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Macedonia Diary 2022 – the Astonishing Derveni Krater in Thessaloniki

2023-10-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Cratère de Derveni

Peter Sommer explores Macedonia and helps travelers discover amazing culture and artifacts like the astonishing Derveni Krater at Thessaloniki.

Tags: Ariadne, Derveni Krater, Exploring Macedonia, Greece tours, Greek antiquity, Peter Sommer, Peter Sommer Travel, Thessaloniki tours, Thessaloniki travel

“Wheel the World” Hurdles Travel Barriers for Travelers Using Tech

2022-05-22 by Phil Butler

Wheel the World

Wheel the World is assisting travelers with disabilities using innovative innovative tech that crowd sources travel experiences.

Tags: accessibility, accessible travel, alt travel, booking services, Greece tours, travel experiences, travel tech, Wheel the World

Dream Blue Travel Agency Starts Up On Amorgos Despite Pandemic

2021-02-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Amorgos Island

Amorgos Island has a new travel agency. Dream Blue is a company offering thematic tours and a variety of adventures on Amorgos.

Tags: Amorgos Island, Cyclades, Despina Giannakopoulou, Dream Blue, Greece tours, Greece vacations, Greek Isles, Naxos, Vigla Hotel

Another Thing: A Local Masterpiece – A Nike by Skopas at Tegea

2021-01-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Nike

It’s time for a new apprciation of art and culture and the Nike by Skopas at Tegea, via Peter Sommer Travels.

Tags: Ancient Greece, exploring Greece, Exploring the Peloponnese, Greece tours, Greek sculpture, Greek temples, Nike of Tegea, Peter Sommers tours, Peter Sommers Travels, Skopas, Tegea ruins, Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea in Arcadia, temple tours, tour guides, tours of antiquity, Travel to Greece, treasures of Greece, treasures of Samos

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Announces Greece Voyages for 2021

2021-01-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Eclipse

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, an Australian cruise company, has announced its luxury cruises will now include stops at Greek ports for the company’s ship Scenic Eclipse

Tags: cruise lines, cruise news, cruise to Greece, greece cruises, Greece tours, Greece vacations, Greece voyages, Greek Isles, Scenic Cruises & Tours, Scenic Eclipse

Greece Regulates Qualifications for Tour Leader Professionals

2020-11-23 by Argophilia Travel News

tourists prefer print

Greece’s Tourism Ministry has laid out the specific terms and requirements in order to regulate the tour leader and tour guide professions.

Tags: Greece experts, Greece tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece tours, tour guide regulations, tour guides, tour leader regulations, tour leaders, tours

Thomas Cook CEO Says Greece is Winning in Current Sales

2020-10-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Santorini Sunset

Alan French, who’s the new head of Thomas Cook, says “Greece is currently the destination with the highest sales for our company.”

Tags: China tourism, China ventures, Chinese investments, Fosun Tourism, Greece bookings, Greece investments, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greece trips, Guo Guangchang, quarantine-free destinations, thomas cook

Sojern Releases Latest COVID-19 Travel Impact Insights

2020-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Portugal

According to Sojern, travelers are responding to regulations to combat the spread of the coronavirus based on things like travel corridors set up to renew tourism.

Tags: COVID-19 advisory, destinations, Europe travel, Greece flights, Greece tours, Greece travel trends, portugal, Portugal corredor, Portugal tourists, Sojern, travel corredors, Travel Trends

5 Videos To Make You Yearn for a Greek Vacation in 2020

2020-07-16 by Phil Butler

Lefkada Island

A selection of videos that will make the purist want to visit Greece all the more given the world is t a standstill and beaches are deserted.

Tags: Aegean Melathron Thalasso spa Hotel, Aegean sailing, Aegean Sea, Aegean trips, BookVillaCrete.com, Crete vacations, Crete villas, Discover Greece, Glarokavos, Greece 2020, Greece tours, Greek Isles, Halkidiki, Incredible Crete, Pefkochori, Petros Touris, Sail In Greece, Santo Maris Oia, Santorini, Santorini Urban Adventures

Greece and Israel Aim for Tourism Reboot by August 1st

2020-06-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first trip abroad since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greek Vacation 2020, Israel, Israel tourism, Israel tourists, Israel travel, Mitsotakis, Vacation 2020, Visit Greece

SETE Chief Says the Time is Ripe for Greek Tourism Product Upgrade

2020-06-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Delphi Economic Forum

(SETE) President Yiannis Retsos told onlookers at the online Delphi Economic Forum this week, “the time is ripe for Greece to upgrade its tourism product.”

Tags: banks, Delphi Economic Forum, Eurobank, Greece hotels, Greece recovery, Greece tourism, Greece tourism product, Greece tours, Konstantinos Vassiliou, pandemic, pandemic response, rebooting tourism, Vacation 2020, Yiannis Retsos

Greece Anticipates Brit and German Tourists for Summer of 2020

2020-05-12 by Phil Butler

Agia Roumeli Coast

Greece’s Minister of Tourism Harry Theoharis is courting German and British tourists to help rescue Summer 2020.

Tags: Agia Roumeli, Anemos Grand Luxury Resort, Bild am Sonntag, coronavirus Greece, crete, Crete resorts, Crete tourism, Eliros Mare Hotel, German tourists, Greece resorts, Greece tours, Harry Theoharis, Lefteris Vantarakis, Mythos Palace, South of Crete, Tourism Ministry

Brits Choose Greece as Preferred Destination for 2020 Despite Brexit

2020-02-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece travel

Greece is a steady preference for Brits even despite Brexit, coming in third after Cyprus and Malta with over 20%.

Tags: Aegean travel, Aegean vacations, Brexit, British travelers, Cyprus, GNTO, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece trips, Greece vacations, Islands, Malta, Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, UK travelers

Alltours Expands on 2020 Greece Holiday Offerings

2019-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini Sunset

Austrian tour operator Alltours has expanded its summer 2020 Greece programs adding airline seats and hotel options to meet rising demand.

Tags: Alltours, Europe tours, GNTO, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece travel, thomas cook, tours

Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis Lays Out Ten-Year Plan

2019-11-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Haris Theocharis

Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis previews ten-year plan for tourism in Greece focused on quality, sustainability and authenticity.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greek travel, Haris Theocharis, Harry Theoharis, Theoharis

Virtuoso | Luxury Tourism: Greece a Top Destinations in the World for 2020

2019-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

sexy traveler

Travelers are prioritizing trips now, with the belief customized experiences are the best value, according to a Virtuoso® Luxe Report.

Tags: Crete tours, customer journey, Greece destinations, Greece tours, luxurious accommodation, luxury tours, luxury travel, tasty travel, travel 2020, travel destinations, travel experience

Heraklion Hosts 20th FEG European Tourist Guide Meeting and AGM

2018-11-19 by Argophilia Travel News

FEG

Opening tomorrow in Heraklion, Crete, the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) presents the 20th European Tourist Guides Meeting and Delegates Annual General Meeting (AGM) to run from 20-25 November 2018.

Tags: Crete hospitality, Crete tour guides, Crete tours, Europe tours, European Tourist Guides, FEG, Greece tours, Heraklion event, Heraklion events, Heraklion meetings, tour guides, tours

ATPI Named Condor’s No.1 Producer in Greece for 2017

2018-03-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorinii Greece

Last week leading travel agency ATPI was awarded for the outstanding performance in Greece for 2017. According to the news, the firm was Condor Airlines leading producer.  

Tags: ATPI, Condor Airlines, Discover the World, events management, Greece tours, Serko, tour companies, tours

Tourism Minister Sees Rise in Bookings to Greece for 2018

2018-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura

Bookings to Greece for the 2018 season are seeing an impressive increase compared to last year, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Friday.

Tags: Elena Kountoura, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Greek tourism, tours

Tours Spotlight: Topdeck’s Athens to Perdika to Athens [updated]

2014-04-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Poros - Courtesy © sborisov - Fotolia.com

Scanning the web for tours in Eastern Europe this month and next, we found Topdeck’s 7 day sailing excursion from Athens, to Perdika, to Athens a relaxing seafarer’s dream. For all those who’ve ever dreamed of sailing the Greek isles, this small group tour lets you get hour hands on sailing experience in, and even taking part in local yacht regattas.

Tags: Aegean Tours, Greece tours, Med sailing, sailing Greece, Topdeck, Visit Greece

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