Adventure calls: Join Grecotel’s second charity hike in Greece this May
Agents invited to apply for three-night challenge in support of St Catherine’s Hospice
Are you ready for a challenge? Grecotel Hotels & Resorts will host its second overseas charity hike in May 2026 – and you could be part of this epic adventure.
The luxury hospitality brand is seeking 10 plucky agents to join it on a three-night trip to Kalamata, Greece, where the group will hike to the summit of Mount Taygetos and traverse Ridomo Gorge. The challenge will raise vital funds for St Catherine’s Hospice in West Sussex, which provides physical and emotional support to those living with a life-limiting or terminal condition.
Grecotel offers a unique collection of iconic luxury hotels and resorts in spectacular locations across 15 coveted Greek destinations. Its diverse portfolio contains a spectrum of 40 properties, each with distinctive character and deep roots in the local history, culture and flair. As the guardian of authentic ethos and heartfelt hospitality, Grecotel knows Greece like no other.
During the course of the trip, the group will stay at the recently renovated Grecotel Filoxenia Kalamata, home to a dazzling inventory of 162 refreshed rooms and suites, a new-look Olive Spa and a shiny new beach club on the shores of Messinia.
The trip will be hosted by Grecotel’s sales and markets strategy director Kostas Sinis and Aspire’s UK account manager Toni Austin.
It marks Grecotel’s second charity hike following a successful inaugural event in September 2025, which saw the brand joined by nine agents in Crete. The group scaled the island’s tallest mountain, Mount Psiloritis, and Europe’s second-longest gorge in support of Breast Cancer Now, raising more than £10,000 for the charity – smashing their initial fundraising target of £5,000.
Sinis said: “I am beyond honoured to organise Grecotel Hotels & Resorts’ second charity hike. The event follows the great success of our inaugural charity hike in 2025, which took place in Crete at Grecotel Creta Palace and saw us raise more than £10,000 for Breast Cancer Now – a truly impressive and vital charity so close to so many of our hearts.
“This year, we are choosing to support St Catherine’s Hospice. The charity first came to our attention at the Aspire Awards last November, where Toni delivered an appeal to inspire donations, telling the story of how St Catherine’s cared for her mum from 2022 to 2023.
“We’re thrilled to be supporting this small but mighty charity and hope to once again surpass our fundraising target while taking agents on an epic Greek adventure.”
Have you got what it takes? Register your interest to take part in the challenge by completing the form below. Lucky agents will be chosen by March 31. Participants will be responsible for their own fundraising.
The itinerary
Dates: May 19-22, 2026
Location: Grecotel Filoxenia Kalamata
Day 1 - Fly to Kalamata and check into Grecotel Filoxenia Kalamata
Day 2 - Conquer Ridomo Gorge
Set in the Taygetos mountain range, Ridomo Gorge is a geological phenomenon. The trail descends from Vorio village, with hikers required to navigate rocky terrain, large boulders and trickling streams. At its deepest point, visitors will find themselves in a narrow corridor between vertical rock walls.
Day 3 - Hike Mount Taygetos
One of the oldest named mountains in Europe and the highest peak on the Peloponnese peninsula, Mount Taygetos offers a thrilling adventure. Once used as a training field for the legendary Spartan warriors, hikers will traverse alpine meadows and undulating mountain paths before reaching the summit – a lofty 2,407 metres above sea level.
Day 4 - Return home
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