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An “A-List” of Cyprus Hotel Restaurants

2023-10-27 by Phil Butler

Epicurean Restaurant

This list of Cyprus hotel restaurants proves that great cuisine does not have to be boring, run of the mill dining.

Tags: Amathus Beach Hotel, Best Cyprus Dining, best Cyprus restaurants, Cavo Zoe, Cavo Zoe Seaside Hotel, Cipro Italian Restaurant, Cyprus hotels, Cyprus restaurants, Dolce Restaurant, Elysium Hotel, Epicurean Restaurant, Melissi Beach Hotel and Spa, Mezepolis Kebab & Tavern, Thalassa Fine Fish Restaurant

Plan to Move Palestinians to Sinai Nixed by Egyptian President

2023-10-20 by Phil Butler

The Gaza Strip in ruin

Social media users bashed Google for allegedly removing the Sinai Peninsula from maps over the Palestinian issue.

Tags: Egypt, Hamas, Israel, Israel Gaza incursion, Israel war, Israel war no Hamas, Negev Desert, Palestinian migration, Palestinian refugees, Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, travel to Egypt, travel to Israel, travel to Palestine, سيناء

Revitup.direct Cyprus Revenue Masterclass Winds Up

2023-10-19 by Phil Butler

RevitUp masterclass

RevitUp.direct recently conducted a Cyprus Revenue Masterclass, welcoming 120 hospitality professionals to Capo Bay Hotel in Cyprus.

Tags: Alexandros Damigos, Aphrodite Hills Resort, Capo Bay Hotel, Cyprus hotels, hotel management, hotel marketing technology, hotel revenue, hotel tech, hotel tools, marketing tech, revenue managemernt, RevitUP, RevitUp.direct

A List of Best Places to View Alpha Centauri

2023-10-19 by Phil Butler

An exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B

Alpha Centauri is our closest neighboring star system, four light-years from Earth. Here are six of the best places to view the system from.

Tags: 'Obz', ALMA, Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, astronomy, binary star systems, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Elon Musk, Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory, Haleakalā National Park, Kosmos space ship, Lowell Observatory, Milky Way, NASA, Proxima Centauri, space travel, starts, triple star systems, Voyage to Alpha Centauri

Samaria Gorge Access Extended Until October 31

2023-10-16 by Phil Butler

Samaria Gorge in Samaria National Park

Samaria National Park operation is being extended until October 31, 2023, according to the General Directorate of the O.F.Y.P.E.A.

Tags: Chania Prefecture, Cree gorges, Crete hikes, Crete nature, Crete wilderness, hiking Crete, hiking Samaria Gorge, O.F.Y.P.E.A., Samaria Gorge, Samaria Gorge dates, Samaria National PArk, Samaria tickets, White Mountains National Park

The Beauty and Mystique of Koufonisi – A Best-Kept Secret of Crete

2023-10-07 by Phil Butler

Caves of Akritamos Beach

Today, we bring you a fascinating place in time in the Libyan Sea, Koufonisi, and uninhabited treasure of Crete.

Tags: Akritamos Beach, crete, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, Crete Island, Koufonisi, Koufonisi beaches, Libyan Sea, Makrigialos, South Crete, Tyrian Purple

Variety Cruises Development Director Takes Aim at Global Growth

2023-10-07 by Phil Butler

Harmony G

Variety Cruises Director of Global Development, Nikos Stassinopoulos, is on a mission to expand the company’s global presence.

Tags: Aegean cruising, cruise experience, cruise news, Filippos Venetopoulos, greece cruises, mega-yacht cruises, Nikos Stassinopoulos, Variety Cruises, Yacht charter, yachting

Greece Airbnb Overnights Match 2019 Stays

2023-10-07 by Phil Butler

Greece beach

According to data from Eurostat, Greece’s Airbnb rentals hosted more than 9.3 million people in the first half of 2023. 

Tags: Airbnb vacations, EU Airbnb, EU vacations, Greece Airbnb, Greece holiday bookings, Greece overnights, Greece tourism, short-term rentals

Governor Stavros Arnautakis Honors Three Heroes of Ano Asites

2023-10-02 by Phil Butler

Stavros ARNAOUTAKIS

Crete’s Regional Governor, Stavros Arnautakis, attended a ceremony in Ano Asites village to unveil the busts of three heroic chieftains.

Tags: Ano Asites, Crete independence, Emmanuel Batouva, Emmanuel Manousakis, Governor, Greece, Heroes of Crete, Ioannis Polixigis, Most Holy Bishop of Knossos, Stavros Arnautakis

Crete’s EVOO Prices May Soon Rival Gold

2023-09-28 by Phil Butler

Olive groves outside Galatas village

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) prices in Greece are skyrocketing even before the harvest for 2023. A blazing Summer and draught are the cause.

Tags: crete, Crete Agriculture, Crete EVOO, Crete produce, Crete products, EVOO, Greece, Greece agriculture, Greece products, International Olive Council, Myron Chiletzakis, Skoutari, Taxidi

“Taste of the Sea” Exhibition in Chania Through 31st December

2023-09-28 by Phil Butler

Battle of Lissa

Ongoing until 31st December, the “Konstantine Volanakis: Nostos of the Sea” (taste of the sea) at the Municipal Art Gallery of Chania.

Tags: Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, art, Athens School of Fine Arts, Chania art, Chania events, Crete attractions, Crete events, famous artists, Greek artists, Konstantine Volanakis, Municipal Art Gallery of Chania, seascapes, Volanakis, Volanakis exhibition

Greece Showing Off at 3rd Mediterranean Beach Games

2023-09-15 by Phil Butler

Beach Tennis

The Mediterranean Beach Games in Heraklion, Crete, are turning out to be a gold rush for Greece (10 golds).

Greece Named One of 10 Best Countries for Retirement

2023-09-15 by Phil Butler

Karpathos Island

A recent global survey of more than 17,000 people suggests Greece as one of the ten best places to retire.

Tags: expats, Greece affordability, Greece expats, Greece news, retirement, retirement in Greece, retirement study, Retirement travel, Switzerland retirement, U.S. News & World Report

Sitia Hunting Association Hosts Latest Cretan Hound Registration

2023-09-13 by Phil Butler

Manos Matsakis

Sitia Hunting Association, the Kennel Club of Greece, and the Cretan Hound Club organized another Kritikos Lagonikos registration in Sitia.

Tags: Cretan Hound, crete, Dog show, FCI, Giannis Geniatakis, Greek dog breeds, KOE, Kritikos Lagonikos, Manos Lilibakis, Nikos Anetakis, Tamas Jakkel

Cretan Hound “Peristeris” Shows Cretans How Excellence is Done

2023-09-11 by Phil Butler

Cretan Hound

A Cretan Hound named “Peristeris” delivered excellence at the World Dog Show 2023 despite limited support.

Tags: "Peristeris", Cretan Hound, Cretan Hound Club, Crete Island, Crete Region, Dogs, Evi Tragali, hunting dogs, KOE, Kritikos Lagonikos, Nikos Anetakis, rabbit dogs, Ramune Kazlauskaite, rare dogs, Region of Crete, Tamas Jakkel, World Dog Show 2023

Greek Officials Sustaining Ineptness at Solving People’s Problems

2023-09-09 by Phil Butler

Mitsotakis building, building

In Crete, Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and the island’s governor, Stavros Arnaoutakis, met recently to hammer out a strategy to make Crete into a model sustainable tourism destination. Kefalogiannia offered this statement to reporters:  “We’re here today to lay the foundations so that Crete becomes a model of sustainable tourism development.”  She also pointed […]

Tags: Archalochori Earthquake, GMR Airports, Greece tourism, Intereg Europe, Kastelli Airport, Minoa Pediada, Olga Kefalogianni, regenerative tourism, Stavros Arnaoutakis, sustainable tourism, Technical University of Crete, tourism minister

Samaria Gorge Reopens August 24 – O.FY.PE.K.A.

2023-08-23 by Phil Butler

Samaria Gorge - courtesy Lapplaender

Over the past several days, the gorge paths were cleared of rockfalls, and officials say the gorge is now fully accessible.

Tags: Chania attractions, Crete earthquake, Crete gorges, Crete hikes, Crete nature, E4, hiking Crete, O.FY.PE.K.A., Samaria Gorge, Samaria Reopens

Saudi Startup FlyAkeed Raises $15.2M Series A Funding

2023-08-23 by Phil Butler

FlyAkeed flight search result

Saudi Arabia-based travel tech startup FlyAkeed has just raised $15.2 million (SAR 57 million) in Series A funding.

Tags: Bassam AlMohammadi, booking startups, fin tech, flight meta search, flight meta searcn, flight search, FlyAkeed, Sanabil Investments, Saudi startups, Skyscanner, tech startups, travel tech

Sept. 9-16 the 3rd Mediterranean Beach Games “Heraklion 2023”

2023-08-20 by Phil Butler

Beach Handball

Heraklion , Crete is hosting the 3rd Mediterranean Beach Games 2023 from September 9 to 16. More than 1,500 top athletes will be competing.

Tags: 3x3 basketball, Beach Games, beach soccer, beach tennis, Beach Volleyball, Beach Wrestling, canoe ocean racing, Crete sports, Karteros Sports Complex, KATA, kiteboarding, Marina of Heraklion, Mediterranean Games, open-water swimming, rowing beach sprint

Curiosity Has Peaked Over the Devastating 1303 Crete Earthquake

2023-08-19 by Phil Butler

What will the next major one look like?

Recent earthquakes on or around Crete Island, in Greece, have people worldwide searching for past seismic events like the 1303 Crete Earthquake that devastated much of the island.

Tags: 1303 Crete Earthquake, Akalochori quake, Crete earthquakes, Crete Tsunamis, Vasiliki Mouslopoulou

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