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Read This If You Care About the Greece of Tomorrow

2021-08-21 by Phil Butler

Crete shores

If the Greece of tomorrow is to retain the same touristic value it enjoys today, a more sustainable model must be created.

Tags: EplerWood International, Greece, Greece sustainability, Greece tourism, Greece travel, ISTI, Kerten Hospitality, Marloes Knippenberg, Megan Epler Wood, Minoan Group, pandemic, pandemic developments, Sustainable Greece, WTP, WTS

Minoan Group’s Crete Development: Fishing for Investors Off Itanos Gaia

2019-08-01 by Phil Butler

Itanos Gaia Project

Minoan Group says Stewart Travel was a veritable boat anchor for its Crete resort endeavor. Will the project finally go forward now?

Tags: Christopher Egleton, Crete beaches, Crete developments, Crete resort, Duncan Wilson, Itanos Beach, Itanos Gaia, Itanos Gaia Project, Lassithi developments, Minoan Group, Sitia developments, Stewart Travel

Desertification: The Very Real Threat to Cyprus and Crete

2017-09-23 by Phil Butler

When Spring on Crete comes no more

Not all news from paradise is positive these days as unsustainable practices and the global warming trend threatens to turn Cyprus and other southern European islands into true desert islands. New concerns over Cyprus’ very limited water resources come from Cyprus’s Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment, which has set up a national […]

Tags: A.T. Grove, crete, Crete beaches, Cyprus, Cyprus news, Cyprus tourism, desertification, Itanos Gaia Project, Lassithi, Minoan Group, Nicos Kouyialis, Sitia

Itanos Gaia Project to Go Forward on Crete

2017-07-05 by Phil Butler

Cavo Sidero via GTP

The Minoan Group has a clear runway to develop a €250 million euro resort near Sitia in the Lasithi prefecture of Crete. A court ruling over the controversial resort development known as the Itanos Gaia Project opens the door for Minoan.

Tags: Christopher Egleton, crete, Crete golf, Crete resorts, Europe resorts, Greek Conseil d’Etat, Lasithi, Minoan Group, Sitia, Sitia resorts

Minoan Group Edges Closer to Developing on Crete

2016-03-09 by Phil Butler

London Exchange Minoan Group

According to news from Minoan Group, the resort development project is a step closer to getting approval for building on the Cavo Sidero peninsula. After several years of red tape dealings, the Chairman of Minoan says signatures for a needed presidential decree may be forthcoming. Stocks in the company surged on the news.

Tags: Cavo Sidero peninsul, Christopher Egleton, crete, investment, Minoan Group, resorts

Hotel Projects Worldwide for 2014 and Beyond

2014-04-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Tamara Coorg

In hotel development news this month, despite economic tensions and a soft market for hospitality in some regions, many new hotel developments are slated for start or completion in the mid term. Here’s the latest from the worldwide hotel property market.

Tags: Europe investment, Europe properties, hotel properties, Jekyll Island, Langham Hospitality Investment, Minoan Group, Minor Hotel Group, Qatar investment, Shruti Shibula, Trammell Crow

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Crete Plans €2 Million in Culture and Sports as Infrastructure Falls Behind

2025-12-29 By Manuel Santos

Crete announces a €2.06 million cultural and sports programme for 2026, even as water shortages, infrastructure strain, and airport delays raise hard questions.

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When the Water Runs Out, the Illusion Runs With It

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An official document confirms what many feared: water and sewage capacity in Crete cannot support new large hotel developments.

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Why Cretans welcome the New Year in the sea. A look at the New Year’s Dive tradition in Crete, where it happens, and how to take part safely.

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A Vasilopita with a Sacred Purpose Near Heraklion

2025-12-27 By Iorgos Pappas

A charitable Vasilopita event will take place on January 4, 2026, near Heraklion, supporting the completion of the Church of Saints Parthenios and Evmenios.

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Rethymno Farmers Turn Protest Into a Community Table

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Livestock farmers in Rethymno staged a symbolic protest by boiling and sharing meat with citizens, and donating over one ton of meat to local soup kitchens.

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