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Manessis Top 10 Hotels of 2010 Announced

Aleksandr Shatskih

Leading Greek travel organization Manessis just announced last week their 2010 Top Hotels list. Among the leading travel agencies in Southern Europe, Manessis’ Top 10 list is becoming something of a tradition now. Greek hotels are held to the highest tourist and Manessis standards in winning these awards.

15 years ago

Greece Initiates School Tourism

Aleksandr Shatskih

Greek officials meet with Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies in initial steps to create a Greek school of tourism. HATTA expresses complete satisfaction with the progress made at this early meeting to engage the school travel market niche.

15 years ago

Diana Group Unveils Travel’s Friendliest Website

Phil Butler

Diana Group Hotels just launched their new online portal for travelers to the Greek Islands. A decades old traditional family business reveals how keeping up with the times, and their clientèle, is one and the same. If more businesses engaged their customers like Diana Group, their competition would quickly melt away.

15 years ago

Andros Island – Athenian Getaway – Almost Forgotten Jewel

Phil Butler

The Cyladese Islands are well known Aegean getaways, but usually only day or weekend excursions for most travelers. This is why places like Andros Island are sometimes overlooked as holiday destinations. Andros has some of the most wonderful cultural and sightseeing opportunities of all the Islands, and hidden seaside treasures to compete with any in the world.

15 years ago

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Stories of Interest

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Heraklion Hides the Minos Hotel Behind Art Instead of Finishing the Job

2026-08-04 By Iorgos Pappas

The reproductions from Heraklion’s Municipal Art Gallery on the ruins of the former Minos Hotel on 25th August Street deserve admiration.

Heraklion Airport

Heraklion Airport Welcomes 900,000 People and Three Suitcases That Actually Arrived First

2026-08-04 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Heraklion Airport welcomed nearly 900,000 passengers in July, with Germans leading arrivals as Crete’s busiest tourism season hit full stride.

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Protesters Block Heraklion Moires Road Over Planned Migrant Reception Center

2026-08-04 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Residents near Heraklion blocked the Heraklion–Moires road in protest over a planned migrant reception facility as Crete.

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Heraklion Plans a Fresh Look for Christmas

2026-08-04 By Victoria Udrea

Heraklion is preparing a refreshed Christmas display with a new central tree, redesigned festive lighting, and the relocation of the traditional Christmas village to Georgiadis Park.

Southern Rethymno Wildfires

Southern Rethymno Wildfires Leave Lasting Scars Across Crete

2026-08-04 By Iorgos Pappas

Beginning on July 29 to August 1, 2026, the wildfires in southern Rethymno became one of Crete’s worst disasters in recent memory.

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