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Covid-19 Travel Guidelines Update for Entry to Greece

2020-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

AIA Air traffic control tower

The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has updated aviation directives (NOTAMs) to travel to Greece.

Tags: air travel, airlines, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greek tourism, HCAA, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

Was the End of the Minoans the Will of the Gods?

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

Poseidon

Were the Minoans the people Plato referred to as Atlanteans? What really happened to this bright Bronze Age civilization?

Tags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, antiquity, Athanasia Kanta, Athena, Atlantis, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Crete, Crete tsunami, Dia Island, Evi Nomikou, Greek legends, J.D.S. Pendlebury, Jacques Cousteau, Jan Driessen, Kostis Christakis, legends, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Neita, oceanography, Plato, Santorini, Spyridon Marinatos, Sterling Dow, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera explosion, Thera tsunami, Volcanoes

Tourism Minister Tells CNN He’s Proud Greece Reopened to Tourists

2020-09-04 by Phil Butler

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis says he’s proud of tourism season redux. Citizens not so proud with COVID-19 cases rising.

Tags: CNN, COVID-19 cases, Greece economy, Greece travel, Greek pandemic response, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Kethimerini, Politico, Richard Quest, tour operators, tourism industry, tourism minister, TUI, Visit Greece

Greece Reopens Borders for Russians with Negative Covid-19 Results

2020-09-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Santorini Sunset

Greece has now reopened its borders to Russian travelers, but only under certain conditions

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece vacation, Greek borders, Russia, Russian tourists, Russian travelers, Russian vacationers

Karatzis Group’s Panellenic Airlines Takes Off in 2021

2020-09-02 by Phil Butler

Antonios Karatzis

Karatzis Group’s Panellenic Airlines will take off in late 2020 or early 2021 as a private flights solution during the post-pandemic era.

Tags: Antonios Karatzis, Crete airlines, Crete entreprenuers, Crete flights, Greece flights, Greek airlines, Karatzis Group, Panellenic Airlines

Was the TUI Deal a Bad Pandemic Bargain for the Greeks?

2020-09-01 by Phil Butler

Gatwick passengers

Many people are now convinced that Greece should have stayed shut to outside tourists until the coronvirus pandemic passed.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Europe travel, KfW, travel, TUI, TUI #, TUI Holidays, TUI stocks, UK travelers

Jet2 Adds Hundreds of Flights to Greece, Turkey, and Portugal

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays

Jet2 has just announced having added over 500 new flights (representing almost 100,000 seats) to Greece, Portugal, and Turkey.

Tags: airlines, crete, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Jet2, Jet2Holidays, Portugal travel, travel deals, Turkey tourism, UK travelers

What’s Happening On Crete: The Weekend of August 23, 2020

2020-08-27 by Phil Butler

south of crete

August is coming to a close as is a totally failed tourism season on Crete, but the locals show no sign of giving up on paradise.

Tags: Beachcomber, crete, Crete beaches, Crete Instagram, Crete weekends, Ioannis Stillianou, Lyttos Beach Hotel, Savvidakis family, Sofi Savvidaki, Stillianou Wines, wines of Crete

Crete Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis Meets Hotel Employee Association

2020-08-26 by Phil Butler

Crete governor

Crete Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis meets with Nikos Kokolakis and other hotel workers association stakeholders to discuss aid to the trouble industry.

Tags: Association for Hotel Employee, Crete hotels, Crete officials, Crete tourism, Nikos Kokolakis, Stavros Arnaoutakis

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

2020-08-21 by Phil Butler

Agiofarago beach

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

Tags: Agia Marina, Agioi Apostoli, Balos Beach, Chrysi Island, crete, Crete attractions, Crete destinations, Crete Island, Falasarna Beach, instagram, Mirtos, mysterious Crete, Nikos Kazantzakis, Sarakina Gorge, Zorba the Greek

Hellenic Statistical Authority Reveals Q2 COVID-19 Hospitality Catastrophe

2020-08-19 by Phil Butler

25th August Street

Greece’s accommodation services providers will be devastated by the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Crete hotels, ELSTAT, Greece economy, Greece GDP, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, pandemic effects

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

2020-08-18 by 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.

Tags: Anopolis, Big Blue Beach Bar & Apartments, Cretan Beaches, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete weekends, Hacienda, ig Blue Myrtos, Iligas Beach, Kallicrates Village, Kavi Gorge, Koufonisi, Koufonisi Island, Ligaria Beach, things to do, travel local

Actress Jennifer Lopez Pulls Off Incognito Crete Holiday

2020-08-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Jennifer Lopez

Last week actress and singer Jennifer Lopez was discovered secretly vacationing on Crete with her longtime friend.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, celebrity travel, Elounda, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Jennifer Lopez, JLo, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece, VIP Crete

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

2020-08-13 by Phil Butler

Heraklion, Crete

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

Tags: Cretan Hound, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Heraklion people, Ierapetra, Ioanna Madala, Ioannis Liapakis, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Minas Liapakis, Nikos Anetakis, Opsis Clinical, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Tsoutsouras

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

2020-08-03 by Phil Butler

Paul Potouridis rock painting

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

Tags: Crete wines, Eirini Geniataki, Enopolio, Galatas, Grigoris Koudounas, Ierapetra, Manolis Kanoupakis, Naturalist Club of Heraklion, Paul Potouridis, Stella Astirakaki, Votsalo Beach, Wine Walkers Crete, Wine Walkers Greece, Zacharioudakis Estate, Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου

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

2020-08-01 by Phil Butler

Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Agia Pelagia

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 […]

Tags: Daios Cove, Elafonisi Beach, Koufeto, Lemonokipos Restaurant, Lemonokipos Restaurant in Rethymno, MareCrete Ltd, Rebecca Shevaki, Rethymno, Royal Marmin Bay Boutique & Art Hotel, Silia Pikoula, Sofia Andreadaki, Vasilis Fasoulakis, wines of Crete

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

2020-07-27 by Phil Butler

Falasarna Beach Sunset

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

Tags: Ariadne Sailing Trips, Blue Water Club, Cretans, Crete attractions, Crete excursions, Crete Island, Crete people, Crete sailing, Crete tours, Crete trips, Crete Urban Adventures, Crete weekend, Giorgos Kissanakis, Grecian Lux, Grecianlux, Heraklion, Heraklion people, Heraklion walks, luxury Crete, Manolis Deligiannakis, Maria Papadaki, Michalis Deligiannakis, paragliding, Paragliding Crete Power FLY, Rebecca Shevaki, Rebecca Skevaki, Rethymno marina, Venetian Walls

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

2020-07-22 by Phil Butler

Preveli Beach

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

Tags: Agia Pelagia, Aleksandra Botwina, Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Ano Asites, Cretan people, Cretans, Crete beaches, Crete resorts, Crete vacation, Dionysos Tavern & Rooms, Goules Taverna, Kalypso Cretan Village Resort & Spa, Koules Taverna, La Brasserie, matala, Preveli Beach, Rethymno attractions, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Spiros Liasites, St. John the Theologian, VanGos Tsourlakis, Vera Rousaki

Greek Hoteliers Chafed Over COVID-19 Bookings Dive

2020-07-19 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation is calling for a unified approach in dealing with the negative booking impact caused by recent government actions.

Tags: Bulgaria border, Bulgarian tourists, Crete Hoteliers, Greece 2020, Greece bookings, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greek Summer 2020, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Hoteliers Federation, Heraklion, POX, Promahonas border

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

2020-07-14 by Phil Butler

Sunrise over Lygaria

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

Tags: Antonis Kallitsakis, Around Heraklion, Cactus Beach Resort & Bungalows, Cretan Urban Adventures, Crete attractions, Crete beaches, Crete events, Crete Island, Crete people, Crete tours, Crete travel, CreteSummer2020, Eleni Bantouraki, Galatas, Greek summer, Greeks, Hacienda, Lygaria, Maria Sifaki, Menies Beach, Michael Kallergishas, Minas E. Liapakis, Rebecca Skevaki, Seaking Adventures, Sitia, Stelios Kanakis

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