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A Big 2020 Tourism Fix: Stopping the Infodemic With Transparency

2020-02-16 by Phil Butler

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

In the midst of what’s become a first-ever, “Infodemic” shouldn’t our leaders be educating travelers about the real dangers of 2019-nCoV?

Tags: 2019-nCoV, American tourists, China travelers, coronovirus, Greece travel, Hellenic-American Chamber of Tourism, Infodemic, New York Times Travel Show, President George Trivizas, SARS, tourist numbers

The Last Priest of Poseidon

2020-02-14 by Phil Butler

The Course of Empire

For Plato the island of Atlantis was Poseidon’s domain. Here on Crete the gods are still at play.

Tags: Amnissos, ancient Crete, antiquity, crete, gods, Greek gods, Greek myths, Halicarnassus, Knossos, Korinthos, Minoan gods, Minoan myths, myths, Phaistos, Philistos, Poseidon, priests

“300” Star Gerard Butler to Take Part in Battle of Thermopylae Events

2020-02-14 by Phil Butler

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler the star of the blockbuster “300” will visit Greece to take part in the 2,500 year anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae.

Tags: 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 300, 300 Film, Battle of Thermopylae, Gerard Butler, Greece history, Hollywood, Olympic Torch, Petros Doukas, Queen Gorgo, sparta, This is Sparta!

Greece Tourism 2020 Looks Like a Roller Coaster Ride

2020-02-14 by Phil Butler

Knossos Tourists

The Greek National Tourist Organisation (GNTO) says early reservations from Italy for the coming season reveal peaked interest by Italian travelers. This positive news hits just as Greece braces for cancellations from China over the coronavirus outbreak. Greece tourism 2020 is beginning to look like an up and down affair. At a two-day event entitled […]

Tags: GNTO, Greece travel, Israel tourists, Israeli travelers, Italian tourists, Italy fliers, Italy guests

Heraklion Hotels Event 2 Outline 2020 Revenue Win or Lose

2020-02-10 by Phil Butler

Galaxy Hotel

The Heraklion Hotel Association and EyeWide Digital Marketing, and RevitUp have organized a unique industry meetup for February 13th.

Tags: Cook’s Club Hersonissos, Crete hotels, Expedia, Greece hospitality, Henri Roelings, Heraklion Chamber of Commerce, Heraklion events, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, HospitalityNet, Hotel Optimization, hotel revenue, hotels, industry experts, Magnuson Hotels, revenue, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, TUI

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Kicks Off Crete Airport Project

2020-02-09 by Phil Butler

Kastelli International Airport

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended a ceremony for the foundation stone laying at the new airport at Kastelli.

Tags: Ariadne Airport Group, Crete airport, Crete flights, GEK Terna, GMR Airports Limited, Greece investment, Greece projects, Greek privatization, Heraklion Airport, Kastelli Airport, Kastelli project, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Aeon Candia Maris: A Step Above Sublime in Paradise

2020-02-08 by Phil Butler

The Aeon Candia Maris resort on Amoudara Beach in Heraklion, is the perfect blend of classical and new age wellness rolled into one.

Tags: Aeon Candia Maris, Aeon Spa Candia Maris, Candia Maris, Crete resorts, Crete spas, Greece resorts, Heraklion attractions, Heraklion hotels, Heraklion resorts, Heraklion spa, Heraklion wellness, spas

Crete’s Ancient Sunken City of Olus Gives Up More Secrets

2020-02-07 by Phil Butler

Sunken city

Underwater excavations off Crete island are revealing more facts about the sunken city of Olous, off Elounda.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, ancient Crete, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, archaeology, Crete antiquity, Crete archaeology, Elounda, Ierapetra, Ierapytna, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Olus, sunken cities

A Trio of Earthquakes Hit Off Crete Island’s East Coast

2020-02-07 by Phil Butler

Crete earthquakes

A trio of Earthquakes shook Crete island early this morning. According to the reports, a 4.0 magnitude event offshore of Zakros was followed by two more events of increasing magnitude. The first of the tremors occurred at 02:16 38km ESE of Palaikastro. This 4.1 magnitude event was followed by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake slightly closer […]

Tags: crete, Crete quakes, Greece earthquakes, USGS

Sustainable Tourism May End Up With a Regulatory Solution

2020-02-06 by Phil Butler

Tourist throng

The private sector cannot be counted upon to provide a truly sustainable solution for tourism. It seems clear lawmakers will need to step in.

Tags: Environment, global warming, Hilton, Okinawa, PhocusWire, sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable tourism, tourism trensds, Travel Mole, world tourism

Crete Island: A Destination with a Celestial Potential

2020-02-01 by Phil Butler

Incredible Crete

A look at the tremendous potential of sustainable Crete hospitality and tourism with some of the industry’s most knowledgeable experts.

Tags: alternative tourism, crete, Crete hotels, Crete Region, Crete resorts, Crete rooms, Cyprus hotels, Dimitris Koutoulas, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hotels, Hotel Association of Halkidiki, Kyriakos G. Kotsoglou, Magnuson Hotels, Minas Liapakis, Revenue Management, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson

Crete’s Stunning New Archaeological Museum of Mesara Opens

2020-01-26 by Phil Butler

Diamantis Panagiotopoulos

Crete’s Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis and other officials open the new Archaeological Museum of Mesara.

Tags: ancient shipbuilders, Bronze Age, Crete antiquity, Crete archaeology, Crete history, Crete museums, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Gortys, Islands of the Winds, Kommos, Kostis Christakis, Mesara, Minoan Civilization, Minoan navy, Minoan ship models, Minoan ships, Minoans, Nikos Igoumenidis, P&C Development S.A., Port of Zakros, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Vassiliki Sithiakaki

An Empyrean Whisper: The Fate of the Mysterious Minoans

2020-01-24 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Beyond the science, the religion and the spirit of the Minoans speak of an unimaginable Utopia lost, and the fate of the Minoans.

Tags: archaeology, crete, flood, Karnak, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Empire, Minoan fleet, Minoans, Tempest Stele, The Minoans, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera tsunami

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis Headed to Crete After Davos

2020-01-21 by Phil Butler

Kastelli International Airport

Before leaving for Davos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a coming trip to Crete for the start of the Kastelli Airport project.

Tags: Crete airports, Crete flights, Crete projects, Davos, Greece airports, Kasteli International Airport, Kastelli, Mitsotakis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

‘The Islands of the Winds’ Exhibition Comes to Archaeological Museum of Mesara

2020-01-18 by Phil Butler

January 25th the exhibition “The islands of the winds” oens at the New Archaeology Museum of Mesara in Gortys, on Crete.

Tags: Aegean navigation, Bronze Age, Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, Minoan archaeology, Minoan navy, Minoan ships, Minoans, Region of Crete, University of Heidelberg

RevitUp Debuts to Crete Hoteliers in Warmup for HOTECH Athens

2020-01-15 by Phil Butler

Nikos Giokas RevitUp

In the run-up to the February 6 HOTECH “Better Together” event in Athens, RevitUp was presented to the Pancretan Hotel Managers Association.

Tags: Athens events, Berner+becker, Cosmotel Group of Hotels, Dimitrios Koubarakis, Divani Caravel Hotel, HOTECH, hotel sales, hotels, IDeaS, IDeaS SAS, Lefteris Vantarakis, Nikos Giokas, OTA Insight, Pancretan Hotel Managers Association, primalRES, RevitUP, Stefan Schlachter

Hephaestion Storm Dampens Crete Epiphany Celebrations

2020-01-06 by Phil Butler

Heraklion port

Hephaestion storm cold, gales, rain, and snow blanket much of Greece as Epiphany celebrations dampened on Crete and other islands.

Tags: Beaufort scale, Crete Epiphany, Crete weather, EMY, Epiphany, Epiphany celebrations, Greece storms, Greece weather, Hephaestion, Heraklion, Herklion port, meteorological, Minoan Lines

Greece Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Steers Toward Sustainability

2020-01-03 by Phil Butler

Greek flag

Just maybe, 2020 will be the year Greece sets sail for a sustainable economy and future. It all depends on Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Tags: AirBnb, Bluehouse Capital, Constantine Michalos, Fais Group, Fraport, GNTO, Greece, Greece privatizations, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, HomeAway, Next Is Now, Next Is Now Forum, short-term rentals, Sustainable Greece, tourism minister

Hidden Crete: A World Away In the Myrtos Seaside Village

2020-01-03 by Phil Butler

Mirtos Hotel

In the south-east of Crete, a small village is a true hidden gem of the island. For a “world away” experience, Myrtos.

Tags: beach vacation, Crete beaches, Crete gorges, Fournou Korifi, Greece beaches, Greek village, Korifi, Minoans, Myrtos, Myrtos Beach, Pyrgos, River Kryos, Sarakina Gorge, South Crete

More Rumors, Legends, and Myths of Crete

2020-01-02 by Phil Butler

Snake Goddess - Heraklion Achaeological Museum

One of the most interesting legends of Greece is the story of the daughter of one of the Cretan Curetes (Korybantes), that of Crete (Cres).

Tags: Ages of Man, Ammon, Ammon Ra, Bronze Age, Cinaethon of Sparta, Cres, crete, Eteocretans, Idaea, Kouretes, Kretan, meliae, Minoans, Rhea, Silver Age, Talos, Zeus

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