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Brown Hotels Greece Partners with Israir Airlines

2022-06-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Leon Avigad

Brown Hotels announced last week a new partnership with Israir Airlines to co-purchase and co-own properties throughout Greece.

Tags: Brown Hotels, Brown Hotels Greece, Greece hotels, Hotel investment, hotel news, Israir, Israir Airlines, Leon Avigad, Nitzan Perry

Lampsa Group to Add New 5-Star Offering in Athens

2017-12-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Syntagma Square

Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA has just taken out a 30-year lease on a nice story building that once housed the historic Kings Palace in Athens.

Tags: Athens hotels, Athens investment, Athens luxury, Hotel Grande Bretagne, Hotel investment, Hotel King George, Hyatt, King George Athens, Lampsa, Lampsa Hellenic Hotels, Marriott, Syntagma Square

Brands Eyeball Croatia & Airbnb Competitiveness

2017-02-15 by Phil Butler

Croatia coast

Fear of growing competition has made Croatia’s hotel market prime for big hotel management and development brands intent on expansion.

Tags: Accor, Adria Hotel Forum, Choice Hotel, Croatia hotels, Croatia investment, Dogus Group, Hilton, Hotel investment, Hyatt, Magnuson Hotels, Plateno Group, Takuya Aoyama, Tom Magnuson, Tomasz Janczak, Zagreb, Zagreb Airbnb, Zagreb travel

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Skinakas Observatory Announces Open Days for Summer 2026

2026-06-16 By Victoria Udrea

The world-class Skinakas Observatory on the freezing peak of Psiloritis has officially released its public open days for Summer 2026.

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Chania Opens Temporary Parking Lot Expected to Outlive Several Municipal Terms

2026-06-16 By Iorgos Pappas

In a brilliant display of modern urban planning, the Chania Municipal Council descended into verbal warfare on Monday over a €4.5 million plot of land in Nea Chora that has successfully evolved from a promised urban oasis into a giant, melting sheet of blacktop. The confrontation pitted Mayor Panagiotis Simandirakis against opposition leader Katerina Manimanaki, […]

Major Tourism Development Receives Green Light in Georgioupolis

2026-06-16 By Phil Butler

One of the largest tourism investments currently planned for western Crete has received the necessary approvals to move forward in the municipality of Apokoronas, signaling another significant chapter in the continuing transformation of the Chania region. The project, backed by the Tsiledakis Group, involves the development of a large-scale hospitality complex combining luxury accommodations, tourism […]

Heraklion Airport Medical Clinic Severely Understaffed

Heraklion Airport Medical Clinic Severely Understaffed Despite Tourist Records

2026-06-16 By Manuel Santos

Single Night-Shift Doctor Appointed Supreme Protector of 2.2 Million Travelers In a stunning victory for cost-efficient corporate capitalism, local authorities confirmed Tuesday that the safety of tens of thousands of daily passengers at Heraklion Airport rests squarely on the shoulders of one medical practitioner working the night shift without a nurse. While the central government […]

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Samaria Gorge Closure Sparks Outrage from Cretan Mountain Guides

2026-06-16 By Manuel Santos

The Cretan Mountain Guides Association protests the unjustified June 14 closure of Samaria National Park, criticizing remote decision-making by OFYPEKA.

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