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How To Pick the Perfect Luxury Villa in Mykonos

2023-02-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos Town

A compilation of everything you need to know to choose the best luxury villa on Mykonos to suit your needs and preferences. 

Tags: Agios Sostis, Greek island vacations, Greek Isles, island villas, luxury villa, luxury villas, Mykonos, Mykonos vacations, Mykonos villas, Platis Gialos, Psarou, villas for rent

Karpathos Makes National Geographic 2023 Most Impressive List

2022-12-08 by Phil Butler

Karpathos

The Greek island of Karpathos has been included in National Geographic’s annual list of the world’s 25 most impressive destinations for 2023.  National Geographic refers to the island in the Dodecanese as an amazing and beautiful place, where women-owned businesses lead the way in sustainable tourism. Also included in the same category in the extensive […]

Tags: Dodecanese Islands, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, island experiences, Karpathos, Karpathos Island, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, remote islands, top destinations, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Azamara’s Four Ship Fleet Returns to Service

2022-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Azamar Jouney

Azamara, the leader in Destination Immersion® experiences, announces its entire fleet of four ships has officially returned to the high seas.

Tags: Azamara, Azamara Journey, cruise lines, cruise news, Europe cruises, greece cruises, Greek Isles, island hopping, luxury cruise, shore excursions

Delta Air Lines Connects American Travelers With Greek Isles

2022-05-23 by Argophilia Travel News

SKY express

Delta Air Lines announces a partnership with SKY express to create convenient connections from North America to Greece’s fabulous islands.

Tags: American travelers, Crete flights, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Delta flghts, flight connections, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, SKY, SKY airline, SKY express

Some Sweet Moments From Crete Island in July 2021

2021-07-23 by Phil Butler

Katholiko Seitan

A collection of Instagram moments from Crete Island for July of 2021. Sfakia to Sitia and all in between, Crete is a vacation paradise.

Tags: beaches, Chania, crete, Crete beaches, Greek Isles, instagram, Katholiko Beach, Loutro, Preveli Beach, Sfakia, Sitia

Greece Tourism Minister Welcomes Germany’s Travel to Greece Stance

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister has welcomed Germany’s decision to relax travel restrictions to Greece during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, digital nomads, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, pandemic response, tourism, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, travel, Travel to Greece

Fit in Crete Plans 5-Day Kythera Island E-bike Adventure

2021-04-28 by Phil Butler

Kythera beach

Fit in Crete plans a 5-day adventure on one of the Mediterranean’s most fantastic island paradises, Kythera Island.

Tags: adventures, bike tours, biking Greece, Chousti Cave, E-bike, Fit in Crete, Greek Isles, Kythera adventures, Kythera Island, Kythera windmills, Moudari Lighthouse, Neraida Waterfall, Tsakonas Gorge

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

Norwegian Cruise Line Resumes Sailings in Greece

2021-04-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Norwegian Jade

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced the resumption of Greece island cruises for the summer 2021 beginning in June.

Tags: Aegean cruises, cruise fleet, cruising, Greece 2021, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, Norwegian Cruise Line, Visit Greece

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

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

Paros Airport Upgrade Project Receives €43 Million in Funding

2020-11-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Paros Municipality has just announced getting €43 million euros by the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSFR) for its airport upgrade.

Tags: Greece infrastructure, Greece islands, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, NSFR, Paros airport, Paros infrastructure, Paros Island, Paros Municipality

Conde Nast Traveler Readers Pick Six Greek Islands in Top-10

2020-10-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Balos Lagoon

Six of Greece’s islands have been named to Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s 33rd Readers’ Choice Awards.

Tags: Caitlin Morton, Conde Nast, Conde Nast Traveler, crete, Crete Island, Folegandros, Greek Isles, Mykonos, Skiathos, Zakynthos

Members of TUI’s Mein Schiff 6 Crew Test Positive for COVID-19

2020-09-29 by Phil Butler

TUI Cruises

Greek authorities say 12 crew members TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 6 carrying more than 1,500 passengers, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Tags: COVID at sea, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 test, crew, greece cruises, Greek Isles, Heraklion port, Mein Schiff 6, pandemic, TUI Cruises, TUI Group, TUI shios

Mykonos Island Welcomes First Cruise Ship in Months

2020-09-21 by Argophilia Travel News

MS World Explorer

Mykonos just welcomed the cruise ship “World Explorer”, the first passenger liner to dock there since the pandemic upset the industry.

Tags: greece cruises, Greek Isles, Mykonos cruises, Mykonos vacations, World Explorer

Skopelos Island Named One of “30 Secret Islands to Visit” for 2020

2020-09-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Skopelos Island

Greece’s Skopelos Island was recently named to Travel + Leisure’s best secret islands on Earth.

Tags: best islands, famous islands, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, island paradise, Islands, Minoans, Skopelos Island

Zakynthos Island Already Planning for 2021 Season

2020-08-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

Last week the Zakynthos Island Hoteliers Association and Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou discussed the plan for 2021.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Ionian Islands, Keri Village, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Zakynthos Island

Greek Isles Dominate Travel + Leisure Ratings in 2020

2020-07-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos by Seaside

According to a new Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine rating, Greece dominates the list of Top 20 Islands in Europe.

Tags: best islands, Corfu, crete, Dalmatian Islands, European destinations, european islands, Greece, Greek Isles, Milos, Paros Island, Rhodes, Sicily, Travel + Leisure

The Sheikh of Qatar Sails “Al Mirqab” to Skiathos for Vacation

2020-07-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Al Mirqab

Sheikh of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani has sailed luxury yacht “Al Mirqab” to his beloved Skiathos Island.

Tags: Aegean cruising, Greek Isles, Greek vacations, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani, Luxury Yachts, Sheikh Al Thani, Skiathos Island, yachting

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

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