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Tourism Bill Aims to Spur Public and Private Efforts for Development

2021-12-15 by Argophilia Travel News

The springs at Kaiafas

A bill from Greece’s Tourism Ministry will be before the Parliament seeking to spur destination development.

Tags: Greece destinations, Greece developers, Greece development, Greece investment, Greece Tourism Minstry, Greece travel, tourism, Visit Greece, wellness tourism

Greece Ministers Lay Out Strategy for Marine Tourism Push

2021-04-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greece yachting

Greece tourism decision-makers start process of transforming marine tourism, with emphasis on the cruise, yachting. and on scuba diving.

Tags: cruise tourism, dive Greece, Greece investment, Greece ports, Greece travel, marine tourism, Sofia Zacharaki, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, Vicky Loizou, Yachting Greece

Golfers Will Be Keen to Seek Oracle at the Delphi Golf Resort

2021-01-11 by Phil Butler

Delphi golf

In tourism development news, a new golf tourism project budgeted at €300 million euros is being moved forward for the central Greece region of Fokida.

Tags: Delphi, Delphi Golf Resort, Desfina, Doric Dune, Greece investment, Greece resorts, oracle at Delphi, Scorpios Construction

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis Kicks Off Crete Airport Project

2020-02-09 by Phil Butler

Kastelli International Airport

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended a ceremony for the foundation stone laying at the new airport at Kastelli.

Tags: Ariadne Airport Group, Crete airport, Crete flights, GEK Terna, GMR Airports Limited, Greece investment, Greece projects, Greek privatization, Heraklion Airport, Kastelli Airport, Kastelli project, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Tourism Minister Theoharis Invites Arab Companies to Invest in Greece

2019-10-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis

Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis invited entrepreneurs from the Arab world to visit Greece and invest funds in the country’s tourism sector.

Tags: Arab investment, Greece administration, Greece investment, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Harry Theoharis, Minister of Tourism

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

Big Time Developers Investing in Greece Shopping Malls

2019-08-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greece Shopping Malls Project

According to a report from ekathimerini, Greece is missing out by not having as many shopping malls as other destinations. The report reveals that the country has only 57 square meters per 1,000 inhabitants, just 6.7 percent of the total of first-place Norway (857 sq.m.) and less than fellow Balkan countries Bosnia-Herzegovina (98 sq.m.) and […]

Tags: Athens malls, Crete developments, Crete malls, Greece attractions, Greece construction, Greece developers, Greece investment, Greece malls, R.E.D.S., shopping malls

Greek Privatization: Is It Time to Reinvestigate the Drachma?

2019-07-07 by Phil Butler

Greek coinage

A dissenting view on the question of privatization and questionable politics in Greece.

Tags: AviAlliance, Darrell Delamaide, Geoffrey Pyatt, German investments, Greece, Greece bailout, Greece crisis, Greece investment, Greece privatization, Greek finances, Greek politics, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MarketWatch, New Democracy, Syriza

Historic Thessaloniki Hotel Attracts Israeli Investors

2018-08-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki’s hotel sector is attracting Israeli investors interested in real estate in the region. The latest development from investors, a four-star hotel in coastal Katerini (Pieria prefecture), is owned and operated by the Pavlidis family. 

Tags: Greece investment, Israeli investors, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki hotels

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Ierapetra Announces Temporary Parking Ban Along Waterfront for World Tourism Day 2026 Celebrations

2026-09-24 By Argophilia Travel News

The Ierapetra Port Authority enacts a temporary parking ban around Kales Fortress and the waterfront for World Tourism Day 2026 events.

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Rethymno Spotlights Alternative Tourism and Cretan Gastronomy at IFTM Top Resa in Paris

2026-09-24 By Argophilia Travel News

Rethymno promoted autumn, winter and 2027 travel at IFTM Top Resa in Paris, highlighting walking, cycling, gastronomy and authentic Cretan experiences.

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2026-09-24 By Iorgos Pappas

Italian Ambassador Paolo Cuculi confirms plans to restore the historic Italian Archaeological School on Albert Street during talks in Heraklion.

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