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Greek Officials Disconnect from Reality in Pandemic Experiment

2020-11-04 by Phil Butler

COVID Travel

A news roundup that proves Greek officials haven’t got a clue about the pandemic. Tourism officials are putting out fires with gasoline.

Tags: COVID cases, COVID cruises, cruise lines, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek ports, Harry Theoharis, hotelier, hoteliers, Jet2Holidays, Manos Valis, Piraeus Port Authority, Samos, Samos Island, TUI

Does Greece’s Mitsotakis Have COVID-19 In His Periscope?

2020-10-31 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sub

Prime Minister Mitsotakis is to announce today new coronavirus measures. What will those measures be? This is the question for every Greek.

Tags: Alexis Tsipras, COVID lockdowns, COVID projections, Greece lockdown, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis, IHME, localized lockdown, lockdowns, Mitsotakis, pandemic effects, Tsipras

Greece’s Dodecanese Islands Rocked by Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake [Video Update]

2020-10-30 by Phil Butler

samos

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Samos Island in eastern Greece a few moments ago.

Tags: earthquake warning, earthquakes, Greece earthquake, Samos Earthquake, Samos Island, Samos Quake, USGS

Greece Reports Yet Another Record Day of New COVID-19 Cases

2020-10-29 by Phil Butler

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Hellenic National Public Health Organization (EODY) announced on Wednesday at total of 1,547 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Greece outbreak, Greece school, Greek school closings, Greek schools, ICU, Mitsotakis, Niki Kerameus, outbreak, pandemic second wave

Can Greece Avoid a COVID Second Wave Becoming a Tsunami?

2020-10-27 by Phil Butler

COVID Tsunami

The lastest coronavirus tally in Greece is 715 cases in a 24-hour period. Some fear the second wave may turn into a tsunami of death and economic devastation.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greek Parliament, Harry Theoharis, Mitsitakis, Nikos Igoumenidis, pandemic Greece, pandemic response, pandemic restrictions, pandemic second wave, second wave, TUI, Vacation Greece

Archaeologist Discover Another Treasure Trove at Saqqara [Video]

2020-10-26 by Phil Butler

Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Egyptian archaeologists have made a stunning discovery by unearthing yet another treasure trove of ancient coffins south of Cairo.

Tags: ancient Egypt, Ancient Memphis, ancient world, archaeological discovery, archaeological find, archaeology, Egypt, Giza Pyramids, Khalid el-Anany, Memphis, mummies, mummy, Mustafa Madbouly, Saqqara, Saqqara necropolis#, UNESCO, video archaeology

Tunisia’s Tourism Industry Collapses Due to COVID-19

2020-10-21 by Phil Butler

Habib Ammar

Tunisia’s tourism sector has collapsed, with losses exceeding 60 percent. The reports indicate many hotels at risk of closing permanently.

Tags: COVID-19, Habib Ammar, Hichem Mechichi, Mediterranean, North Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia economy, Tunisia hospitality, Tunisia hotels, Tunisia tourism, Tunisia tours, Tunisia travel

Look Out Greece: American Billionaires Want Your Ports

2020-10-21 by Phil Butler

Port of Rafina

Greece’s HRADF is ready to sell off the Alexandroupolis Port at a moment when NATO needs a new base and Texas billionaires want more gas.

Tags: Black Summit Financial Group, Corbin J. Robertson, Greece-Russia, HRADF, Hugh Roy Cullen, Mike Pompeo, NATO, NATO bases, Quintana Infrastructure & Development, Quintana Minerals Corporation, Thessaloniki Port Authority

Just How Many Greeks Does TUI Feel Are Expendable?

2020-10-20 by Phil Butler

Greek headstones

TUI is now lauding the Greek efforts to restart tourism in the summer of 2020 just as COVID-19 takes a horrible toll.

Tags: GTP, TUI

All the Greece Travel News “Almost” Worth Reporting

2020-10-19 by Phil Butler

Empty Greek beach

October 19th, 2020 is a monumental day. It’s the first day in a decade Argophilia Travel News could not find news worth reporting.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Doh, German travelers, Germany travel, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greek vacation, Harry Theoharis, tours, TUI

A Workable Vision of Minoan Greatness Reborn on Crete Island

2020-10-18 by Phil Butler

Galatas River Valley

I woke this morning with the afterglow of an unknown face burned into my cerebral cortex. Stirred from a lucid dream by the rare sound of barking by my Cretan Hound Mojito, I tried hard to recall the vivid imagery of dreamy fantasy. In the dream, a man dressed scantily in typical Minoan fashion stood […]

Tags: agriculture, agrotourism, Cretan olive oil, crete, Crete archaeology, Crete gastronomy, Crete Region, culinary tourism, EU, Galatas Palace, Galatas temple, Galatas village, George Rethemiotakis, Greece industries, Green tourism, green travel, Heraklion prefecture, Kostis Christakis, Minaon Civilization, Minas Liapakis, olive oil industry, olive oil standards, Stelios Kanakis, world olive oils

Royal Caribbean Seeks $1 Billion in Pandemic Damage Control Capital

2020-10-14 by Phil Butler

Royal Caribbean

In heavy financial seas because of the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Caribbean Group is on the hunt for $1 billion to stay afloat.

Tags: Cruise industry, cruise lines, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean stocks, stocks, TUI, TUI Cruises

Five Crete Stays Where You Can Still Manage the Perfect Vacation

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Aravanes and Amari

Crete is still one of the safest destinations for those wanting to travel. Here are five perfect choices for a restful vacation.

Tags: agrotourism, alternative Crete, Amari, Amari Valley, Aravanes, COVID-19 escapes, Crete escapes, Crete resorts, Daebelos Estate, Delina, Delina Mountain Resort, Dimitris Markakis, Ecotourism, Greece ecotourism, Greece tourism, Ioannis Skoulas, Lambros Papoutsakis, Maria Papoutsaki, Rethymno, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Thalori, Thalori Retreat, Thronos, Travellers Choice, TripAdvisor, Vassilis Petrodaskalakis

Early Morning Earthquake Cluster Rattles Crete lsland Awake

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquakes

A series of earthquakes off the northeastern shore of Crete shook citizens awake in the early hours of October 10th.

Tags: Crete earthquake, Crete Island, Crete news, Crete weather, Earthquake report, earthquake warning, earthquakes, Palekastro, Palekastro Crete, USGS

Crete Island a Top-5 Travelers Choice Destination for 2020

2020-10-09 by Phil Butler

Chania

Crete, the legendary birthplace of the Greek god Zeus, is a top-five pick by Tripadvisor users for 2020. The island is a world within itself.

Tags: crete, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Greece destinations, Minoans, Travelers Choice, Travelers Choice 2020, TripAdvisor Crete, TripAdvisor reviews

The Tourism Story Nobody in Tourism Wants to Tell the World

2020-10-07 by Phil Butler

Gambling. This is what the world’s top leaders are up to where the coronavirus pandemic is concerned. Here’s a look at some facts.

Tags: coronavirus recovery, COVID-19, COVID-19 policy, Greece tourism, Greek coronavirus, Japan Coronavirus, Japanese strategies, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, pandemic playbook, SARS-CoV-2, Zeynep Tufekci

Archaeologists Unearth New Discoveries at Zominthos Minoan Palace Site

2020-10-05 by Phil Butler

Zominthos

Archaeologists excavating at the Zominshos Minoan site atop Crete’s Mount Psiloritis, have reported fascinating new finds at the dig.

Tags: crete, lost palaces, Minoan Civilization, Minoan palaces, Minoans, Mt. Ida, neopalatial, old palace period, Psilopritis Mountain, Yannis Sakellarakis, Zominthos, Zominthos Minoan Palace

Greece, the EU, and All Our Leaders Seem Punchdrunk Over COVID

2020-10-04 by Phil Butler

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis and most of Europe’s leadership seem gobsmacked by the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greece’s Small Tourism Accommodations Set to Recieve EU Funds

2020-10-04 by Phil Butler

Adonis Georgiadis

The Greek Confederation of Tourist Accommodation Enterprises (SETKE) says EU funds may be made available by Q1 of 2021.

Tags: Adonis Georgiadis, Cohesion Policy Funds, EPAnEK, EU funds, Greek hotels, Greek SMEs, Panagiotis Tokouzis, SETKE, small hotels

Why Ernst & Young and Capital Link Get Greece All “COVID” Wrong

2020-10-02 by Phil Butler

Ernst & Young’s (EY) recent Attractiveness Survey for 2020 revealed Greece as a favorable invesment market. But, not so fast!

Tags: capital flows, Capital Link, COVID-19 Greece, Ernst & Young, Greece, Greece investing, Greece sustainability, sustainable tourism

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