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A Workable Vision of Minoan Greatness Reborn on Crete Island

2020-10-18 by Phil Butler

Galatas River Valley

I woke this morning with the afterglow of an unknown face burned into my cerebral cortex. Stirred from a lucid dream by the rare sound of barking by my Cretan Hound Mojito, I tried hard to recall the vivid imagery of dreamy fantasy. In the dream, a man dressed scantily in typical Minoan fashion stood […]

Tags: agriculture, agrotourism, Cretan olive oil, crete, Crete archaeology, Crete gastronomy, Crete Region, culinary tourism, EU, Galatas Palace, Galatas temple, Galatas village, George Rethemiotakis, Greece industries, Green tourism, green travel, Heraklion prefecture, Kostis Christakis, Minaon Civilization, Minas Liapakis, olive oil industry, olive oil standards, Stelios Kanakis, world olive oils

Europe Travel and Tourism Bodies Demand End to COVID Quarantines

2020-09-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos

20+ travel and tourism bodies including unions across Europe demanded the European Commission leadership replace quarantine restrictions with a common EU testing protocol.

Tags: COVID quarantine, EU, EU Travel Tech, International Air Transport Association (IATA), pandemic, tourism, tourism industry, travel business, Ursula von der Leyen

EU Commissioners Propose Disney-Dopey Style COVID Labels

2020-09-05 by Phil Butler

EU officials now want to do a “Disney” on the COVID-19 pandemic after member states show fragmented policies to defeat the virus.

Tags: border controls, EU, EU COVID response, EU rules, EU Travel, pandemic, travel, TUI, Ursula von der Leyen

The European Union May Ban American Travelers This Summer

2020-06-24 by Phil Butler

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

As Europe’s touristic destinations open their borders for travelers from July 1st, EU regulators mull over banning American travelers.

Tags: American tourists, COVID-19, EU, Greece coronavirus, second wave, Summer 2020, travel ban, US travelers, vacations, visit Europe, Visit Greece

European Council Puts SURE Job Safety Net in Place

2020-05-20 by Argophilia Travel News

European Commission

The European Council has approved the EU’s SURE scheme to protect thousands of workers at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19 response, EU, EU SURE program, Greece tourism, Greek jobs, job security, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, SURE, Zdravko Maric

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