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Aegean Airlines Offers Up to 50% Discount on Domestic Flights

Kostas Raptis

Aegean Airlines has unveiled a significant travel offer—up to 50% off on domestic flights, presenting an affordable way to explore Greece. This limited-time discount is available for journeys planned between October 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025. Highlighting its wide array of scenic and historic destinations, the airline invites passengers to embark on their next […]

Crete: Innovative Earthquake Prediction Partnership

Kostas Raptis

Manolis Beladakis, Director of Primary Education in Heraklion, welcomed Dr. Jonathan Bedford, head of the Tectonic Geodesy team from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, to his office. Their meeting centred around the innovative TectoVision project, which aims to develop a global system for monitoring tectonic plate movements. Predictive Technologies for Earthquake Monitoring Researchers intend to harness […]

Cretan Hound Club Celebrates 10th Year at Talos Plaza

Phil Butler

This past weekend, the Cretan Hound Club (Όμιλος Κρητικού Λαγωνικού) celebrated its tenth year on the seaside at Talos Plaza in Heraklion. The two-day event also served to register new Cretan Hounds and to recognize the best specimens of those presented.  The President of the Cretan Hound Club, Nikos Anetakis, administered the essential events where […]

Heraklion Port: 2024, Record Year for Cruise Tourism

Manuel Santos

2024 is pivotal for Heraklion Port’s cruise industry, with the port hitting unprecedented passenger arrival figures. The consistent uptick in the number of cruise ships docking here highlights the trust placed by top cruise lines, elevating Heraklion to a top-tier cruise tourism hub. Data reveals a remarkable rise in cruise passenger numbers from January to […]

Is Mickey Mouse Leadership Destroying Greece’s Biggest Industry?

Phil Butler

According to the latest tourism figures for Greece, several of the country’s islands are seeing record numbers of visitors. Crete tops the list with a record 2.9 million international air arrivals—up 6.7% compared to the previous year. Another popular destination, the Dodecanese islands, has welcomed 2.4 million visitors, an 11.4% rise compared with last year. […]

Dawn Project Sounds Alarm on AI Frenzy

Phil Butler

Here’s one for all those people out there skeptical we are all being sold smoke and mirrors where artificial intelligence (AI) is concerned. Software billionaire Dan O’Dowd, the world’s leading authority on software that never fails and can’t be hacked, has launched a public awareness campaign revealing critical defects in AI. O’Dowd, whose company Green Hills […]

Orange Wines of Crete Take Center Stage

Phil Butler

The orange wines of Crete are the latest viticultural trend. This is interesting for many reasons, mainly because of the ancient traditions and unique processes for creating these aromatic and intense wines.  Orange wines are a type of white wine produced here in Crete and elsewhere. They apply the same maturation and technical processes as […]

Celebrating the Cretan Hound

Manuel Santos

The Cretan Hound Club announced its upcoming recognition and conformation show. This celebration is set to take place on Saturday, September 7, at 5:00 PM and Sunday, September 8, at 9:00 AM at Karavola by the Heraklion waterfront beneath Talos Plaza. Attendees will not need to register for the recognition event, provided their dogs are […]

Balanced Tourism Development in Crete: A Call for Fairness and Strategic Planning

Mihaela Lica Butler

A recent meeting in Crete saw local mayors and tourism stakeholders gather to discuss the island’s future under a new spatial planning framework. The plan, which is still open for input until mid-September, aims to address Crete’s uneven tourism development, which lacks cohesive strategic guidance. Participants debated the notion of “overtourism”, asserting it doesn’t apply […]