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Visit Greece – The Nation That Put the Elderly Last In A Crisis

2021-12-16 by Phil Butler

One more ice cream season

The Greek leadership marginalized the at risk early on in the COVID pandemic in favor of restarting tourism. Now, feeble and afraid, the elderly are forced to get shots.

Tags: AARP, COVID booster, COVID shots, COVID vaccine, Crete COVID, Crete vaccines, Greece tourism, Mitsotakis, Operation Blue Freedom, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, retired people

Greece Sees Daily COVID Cases Rocket Past 7,000

2021-12-08 by Phil Butler

COVID nightmare

Greek authorities have announced 7,009 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. There were also 99 more fatalities during the same period.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID deaths, COVID Pandemic, COVID vaccinations, COVID-19 Greece, EODY report, Greece pandemic, pandemic numbers

EODY Reports 4,943 New COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2021-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Omnicron

Greece records over 4,000 new COVID cases in the past 24 hours. In Crete the Omicron variant has already been detected.

REDS Wins Bid for Former U.S. Military Base on Crete

2021-12-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Gouves base

Greek developer REDS submitted the highest bid for the former former U.S. military base just outside Heraklion, Crete.

Tags: CAMr.AT, Crete development, Crete property, Dimand, Gournes, Greek privatizations, Heraklion news, HRADF, REDS, REDS Real Estate Development, USAF Heraklion

Metaxa Hospitality Group Fumbles Sustainable Hospitality Message

2021-12-06 by Phil Butler

Vlychada Strand

Andreas Metaxas is rebranding his hotels business as game changing sustainable. But, Greek hoteliers seem confused about definitions.

Tags: <!-- wp:image {"id":30386, "linkDestination":"none", "sizeSlug":"large", Andreas Metaxas, Cape Tholos Luxury Resort, Creta Maris, Crete resorts, Futouris, GTP, Hellenic Society of Enviro, Metaxa Group, Metaxa Hospitality Group, Nikolaos Metaxas, Nikolaos Zorzos, Santorini, Santorini tourism, sustainability, sustainable, Σώστε τη Βλυχάδα

Is Crete a Good Destination for Solo Travelers?

2021-11-29 by Mihaela Lica Butler

solo traveler on a beach on Crete Island.

Crete is an ideal destination for solo travelers. It has a low criminality index and a very high safety index. Here are recommendations from our local staff.

More Reasons to Move to Incredible Crete for Good

2021-11-21 by Phil Butler

The seas of Crete

Winter’s arrived on Incredible Crete, and now the natural beauty of Greece’s biggest island glows from underneath cloudy skies.

Tags: Amari Valley, Boho Travelers, Cretan Beaches, Crete Weddings, Crete Within, Incredible Crete, Kato Zakros, Keftiu, Paxamadia Islets, Seitan Limania Beach, Skotini Gorge, Weddings on Crete, Zakros, Zakros Minoan Palace, Zhivko

Jet2 Cuts £50-Off Deal for Mobile App Bookings By Nov. 22

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2holidays is offering £50 off per person for holidays to Cyprus and Greece for bookings made through their mobile app.

Tags: budget airlines, Cyprus flights, Cyprus vacations, flight deals, Greece flights, Jet2, Jet2 Airways, UK travelers, UK trips

Mourtzanakis Residence Sets Low Season Weekends Schedule

2021-11-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Achlada sunset

Mourtzanakis Residence Eco-Hotel set for fun and adventure in the wilderness of Crete through the off-season.

Tags: Cape Stavros, Crete food, Crete gorges, Crete sunsets, Crete traditional cuisine, E4, Eco Hotels, eco-friendly, Eco-Tourism, ecology, Ecotourism, hiking Crete, Mourtzanakis Residence Eco-Hotel, trails Crete trails, weekends Crete

Slam Dunking On Greece’s Recent Tourism Efforts

2021-11-08 by Phil Butler

Lords of Gravity

Okay, Vassilis Kikilias had his shot at doing right by Greeks and the whole sustainable tourism issue. Unfortunately, he’s not making the cut.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Jet2, Tourism in Greece, tourism minister, Travel to Greece, TUI, Vassilis Kikilias

With Sea Level On the Rise Greece Envisions a Thousand Cruise Ships

2021-11-07 by Phil Butler

Piraeus Port Authority-PPA/OLP-COSCO Shipping

What will it take for Greece’s decision makers to stop paying lip service to sustainable tourism for the future?

Tags: Cosco, cruise news, cruise pollution, GNTO, greece cruises, Jet2, overtourism, Piraeus Port Authority, Pireaus Port, PPA, Santorini overtourism, sustainable tourism, Vassilis Kikilias, WTM, Yu Zenggang

Venture to Agiofarago Today: Catch an Unmatched Sunset Experience

2021-10-31 by Phil Butler

Agiofarago acrobats

Drive to the south coast and to Agiofarago, the gorge of the saints where Crete climbers and acrobats are gathered.

Tags: Agiofarago, Agiofarago Gorge, Alexanros Roniotis, Cretan Beaches, Crete acrobats, Crete climbers, Crete gorges, Gorge cleanup, Winter on Crete

How to Face the Cretan Winter?

2021-10-30 by Mihaela Lica Butler

will choose the Cretan winter (lasting from October until mid-April) to visit our island, but just in case, here’s how to face this tricky season.

Tags: Cretan winters, crete, Crete winter, winter in Crete

Celebrate World Vegan Day With Crumb Healthy Living

2021-10-30 by Phil Butler

Miss Piggy

Heraklion’s Crumb Healthy Living gets ready to celebrate World Vegan Day offering cool prizes and exclusive brunches to drawing winners.

Tags: Coffee shops, Crumb Healthy Living, Heraklion bakeries, Heraklion coffee shops, Vegan bakeries, Vegan coffee, Vegan Day, World Ve, World Vegan Day

Cretans Beware of Priceless Treasures Getting Lost in the Quake Rubble

2021-10-29 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori parade

On Oxi Day Greek politicians cheered at parades in quake stricken Arkalochori, but no one was cheering in the small villages that surround.

Tags: Agia Marina, Arkalochori, Arkalochori earthquake, Galatas, Houmeri, Minoan Pediada, Peza, Thrapsano

A Legacy of Courage: What “Oxi Day” Means to the World

2021-10-28 by Phil Butler

Today, the world celebrates “Oxi Day” and a time not so long ago when a few stood against the mightiest army ever assembled.

Tags: 1940, Africa Corps, Balkans War, Crete resistance, Greco-Italian War, Greece, Greek resistance, Hitler, Ioannis Metaxas, Mussolini, Nazis, North Africa, Operation Barbarosa, Operation Mercury, Rommel, Third Reich

The Deadly Pandemic Game Greece Is Losing

2021-10-25 by Phil Butler

Anti-maskers

Greece health experts say a fourth wave of COVID-19 is on the horizon, but Greek leadership maintains course to bolster the economy.

Tags: anti-vaxxers, COVID strains, COVID variants, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 economics, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, Delta variant, EODY, Mitsotakis administration, new strains

“Jewel Of The Seas” and TUI’s “Mein Schiff 5” Tie Up At Souda Bay

2021-10-21 by Phil Butler

Jewel Of The Seas

This morning about 2,300 cruise tourists from “Jewel of the Seas” and “Mein Schiff 5” flooded ashore at Souda Bay in Chania.

Tags: Chania tourism, Crete tourism, Cruise line tourists, cruise news, Cruise passengers, cruise pollution, Jewel Of The Seas, Mein Schiff 5, tourism economy, Tourism Spend, tourists, TUI

Crete Earthquake Swarms Have Islanders On Edge

2021-10-21 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori Crete

Earthquake swarms on Crete have islanders fearful of a possible main event. This morning’s 4.5 magnitude event follows many in 48 hours.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete geology, Crete news, Evi Nomikou, geologists, Kastelli, Kastelli Airport, Minoan Pediada, Santorini, Thrapsano

Critida Launches ELeNi – Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Children

2021-10-21 by Mihaela Lica Butler

extra virgin olive oil for children

Eleni by Critida is an extra virgin olive oil for children aged six months or older. The product is named for Eleni Andreadaki, the company’s owners daughter.

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