About Manolis Tsagkarakis: With over 20 years of professional experience, Mr. Tsagkarakis has held key management positions in Greek and multinational companies across various industries. Notably, he possesses more than a decade of experience in a leading hotel group (Domes Resorts), specializing in commercial management and strategic development. As of 2025, he has taken over a new position as General Manager at Elounda Peninsula & Porto Elounda which belong to the Elounda Collection Hotels & Resorts and he will oversee the overall commercial strategy, along with the supervision and monitoring of critical financial and operational parameters and objectives, with the aim of further strengthening the group’s leading position in the market.

About Elounda Collection: Elounda Collection owns and manages three luxury properties in the area of Elounda in Crete, Greece. Elounda Mare Hotel was the first hotel entirely owned by the family of Spyros and Eliana Kokotos. The hotel now has 92 rooms, suites and villas and it is the only member of the prestigious Relais & Châteaux association on the island. Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort was the second hotel that the Kokotos family developed in Elounda, encompassing some of the latest trends to emerge in the international luxury market, including the first golf course on the island of Crete, the first spa in Elounda, as well as a whole independent wing of seafront bungalows and suites that later became an independent hotel in its own right:  Elounda Peninsula Luxury Resort. Elounda Peninsula soon became a market leader in the Greek luxury hospitality market, offering the largest private-pool seafront suites in the entire country, and having its own range of dedicated facilities for its very special clientele: a beautiful spa with indoor pool, sauna, and authentic hammam, a unique home theatre, a fully-stocked wine cellar, the Ferragamo dinning concept Il Borro Tuscan Bistro and the multi awarded Japanese restaurant Sumosan.  At the same time, guests of the Elounda Peninsula have access to all facilities of the resort such as the golf course, Six Senses Spa, Kids Ark, tennis courts and other. The latest project of Spyros and Eliana Kokotos, includes the Elounda Peninsula Diamond Residences complex. A whole seafront wing of the resort has been set aside for the development of privately-owned holiday homes, built to the highest standards and offering its services throughout the year and access to their own private beach.