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There’s a New Hotel on Mykonos, and It’s Vegan

Mihaela Lica Butler

Greece’s first vegan-only hotel has a melodious name: Koukoumi. It means “cozy” in Mykonian dialect, and it aims to be a haven, a retreat from stress, a once-in-forever memory that you make when life is too busy to allow you to notice the little things. What the owners describe on the official hotel website as […]

6 years ago

Cretans Start May Off Right With a New Era of KALIMERA!

Phil Butler

Cretans are world renowned for the love of life, strangers, and for their fierce independence. Today, their spirit shines all the brighter.

6 years ago

Heraklion Anticipates Brighter Days As the Lockdown Lifted

Phil Butler

On Monday, in accordance with regulations put in place by Greek authorities in Athens, many of the restrictions put in place to battle the coronavirus will be lifted. Here in Heraklion, citizens are eager to restart their normal routines, as is the everyone lockdowns have occurred. This morning, I could not help but notice how […]

6 years ago

Those Russians: Evgeny Maruskin

Phil Butler

Profiles of the real Russian people so few in the west ever come to know. What a tragedy it is, for a great people to be so misunderstood.

6 years ago

Greece’s Yaroufakis Warns of Catastrophe Without Decisive EU Moves

Phil Butler

Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister says his country will be the hardest hit by the economic turmoil.

6 years ago

From Crete Island: An Indespensible Pandemic Lesson

Phil Butler

Lessons from Crete during the time of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Traditional values, steadfastness, and duty should rule all our hearts.

6 years ago

The Hospitality Industry’s COVID-19 Ultimatum: Evolve or Die

Phil Butler

Tourism and hospitality are facing deconstruct. Here’s an encapsulization of the coming battle for survival in a key global industry.

6 years ago

Lighthouse Keepers: Business People to Cut the Fog of the Pandemic

Phil Butler

A look at the lighthouse keepers of hospitality. Tom and Melissa Magnuson, people like them, will lead us through the fog.

6 years ago

Is Greece’s Tourism Future Drowning in a COVID-19 Tsunami?

Phil Butler

Here’s a story of brilliant Greek swimmers caught in a brutal coronavirus pandemic’s undertow. It’s to wake up and witness a new way.

6 years ago

COVID-19: EU Approves €2bn Greek Business Support Measures

Phil Butler

The European Commission has approved a €2 billion-euro aid package to help Greece weather the economic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

6 years ago

A Pinpoint of Light for Greece Tourism After COVID-19

Phil Butler

A dissenters view versus the “pie in the sky” tourism industry sentiment over COVID-19. Greece tourism needs to shift into another gear.

6 years ago

A 2020 Travel and Hospitality COVID-19 Reality Check

Phil Butler

In the not too distant future, tourism and hospitality industry officials are going to wake up to the fact that the 2020 touristic season has been canceled by a pandemic. Already, Europe’s airlines stand to lose more than €76 billion according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). And for every euro the airlines lose, destinations […]

6 years ago

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We are writers and journalists first—but we are proud to be tech-enabled ones, too.

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Stories of Interest

granny smith

Everybody Knows Granny Smith. Almost Nobody Knows Granny Smith.

2026-10-30 By Victoria Udrea

Meet Maria Ann Smith, the woman behind the Granny Smith apple, and discover how her chance seedling became a global fruit favorite.

Missing Spearfisher

Missing Spearfisher Found Safe on Beach at Xerokampos

2026-10-29 By Argophilia Travel News

42-year-old spearfisher reported missing in eastern Crete was found safe on a Xerokampos beach after a search by local port authorities.

Greece Ferry Strike Friday

Greek Ferries Strike Tomorrow

2026-10-29 By Manuel Santos

Greece faces ferry disruptions Friday because seafarers strike over pay, working conditions and safety.

Heraklion Road Safety

Heraklion Transport Talks Put Road Safety and Student Mobility on the Same Bus

2026-10-29 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Heraklion Technical Schools and Urban KTEL plan road-safety initiatives and explore better public transport access for students.

Kastelli Airport

Kasteli Airport Gets a Research Sandbox

2026-10-29 By Iorgos Pappas

Kasteli Airport is getting a research sandbox for startups and researchers using real airport data, as Greece repeats its 2028 opening target.

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