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About Delia Gavrilescu

Delia is Argophilia’s contributing editor, and a passionate travel writer. She covers a variety of topics, including hospitality, travel resources, announcements, awards, hotels, restaurants, destinations, and much more.

Hilton Opening Two New Hotels in Athens

2022-02-05 by Delia Gavrilescu

Mikrolimano, Piraeus, Greece

Hilton has announced plans to open two new hotels in Athens. As part of a management agreement with their affiliate the SCD Group LTD.

Tags: Athens hotels, Athens stays, Curio Collection, Greece hotels, Hampton Hotels, Hampton Piraeus, Hilton, Hilton news, Hilton Worldwide, hotel announcements, Pentelikon Athens, Piraeus Mikrolimano

UNWTO Madrid Meetup Aims Tourism Toward Greener, Inclusive Future

2021-12-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

Green initiative

UNWTO experts responded to the impacts of the pandemic at the 2021 general assembly meetup in Madrid, Spain.

Tags: Eco-Tourism, Green tourism, Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, tourism movements, tourism trend, UNWTO, UNWTO 2021, UNWTO General Assembly, UNWTO Madrid

Chios Awarded “Bike Friendly Destination” Status

2021-12-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

Chios cycling

The Municipality of Chios has become the 8th municipality in Greece to be awarded the “Bike Friendly Destination” designation.

Tags: bike friendly, Chios, Chios Island, Stamatis Karmantzis, Vicky Karantzavelou

Mourtzanakis Residence Sets Low Season Weekends Schedule

2021-11-12 by Delia Gavrilescu

Achlada sunset

Mourtzanakis Residence Eco-Hotel set for fun and adventure in the wilderness of Crete through the off-season.

Tags: Cape Stavros, Crete food, Crete gorges, Crete sunsets, Crete traditional cuisine, E4, Eco Hotels, eco-friendly, Eco-Tourism, ecology, Ecotourism, hiking Crete, Mourtzanakis Residence Eco-Hotel, trails Crete trails, weekends Crete

South Aegean Islands Set Record Visitors Numbers for October

2021-11-05 by Delia Gavrilescu

Mykonos Blu

The South Aegean islands region welcomed more visitors than ever before for October with more than 3 million travelers.

Tags: 2021 travel, Aegean islands, COVID Pandemic, Greece tourists, Greece travel, post pandemic, pre-pandemic, Santorini tourists, South Aegean Islands

Greece’s Vassilis Kikilias Inks Deal With Jet2 at WTM

2021-11-05 by Delia Gavrilescu

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias signed a deal with Britain’s Jet2.com to increase available air passenger seats to Greek by 600,000.

Tags: Flights to Greece, Greece, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, tourism news, Vassilis Kikilias, WTM

Chania’s Municipal Market Set To Close for Two Years

2021-10-19 by Delia Gavrilescu

Chania's Municipal Market

The Municipal Market of Chania, in operations since 1913, will be “restored” over the next two years. Local merchants register concern.

Tags: Chania, Chania attractions, Chania Municipal Market, Chania news, Crete markets, Crete news

Green Fund Website for Greece Protected Areas Goes Live

2021-09-28 by Delia Gavrilescu

Greece nature

A new website by Green Fund and Goulandris Museum, www.visitgreeknature.gr, launches to showcase Greece’s nature reserves.

Tags: alt tourism, Goulandris Museum of Natural History, Greece tourism, Hellenic Center for Habitats - Wetlands, Nature site, VisitGreekNature

Microsoft Partners With Oyo to Create AI Driven Hotel Tech

2021-09-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

OYO

Microsoft and Oyo have signed a “multi-year strategic alliance” to develop new travel and hospitality technologies.

Tags: guest experience, hospitality tech, hotel AI, hotel tech, Internet of Things, IoT, Microsoft, Microsoft’s Azure IoT, Oyo

One of Chania’s Old Hammams Reshaped Into Art Gallery

2021-09-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Chania sunset

One of the ancient Turkish baths of the Municipality of Chania has been transformed into an art gallery and exhibition hall.

Tags: Chania, Chania art gallery, Chania Crete, Chania hammam, Chania news, crete, Crete news, hypocausts, Old Town Chania, Turkish Baths, Yiannis Yiannakaki

Aviasales Snags $43 Million in Additional Funding

2021-08-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

Aviasales

Travel meta-search platform Aviasales has just announced receiving $43 million in investment from Elbrus Capital Funds and iTech Capital.

Tags: airlines, Aviasales, flight search, metasearch, Russian flight search, travel technology, Travel Technology Europe

Hotelising Cranks Up Digital Marketing Services Offer

2021-07-31 by Delia Gavrilescu

Hotelising logo

Hotelising has announced having added digital marketing services to its offerings for tourism and hospitality companies.

Tags: digital marketing, Hospitality marketing, hospitality news, hospitality tech, hotel marketing, Hotelising, Katerina Petropoulo, Katerina Petropoulou, Trastelis Group

Greece Registers 3,593 New Cases As Protesters Clash With Police

2021-07-28 by Delia Gavrilescu

Vaccine worries

Greece confirmed 3,593 new coronavirus case in the last 24 hours. In Athens, anti-vaxxers clash with police for the third time in 10 days.

Tags: anti-vaxxers, Athens protests, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, EODY, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Heraklion, infection load, Mykonos, Travel to Greece

“Greece 2.0” Funding Agreement Inked in Brussels

2021-07-26 by Delia Gavrilescu

Courtesy Theodoros Skylakakis

Greek officials and the European Commission signed the first funding agreement as part of Greece’s national recovery plan, Greece 2.0.

Tags: Christos Staikouras, COVID recovery, COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2.0, Greece recovery, Next Generation EU, pandemic recovery, Paolo Gentiloni, Theodoros Skylakakis

Greece COVID Cases Rise Again With 2,972 in 24 Hours

2021-07-22 by Delia Gavrilescu

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece officials confirmed 2,972 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours in the country, with 19 of these identified at entry points.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Europe tourism, Greece lockdowns, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Mitsotakis, vaccine schedule

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