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Take a Trip to Greece’s “Loch Ness” – Lake Stymphalia [video]

2020-08-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Lake Stymphalia

Lake Stymphalia is one of Greece’s most beautiful and mysterious places, the place where Herakles defeated the Stymphalian Birds.

Tags: Greek attractions, Greek destinations, Greek myths, Herakles, Lake Stymphalia, myths, Stymphalian Birds, Stymphalian Lake

Zakynthos Island Already Planning for 2021 Season

2020-08-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

Last week the Zakynthos Island Hoteliers Association and Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou discussed the plan for 2021.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Ionian Islands, Keri Village, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Zakynthos Island

Hellenic Cheerleading Federation Gets Public Schools Access

2020-08-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Greek Cheerleaders

Cheerleading has now been officially sanctioned as a sport/dance activity in Greek public schools.

Tags: cheerleading, Cheerleading Championships, Greece sports, Greek public schools, Greek schools, Greek sports, Hellenic Cheerleading Federation, Konstantinos Tsachalas, Sports in Greece

Greece Moves to Ban All Single-Use Plastics by July 2021

2020-08-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece is advancing on plans to ban single-use plastics by July, 2021. A new law targets unsustainable practices.

Tags: Greece, Greek sustainability, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, single-use plastics, sustainability, Sustainable Greece, sustainable tourism

Greece Puts Halt On Flights from Barcelona and Greater Catalonia

2020-08-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Nikos Hardalias

Greece has temporarily banned passenger flights arriving from Barcelona and the wider region of Catalonia.

Tags: Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Nikos Hardalias, Spain travelers, spanish tourists, travel restrictions

Jet2 Adds Hundreds of Flights to Greece, Turkey, and Portugal

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2 has just announced having added over 500 new flights (representing almost 100,000 seats) to Greece, Portugal, and Turkey.

Tags: airlines, crete, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, Portugal travel, travel deals, Turkey tourism, UK travelers

Egypt Boosts Cultural Tourism Capacity Starting in September

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

The Great Pyramid

Egypt’s tourism businesses and cultural venues are to operate at up to 50% of their total capacity starting in September.

Tags: culture destinations, cultureal attractions, Egypt, Egypt attractions, Egypt cultural attractions, Egypt culture, Egypt tourism, Egypt travel, pyramids, travel

Airbnb Reports On the New Travelers Post-Pandemic

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb Graffiti

According to a new report from Airbnb, the longer we are forced by the pandemic to remain at home, the more we want to get out.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb rentals, domestic travel, local travel, travel agents, travel experiences, Travel Trends, vacation rentals

Greece Remains on UK’s ‘Safe List’ for Travel – For Now

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Myrtos Beach

Greece remains, for the time being, on UK’s quarantine-free list of countries for to and from travel.

Tags: Greece safety, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greece travelers, safe destinations, UK tourists, UK travelers, Visit Greece

Google and Volara Partner for Voice-Based Contactless Room Controls

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Volara logo

A new partnership between Google and Volara is enabling hotels to deploy contactless guest engagement and touchless room controls solutions.

Tags: Google, Hotel rooms, room automation, room controls, Volara

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas to Celebrate World Wellness Weekend

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas invites guests for an international celebration of wellness to commemorate World Wellness Weekend.

Tags: Anantara Hotels, Muay Thai, Thailand hotels, Thailand resorts, wellness, wellness spas, World Wellness Weekend, Yoga, Yoga retreats

Domes Resorts Partners With Hotel Investment Partners (HIP)

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Domes of Elounda

Domes Resorts partners with Hotel Investment Partners (HIP) for the management of two of its resorts in Corfu and Zakynthos.

Tags: Corfu, crete, Domes, Domes of Elounda, Domes Resorts, Domes Zeen, George Spanos, Grand Hotel Corfu, HIP, Ledra Hotels, Zante Beach

Greece Βecomes An ECTAA Preferred Destination

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Yachting tourism Greece

The Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) and ECTAA have agreed to make Greece the Preferred Destination.

Tags: ECTAA, GNTO, Greece attractions, Greece culture, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Pawel Niewiadomski, travel

STR Releases Europe Hotel Performance for July 2020

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Fodele Beach Hotel

A report from STR reveals Europe’s hotel industry’s improved but low performance, according to July 2020 data.

Tags: ADR, Europe summer, hotel profits, hotels, RevPAR, STR, Summer 2020, summer numbers, UK hotels

Greece Cracks Down Hard on COVID-19 Violations

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid-19 Greece airport

Greek officials have imposed a crackdown for COVID-19 violations. Individuals who violate regulations can now be sentenced to life in prison.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, COVID-19 violations, Greece coronavirus, Greece crackdown, Greece tourism

Greece Tops U.S. List of Most Searched European Destinations

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

Americans are still searching for their favorite destinations and Greece tops of desireable place in Europe.

Tags: American tourists, destinations, Greece, Greece 2020, Greece travel, top destinations, US tourists

Parties and Public Gatherings Banned in Mykonos and Halkidiki

2020-08-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos

The Greek authorities have now banned all parties and gatherings of more than 9 people for any reason on Mykonos and the region of Halkidiki.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, Greece travel, Greek Islands, Halkidiki, Mykonos, Mykonos parties

Greek Authorities Say Tourism Not the Cause of COVID-19 Spike

2020-08-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Knossos Tourists

Greece’s Deputy Minister of Greek Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias says tourism is not the cause for the recent rise in Covid-19 cases.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Nikos Hardalias, tourism

Actress Jennifer Lopez Pulls Off Incognito Crete Holiday

2020-08-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Jennifer Lopez

Last week actress and singer Jennifer Lopez was discovered secretly vacationing on Crete with her longtime friend.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, celebrity travel, Elounda, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Jennifer Lopez, JLo, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, VIP Crete

Greece Adds New Elements to National Intangible Cultural Heritage Index

2020-08-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Making Limnos’ traditional cheese

Greece’s Culture Minister Lina Mendoni announced last week the inclusion of 16 new elements to Greece’s National Directory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Tags: culture, Greece Culture Minister, Greece customs, Greece dance, Greece traditions, Greek art, Greek culture, Lina Mendoni

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