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InterContinental Resort Crete to Open in 2023 

2022-05-20 by Phil Butler

IHG Crete

IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle offerings expand in Europe with the opening of the idyllic InterContinental Resort Crete in 2023.

Tags: Crete Island, Henderson Park, Hines, IGH, IHG Resorts and Hotels, InterContinental Resort

Dear Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Feel Free to Blame Failure on Cosmic Rays Now

2021-07-27 by Phil Butler

More fumbling from Greece’s leadership may indicate some form of cosmic mind control ray is making them just this dumb.

Tags: Amber Plus List, COVID-19, Greece Summer 2.0, Greece vaccines, Grigoris Tasios, Halkidiki Hotel Association, Hines, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mykonos, quarantine hotels, Ronn Torossian, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, TUI, “Blue Freedom”

Hines Investments Acquires Blue Capsis and Other Crete Resorts

2021-07-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Out of the Blue, Capsis Elite Resort

International investment giant Hines has acquired Out of The Blue Capsis Elite Resort in Crete’s Agia Pelagia for €125.2 million.

Tags: Agia Pelagia, American investments, Apollonia Beach Resort, Apollonia Beach Resort & Spa, beach resorts, Blue Capsis, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, Greece hotels, Greece luxury properties, Hines, Hines investments, hosptitality, hotel investing, investing, Jeffrey C. Hines, Out of The Blue Capsis Elite Resort, post-COVID investing, resort investments, Sitia Beach City Resort & Spa

Five Crete Hotels Sell to Investment Firms Henderson Capital and Hines

2020-06-25 by Phil Butler

Sitia Beach City Resort & Spa

Piraeus Bank announced today financing a property deal by property investment companies Henderson Park and Hines to buy five hotels on Crete.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos hotels, Apollonia Resort, Coral Hotel, Crete resorts, distressed hotels, Eleni Vrettou, Greece hospitality, Greece hotels, Henderson Capital, Hermes Hotel, Hines, hotel sales, Nick Weber, pandemic, pandemic 2020, Paul Gomopoulos, Piraeus Bank, Santa Marina Resort, Sitia Beach Resort, TUI

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Kritikos Lagonikos Heritage Exhibition in Hersonissos

2025-05-12 By Phil Butler

The Kritikos Lagonikos, or Cretan Hound, takes center stage at a unique exhibition in Hersonissos on May 17–18.

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Samaria Gorge Reopens Tomorrow: Safety Rules, Weather Warnings

2025-05-12 By Manuel Santos

Samaria Gorge reopens tomorrow, May 13, 2025. Weather forecast warns of light rain and possible isolated storms.

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Secrets and Stones: Touring the Minoan Houses of Tylisos

2025-05-12 By Manuel Santos

The Municipality of Heraklion invites you to a free guided tour at the Minoan houses of Tylisos on May 17, led by Athina Kyriakaki-Sfakaki.

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€918,000 Upgrade for the Viannos Water Supply Network

2025-05-12 By Iorgos Pappas

The Viannos water supply network will get a €918,000 overhaul prioritizing new pipelines and reservoirs across six settlements.

Plastira Street

Plastira Street in Chania Faces Two Weeks of Intense Resurfacing

2025-05-12 By Manuel Santos

Plastira Street in Chania will undergo major repaving starting May 12, 2025. Expect these works to last about 15 days.

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