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EU Commissioners Propose Disney-Dopey Style COVID Labels

2020-09-05 by Phil Butler

EU officials now want to do a “Disney” on the COVID-19 pandemic after member states show fragmented policies to defeat the virus.

Tags: border controls, EU, EU COVID response, EU rules, EU Travel, pandemic, travel, TUI, Ursula von der Leyen

Tourism Minister Tells CNN He’s Proud Greece Reopened to Tourists

2020-09-04 by Phil Butler

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis says he’s proud of tourism season redux. Citizens not so proud with COVID-19 cases rising.

Tags: CNN, COVID-19 cases, Greece economy, Greece travel, Greek pandemic response, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Kethimerini, Politico, Richard Quest, tour operators, tourism industry, tourism minister, TUI, Visit Greece

Crete’s Nana Princess Snags TÜV Austria “COVID Shield” Designation

2020-09-03 by Phil Butler

Nana Princess Hotel

Karatzis Group’s “Nana Princess Suites Villas & Spa” has received the designation “COVID Shield” by TÜV AUSTRIA.

Tags: COVID Shield, COVID-19 ceertification, Crete resorts, Greek resorts, Hersonissos, Karatzis Group, Nana Princess Resort, safe hotels, safe resorts, TÜV AUSTRIA

Karatzis Group’s Panellenic Airlines Takes Off in 2021

2020-09-02 by Phil Butler

Antonios Karatzis

Karatzis Group’s Panellenic Airlines will take off in late 2020 or early 2021 as a private flights solution during the post-pandemic era.

Tags: Antonios Karatzis, Crete airlines, Crete entreprenuers, Crete flights, Greece flights, Greek airlines, Karatzis Group, Panellenic Airlines

Was the TUI Deal a Bad Pandemic Bargain for the Greeks?

2020-09-01 by Phil Butler

Gatwick passengers

Many people are now convinced that Greece should have stayed shut to outside tourists until the coronvirus pandemic passed.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Europe travel, KfW, travel, TUI, TUI #, TUI Holidays, TUI stocks, UK travelers

Only in Greece: At Sea Somewhere Offshore of Crete

2020-08-31 by Phil Butler

Hellenic Navy

A little flotilla of Cretan fishing boats set said from Myrtos with provisions from home for sailors of the Hellenic Navy.

Tags: crete, Crete territorial waters, Crete waters, Greece navy action, Greece Turkey friction, Hellenic Navy, Ierapetra, Limnos, Limnos Frigate, Myrtos, Turkish navy

Alexandra Manousakis Launches New Art & Wine Labeling Campaign

2020-08-30 by Phil Butler

Alexandra Manousakis

Manousakis Wineries will launch a stunning artistic labeling campaign for the Nostos Alexandra’s wines in the coming weeks.

Tags: Alexandra Manousakis, branding, Chania wines, Crete wines, dry wine, European wines, labeling, Manousakis art, Manousakis Winery, Nostos wines, red wine, Terroir, wines of Crete

The Latest Google Evil Leveled on Battered Online Travel Businesses

2020-08-27 by Phil Butler

Sundar Pichai

Google has a knee on the necks of companies like GetYourGuide, Airbnb, and Travago, at a moment when regulators build an anti-trust case.

Tags: Anti-trust, EU fairness commission, EU Google, EU laws, European commission, German Start-ups Association, GetYourGuide, Google, Google evil, Johannes Reck, monopoly, online travel, OTAs, Trivago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 23, 2020

2020-08-27 by Phil Butler

south of crete

August is coming to a close as is a totally failed tourism season on Crete, but the locals show no sign of giving up on paradise.

Tags: Beachcomber, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Instagram, Crete weekends, Ioannis Stillianou, Lyttos Beach Hotel, Savvidakis family, Sofi Savvidaki, Stillianou Wines, wines of Crete

Crete Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis Meets Hotel Employee Association

2020-08-26 by Phil Butler

Crete governor

Crete Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis meets with Nikos Kokolakis and other hotel workers association stakeholders to discuss aid to the trouble industry.

Tags: Association for Hotel Employee, Crete hotels, Crete officials, Crete tourism, Nikos Kokolakis, Stavros Arnaoutakis

RevitUp and the Metamorphosis of Hospitality Business Culture

2020-08-25 by Phil Butler

SeVi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar

Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar deploys progressive management and holistic revenue generation service RevitUp.

Tags: Aegean Melathron Thalasso spa Hotel, Brian Solis, COVID-19, EyeWide Marketing, hotel bookings, hotel sales, hotels, marketing, Minas Liapakis, Nikos Giokas, sales, Salesforce, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar, The Future of Business, Zanzibar tourism

Resilient Business Ecosystems: The Only Vaccine for Travel & Hospitality

2020-08-24 by Phil Butler

COVID alternative

The only way to weather the COVID-19 storm is to be lean, efficient, and flexible in the short and long term.

Tags: COVID-19, Deloitte, Doug Satzman, Greece COVID, Greek hotels, hotel business, hotels, investing, lean business, Liberty International Airport, Magnuson Hotels, pandemic economics, RevitUP, RevPAR, ROAS, Sevi Boutique Hotel, Tom Magnuson, XpresCheck, XpresSpa Group

If Kazantzakis Had Used Instagram – Here’s What He’d Have Shared

2020-08-21 by Phil Butler

Agiofarago beach

If the legendary author Nikos Kazantzakis had used Instagram, here are some shares he might have liked in order to show the world Crete.

Tags: Agia Marina, Agioi Apostoli, Balos Beach, Chrysi Island, crete, Crete attractions, Crete destinations, Crete Island, Falasarna Beach, instagram, Mirtos, mysterious Crete, Nikos Kazantzakis, Sarakina Gorge, Zorba the Greek

Greece Divvying Up Tourism Recovery Funds Before COVID-19 Is Done

2020-08-20 by Phil Butler

Manos Konsolas

Greek tourism stakeholders met earlier this week via teleconference to mull over the best ways to tap into €27.5 billion euros in EU rescue funding.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EU recovery funds, Greece tourism, Greece travel, HAPCO, Lithuania travelers, Manos Konsolas, POX, Santorni, SEEN, sustainable tourism, travel agents, UK quarantine, Yiannis Retsos

Hellenic Statistical Authority Reveals Q2 COVID-19 Hospitality Catastrophe

2020-08-19 by Phil Butler

25th August Street

Greece’s accommodation services providers will be devastated by the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Crete hotels, ELSTAT, Greece economy, Greece GDP, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, pandemic effects

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 16, 2020

2020-08-18 by Phil Butler

Locals explore their paradise island of Crete with no tourists in sight. Crete is a “one of” destination for anyone looking to chill.

Tags: Anopolis, Big Blue Beach Bar & Apartments, Cretan Beaches, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete weekends, Hacienda, ig Blue Myrtos, Iligas Beach, Kallicrates Village, Kavi Gorge, Koufonisi, Koufonisi Island, Ligaria Beach, things to do, travel local

A Collection of 6 Dreamy Crete Hotels Via Instagram

2020-08-13 by Phil Butler

Kournas Beach Georgioupolis

A collection of stunning hospitality stay on Crete Island fit for kings, queens, and dreamers of all walks of life.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, Blue Palace Resort & Spa, Capsis Blue, Captain Nicolas Studios, Crete hotels, Crete Island, Crete resorts, Crete stays, Crete vacations, Pepper Sea Club Hotel, Royal Blue Resort & Spa, SeaScape Luxury Residences

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 9, 2020

2020-08-13 by Phil Butler

Heraklion, Crete

An update of what’s happening on Crete island over the weekends. August 9th saw locals at their usual haunts.

Tags: Cretan Hound, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Heraklion people, Ierapetra, Ioanna Madala, Ioannis Liapakis, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Minas Liapakis, Nikos Anetakis, Opsis Clinical, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Tsoutsouras

Archaeologists Peter Eeckhout and Jan Driessen Explore Minoan Secrets

2020-08-12 by Phil Butler

Jan Driessen

An ARTE documentary brings forward new methods for solving the riddles left by the mysterious Minoans

Tags: ARTE, Dr. Jan Driessen, European Cultural Channel, Jan Driessen, Knossos, Malia Palace, Palace at Knossos, Phaistos Palace, Sissi Archaeological Project

Panagia Sumela Monastery Frescoes Vandalized in Turkey

2020-08-10 by Phil Butler

Panagia Soumela

Vandals have defaced priceless Byzantine frescoes in the Holy Monastery of Panagia Sumela in Trabzon, according to reports from Turkey.

Tags: antiquity, Greek heritage, Greek monastery, Greek Orthodox, Hagia Sophia, heritage, Holy land, Panagia Gorgoepekoos, Sumela, Trabzon, Turkey, Turks, Virgin Mary

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