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Porto Carras Resort Opens Under New Management April 2021

2020-12-09 by Phil Butler

Porto Carras Grand Resort

Halkidiki’s famous Porto Carras Grand Resort will reopen its doors on April 29, 2021, under new management and ownership.

Tags: Belterra Investments, Greece destinations, Greece resorts, Greece tourism, Halkidiki, Halkidiki beaches, Halkidiki hotels, Halkidiki resorts, Halkidiki spas, Ivan Savvidis, Porto Carras Grand Resort, resort news

Jet2 Announces Summer 2021 Flights from Bristol to Greece

2020-11-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2

UK leisure travel group Jet2 has just announced new flights and package holidays from Bristol Airport to Greece.

Tags: Bristol, Greece flights, Halkidiki, Jet2, Kalamata (new), Kefalonia, kos, Lesvos Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Summer 2021, vacation 2021

The Greece Tourism Crisis: First Good, Then Bad, Now Worse

2020-09-16 by Phil Butler

Greece’s drive to promote tourism using the status quo, it is not going to work. Everything put forward from the tourism ministry and the rest of the current administration is about going back and appearing to go forward.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, coronavirus Greece, coronavirus response, COVID-19 measures, crete, Fraport, Greece FDI, Greece SMEs, Greek hotels, Halkidiki, Harry Theoharis, hotel bankruptcy, Ioannis Giorgos, second wave, TUI, TUI Group

Parties and Public Gatherings Banned in Mykonos and Halkidiki

2020-08-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Mykonos

The Greek authorities have now banned all parties and gatherings of more than 9 people for any reason on Mykonos and the region of Halkidiki.

Tags: COVID-19 restrictions, Greece travel, Greek Islands, Halkidiki, Mykonos, Mykonos parties

Harry Theoharis Recalls His Youth at Saladi and Spetses

2020-07-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Zogeria Bay on Spetses island

Greece’s Minister of Tourism recalls bygone days, a simpler time, and family vacations at Saladi Beach and Spetses Island.

Tags: Cape Sounion, Greece traditions, Greek holidays, Halkidiki, Harry Theoharis, Nikiti, Saladi Beach, Spetses Island

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