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Six Greek Resorts Make the European Top 30 of Condé Nast Traveler

2020-10-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Sani Resorts

Six Greek hotels named among 30 best resorts of Europe by the readers of the magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Tags: Blue Palace, Condé Nast Traveler, Corfu, Costa Navarino, Marbella, Marbella Corfu, Mykonos, Sani, Sani Resort, Santa Marina Resort, The Romanos, Westin Resort, Westin Resort Costa Navarino

Tourism Profits and Surfing the Humongous COVID Second Wave

2020-09-22 by Phil Butler

surfing the COVID wave

Greek authorities have reported 453 new coronavirus cases, which is the highest single-day rise since the end of lockdown. Meanwhile, corporate interests sail full speed a course into the unknown.

Tags: Adam Vojtech, CDC, Corfu, Coronavirus cases, cruise lines, cruise ships, EODY, Europe, Greece COVID-19, Lufthansa, Roda Beach Village, seafarers, TravelSupermarket, TUI, UK cases, UK coronavirus, UK fights, WHO

Domes Resorts Partners With Hotel Investment Partners (HIP)

2020-08-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Domes of Elounda

Domes Resorts partners with Hotel Investment Partners (HIP) for the management of two of its resorts in Corfu and Zakynthos.

Tags: Corfu, crete, Domes, Domes of Elounda, Domes Resorts, Domes Zeen, George Spanos, Grand Hotel Corfu, HIP, Ledra Hotels, Zante Beach

Greek Isles Dominate Travel + Leisure Ratings in 2020

2020-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos by Seaside

According to a new Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine rating, Greece dominates the list of Top 20 Islands in Europe.

Tags: best islands, Corfu, crete, Dalmatian Islands, European destinations, european islands, Greece, Greek Isles, Milos, Paros Island, Rhodes, Sicily, Travel + Leisure

Greece’s Monolithi Beach Named Safest Post-COVID Beach in Europe

2020-06-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Monolithi Beach

According to European Best Destinations Organization (EBD) has named Greece’s beautiful Monolithi Beach the safest in Europe.

Tags: best beaches, Corfu, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greek beaches, Halikounas Beach, holidays in 2020, Monolith Beach, safest beaches, Vacation 2020

Corfu Welcomes MSC Opera as First Cruise Ship of 2020

2020-03-05 by Argophilia Travel News

MSC Opera

MSC CRUISES has begun the new tourist season on the island of Corfu with the portage of “MSC Opera” today.

Tags: Corfu, Greek cruises, Heraklion, Katakolo, Med cruises, MSC Cruises, MSC Opera, Rhodes

The GNTO Is Set to Revamp Ionian Islands Tourism Goals

2019-11-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Porto Katsiki

The GNTO says the Ionian Islands are to stand as example destinations for the implementation of sustainable tourism development policies.

Tags: Angela Gerekou, Corfu, GNTO, Greece sustainability, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, Greek tourism, Ionian Islands

The Best Tweets from Greece in July of 2019

2019-08-03 by Phil Butler

Tweet Greece

Tweets from Greece are so often amazing, we thought we should share this part of the journey. After all, this is what Argo stands for.

Tags: Acropolis, Argophilia Travel, Athens, Corfu, crete, Kefalonia, Melissani Cave, Milos, Plaka, SAS, Thassos, Tweet Greece, Twitter

Ryanair Adds Summer 2019 Routes As Crews Plan Strike

2018-09-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ryanair

According to an announcement by Ryanair the budget airline is set to launch of two new routes connecting Greece with Italy for the Summer 2019 schedule. As of April 2019, the airline will connect Corfu with Bologna and Rhodes with Rome with twice-weekly flights. The news comes as the airline struggles with a crew strike on Friday.

Tags: aircrew strike, airline strike, airlines, Bologna, budget airlines, Corfu, Italy, Italy flights, Ryanair

Greece Cruise Ship Arrivals Nose Dived in 2017

2018-01-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A cruise ship puts in at Santorini

In news from Greece, last season saw a big dive in cruise ship arrivals and passenger visits compared to 2016. Reports blame the drop in visits on political instability and geopolitical developments in surrounding destinations of the eastern Mediterranean region.

Tags: Chania, Corfu, Greece, greece cruises, Hellenic Ports Union, Heraklion, Mykonos, Patmos, Piraeus, Rhodes, Santorini

Greece Tourists Way Up for 2016

2016-12-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

According to the Leisure Travel Monitor, 2016 has been a banner year for Greek tourism. The German based analysts GfK measured the first eight months of 2016 Greek overseas visitors to the tune of more than 17.2 million compared with 17 million over the same period in 2015.

Tags: Corfu, crete, GfK, GNTO, Greece destinations, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Leisure Travel Monitor, Rhodes

Greece Loses Russia Travelers to Agency Flop

2014-08-04 by Phil Butler

Russian travelers

For the Greece tourism sector sanctions against Russia may have already spoiled the end of an otherwise record summer touristic season. At least this is partially true for customers of one of Russia’s largest Greek focused tourism agencies, Labirint. The company, the third to fail in Russia ins the last few months, has put Russian travelers at a disadvantage even though officials say current trips are secure.

Tags: Corfu, crete, Crete travel, Expotour, Greek tours, Heraklion, Ideal-Tour, Labirint, Neva, Russia to Greece, Russian tourists, Russian travel agencies

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