Karathanasi Dimitra

Dimitra Karathanasi is a hospitality professional with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in sales strategy, business development, hotel management, and human resources. Since 2008, she has been the Managing Director of DK & Associates and works as a Hotel Management Consultant. She holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from the renowned Les Roches School in Switzerland and an MSc in German Literature from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She started her career in London with Hilton and later worked for more than 12 years with the largest hotel group in Greece, the Daskalantonakis Group, where she held senior roles in Sales and Marketing, reaching the position of Executive Director (Commercial) and leading large sales teams in Greece and abroad. She has extensive expertise in developing commercial strategies, expanding market presence, managing budgets, and driving profitability, while also possessing deep knowledge of the Greek tourism industry and contributing to major hotel projects, including hotel openings during the 2004 Olympic Games.