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The Magic Secret Beach You Sought: It’s Here on Incredible Crete

2019-08-09 by Phil Butler

Crete has over 1,000 kilometers (650 miles) of coastline and hundreds of epic beaches. There’s a private one waiting for you.

Tags: Amoudara Beach, Balos Lagoon, beach getaways, Chania, Chrissi Island, Crete beaches, Crete Island, Elafonisi Beach, Falasarna, Greece holidays, Hersonissos, Kapsodasos, Loutro, Malia, Marathi Beach, Summer 2019, Xerokampos Beach

Britons On Exodus from Cold – Toward Spring

2013-03-30 by Phil Butler

Brits say "kiss our a___ bye bye for Easter!"

We’ve all heard the news from the UK, mountains of snow and unseasonable weather of record breaking proportions. Fortunately for TUI Thomson there is an up side to bad weather – people on an exodus to better weather. A report from Thomson and First Choice the other day speaks of 30 something thousand headed out of bad weather and into good this Easter weekend.

Tags: beach getaways, Easter travel TUI, Easter weather, Easter weekend, England cold, England travelers, Spring, Spring bookings, Spring break, Thomson, UK cold, UK travelers, winter

Warm Winter Spots: Freeport On A Budget

2012-02-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sunrise Resort & Marina.

If your Winter is working out anything like ours here in Germany, it’s about time for a more tropical outlook. Using Atlanta, Georgia as an example starting point, just consider what 19°F with a 23 mph wind will feel like tomorrow morning. Without spending a king’s ransom, next weekend you and a co-conspirator could be warm and toasty, having fun in Freeport in the Bahamas.

Tags: Aquasports, Atlanta, Bahamas diving, Bahamas travel, beach getaways, diving, flights, fly, Freeport, Freeport tourism, Lucaya Beach, Orbitz, Port Lucaya Marketplace, SCUBA, snorkel, travel, watersports

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Students want fun, parents want safety, teachers want survival. Crete delivers all three—plus chaos.

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A Stronger Grid for Crete

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The Crete–Attica power link promises €5B in savings by 2035, cleaner air, and more stable energy for tourism.

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A Driver in Heraklion Explains Why the New 30 km/h Limit Will Change Nothing.

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A Heraklion driver explains why the new 30 km/h speed limit is pointless in a city where nobody follows traffic laws.

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Crete Rushes to Protect Its Olive Oil Before Tourists Notice

2025-11-28 By Victoria Udrea

Crete hosts an online event on mineral oil contamination in olive oil, aiming to protect product quality and the island’s gastronomic tourism in 2026.

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Crete’s major energy interconnection enters commercial operation in 2026, but oil units must remain active, affecting homes, hotels, and tourism development.

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