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Greek Privatization: Is It Time to Reinvestigate the Drachma?

2019-07-07 by Phil Butler

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A dissenting view on the question of privatization and questionable politics in Greece.

Tags: AviAlliance, Darrell Delamaide, Geoffrey Pyatt, German investments, Greece, Greece bailout, Greece crisis, Greece investment, Greece privatization, Greek finances, Greek politics, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, MarketWatch, New Democracy, Syriza

MakeMyTrip Takes on Expedia and the World

2011-08-10 by Phil Butler

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With markets around the world in a bit of chaos, it’s interesting to note one India travel company reporting astonishing growth. According to news from MarketWatch, MakeMyTrip Limited is going like gangbusters – the company has posted an over 50% YoY profit increase. The India’s leading travel portal may soon lead more than just India.

Tags: clear trip, cleartrip, cleartrip flights, emerging companies, Expedia, GlobeNewswire, India business, India companies, India travel, irctc, MakeMyTrip, MakeMyTrip Limited, MarketWatch, NASDAQ, online travel, OTA's, Quantcast, travel game, yatra

The Decaying Orbit of Orbitz Online

2010-11-14 by Phil Butler

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With the holiday travel season upon us, and Google pushing online travel giants around, the best Orbitz can come up with is a mobile application and a drug store marketing deal. American Airlines is about to pull one of Orbitz’s biggest calling cards and the company is doing research about holiday airport traffic? Just what is up with this online travel giant leaves room for much speculation.

Tags: Barney Harford, Experdia, Geoffrey Rogow, Google, Google Travel, ITA, LastMinute, MarketWatch, online travel, Orbitz financials, Orbitz travel, Sabre, Sabre holdings, Sabre investments, trael business, travel investments, travel leaders, travel news, Travelocity, Travelport, Wall Street

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Heraklion Airport Runway Partly Shuts Down for a Week

2026-01-18 By Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion Airport’s main runway will be closed from January 19 (08:00) to January 26 (07:00) for upgrades. Flights use the secondary runway, subject to restrictions.

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2026-01-18 By Iorgos Pappas

100% Hotel Show Crete 2026 returns to Heraklion Feb 6–8 with suppliers, redesign solutions, tech tools, and networking for hotels and villas.

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Three Days of Cretan Food at the Gastronomy Village in Gouves

2026-01-18 By Victoria Udrea

Gastronomy Village runs February 6–8 at DEKK Gouves in Heraklion, focusing on Cretan cuisine, hotel gastronomy, tastings, and talks.

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Aposelemis Water Crisis: Heraklion, Hersonissos, Agios Nikolaos Down to 1–2 Months

2026-01-17 By Iorgos Pappas

DEYAH warns Aposelemis dam water may last only 1–2 months for Heraklion prefecture. Desalination and emergency funding are discussed.

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Agia Pelagia Flood Protection Plan

2026-01-17 By Iorgos Pappas

The Malevizi Municipality presented retention-dam studies for Agia Pelagia, Palaiokastro, and Lygaria to reduce flooding risk.

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