Kostas is a marketing & communications professional with 20 years of experience in crafting & positioning hospitality brands. He is the founder and principal of Travelworks, a PR and marketing agency focused exclusively on the travel and leisure industry. Over the past decade, Kostas and his team have built one of the most extensive hospitality portfolios, designing and delivering strategic communications for international hotel groups including Accor, Meliá Hotels International and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and for landmark individual properties such as Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino, Mandarin Oriental Doha, Four Seasons Mykonos, Nikki Beach hotels in Porto Heli & Santorini, W Costa Navarino and Villa Treville Positano. Beyond hospitality, Travelworks manages communications for Ferrari Greece, the Greek Yachting Association and has represented Greece Sotheby's International Realty since 2018, including the release of the first-ever Greek Luxury Homes Market Report. Alongside client work, Kostas has built a consistent presence in hospitality's public conversation. Over the past years, he has authored or overseen more than 10 whitepapers, including Accor's first official whitepaper focused on the Greek market. He has also personally conducted or facilitated more than 100 interviews with hospitality leaders published in tier one media, written more than 50 op-ed articles, and taken part in or moderated more than 20 panels at hospitality and real estate conferences, alongside features and contributions in Fortune Magazine and other Greek media. Kostas holds a BSc in Business Administration and an MSc in Applied Economics and Finance, both from the Athens University of Economics & Business, and has completed executive courses at École hôtelière de Lausanne.