin Hersonissos, Iraklion, Crete, Greece) on Wednesday May 13th 2009, between 12.00 noon and 3.00 p.m. Candidates living outside the area will be able to participate “on-line”.

The aim of the competition is to identify and support gifted individuals who wish to obtain a university level education at an English speaking institution of higher learning and to pursue a managerial career in business or the hospitality and tourism industry.

Qualifications for Participation

In order to participate in the competition, candidates are required:

To be High School (Lyceum) graduates with an average grade of 80% and above or High School seniors with an average grade of 80% and above
To be fluent in English
To submit a completed MIC Scholarship Competition application form
To submit all required documents as listed on the application form
To submit a 250 – 350 word essay. The topic for the essay is “The relationship between career goals and university education in times of economic uncertainty.”
To demonstrate a commitment to hard work.

Selection Procedure

Candidates are required to take a three hour written test designed to assess their:

Competency in the English Language
Creativity
Critical thinking
Originality of approach
Problem solving ability

No special preparation is necessary.

Assessment Procedure: An Academic Committee consisting of the Chief Academic Officer, the Academic Dean and three faculty members of MIC will evaluate each candidate’s test performance. It should be noted that the scholarships will be awarded on the basis of prior academic achievement, letters of recommendation, participation in extracurricular activities, the essay submitted at the time of application as well as the competition test results.

Finalists for the competition will be short-listed and interviewed by the Academic Committee. The scholarship recipients will then be announced and will begin their studies on September 21st, 2009.

The MIC Academic Scholarship covers tuition for one academic year only (it does not include accommodation costs, activity fees, text books and other extras).

Deadline for applications and supporting documents: April 30th, 2009

For further information and to request the MIC Scholarship Competition application form:

Call: +30 28970 26200
Fax: +30 28970 26203
Write: Minoan International College
Terra Maris Convention and Golf Resort
GR 700 14 Limin Hersonissos
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
E-mail: info@minoancollege.gr
Website: www.minoancollege.gr

4th BENNALLE OF THE STUDENTS OF THE GREEK SCHOOLS OF ARTS IN ATTIKO METRO SYNTAGMA

Administrator — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT

The 4th Biennale of the students of the Greek Schools of Fine Arts to be presented at the Attiko Metro Syntagma.

In the exhibition area of the Syntagma METRO the exhibition of the works of the students who participated in the 4th Biennale of the Greek School of Fine Arts will be inaugurated on Friday 9th February. The exhibition will remain open until the 26th February 2007.
This Exhibition started out as an annual Art competition, which was enacted in 1997 by the Maris Hotels and the newspaper “News Art”, under the auspices of the Athens School of Fine Arts, and a few year later it developed into a Biennale encompassing the participation of the students of the Department of Fine & Applied Arts of the Aristotelio University of Sa.lonica. In previous years, the awards given to the finest works, and the exhibition of the participating works was held in Crete.
The exhibiting of the works of the 4th Biennale, in which 130 students participated, was held on the 11th November and all works remained for 1 month in the exhibition are of the Creta Maris conference centre, Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete. This is the first time that this institution has been moved to Athens.
Biennale is the only event in which both Greek Schools of Fine Arts, that of Athens and Salonica, have developed artistic dialogue and has been realized for the past 10 years.
The exhibition will be opened by the Minister of the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Mr George Souflias, on Friday 9th February, at 20.00.

Sponsors of this exhibition are the ATTIKO METRO S.A., the insurance company LLOYDS, George Karavias and Associates S.A. and the transportation company S.A. Bergeles Ltd.

ESTABLISMENT OF COMPANY OFFERING HOTEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO HOTELS and TOURIST ENTERPRISES

Administrator — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT

A new company with an aim to offer inclusive “Hotel Management” services to hotel and tourist enterprises is to be established by experienced administration personnel of tourist trades. The company under the name “AEGIS Macrodynamic Touristic Development Ltd,” initiates a new way of providing services and changes the given in the Greek tourist market.

Its aim is to guide its clients to increase their profitability by utilizing the knowledge and the valuable experience of their administrative potential and their contemporary technical administration. “Aegis mtd” offers a broad spectrum of services, which are offered either as a whole under the general title “Hotel Management”, or singly, as related below, always in accordance with the individual needs of its clients.

OFFERED SERVICES

α) Sales & Marketing

Invoicing policy - Contracting
Sales promotion (exhibitions, road shows, seminars, representatives etc.)
Marketing (advertising , advertising material, brochures, tour operators κ.ά.)
E-marketing (on-line reservations, website development, search engine optimisation etc..)
Reservations management
Debtors management
Market survey – Market analysis – New tendencies
Advisory services

β) Hotel Operation

Human Resources , (education, evaluation, personnel development )
Public Relations / Animation
Clients satisfaction index as a result of personal interviews.
Financial Planning - Budgeting – Financial Reporting
Front Office
Food & Beverage
House Keeping
Supplies
Auditing of offered services based on Computerization
Technical Inspection
Advisory services

“Aegis mtd” depends on its human potential, as this is its prime mover. The General Manager of “Aegis mtd” Nikos Kontakis, together with the company’s administrative team, are active executives who have all the know-how and also many years of experience in the application of the most contemporary methods of administration and organization.

The Administrative team is flanked by special advisors.

INNOVATIVE SERVICES

“Aegis mtd’s” innovative services have been designed to support its clients in becoming actively dynamic in contemporary ventures, without encumbering their budget unnecessarily, whilst continuously improving the quality of their offered services.

In addition “Aegis mtd’s” main target is its clients’ profitability by planning on a financial scale, continuous research of international tourist competition and market tendencies, utilization of new technology and the contemporary management-marketing methods.

CANDIA MARIS TO BE THE FIRST MOVENPICK IN GREECE CRETE

litsa — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Candia Maris to be the first MÖVENPICK in Greece

Yesterday, the Managing Director of Maris Hotels Mr. Andreas Metaxas announced the strategic collaboration of Candia Maris hotel, belonging to the Maris Hotels chain, with the international hotel chain Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

This collaboration will be in the form of a management contract.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts will undertake in full the management of Candia Maris hotel, which will be the first hotel of Mövenpick in Greece.
The ownership will not change and shall continue to lie with Μaris Hotels.
The hotel unit will be referred to as «MÖVENPICK RESORT & THALASSO CRETE», while the implementation agreement of the new management will take effect in March 2008.
In view of the Candia Maris’ incorporation to Mövenpick, the hotel is going through a stage of complete renovation, in order to correspond to the high and specialized standards in terms of infrastructure and operation of the international chain.
The investment agenda of renovation concerns the resort in its entirety, the surrounding hotel area, outdoor and indoor areas, and even the operational system applied to this date.
MÖVENPICK RESORT & THALASSO CRETE will be fully air-conditioned and will have 215 rooms, 8 Junior suites, 1 suite and 28 bungalows, to which 33 more bungalows will be added (during the period 2007/2008), 4 restaurants, 4 bars, 1 disco, conference centre, event hall, 2 outdoor and 1 indoor swimming pools, shopping centre, recreation services, as well as other similar services, corresponding to a high-category beachfront resort.
We should point out that the management concession does not involve the Thalasso Thalassotherapy Centre that includes Spa, Health & Sport Centre, which will remain under the management of the owner company Maris hotels, however, in harmonic collaboration with Mövenpick.

The Managing Director, Mr. Andreas Metaxas, also stressed the following:

«We are very pleased with the incorporation of Candia Maris to the internationally known Brand Mövenpick.
Our choice was a result of a systematic search we conducted among international chains.
We have chosen Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, because their operational philosophy was very close to our own: high-quality standards in terms of infrastructure and services and “anthropocentric / guest-centric” hospitality and not an impersonal one.
Since its establishment and to this date, Maris Hotels have been studying, analyzing and always keeping track with international market trends. The future and the international trends of the world tourism market, make strong international collaborations all the more necessary. More specifically, branding is currently one of the strongest trends in the hospitality sector globally, even though it has not yet infiltrated Greece as much as it has in the rest of Europe».

The collaboration agreement is expected to benefit not only Candia Maris, but Crete in general as a tourist destination, as for the first time it will be included in the brochures and the marketing agenda of an international chain.

 Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is owned by the Mövenpick Holding by 66,7 % and the investment group Kingdom by 33,3 %
With 80 business or resort hotels of 4 or 5 stars existing or under construction represented in 23 countries, it serves over 5 million guests per year, employing more than 12.000 people. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts put a geographic focus on Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, as follows: Europe – 25 hotels (5.265 rooms), Middle East – 24 hotels / 3 cruisers on the Nile (7.160 rooms), Africa – 4 hotels (915 rooms), Asia – 1 hotel (383 rooms).
The Mövenpick philosophy is a distinct departure from the traditional hotel chain approach. Sincere and heartfelt hospitality, uncompromisingly high product and service quality as well as excellent levels of staff training and team motivation crowned with that special Swiss touch make the difference.
Among the significant advantages of Mövenpick Hotels is their famous cuisine, a special gastronomical experience as it is accompanied by the appropriate «setting».
It all began in a restaurant where in 1948 ο Ueli Prager, the son of a Swiss hotel owner, opened the first Mövenpick restaurant in the Claridenhof in Zurich. The Swiss gastronomy scene was bowled over by the concept. Prager was offering delicacies for city people who are in a hurry. Prager’s groundbreaking concept of fast and high-quality food spread rapidly across Switzerland. Further operations were opened in Bern, Geneva, Lugano and Zurich. In 1960 he founded his own purchasing and import company and set up a central factory. “Silberkugel” opened in Zurich as an American-style fast-food, take-away restaurant. About this time Mövenpick launched the first brand items. “Der Himmlische”, the first in a series of premium products, was soon a favourite among coffee connoisseurs. In 1963 Prager made the daring move across the border, opening a restaurant in Munich.
In 1970, the first wine cellars were opened in Germany and Switzerland and called Caves Mövenpick. In 1972, the production of Mövenpick Premium Ice Cream commenced in Bursins in Canton Vaud. Shortly afterwards, Mövenpick opened the first two hotels in Glattbrugg and Regensdorf, while the first hotels outside Europe were opened in Egypt and Canada. In the early eighties two innovative gastronomy concepts were created: the Caveaux Wine Bar and Marché Mövenpick – a restaurant where guests wander between colourful market stands and watch their meal being prepared from fresh ingredients. In 1984, Mövenpick created the Almond Waffle, a tasty edible package for Mövenpick Premium Ice Cream. In the year of the 50th anniversary since the founding of the company, Mövenpick founded the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts AG with Kingdom Holding as a 33,3 per cent stakeholder.
Following the introduction of extensive organisation changes in 2000, Mövenpick began operating as a decentralised group with the five independent divisions Hotels&Resorts, Gastronomy, Wine, Fine Foods and Mövenpick Produktions AG. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts was repositioned as a hotel management company in the 4- and 5-star segment with focus on Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
The Management of Maris Hotels, aiming for the continuous improvement of the quality of rendered services, and the creation of unique experiences, considers the agreement with Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts a development of strategic importance for the Maris Group and for tourism in Crete in general.

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISTICTIONS FOR CRETA MARIS HOTEL

litsa — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:00:00 GMT

The Creta Maris Hotel situated in Hersonissos Crete and belonging to the Maris Hotel Chain has obtained two new environmental awards, confirming once again the chain’s friendly philosophy towards the environment.
The luxury resort received the award “Environmental TUI Champion 2005” from TUI, ranking it in the top 100 hotels in the world with which TUI cooperates. This evaluation is based on TUI’s check-list for all cooperating hotels and on the clients’ opinion relating to the hotel’s environmental activities in questionnaires which are filled in by them.
The “Green Planet award” was the second award received by Creta Maris Hotels from Kuoni Switzerland concerning its environmental policy. This particular award is based on strict criteria in the management of water, energy, waste disposal and staff training in matters of the environment, etc.

GUESS AND WIN GAME - WINNERS

litsa — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT

Free holidays for 3 lucky winners at Creta Maris they guessed correctly and won in the Maris Hotels Guess & Win game.

A huge success, with players participating from all over the world, the internet game Guess & Win of maris hotels was completed, and not 1 but 3 winners with exactly the same score have won a free holiday at the luxury hotel Creta Maris in Hersonissos, Crete.
In the on-line game which could be found on www.maris.gr/game, players were invited to identify in the shortest time which image from 4 sets of images corresponds to which hotel belonging to the Maris Hotels Chain.
The prize was a 1-week holiday on Half Board for two persons at the luxury Creta Maris Hotel in Hersonissos, Crete.
As 3 players answered all the questions correctly in the same time margin and accumulated the highest score, the organizers decided to offer to each of them the opportunity to spend a dreamlike holiday at Creta Maris. The 1st player who scored is the winner of a 1-week holiday and the other 2 win a 3-day holiday at Creta Maris.
The winners have been notified by e-mail, whilst the analytical results can be seen by clicking here.

Maris Hotels have already scheduled the next game, which will shortly be available on the hotel chain’s site www.maris.gr.

GUESS AND WIN YOUR HOLIDAYS IN MARIS HOTELS

litsa — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 23:00:00 GMT

Now that the Christmas holidays are over, play, guess and win your next holidays at the wonderful world of Maris Hotels in Crete - the beautiful Greek island- by trying your hand at an exciting game.

In the game Guess & Win, which can be found on www.maris.gr/game, there are four sets of images of the hotels belonging to the Maris Hotels chain, their activities and the areas they belong to.

All you have to do is guess which image belongs to which hotel or hotel’s activities or hotel’s area as fast as you can. The player who accumulates the highest score, which will be on line until 1st May, will be the winner. The terms and conditions of the games can be found on our site . Each player can participate as many times as he/she wishes. The prize is a 1-week holiday on Half Board for two persons at the luxury Creta Maris Hotel in Hersonissos, Crete.

CHRISTMAS IN LUXURY OR IN TRADITION MARIS HOTELS HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR BOTH

litsa — Thu, 06 Dec 2001 23:00:00 GMT

MARIS GREEN TEAM JAHRESTAG IN ACTION

litsa — Tue, 09 Oct 2001 22:00:00 GMT

DER CHARME DER URSPRÜGLICHEN TRADITION KRETA

litsa — Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:00:00 GMT

BLAUE FLAGGEN FÜR DAS CANDIA MARIS HOTEL

litsa — Mon, 02 Jul 2001 22:00:00 GMT

DER BAU DES GRÖSSTEN GOLFPLATZES KRETA GRIECHELAND

litsa — Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:00:00 GMT

SIND BEREIT DEN HERAUSFORDERUNGEN KRETA

litsa — Thu, 08 Feb 2001 23:00:00 GMT

EIN NEUES KONGRESSZENTRUM KRETA GRIECHENLAND

litsa — Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:00:00 GMT

CANDIA MARIS THALASSO

litsa — Thu, 09 Nov 2000 23:00:00 GMT

MARIS GREEN TEAM FUR DEN SCHUTZ DER UMWELT

litsa — Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:00:00 GMT

Wieder ein erster Platz für die Maris Hotels

litsa — Wed, 04 Oct 2000 22:00:00 GMT