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Greece Registers Another 2,871 COVID Infections

2021-09-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Stop Covid

Greek officlas have announced another 2,871 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. Another 47 fatalities were also reported.

Tags: EODY, EODY report, Greece COVID-19, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, pandemic Greece

Greek Officials Roll “COVID Craps” Calling It a Tourism Bet Won

2021-08-16 by Phil Butler

Mitsotakis craps

Greece’s leaders say the desperate drive to reboot Greece tourism has nothing with spiking COVID-19 . They say their dice roll is winners.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, EODY report, Greece COVID-19, Greece leaders, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Greece vaccines, Harry Theoharis, Mitsotakis administration

World Leaders Push For Tourism – Putting Us All in Harm’s Way

2021-08-07 by Phil Butler

COVID nightmare

World leadership during the coronavirus pandemic has failed the people of Earth miserably. It’s a time wen economics was chosen over people.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 Greece, EU, EU Travel, Greece amber list, Greece travel, Greece vaccine rollout, Greece vaccines, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mykonos, red list, vaccines

Greece’s Tourism Gamble Could Be the Biggest Bust in History

2021-05-10 by Phil Butler

Is Greece’s tourism restart about to be the biggest flop in history, or will last-minute bookings rescue the COVID stricken economy?

Tags: Europe tourism, Greece 2.0, Greece economy, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek hoteliers, TUI, vaccine schedule

Three Faces Of Greece’s Post-COVID Understanding

2021-04-20 by Phil Butler

Three faces

The tourism flood gates are about to open in Greece. Meanwhile, most citizens are torn as to whether or not its a good idea.

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Harry Theoharis, KEP, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Mitsotakis administration, Theodora Psaltopoulou, Vangelis Manolopoulos

Live from Greece: Where Viruses, Bananas, and Tourism Are the Rage

2021-04-14 by Phil Butler

Mitsotakis banana republic

Greek decision makers are chest bumping one another over the COVID response. Meanwhile, the system is badly broken.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EODY, google news, Greece citizens, Greece resorts, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek citizens, Harry Theoharis, Idika, Johnson & Johnson, Kathimerini, KEP, Mitsis Grand Hotel, National Herald, tourism, Tourism in Greece

All the Travel News from Greece Today – In a Word – “Ghastly”

2021-04-09 by Phil Butler

Welcome to next

Greece may be the backdrop for a new Sci-Fi horror, a dystopian nightmare where tourism euros are now worth more than people.

Tags: Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, TUI

Argo News Brief: COVID, IMF, and This Week’s Tourist Trends

2021-04-08 by Argophilia Travel News

This week travel experts discuss the need for Greece to adapt in the wake of COVID-19, and more news on the economy and summer vacations.

Tags: Bank of Greece, COVID-19 Greece, ETC, European Travel Commission, Greece economy, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, IMF, newsbriefs, vaccine rollout, vaccines, WTTC

Greek Officials Trumpet Safety With Millions in Harms Way

2021-04-01 by Phil Butler

Theoharis

Greek officials are on a marketing campaign that is misleading, at best, touting the country’s safety when citizens are still in peril.

Tags: 2021 tourism, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, Digital Green Vaccination Certificate, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Harry Theoharis

Tour Operators Turn Trollish Over Critical COVID Conditions

2021-03-29 by Phil Butler

Tourism Trolls

The convergence of coronavirus vaccine necessity and marketing practice reveal just how desperate the tourism situation is in the EU.

Tags: Austrian tours companies, Coronavirus vaccine, COVID vaccine, Facebook groups, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Hungary border, Open Tourism, Serbia vaccine, Tourism in Greece, tourism industry

Greece Celebrates Freedom But Corporate Tourism Tyranny Is On the Rise

2021-03-26 by Phil Butler

Corporate Tyranny

Greeks celebrate 200 years of freedom from Ottoman bondage, at a moment when international corporations create tourism slavery.

Tags: Celebrity Cruises, cruise lines, Greece coronavirus, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek Independence, Harry Theoharis, Lisa Lutoff-Perl, March 25, TUI

Greece COVID-19 Vaccinations to Exceed 1 Million Within a Week

2021-03-02 by Argophilia Travel News

BioNTech Pfizer

National Vaccination Committee President Maria Theodoridou says vaccinations in Greece will exceed one million within a week.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 Vaccine, Greece pandemic, Greece vaccinations, Greece vaccine rollout, Maria Theodoridou

Theoharis Says Brits Can Visit Greece Regardless of Vaccination Status

2021-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Theoharis says British nationals will be allowed into Greece during the summer without vaccine.

Tags: EU pandemic, EU tourism, Greece tourism ministry, Greece travel, Greece vaccine rollout, Harry Theoharis, ITV, tourism, UK COVID, UK travelers, vaccine schedule

Experts Skeptical of New Greece-Israel Tourism Pact

2021-02-16 by Phil Butler

COVID vaccine

EU officials are skeptical of the latest Greece-Israel travel pact that allows vaccine certified travelers.

Tags: COVID-19 Vaccine, Greece pandemic, Greece vacation, Greece vaccine rollout, Israel tourists, Israel vaccine, Israeli tourists, Russia vaccine, Sputnik V, vaccine

Greek Officials Roll Out 4-Phase Plan for Vaccination of Island Residents

2021-01-27 by Argophilia Travel News

COVID vaccine

Greek health authorities are putting in effect a four-phase plan for the vaccination of people against the COVID-19 on the Greek islands.

Tags: COVID vaccine, Greece COVID-19, Greece vaccine, Greece vaccine rollout, Greek Islands, Pfizer COVID vaccine, vaccine schedule

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Heraklion’s Venetian Walls Become a Stage for 35 Cultural Events This Summer

2026-08-12 By Victoria Udrea

Heraklion’s ancient Venetian Walls are preparing to set the stage for one of the island’s most distinctive late-summer events. The 3rd Festival of the Walls runs from August 31 through September 10, featuring over 35 individual events encompassing music, film, theater, dance, and outdoor visual arts across the city’s historical ramparts. This year’s edition marks […]

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Heraklion Airport Handles More Than 181,000 Passengers in Just Three Days

2026-08-12 By Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion’s Nikos Kazantzakis Airport serviced 1,088 flights and 181,145 passengers in just 72 hours as the August 15 holiday rush peaks.

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Chania’s Nea Chora Beach Hits the Sewage Ban List: Swimming Prohibited Until Further Notice

2026-08-12 By Argophilia Travel News

Another temporary swimming ban has been issued, this time for Nea Chora in Chania, following a sewage network failure.

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UFOs Over Crete and Athens? Meteorologist Clears Up Night Sky Panic

2026-08-12 By Kostas Raptis

Hundreds of Cretans and Athenians reported UFOs on August 11, 2026. Meteorologist Thodoris Kolydas confirms it wasn’t little green men.

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Illegal Parking Solicitation Returns to Elafonissi Days After Police Arrests

2026-08-12 By Iorgos Pappas

Rogue parking handlers at Elafonisi Beach resume illegal traffic solicitation just days after police arrests, marking the 7th raid at the site this season.

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