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Lefteris Karatarakis

Evidence Of the Silver Cord Winding Through the Heart of Crete

2021-10-20 by Phil Butler

Crete gods

Crete is a place where invisible bonds amplify the soul of the place. A network of people here are connected by silver threads or roots.

Tags: Alexandra Manousakis, Anna Bastaki, Grigoris Koudounas, Kallia Mercoulidi, Lefteris Karatarakis, Maria Papoutsaki, Michalis Koulieris, Minas Liapakis, Rebecca Shevaki, Vicky Tsatsampa

This Christmas Take Advantage of Lato Boutique Hotel’s Membership Offer

2015-12-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lato Boutique Hotel

Lato Boutique Hotel in Heraklion is offering a special invitation for guests to join a membership program with extra special perks.

Tags: crete, Greek Christmas, Lato, Lato Boutique Hotel, Lefteris Karatarakis

Key Data Integrations for Hotel Intelligence

2015-10-21 by Phil Butler

Market segment, the new paradigm hotel revenue people seek to optimize and utilize, it can be an elusive beast. Using guest analytics and loyalty data will become more and more useful, but the key segments, and those data sets, will power the coming hotel operations shift toward predictive analytics. Here are some resources that should be […]

Tags: Airbn, analytics, Big Data, BioSeeker Group AB, Canadean Ltd, dotcomhotel, Energy Aspects Ltd., Euromonitor, GBI Research, HVS Library, iCD Research, IDATE, Lato Boutique Hote, Lefteris Karatarakis, marketing, Marketing Corporation, marketresearch.com, Martin Soler, Mintel, onetwotrip, SnapShot GmbH, STR Global, travel analytics

Six Unforgettable Crete Restaurants

2014-05-20 by Phil Butler

Akrogiali Fish Tavern

Crete offers a diverse culinary trip for travelers, even though the island’s traditional cuisine is the marque attraction for foodies. While the Mediterranean diet is well known and as healthy as advertised, the Cretan take on healthy eating is actually the oldest and most time honored. Ancient as this cooking tradition is though, fine eateries around the island offer unique twists on age old recipes. Here’s a sampling of superb restaurants of a kind.

Tags: Avli, Billant, Crete food, Crete restaurants, fine restaurants, Goules Tavern, gourmet restaurants, Heraklion restaurants, Herb's Garden, Lato Boutique, Lefteris Karatarakis, Prima Plora, Rethymno restaurants, Taverna Goules, Zinonas Christofidis

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