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Halkidiki

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

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

RevitUp Travels to Hotel Association of Halkidiki Summit

2020-01-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Nikos Giokas

RevitUp will be at the Hotel Association of Halkidiki meetup on February 2nd, along with key hotel management to pave the way in 2020.

Tags: Chamber of Halkidiki, Cyprus, Cyprus hotels, Ekdromi.gr, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece conferences, Greek hotels, Halkidiki, Halkidiki hotels, Hospitality Expo Cyprus, Hotel Association of Halkidiki, hotel revenue, hotels, Minas Liapakis, Nikos Giokas, RevitUP, Savvas Perdios, travel conferences, Zacharias Ioannides

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

GNTO Promotes Halkidiki to Polish Tour Operators

2019-09-01 by Argophilia Travel News

HALKIDIKI TOURISM ORGANIZATION

At an event organized by Mouzenidis Travel Polska, the GNTO presented Halkidiki’s tourism value to more than 30 Polish Tour Operators.

Tags: GNTO, Greece destinations, Greece tourists, Greece travel, Halkidiki, Mouzenidis Travel Polska, Poland tour companies, Polish travel agents, Polish travelers

Freakish Greece Storm Kills Six and Batters Halkidiki

2019-07-11 by Phil Butler

Weather Greece

A violent storm that ripped across northern Greece has killed six tourists and injured at least 30-50 others.

Tags: Athansios Kaltsas, Charalambos Steriadis, Europe storms, Greece, Greece alerts, Greece hail, Greece storm, Greece weather, Halkidiki, killer storm, Mediterranean storms, storm warning, Summer storm, Thessaloniki, weather alert

Tour Operators Anticipate “Sunshine Saturday 2018”

2018-01-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Beach

According to reports from Thomas Cook and TUI, International tour operators and travel agents are preparing for this year’s “Sunshine Saturday”, which is one of the busiest booking holidays. 

Tags: Croatia, Europe tours, Greece, Halkidiki, Montenegro, Sunshine Saturday, thomas cook, tour companies, tours, TUI, Turkey

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