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Brown Hotels

Isla Brown Chania Rated “Very Good” by Tripadvisor

2023-07-20 by Phil Butler

Isla Brown Chania

A look through several lenses at Isla Brown Chania, a new luxury hotel experience in the northwest of Crete.

Tags: Brown Hotels, Chania hotels, Chania luxury, Crete 5-star, Isla Brown, Isla Brown Chania, Luxury Hotels, Luxury stays Crete, TripAdvisor

In June 100,000 Plus Israeli Tourists Visited Greece

2022-07-12 by Phil Butler

Tourists in Greece

The Israeli Embassy says 100,000 Israeli tourists visited Greece last month. This, combined with investing news, can only be good for Greece.

Tags: Brown Hotels, crete, Henley Global Citizens Report, HNWI, Israel investors, Israeli tourism, Israeli tourists, kos, Rhodes

Brown Hotels to Open Isla Brown Corinthia Opening this Month

2022-06-15 by Phil Butler

Isla Brown Corinthia

The innovative and chic Brown Hotels has announced the five-star Isla Brown Corinthia will open this month.

Tags: Brown Hotels, Corinthia, Greece hotels, hotel news, Isla Brown Corinthia, Leon Avigad, New Hotels

Brown Hotels Greece Partners with Israir Airlines

2022-06-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Leon Avigad

Brown Hotels announced last week a new partnership with Israir Airlines to co-purchase and co-own properties throughout Greece.

Tags: Brown Hotels, Brown Hotels Greece, Greece hotels, Hotel investment, hotel news, Israir, Israir Airlines, Leon Avigad, Nitzan Perry

Brown Hotels Acquires Three Properties in Loutraki

2021-03-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Visit Loutraki

Brown Hotels has just announced having acquired three properties in the municipalities of Loutraki – Perachora – Agioi Theodoroi in the Peloponnese.

Tags: Agioi Theodoroi, Brown Hotels, five-star hotels, Greece hotel news, Greece hotels, hotel news, Loutraki, Loutraki – Perachora – Agioi Theodoroi, New Hotels, Peloponnese

Brown Hotels Still Plans to Open 20 Properties in Greece and Cyprus

2020-12-27 by Phil Butler

Poli House

Tel Aviv based Brown Hotels announced last week the planned expansion f its portfolio of international design hotels with 20-plus new hotels in Greece and Cyprus.

Tags: Brown Hotels, Brown Hotels Greece, Brown Hotels Tel Aviv, Greece hotel business, Greece hotel investments, hotel expansions, Israel hotels, Israeli investments, Leon Avigad, Meni Waizman, Nir Waizman

Manolis Papadakis Named GM at the Brown Acropol Hotel in Athens

2019-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Brown Hotels

Brown Hotels announced their entry into the Greek hotel market with the coming opening of the Acropol Hotel in the center of Athens.

Tags: Acropol Hotel, Athens hotel, Athens hotel opening, Athens hotels, Brown Hotels, Tel Aviv hotels

Israel’s Brown Hotels Eyeballs Greece Investment & Expansion

2019-08-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Brown Hotels Tel Aviv

A meetup in between Greek Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Israel’s Brown Hotels speaks of Greek expansion plans.

Tags: Adonis Georgiadis, Athens hotels, Brown Hotels, Greece hospitality, Greece hotel expansion, Greece hotels, Greece investment, hotel news, hotels

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Stories of Interest

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Heraklion Hotel Workers’ Children Break Records in Panhellenic Success

2026-09-05 By Argophilia Travel News

More than 60 successful students were honored in Heraklion by the Hotel Workers’ Union, receiving €300 for their achievement in the Panhellenic exams.

Dangerous Roads Heraklion

Drivers Raise Alarm Over Dangerous Conditions on Roads Serving HMU, PAGNI, and University of Crete

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Drivers are raising concerns over dangerous conditions, heavy traffic and vehicles entering the opposite lane on roads serving HMU, PAGNI and the University of Crete.

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Lasithi Is Trimming Trees So You Do Not Crash Into Them

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Road crews in Lasithi are cutting branches and clearing roadside vegetation to improve visibility and make provincial roads safer for drivers and pedestrians.

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I Spent €2 on This Horrifying Thing for My Feet

2026-09-05 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretan cobblestones, gorge hikes and cheap flip-flops can punish your feet. Meet the brutal wooden foot roller that somehow makes everything better.

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How a Midnight Meeting in Crete Sparked a 40-Year Romance

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

In 1985, an American and a South African met in Agios Nikolaos. He waited on museum steps for 5 days. She arrived with 5 minutes to spare. 40 years later, they’re still together.

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