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THE FOUNDER
Tasos Maravelias, originally from Simi, besides being the founder of the group he is considered one of the founders of Rhodian tourism. He was, among others, President of the Association of Hoteliers of Rhodes and an active member of the Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Dodecanese.
He was a charismatic man and successful businessman in the field of trade since he decided to initially get involved in wholesale trade by opening the first big food store of the time on Gallias Street in the centre of Rhodes.
Several years later he decided to become active in the hotel sector, erecting a three-storey hotel with the name Colossos on Karpathou Street, where he moved the headquarters of his store.
Tasos Maravelias, like the restless and resourceful spirit he was, after hotel Colossos he decided to build the hotel PARK HOTEL in the city centre, a high quality hotel of excellent aesthetics.
Then he took the plunge, by creating the hotel complex Colossos, in the area of Kallithea. It is a unique creation, which is an ideal standard, and until today it still the pride of Rhodian tourism.
In November 2014 he passed away at the age of 87, leaving a legacy of ethos, consistency, honesty, dignity, and his groundbreaking ideas.
Undoubtedly, through constant struggle, he contributed greatly to the economic and tourist development of Rhodes. His nephew, Aris Soulounias is a worthy and inspired continuer of his work.
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