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Resilient Business Ecosystems: The Only Vaccine for Travel & Hospitality

Phil Butler

The only way to weather the COVID-19 storm is to be lean, efficient, and flexible in the short and long term.

5 years ago

If Kazantzakis Had Used Instagram – Here’s What He’d Have Shared

Phil Butler

If the legendary author Nikos Kazantzakis had used Instagram, here are some shares he might have liked in order to show the world Crete.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 16, 2020

Phil Butler

Locals explore their paradise island of Crete with no tourists in sight. Crete is a “one of” destination for anyone looking to chill.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 9, 2020

Phil Butler

An update of what’s happening on Crete island over the weekends. August 9th saw locals at their usual haunts.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 2, 2020

Phil Butler

A few Crete experiences from locals for the first week of August, 2020. Crete without a million tourists is an even more beautiful paradise.

5 years ago

A Return to Travel As It Once Was Is An Unattainable Fantasy

Phil Butler

The world wants tourism to be what it was before the pandemic, but there’s no indication thins will ever return to what the world thought was “normal”.

5 years ago

Hello August Alert: Crete Island Is Officially Hot As Hell!

Phil Butler

Just in from the seaside villages of Ierapetra, Sitia, Elounda, in the east, and Platanias or Falasarna in the far-west of Crete. A tourism advisory warns that Cretans have taken over paradise in the absence of millions of tourists. This Hello August travel advisory is brought to you by Argophilia Travel, a not for profit […]

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 26, 2020

Phil Butler

Happenenings on the island of Crete for the weekending July 26, 2020. Stories of the Cretan people and their leisure activities in paradise.

5 years ago

TUI’s Mein Schiff 2 Sets Sail Into Wicked Public Relations Storm

Phil Butler

TUI, the world’s biggest tour company is back promoting cruises with a “business as usual” approach that has many concerned.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 19th, 2020

Phil Butler

Cretans doing their things the weekend of July 19th. The locals take time off to enjoy their paradise.

5 years ago

5 Videos To Make You Yearn for a Greek Vacation in 2020

Phil Butler

A selection of videos that will make the purist want to visit Greece all the more given the world is t a standstill and beaches are deserted.

5 years ago

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of July 12th, 2020

Phil Butler

This past weekend Cretans mixed business and pleasure, which is a kind of tradition that will probably suit the post-pandemic era as well.

5 years ago

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Crete Farmers Occupy the Heraklion Airport for 19 Hours

2025-12-09 By Arthur Butler

Crete farmers staged a 19-hour occupation of Heraklion Airport, protesting subsidy cuts and demanding fair distribution for Natura land.

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Souda Port Under Strict Security for Israeli Cruise Passengers

2025-12-09 By Argophilia Travel News

Souda Port saw unprecedented police measures on Tuesday to ensure the safe transit of Israeli cruise passengers.

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Tornado Ravages Olive Groves in Zakros

2025-12-09 By Iorgos Pappas

A sudden tornado in Zakros devastated olive groves, uprooted buildings, and left more than 1,000 trees damaged, with full recovery expected to take up to 15 years.

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Farmers Face Off With Police at Heraklion Airport as Protests Escalate Across Greece

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Tense scenes outside Heraklion Airport as farmers clash with police during nationwide protests over subsidies and rising costs.

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The Reduction of Hospitality Studies from 4 to 3 Years Sparks Backlash in Crete

2025-12-08 By Iorgos Pappas

Crete warns that cutting ASTE studies undermines tourism training, pushes hotels toward cheap foreign labour, and threatens the sector’s long-term quality and workforce stability.

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