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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

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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

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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

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