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A Look At the Sheraton Rhodes Resort: Through a Thousand Eyes

2021-10-03 by Phil Butler

Sheraton Rhodes Resort

We take a look at the real value the Sheraton Rhodes Resort provides guests through the eyes of thousands of guests.

Tags: best hotels, best reports, Five-star resorts, Google Hotels, Google reviews, Greece hotels, Greece resorts, hotels, Hotels of the World, Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Marriott International, resort reviews, Rhodes hotels, Rhodes Island, Rhodes resorts, Sheraton Rhodes Resort, Sheraton Rhodes Resort reviews

Arkalochori Quake Situation Stable But Inclement Weather Adds Pressure

2021-10-01 by Phil Butler

Damage in Arkalochori

Arkalochori and surrounding villages in Heraklion Prefecture of Crete continue to be rattled by the aftershocks of the recent 6.0 magnitude earthquake that his last week. The situation for thousands of people is stable but according to officials, untenable for the immediate future.  Within the past 48 hours, at least five aftershocks of magnitudes of […]

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Arkolochori, Christos Stylianides, Crete disaster, Crete earthquake, Crete emergency, earthquake, Stavros Arnaoutakis

Kissamos Municipality Begins Arkalochori Aid Drive Today

2021-10-01 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori Quake

In the wake of the earthquakes at Arkalochori in Heraklion Prefecture, the Municipality of Kissamos has begun an aid drive.

Tags: Arkalochori, Arkalochori aid, Arkalochori victims, crete, Crete aid, Crete emergency response, Crete towns, Heraklion earthquake, Holy Diocese of Kissamo, Kissamos, Kissamos Mayor

Sitia Prefecture Mobilizes to Help Arkalochori Quake Victims

2021-10-01 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori tents

Sitia citizens, businesses, and officials organize to send aid to fellow Cretans in hard hit Arkalochori, in neighboring Heraklion Prefecture.

Tags: Arkalochori, Arkalochori earthquake, Crete emergency, Ioannis Goulidakis, Lassithi, Sitia, Sitia red cross

Crete Hit for Second Consecutive Day by Severe 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake

2021-09-28 by Phil Butler

Earthquake Crete

Crete is rocked for the second consecutive day by a severe earthquake of 5.3 magnitude as aftershocks from yesterday increase in intensity.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, Crete disaster, Crete earthquake, Crete tremor, Greece quakes, Heraklion earthquake, Severe Earthquakes, USGS

Crete’s Capital of Heraklion Shaken by 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake [Updates]

2021-09-27 by Phil Butler

USGS

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Crete this morning according to the earliest reports from the European Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Tags: 6.2 quake, Aegean Earthquake, Crete earthquake, earthquake, EMSC, Greece earthquake, Heraklion earthquake, strong earthquake

The Heraklion Gastronomy Festival Opens Today at the Venetian Harbor

2021-09-24 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Gastronomy Festival

Friday September 24th – Monday the 27th, locals and visitors to Crete can enjoy the Heraklion Gastronomy Festival at the Venetian Harbor.

Tags: "Chainides", Aquila Atlantis Hote, chef table, Cretan diet, crete, Crete events, Crete festivals, Crete food, culinary events, Dina Nikolaou, gastronomy, George and Nikos Stratakis, Greece gastronomy, Heraklion, Heraklion nights, Koules, Municipality of Heraklion, Nektaria Kokkinak, Region of Crete, Solo Beer, Tasos Papadakis, Venetian Fortress, Visit Heraklion, Yiannis Baxevanis

GNTO’s Fragakis Says 2021 Goals Met – Sustainability Ahead

2021-09-22 by Phil Butler

Dimitris Fragakis

GNTO boss Dimitris Fragakis says Greece has achieved its goals set for tourism in 2021.

Tags: 85th Thessaloniki International Fair, Dimitris Fragakis, GNTO, Greece sustainability, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Tourism Ministry

Monica Bellucci in “Maria Callas: Lettres & Memoires” Tonight in Athens

2021-09-22 by Phil Butler

Monica Bellucci

Actress Monica Bellucci gives final performance of Maria Callas: Lettres & Memoires” tonight in Athens at the Herod Atticus Odeon theatre.

Tags: Acropolis events, acting, Athens events, best actress, Herod Atticus Odeon, Maria Callas, Monica Bellucci, movie stars, Tom Volf

In Search of Keftiu: The Shimmery New Explanation

2021-09-19 by Phil Butler

Keftiu

A new theory about the people referred to as the “Keftiu” emerges. What if their level of control and access to their island was supreme?

Tags: Anubis, Anubis Shrine, Ark of the Covenant, Arthur Evans, Caphtorim, Cretan Hieroglyphs, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Dr. Jan Driessen, Evangelos Kynakidis, Evangelos Kyriakidis, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Kaptara, Keftiku, King David, Phaistos disc, Rekhmire, Sissi Archaeological Project, Tutankhamun

A Grain of Salt and H2O Hospitality Gets You 2.5 Star Bliss

2021-09-19 by Phil Butler

H2O Logo

H2O Hospitality announces having secured $30 million in Series C funding, but a former tech guru wonders “What for?”

Tags: Agoda, Asia hotels, cheap hotels, funding, funding round, H2O Hospitality, H2OStay IKEBUKURO, hotel tech, hotel tech startup, Japan hotels, Japan startups, Kakao Investment, Korea startups, Michael Arrington, Pete Cashmore, Samsung Ventures, South Korea hotels, Southeast Asia Hotels, tech news, TechCrunch, Thailand hotels

90 of Europe’s Oldest Breed – Kritikos Lagonikos – Registered On Crete

2021-09-15 by Phil Butler

Archanes Kritikos

This past weekend registration for 90 dogs of Europe’s oldest breed, the legendary Kritikos Lagonikos took place on Crete.

Tags: Ancient dogs, Cretan dog, Cretan Hound, crete, Crete events, dog breeds, dog DNA, Kritikos Lagonikos, Legends of Crete, oldest dog breed, rare Crete animals

Another Perfect Crete Escape: Mourtzanakis Residence Ecotourism Hotel

2021-09-10 by Phil Butler

Mourtzanakis Residence

Another eco-tourism value we just came across, Mourtzanakis Residence in Achlada, is a perfect getaway far from and close to it all.

Tags: Achlada, Agia Pelagia, agritourism, Crete 2021, Crete ecotourism, Crete escapes, Crete hotels, Crete villages, Ecotourism, Gazi, Heraklion hotels, Heraklion retreates, Mourtzanakis Residence, resorts, small hotels

Greece’s New Tourism Minister Exudes Confidence – What’s New?

2021-09-08 by Phil Butler

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s new Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias says USA tourists will still come to the county despite a waning market demand.

Tags: EODY, Greece, Greece COVID-19, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Tourism in Greece, tourism minister, Travel to Greece, Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s Tourism Boss Theoharis Is Gone: But Why?

2021-09-04 by Phil Butler

Peter Fankhauser with Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis

As Harry Theoharis exits his position as Greece’s Minister of Tourism the question is, “Why was he sacked at this crucial juncture?”

Tags: Evangelos Apostolakis, Greece, Greece tourism, Greek officials, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration

Crete In the Summer of 2021: A Strained Paradise Is Still Paradise

2021-09-01 by Phil Butler

Crete

A selection of amazing Instagram shares from vacationers who visited Crete during the very strange 2021 Summer season.

Tags: Asterion Suites & Spa, Elafonisi, Glykanera Beach, Greek flag, Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Mochlos, Moni Chrysoskalitissas Monastery, Rethymno, Seitan Limania, Sweetwater Beach

Greece’s Mendoni and Benos Aim to Fix Evia Island

2021-09-01 by Phil Butler

Mendoni and Beno

Greece’s current Culture Minister meets with a notable former minster and engineer, Stavros Μπένος to discuss the reconstruction of Evia.

Tags: Angeliki Simosi, Bennu, Evia Island, Helena Dundoulaki, Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture, Nikolas Giatromanolakis, Stavros Μπένος, the decisi

Mitsotakis Sacks Tourism, Public Order, and Other Cabinet Ministers

2021-08-31 by Phil Butler

Vasilis Kikilias

In a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, Vassilis Kikilias was appointed as the new tourism minister for Greece, replacing Harry Theoharis.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece hotels, Greece PM, Greece tourism, Greece wildfires, Greek cabinet, Harry Theoharis, Mitsotakis administration, New Democracy, Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s All Powerful Tourism and Hospitality Leaders to Resurrect Evia

2021-08-30 by Phil Butler

Elevated Theoharis

With wide swaths of Greece burnt to a crisp, and COVID still rampaging across the country, some Greek leaders seem to think they are gods.

Tags: Agioi Taxiarches Church, Alexandros Vassilikos, Athens protests, Evia Island, Evia wildfires, Fr. Ioannis Siafleki, global warming, Greece COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece wildfires, Grigoris Tasios, Harry Theoharis, Kokkinomilia, tourism

New Archaeological Finds Stir Interest In Alexander the Great Tomb

2021-08-29 by Phil Butler

Alexander the Great procession

The discovery of a bust of Alexander the Great in Egypt has stirred new interest in finding the final resting place of the Greek conqueror.

Tags: Alexander the Great, Alexandria, archaeology, Calliope Limneos-Papakosta, Egypt, Hellenic Research Institute of the Alexandrian Civilization, Ibrahim Mustafa, Tomb of Alexander

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