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Three Greek Wellness Spas Shine at the 9th World Spa Awards

2023-10-07 by Manuel Santos

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Greece has been recognized by the judges at the World Spa Awards as among the best spa and wellness experiences.

Tags: Anassa Spa at Santo Pure Oia Suites & Villas, Greek hotels, Greek resorts, Rebecca Cohen, Spa at Amanzoe, top spas, wellness retreats, World Spa Awards, World Spa Awards 2023

Numo Ierapetra Offers a Magic Escape on Crete’s South Coast

2022-12-13 by Phil Butler

Numo Hotels & Resorts

Numo Ierapetra fits perfectly in the unique enclave between the mountains and the clear Libyan Sea of Crete’s south coast.

Tags: adult resorts, adult-friendly, beach hotels, crete, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, Greek resorts, Ierapetra, Ierapetra hotels, Numo Ierapetra

Greece Hospitality Rewarded at 2022 World Travel Awards

2022-11-17 by Phil Butler

World Travel Awards 2022

The 2022 World Travel Awards™ (WTA) in Oman saw Greece winning several distinctions including Santo Maris Oia winning Best Boutique Resort.

Tags: Graham Cooke, Grand Forest Metsovo, Greek resorts, Oman Airports, Sani Resort, Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, Sheikh Aimen bin Ahmed al Hosni, World Travel Awards

Mitsis “Grand” Hotel Experiment Underway on Rhodes

2021-04-16 by Phil Butler

Dutch travelers hit Rhodes this week to quarantine at Mitsis Grand Hotel for a test vacation to prove travel can be fun no matter what.

Tags: beaches, covid tours, Dutch government, Dutch tourists, Greece tourism, Greek resorts, hotel quarentine, Mitsis Grand Hotel, quarantine, Rhodes, Rhodes hotels, Sunweb, tours

Greece Lost €15 Billion to COVID: Experts Seek New Tourism Model

2020-12-17 by Argophilia Travel News

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COVID-19 has cost Greece in excess of €15 billion euro in tourism revenues according to the National Bank of Greece.

Tags: Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greek resorts, luxury Crete, Luxury Resorts, luxury villas, National Bank of Greece, NBG, pandemic, pandemic losses, Villa Omikron

Grand Forest Metsovo Wins “Leading Landmark Hotel in Europe Award”

2020-11-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Grand Forest Metsovo

The Grand Forest Metsovo hotel has again been named a “Leading Landmark Hotel in Europe” at the 27th World Travel Awards 2020.

Tags: Grand Forest Metsovo, Greece hotels, Greece vacations, Greek resorts, Greek stays, hotel awards, landmark hotels, Luxury Resorts, travel awards, World Travel Awards, WTA

Crete’s Nana Princess Snags TÜV Austria “COVID Shield” Designation

2020-09-03 by Phil Butler

Nana Princess Hotel

Karatzis Group’s “Nana Princess Suites Villas & Spa” has received the designation “COVID Shield” by TÜV AUSTRIA.

Tags: COVID Shield, COVID-19 ceertification, Crete resorts, Greek resorts, Hersonissos, Karatzis Group, Nana Princess Resort, safe hotels, safe resorts, TÜV AUSTRIA

Santo Maris Oia Wins “World’s Leading Boutique Resort for 2019” Award

2019-12-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Santo Maris Oia win

Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites & Spa, has been named World’s Leading Boutique Resort at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2019.

Tags: Greek hotels, Greek resorts, Metaxa Hospitality Group, Santo Maris Oia, Santo Maris Santorini, Santorini hotels, Santorini resorts, World Travel Awards, World Travel Awards 2019

Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort Changes Ownership

2019-11-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Miraggio Thermal Spa

Halkidiki’s five-star Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort is now under new ownership.

Tags: Greece spas, Greek resorts, Greek spas, Halkidiki, Halkidiki spas, Miraggio, Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort, spas, thermal spas

Experts Foresee an Overbooked Greek Hotels for Winter Season

2018-12-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Greece’s winter destinations like Ioannina and the Epirus region, Pelion and Drama are all set to welcome a rush of Greece’s holiday travelers. Tourism experts foresee record visits and the corresponding hotel capacity.

Tags: Epirus region, Europe skiing, Falakro Ski Resort., Greece skiing, Greek resorts, Greek winter, Kalavryta Ski Center, Kastoria, Northern Greece, Pelion, Ski season, Winter 2018, Yiorgos Nikitidis

Greece’s Sani Resort Crowned Best for Families in 2018

2018-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sani Resort

In further news from ITB Berlin, the Sani Resort, located in Halkidiki, northern Greece, was named Best Family Hotel at the Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards 2018, a ceremony that took place recently at ITB Berlin.

Tags: Best Family Hotel, Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards, family resorts, Greece resorts, Greek resorts, hotel awards, ITB Berlin, Sani Resort

Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa 2017

2017-07-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Porto Platanias Beach Resort & Spa

Porto Platanias Beach Resort, one of the Crete’s most popular 5-star resorts, has added a German inspired spa facet to its deluxe offering. The integrated Sparkling Spa combines signature treatments (divine bath, deep relaxing massage, sparkling mom and other), with water treatments, facial treatments and energizing treatments, massage and etc.

Tags: Chania, crete, Crete resorts, Crete spas, Greek resorts, Greek spas, Platanias, Porto Platanias, Porto Platanias Beach Resort, Sparkling spa

Mykonos: Home of Hedonism and Beauty on the Aegean

2011-05-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Mykonos by Seaside

Good things come in small packages, and nowhere is that more obvious than on the tiny Greek island of Mykonos. All 100 square kilometers of it are alive with a spirit unrivaled in the world.

Tags: Aegean Sea, Agios Sostis, beachs of Greece, Cavo Paradiso, Delos, Europe After Dark, Evan Paley, Greece, Greece bars, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek attractions, Greek Islands, Greek nightclubs, Greek party spots, Greek resorts, Johnny Depp, Kevin Costner, Mykonos, Paradise Club, Paris Hilton, Parthenon, Pierro, Space, Zorba the Greek

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Stories of Interest

Crete Car Rental Market

Crete Accounts for 18.1% of Greece’s Car Rental Market

2026-10-15 By Kostas Raptis

Crete has Greece’s second-largest short-term car rental market, as tourists increasingly rent vehicles to explore beaches, villages, and mountain routes.

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Strong October Finishes Robust Tourism Season in Crete

2026-10-15 By Arthur Butler

Cretan hotels report 80-90% occupancy in October as the tourism season extends through mid-November, supported by sustained flight connections and winter city demand.

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School Bus Tilts After Road Gives Way in Crete’s Agia Marina

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Students were safely evacuated after a school bus tilted on a washed-out road in Malevizi, prompting essential driving safety advice for visitors on Crete’s roads.

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Rethymno Boosts Flood Preparedness with New Weather Stations, River Monitors, and Dam Management Plans

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Rethymno is expanding weather and river monitoring, clearing waterways and strengthening emergency planning ahead of extreme winter weather.

Historic Former War Museum Collapses

Part of Former Chania War Museum Collapses, No People Found Under Rubble

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Emergency teams and EMAK units respond to a major building collapse at Chania’s former War Museum, confirming no individuals were trapped in the rubble.

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