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Greece’s Tourism Paradox: Full Streets, Empty Futures

2026-05-12 by Phil Butler

Greece brain drain

The streets of Heraklion are full again beneath the hard Mediterranean sun, with enormous cruise ships unloading thousands of passengers daily into the center of the city, while government officials and tourism authorities celebrate yet another season of record arrivals as proof that Greece has fully emerged from the long shadow of the debt crisis. […]

Tags: crete, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel

Crete is Becoming a Top Winter Refuge and Remote Working Destination

2022-12-01 by Phil Butler

Crete

Crete is experiencing a big wave of temporary or permanent relocations because of the energy crisis looming over northern European countries.

Tags: alt-tourism, Crete guide, Crete in Winter, Crete Island, Crete migration, Crete remote workers, Crete tourism, digital nomads, Greece, Greece travel, Greece visa, move to Crete, tourism

Katharo Plateau: Experience the Wild and Authentic Crete

2022-11-20 by Phil Butler

Katharo Plateau

Katharo Plateau, which site overlooking the more famous Lassithi Plateau, is a virtually unknown natural wonder of Crete.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, Avdeliakos, Avdeliakos Village, crete, Crete adventures, Crete mountains, Crete nature, Greece, Greece travel, Havgas Gorge, Katharo, Katharo Plateau, Kritsa, Lassithi Plateau, tourism

Bank of Greece Data Shows Travel Receipts Skyrocketed January-August 2022

2022-11-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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Data from the Bank of Greece has revealed highlights such as travel receipts in August 2022 rising by 28.1%, and an winning season.

Tags: Bank of Greece, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece tourism industry, Greece travel, tourism, travel, travel receipts

Greece’s Tourism Minister Closing in On Expanded Tourist Potential

2022-09-28 by Phil Butler

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias is returning home from a recent tour to further extend the country’s tourism season and offers.

Tags: alt-tourism, Crete tourism, expanded tourism, Greece bookings, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, nature tourism, Scandinavian tourists, sports tourism, Travel to Greece, Vassilis Kikilias

Crete Could Be the World’s Richest Tourism Eden – Here’s Why It’s Not 

2022-08-12 by Phil Butler

Avatar Tree Argyroupoli

Globick says destinations are leaving revenue “on the table” for not cross-seeling experiences. Crete is another prime example.

Tags: alternative tourism, crete, Crete experiences, Crete hotels, Crete officials, Crete resorts, Europe tourism, Globick, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, inbound revenue, Island tourism, marketing, nature tourism, Peter Sommer, sports tourism, tour guides, tourism, wellness tourism, Xavier Boixeda

Greece’s Tourism and COVID Numbers Climb

2022-07-12 by Phil Butler

British tourists

Greece’s Minister of Tourism says American tourist arrivals have increased 50% compared to 2019 numbers. Meanwhile, COVID numbers are up too.

Tags: 2022, 2022 Greece, 2022 tourism, American tourists, COVID Pandemic, EODY, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek visits, Omicron, Vassilis Kikilias

Trends Say Americans Guarded Over Travel 2022

2022-06-15 by Phil Butler

Mike Parrish

A new survey by Forbes Advisor says more than half (54%) of summer vacationers polled say the cost of trips is affecting their plans.

Tags: American tourists, Booking.com, CNN, crete, Europe travel, Forbes Advisor, Forty One, Forty One Santorini, Greece 2022, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Mina Agnos, Mykonos, Santo Maris Oia, Santorini, SquareMouth, U.S. Travel Association, US tourists

Greece Targets/Aids Tourists From India

2022-06-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Santorini church

Greece’s tourism leaders are working to attract a larger number of travelers from India after the peaking of interest of Indian travelers.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece travel tips, inbound travel, India tourists, India travelers, Indian tourists, tourism

Greece Tourism Minister Says Boom Season Is Upon Us

2022-05-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s head of tourism, Vassilis Kikilias says touristic flows to the country are increasing geometrically week to week.

Tags: American tourists, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Kikilias, tourism, Travel to Greece, U.S. travelers, Vassilis Kikilias

Mandarin Oriental To Manage New Hotel in Greece

2022-05-23 by Phil Butler

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has just announced that it will manage a new luxury hotel in Costa Navarino.

Tags: Costa Navarino, Greece, Greece hotels, Greece resorts, Greece travel, hotels, Luxury Hotels, luxury resort, Mandarin Oriental, Peloponnese hotels, TEMES

Greece’s Kikilias Expects 900,000 Serbian Tourists This Year

2022-05-22 by Phil Butler

Tourism Minister Kikilias

As many as 900,000 tourists from Serbia are expected to visit Greece this year, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Recently, Kikilias was is in Belgrade for a series of meetings aimed at promoting Greece’s tourism product. The tourism minister spoke about how that, even despite the multiple crises that have arisen in the current […]

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Kikilias, tourism

Greece Follows EU – Scraps Covid Test for Travelers with Certificate

2022-02-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Athens and the Acropolis

Greece announces that entry travelers will be allowed without a mandatory test for travelers who have the European vaccination certificate.

Tags: 2022 tourism, COVID test, EU travel certificate, Greece travel, pandemic, Thanos Plevris, Tourism Greece, travel advisory, travel rules, travelers, Vassilis Kikilias

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

New INSETE Study Points Greek Tourism Into the Future

2021-12-11 by Argophilia Travel News

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A new study by INSETE digs deep into global trends that affect future tourism development, and suggest proper actions.

Tags: Aegean tourism, Greece data, Greece tourism, Greece travel, INSETE, SETE, tourism, Tourism Aegean

As the Omicron Variant Spreads – Must the Media Marketing Go On?

2021-11-30 by Phil Butler

Omicron

When will we all get on the same page concerning the worldwide health emergency threatening everything we’ve built for centuries?

Tags: Arnie Weissmann, Greece travel, GTP, International Publications Ltd., Japan travel, Omicron, Omicron dangers, Omicron strains, Omicron variant, Omnicron, Op-Ed, pandemic dangers, pandemic issues, PhoCusWright, SETE, tourism marketing, travel advisory, Travel Weekly, WHO

South Aegean Islands Set Record Visitors Numbers for October

2021-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos Blu

The South Aegean islands region welcomed more visitors than ever before for October with more than 3 million travelers.

Tags: 2021 travel, Aegean islands, COVID Pandemic, Greece tourists, Greece travel, post pandemic, pre-pandemic, Santorini tourists, South Aegean Islands

Monday November 1st News Briefs from Greece

2021-11-01 by Phil Butler

A wedding in Greece

Greece tourism numbers surprisingly high for 2021 despite the pandemic. The COVID pandemic is, so far, unrelenting. And other news…

Tags: DWP, EODY, ETC, Greece, Greece tourism news, Greece travel, New Democracy, travel news, Vassilis Kikilias

Greece and Slovakia Sign Tourism Cooperation Agreement

2021-10-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Sofia Zacharaki

Greece and Slovakia have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of tourism. According to the news, The agreement is aimed at knowhow exchange, as well as initiatives like extending both country’s tourism seasons.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Slovakia, Slovakia tourism, Visit Greece, Visit Slovakia

ETC Report Reveals Europeans Still Eager to Travel to Greece

2021-09-27 by Argophilia Travel News

The windmills in Mykonos, Greece

According to a report last week from the European Travel Commission (ETC), Greece is among 10 bucket list destinations for Europeans.

Tags: COVID tourism, COVID-19 Greece, ETC, European traveler, Greece tourism, Greece travel

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People Don’t Just Visit Crete – They Return

2026-05-11 By Phil Butler

For many people, the first visit to Crete becomes the beginning of a long relationship rather than a single journey. Something about the island lingers after departure — the mountain light, the unhurried conversations, the sense that life here still follows older and more human rhythms. Long after the suitcase is unpacked, Crete continues quietly […]

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What Crete Gets Right That the Modern World Forgot

2026-05-11 By Phil Butler

Crete, the Island where time still breathes. The old man in the kafeneio had been stirring the same coffee for nearly ten minutes when I realized nobody in the room considered this unusual. Outside, a rusty pickup sat crooked beneath a plane tree in the village square while two dogs slept in a patch of […]

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9th Classics on the Storm Hits the Roads of Apokoronas

2026-05-08 By Manuel Santos

The 9th Classics on the Storm touring event by the Chania Classic Motorcycle Club features vintage bikes and cars in the scenic Apokoronas region of Crete.

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Cretan Tourism Bodies Defend Police After Ammoudara Murder

2026-05-08 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Tourism associations in Crete issue a joint statement supporting the Malevizi police following the tragic death of Nikistratos Gemistos.

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Heraklion’s Erythraia Linear Park Will Open in July

2026-05-08 By Iorgos Pappas

The new 48-acre Erythraia Linear Park in Heraklion, featuring bike paths, playgrounds, and 149 parking spots, will open in July.

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