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Crete Is For Those Who Truly Seek An Experience Like No Other

2021-10-16 by Phil Butler

Arvi Beach House

Crete Island has experiences to remember on so many levels. Unbelievably, there very few who dream of Keftiu days and nights.

Tags: alt-tourism, Antonios Karatzis, Arvi retreat, Beach House Arvi, cosmetic surgery, crete, Crete chopper service, Crete Island, Crete resorts, Crete retreats, Crete spas, Ioannis Liapakis, Luxury Resorts, medical tourism, Nana Princess, Panellenic Airlines, remote Crete, southern Crete, wellness tourism, Wellness Travel

8th Panhellenic Conference of HAPCO Keys on Greece MICE Sector

2019-09-05 by Argophilia Travel News

HAPCO President Irene Tolis

HAPCO industry insiders spotlighted the unmet potential of MICE Tourism at the 8th Panhellenic Conference in Athens.

Tags: Eirini Toli, Greece conferences, Greece meetings, Greece MICE, HAPCO, Haris Theoharis, medical tourism, meetings, meetings tourism, MICE

Belarus Is Fast Becoming a Medical Tourism Mecca

2018-11-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Belarus monument

Belarus is aiming to become a major medical tourism destination according to news from the Belarus-China forum in Shanghai on 7 November.

Tags: Belarus, dental tourism, health tourism, medical tourism, MedTravelBelarus, tourism, wellness tourism, Wellness Travel

Greece Thermal Springs Are Focus of Investment Workshop

2018-02-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Elena Kountourab

A recent workshop dedicated to featuring investment opportunities, “The development of thermal springs in Greece” presented somewhat atypical opportunities to potential investors.

Tags: Elena Kountoura, Greece tourism, Greek spas, health tourism, medical tourism, spa tourism

Dolphin Therapy in Sochi

2012-10-19 by Phil Butler

Dolphins in the pool with kids

It’s not so often any travel writer gets to report truly inspiring news. News from the site of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi makes today special. The Center of Dolphin Therapy there is conducing therapy sessions for kids with illnesses ranging from autism to children’s cerebral paralysis.

Tags: child therapy, medical tourism, Natalya Vasilevskaya, Russia travel, Sochi, therapy

Bucharest Hosts “Medical Tourism – Challenges and Opportunities”

2012-09-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Danubius Health Spa Resort Sovata

Medical Tourism – Challenges and Opportunities, and International conference on tourism takes place this week in Bucharest. The conference, attended primarily by medical tourism specialists, aims at discussing cross border medical tourism, among other key issues.

Tags: Eduard Hellvig, medical tourism, Romania spas, Romania tourism, spa tourism, Taleb Rifaimedical

Poland Capitalizes on Euro 2012 Image Boost, Promotes Medical Tourism

2012-07-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Poland is planning on using the newly acquired recognition given by co-organizing the Euro 2012 sports even to boost a quite profitable tourism segment – health and medical services.

Tags: Euro 2012, health, medical services, medical tourism, medical tourism destinations, poland, spa, tourism marketing

Romania Planning Balneary and Medical Tourism Conference

2012-03-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Medical tourism romania

Romania is to team up with the World Tourism Organization (WTO) in order to boost its travel credentials, staging a unique International Conference on Balneary and Health Care Tourism in the country.

Tags: balneary tourism, Cristian Petrescu, healthcare tourism, medical tourism, mineral baths, natural treatments, romania, Taleb Rifai, thermal water baths, WTO

Indian Medical Tourism Will Not Stop Growing

2011-05-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Third world healthcare costs can be as low as 25% of the price for similar treatments in first world countries

Indian medical tourism is set to continue growing, despite efforts by the US government to curb the number of Americans travelling to the third world to find affordable healthcare. Talking to reporters at a press conference last weekend, the chief vascular and cardiothoracic surgeon at the Fortis Group Hospitals in India, Dr. Vivek Javali, revealed […]

Tags: affordable healthcare, Dr. vivek javali, Fortis Group Hospitals, healthcare tourism, indian medical tourism, indian tourism, medical tourism, medical tourism sector, US government, Vivek Javali

Russian Federation Tourism Initiative Moves Forward

2010-11-19 by Phil Butler

The Ufa River of Russia - places you never saw - courtesy Sergei Ezhov

The Russian Federation’s travel and tourism initiative goes forward with a Moscow convention directed at the problems of medical tourism in Russia. The Russian Tourist Industry Union reaches out to the industry to help solve Russia’s principle issues where the disabled are concerned. Just as Prime Minister Putin embraces his gifted Bulgarian sheepdog, Russia seems to want to embrace the world now.

Tags: Bulgaria, disabled tourism, disabled travel, disabled travlers, medical tourism, Russia infrastructure, Russia news, Russia toursim, Russian Ministry of Health, Russian rail travel, Russian tourism news, Russian travel, Sergei Shpilko, Vladimir Putin

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We are not apologetic for this. In a fast-moving world, these tools allow us to focus on what really counts: investigating the issues, giving a voice to the marginalized, and maintaining the journalistic integrity you expect from us. We see AI not as a replacement for human judgment, but as an engine that amplifies our ability to inform, analyze, and tell the truth about our island and beyond.

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Stories of Interest

Crete Car Rental Market

Crete Accounts for 18.1% of Greece’s Car Rental Market

2026-10-15 By Kostas Raptis

Crete has Greece’s second-largest short-term car rental market, as tourists increasingly rent vehicles to explore beaches, villages, and mountain routes.

strong tourism season

Strong October Finishes Robust Tourism Season in Crete

2026-10-15 By Arthur Butler

Cretan hotels report 80-90% occupancy in October as the tourism season extends through mid-November, supported by sustained flight connections and winter city demand.

Malevizi road collapse

School Bus Tilts After Road Gives Way in Crete’s Agia Marina

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Students were safely evacuated after a school bus tilted on a washed-out road in Malevizi, prompting essential driving safety advice for visitors on Crete’s roads.

Rethymno Flood Warning Systems meeting

Rethymno Boosts Flood Preparedness with New Weather Stations, River Monitors, and Dam Management Plans

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Rethymno is expanding weather and river monitoring, clearing waterways and strengthening emergency planning ahead of extreme winter weather.

Historic Former War Museum Collapses

Part of Former Chania War Museum Collapses, No People Found Under Rubble

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Emergency teams and EMAK units respond to a major building collapse at Chania’s former War Museum, confirming no individuals were trapped in the rubble.

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