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TUI Cruises Big Mein Schiff 6 Sneaks Into Port at Heraklion

2020-09-19 by Phil Butler

TUI Cruises

TUI Cruises’ Mein Shiff 6 steams into Heraklion’s port virutally unnotticed. The German company manages to become the first to redux cruising in Greece.

Tags: all inclusive, Crete citizens, Crete cruises, Crete ports, Crete tours, Fritz Joussen, German cruise line, Greece hotels, Greece restaurants, Greek cruises, Greek spas, Heraklion cruises, Heraklion port, Mein Schiff 6, sustainable tourism, TUI

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

Greek Tourism Ministry Certifies Dozens of Thermal Springs

2019-10-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Loutra Pozar

The Greek Tourism Ministry has just certified sixty-six thermal spring facilities across Greece, with another 55 in the pipeline.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek spas, Greek thermal spas, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Manos Konsolas, thermal spas

Kaiafas Thermal Springs Reopened With Extended Season

2019-09-06 by Argophilia Travel News

The springs at Kaiafas

The Kaiafas Thermal Springs reopened following renovations on amazing Kaiafas Lake according to the news from ETAD.

Tags: Greece therman baths, Greek spas, Kaiafas, Kaiafas Greece, Kaiafas Lake, Kaiafas Thermal, Kaiafas Thermal Springs

Greece Thermal Springs Are Focus of Investment Workshop

2018-02-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Elena Kountourab

A recent workshop dedicated to featuring investment opportunities, “The development of thermal springs in Greece” presented somewhat atypical opportunities to potential investors.

Tags: Elena Kountoura, Greece tourism, Greek spas, health tourism, medical tourism, spa tourism

Greek Spa & Medical Tourism Set to Take Off

2018-01-10 by Phil Butler

Greek Spas

News from the Hellenic Association of Municipalities with Thermal Springs promises an upswing in Greece spa and wellness tourism once regulatory goals are met. According to Markos Danas, General Secretary of the organization, the ironing out of technical specifications, distribution and setting out protected zones are the prerequisites for the development of thermal springs and spa tourism in Greece. This opens up the ultimate potential for a vast opportunity to create a medical tourism industry that could well supercharge Greece’s main economic engine.

Tags: Aegeo Spas, Anemos Luxury Grand Resort, cosmetic surgery, Crete spas, European Historic Thermal Towns Association, George Patoulis, Greek spas, Greek tourism, health tourism, Hellenic Association of Municipalities with Thermal Springs, Ierapetra, IHTC, Invest in Greece, Ioannis Liapakis, Markos Danas, medical spas, spa tourism, wellness spas, wellness tourism

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

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Stories of Interest

Chania Recycling Cooking Oil

Chania Launches €310K Smart Sanitation and Rewarding Cooking Oil Recycling Initiative

2026-10-16 By Victoria Udrea

Chania unveils a €310K smart sanitation and reward-based cooking oil recycling program, setting a high standard that should be adopted island-wide across Crete.

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27-Year-Old Arrested at Heraklion Port Trying to Buy Piraeus Ferry Ticket Without Travel Papers

2026-10-16 By Argophilia Travel News

Coast Guard officers arrest a 27-year-old man at Heraklion port for attempting to buy a Piraeus ferry ticket without papers and verbally abusing officers.

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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