Mr. Tekakis will be in charge of managing the communications and negotiations with all airlines in terms of incentives schemes, agreements and contracts.
ATHENS – Altair Travel Agency, one of the top OTAs in Greece and Europe (trade name for the Greek market Petas.gr, trade name for abroad Tripair.com), has named George Tekakis as its new International Business Development Manager.
Mr. Tekakis, who had been Sales Executive for Greece and Cyprus at Air Berlin, will be in charge of managing the communications and negotiations with all airlines in terms of incentives schemes, agreements and contracts. It is expected that Mr. Tekakis previous experience as Senior Sales Executive at Gulf Air and as Passenger Sales Executive at Austrian Airlines will enhance the beneficial cooperation between Altair Travel and all major airlines.
“The recent expansion of our business operations to 48 countries worldwide requires the strengthening of our communication with the airlines, so as to agree on ways to further increase our sales to our mutual benefit. Mr. Tekakis past experience in both the airline and OTA sectors will decisively contribute to our strategic plans”, noted Mr. Nikolaos Peroulis, the CEO of Altair Travel.
Mr. Tekakis has a PMBA Major in Aviation and Airports and a Global Aviation Management Certificate from the Hellenic American University.
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.
She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
