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Kyriakos Mitsotakis Leads the Greeks at Another Historic Crossroads

2020-06-15 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Summer 2020 was officially launched from Santorini by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who welcomed the world back to Greece.

Tags: Greek Summer 2020

Crete Offers Vacationers 117 Blue Flag Beaches for Summer 2020

2020-06-13 by Phil Butler

Fodele Beach

The International Blue Flag Program has announced 117 Crete beaches as Blue Flag designated seaside attractions for 2020.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Blue Flag, Blue Flag beaches, Candia Maris, Chania, Chania beaches, Creta Star, EEPF, Elounda Bay, Falasarna Beach, Fodele Beach & Water Park Holiday Resort, Gulf of Mesara, Heraklion beaches, Kalimera Kriti Hotel & Village Resort, Kokkini Chani, Kommos Beach, Kriti Beach Hotel, Lasithi, Lasithi Beaches, matala, Mythos Palace, Mythos Palace Resort, Rethymno Beaches, Sitia hotels, Sougia

Russia’s Medvedev Suggests Visa-Free Travel Post-Pandemic

2020-06-13 by Phil Butler

Дмитрий Медведев

Former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says it’s high time visa-free travel between the EU and Russia became a reality.

Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, EU Travel, EU visas, EU-Russia, pandemic, Russia COVID, Russia relations, Russia tourists, Russia travel, Russian tourists, visa free russia, visa free travel

A Magnificent Crete Journey to Bunga Bunga – No Less

2020-06-11 by Phil Butler

Mihaela Lica Butler

A trip to find a beach cafe called “Bunga Bunga” leads to other Crete discoveries in Summer 2020.

Tags: Agia Galini, beach bars, Bunga Bunga, Crete beaches, Giorgos Restaurant, Giorgos Taverna, Gulf of Mesara, Kalamaki Beach, Kalamaki Village, Kokkinos Pyrgos, Kommos Beach, Kommos Palace, Mesara, Typmpaki

COVID-19 DIALOGUES: “Navigating Uncharted Tourism Waters”

2020-06-08 by Phil Butler

SNF DIALOGUE

The DIALOGUES of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) continue for discussing the impact of the COVID-19 in tourism via webcast.

Tags: Alexandros Vassilikos, Dr. Georgia Zouni, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greek marketing, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, SNF, SNF DIALOGUES, Stavros Niarchos Foundation

2020 Certainly Is the Time for “A Greek Summer State of Mind”

2020-06-08 by Phil Butler

Greek Summer

Greece’s tourism ministry released a new campaign “A Greek Summer State of Mind”, which is all the more necessary because of COVID-19.

Tags: GNTO, Greece, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Marketing Greece

Greece Takes Giant Steps to Go Green Introducing Eco-friendly Practices

2020-06-06 by Phil Butler

Greek Environment Minister Kostis Hadzidakis

Greece’s Environment Minister Kostis Hadzidakis announced projects dedicated to making his country environmentally sustainable for the future.

Tags: A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation, environmental travel, Exoikonomo, Greece, Greece environment, Greek environment, Greek Environment Ministry, Kostis Hadzidakis, Sustainable Greece

Irish Times “Spot On” With Greece Tourism Anxieties Story

2020-06-02 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Center

A story this week on the Irish Times Richard Pine frames Greece’s reopening to tourism through the filtered light of skepticism.

Tags: COVID-19, Germany tourists, Grecotel, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek Tourism Ministry, Irish Times, Maria Daskalantonaki, Richard Pine, tourism

The Best Food Traditions of Crete Return in Galatas

2020-05-31 by Phil Butler

Γρηγόρης Κουδουνάς

Chef Grigoris reopens Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου, or “The Young Olive Tree of Ladomeno, after weeks of lockdown on account of the pandemic.

Tags: caprico, Caprico Feast, Chef Grigoris, coronavirus Greece, Cretan diet, Cretan dishes, Crete gastronomy, Crete tradition, Galatas, George Rethymniotakis., hospitality, To mourelo tou Ladomenou, traditional food, Young Olive Tree Taverna, Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου

Tunisia’s Tourism Ministry Ready to Reboot 2020 Season

2020-05-26 by Phil Butler

Mohamed Ali Toumi

One of the world’s most underrated touristic destinations, Tunisia’s travel industry has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Algeria flights, Algeria travel, Algiers, Bulla Regia, Carthage, COVID-19, Hammamet, Houmt Souk, Mohamed Ali Toumi, reboot tourism, Sidi Bou Said, Tunis, Tunisia, Vacation 2020

Mykonos Island Hurries to Welcome Summer 2020 Vacationers

2020-05-23 by Phil Butler

Mykonos

Businesses on Mykonos Island are now in a hectic race to prepare for tourists since the lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

Tags: Aegean vacations, coronavirus Greece, Greece vacation, Kalesma, Koukoumi Hotel, Mykonos, Mykonos flights, Mykonos hotels, Mykonos nightlife, Mykonos party, Summer 2020

Greece Releases Tourism 2020 List – UK Not On It

2020-05-22 by Phil Butler

Knossos Tourists

Greece announces the countries so far allowed to vactation in the country in mid-summer 2020, and the United Kingdom does not make the list.

Tags: according to Athens, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Crete tourism, Crete vacation, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, Harry Theoharis, International Travel, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lected, pandemic, pendemic response, UK vacationers, United Kingdom

Hotel Marketing Post Pandemic: Being Human Before Counting Beans

2020-05-21 by Phil Butler

Post Pandemic Marketing

Using Sweden COVID-19 booking advice as clickbait, is absolutely the wrong strategy in a post pandemic world.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus deaths, COVID-19 cancellations, CRM, eHotelier, Europe hotels, Forbes, HospitalityNet, hotel marketing, Juanjo Rodriguez, Lidköping Stadshotellet, Marc Rollan Serrano, RevPAR, startups, staycation, Sweden coronavirus, Sweden hotels, The Hotel Network, TopHotelNews

African Tourism Board Requests European Union Post-Pandemic Help

2020-05-20 by Phil Butler

Biskra Province

African Tourism Board (ATB) Task Force members and tourism experts are seeking European Union support for Africa’s tourism recovery.

Tags: Africa tourism, Africa Tourism Board, Africa Travel, COVID-19 response, Dr. Walter Mzembi, Egypt, European Union, Free Zone, Isreal, Jordan, North Africa, Vanilla Islands

Greece’s Prime Minister Morphs Into a True Leader

2020-05-19 by Phil Butler

PM Mitsotakis

Greece, once called the “punching bag” of Europe, now leads the way progressing into “next”.

Tags: Coronavirus, coronavirus response, Greece economc, Greece government, Greece lockdown, Greece schools, Greece tourism, Greek vacation, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis, Sotiris Tsiodras

A Crete Businesswoman’s Vision of Proper Touristic Foundations

2020-05-17 by Phil Butler

Kallia Ierapetriti

Kallia “Popi” Ierapetriti’s vision of Crete is right out of a Kazantzakis story. The Cretan businesswoman wants to renovate the island.

Tags: Agios Mironas, crete, Crete homes, Crete hotels, Crete property, Crete Real Estate, Crete staycations, Crete traditions, Crete vacations, Crete villages, Heraklion prefecture, Kallia "Popi" Ierapetriti, Kallia Ierapetriti, traditional Crete, Traditional Houses Agia Myron

Greek Officials Announce Accelerated COVID-19 Reboot Schedule

2020-05-17 by Phil Butler

Adonis Georgiadis

From tomorrow malls and shopping centers in Greece will open in the next phase of lifting coronavirus pandemic preventative measures.

Tags: Adonis Georgiadis, Coronavirus 2019, Greece coronavirus, Greece COVID-19, Greece economy, Greece recovery, Greek tourism, reopening Greece

Greece Bracing for Hottest Heatwave Ever on Sunday

2020-05-16 by Phil Butler

Greece heatwave

According to the Athens National Observatory, temperatures in Greece tomorrow will break world records for this time of year.

Tags: beaches, Crete weather, Greece heat wave, Greece weather, heat wave, matala, record temperatures, summer temperatures, sun warning, UV alert, weather advisory, weather alert, weather warning

EU Plan Leaves Saving Summer Vacations to the Member States

2020-05-14 by Phil Butler

The European Commission

The EU has published key guidelines to help member states save summer vacations, but most feel they’ve been left to their own devices.

Tags: COVID-19, EU, EU Travel, Europe vacations, European commission, Greece travel, Greece vacations, pandemic, pandemic response, tourism industry, vacations

Heraklion MP Nikos Egoumenidou Seeks Help for Crete Wine Growers

2020-05-14 by Phil Butler

Gavalas harvest

Nikos Egoumenidou, Socrates Vardakis, and Harry Mamoulaki are asking help from Greece’s Minister of Agriculture for Crete winegrowers.

Tags: Crete winemaking, Crete wines, Giannis Stillianou, Greek wines, Harry Mamoulaki, Heraklion Winemakers Association, Heraklion wines, Nikos Egoumenidou, Nikos Gavalas, Socrates Vardakis, wines of Crete

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