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When Leaders Create “Frankenstein Logic” on COVID and Travel

2021-12-01 by Phil Butler

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece officials double down on the fallacy that COVID and travel are somehow mutually exclusive of one another.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Fourth wave, Omnicron strains, pandemic, pandemic Greece, pandemic response

Greece Records 2,156 New COVID Cases in 24 Hours

2021-08-03 by Phil Butler

EODY logo

Greek officials record 2,156 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours across the country. Mykonos and Piraeus lead in incidence per 100,000.

Tags: COVID outbreak, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Greece vaccines, Mykonos, pandemic response, Pireaus

Greek Summer 2021 Will Be in Chaos Unless COVID Is Controlled

2021-07-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Heathrow lines

Over the past 24 hours, Greece officials registered 2.845 new cases of COVID-19. Greece seems on the brink of tourism chaos.

Tags: amber list, COVID-19 Greece, crete, Greece tourism, iOS, Mykonos, pandemic response, red countries, Santorini, travel bans, UK travelers, vaccination rate

Greece Tourism Minister Welcomes Germany’s Travel to Greece Stance

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister has welcomed Germany’s decision to relax travel restrictions to Greece during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, digital nomads, Greek Isles, Harry Theoharis, pandemic response, tourism, Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis, travel, Travel to Greece

A Statement About Greece Tourism, COVID, the Vaccine, and Patience

2021-03-12 by Phil Butler

Phil Butler

A candid statement from the editor of Argo Travel News, about the untenable pandemic situation, people, and ministry in charge of caring.

Tags: AMKA, Celestyal Cruises, COVID vaccine, Crete COVID, Crete pandemic, Gloria Guevara, Greece pandemic, ITB Berlin, Ministry of Development and Investment, Norbert Fiebig, PAGNI Hospital, pandemic response, TUI, vaccine, WTTC

Heart of a Lion: The Harsh Reality of Entrepreneurship

2021-02-17 by Phil Butler

Tom Magnuson

The following is from Thomas Magnuson – co-founder and CEO of Magnuson Hotels, one of my best friends, and the smartest man I know.

Tags: entrepreneurs, hospitality, hotel investments, hotel operations, hotels, hotels management, Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson Worldwide, pandemic response, Tom Magnuson, wisdom, World hotels

Greece’s Daily COVID-19 Report Reveals 1,113 New Cases in 24 Hours

2021-02-07 by Argophilia Travel News

EODY logo

According to Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) there were another 1.113 new coronavirus cases recorded on Saturday.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, pandemic Greece, pandemic response

EODY Announced 484 New COVID Variant Cases Sunday

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid economy

Public health officials in Greece (EODY) announced 484 new cases of infection of the variant of COVID-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, EODY, Greece COVID-19, intubation, new COVID cases, pandemic Greece, pandemic response

Greece to Administer First Covid-19 Vaccinations on December 27

2020-12-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Greek officials have announced that the first COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered at designated reference hospitals in Attica on December 27.

Tags: coronavirus impacts, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, pandemic response, pandemic vaccine, Pfizer COVID vaccine

Greece Announces Limited Easing of Lockdown for the Holidays

2020-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

25th August Street

Greece’s authorities announced last Friday the limited easing of the country’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas gave the following instructions via the announcement: —- Retailers, beginning Sunday, December 13, until Thursday, January 7, 2021, will be allowed to operate only under the so-called “click-away” method to accept orders by […]

Tags: Greece, Greece Christmas, Greece pandemic, lockdowns, pandemic Greece, pandemic response, Stelios Petsas

Greek Officials Report 1,678 New COVID-19 Cases on Sunday

2020-11-02 by Argophilia Travel News

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The Hellenic National Public Health Organisation (EODY) announced 1,678 confirmed Covid-19 cases on Sunday.

Tags: COVID lockdowns, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, Greece emergency, health, health emergency, lockdown, pandemic regulations, pandemic response, Thessaloniki

Can Greece Avoid a COVID Second Wave Becoming a Tsunami?

2020-10-27 by Phil Butler

COVID Tsunami

The lastest coronavirus tally in Greece is 715 cases in a 24-hour period. Some fear the second wave may turn into a tsunami of death and economic devastation.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece 2020, Greece tourism, Greek Parliament, Harry Theoharis, Mitsitakis, Nikos Igoumenidis, pandemic Greece, pandemic response, pandemic restrictions, pandemic second wave, second wave, TUI, Vacation Greece

Greece Reports 156 New COVID-19 Cases to Start the Week

2020-09-08 by Argophilia Travel News

British tourists

On Monday, Greek officials announced 156 new cases of coronavirus in the country, 13 of which were detected following checks at the country’s entry gates.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID-19 Greece, Greece, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, pandemic response

Greek Officials Announce €10 Billion in COVID-19 Support

2020-09-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Χρήστος Σταϊκούρας / Christos Staikouras

Greece’s government has announced plans for a new €10 billion euro package of measures to cushion the blow from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Tags: Christos Staikouras, coronavirus pandemic, Gefyra, Greek debt, Greek SMEs, loan guarantees, loans, pandemic response, Syn-Ergasia, TEPIX II

Poros Island Returns to Lockdown Status After New COVID Cases

2020-08-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Poros - Courtesy © sborisov - Fotolia.com

Greek health officials have put emergency restrictions on Poros Island, after at least 30 people were tested positive to the coronavirus.

Tags: COVID-19 response, Greece tourism, pandemic response, Poros, Poros Island

EC Approves €1.14 Billion in COVID-19 Support Funds for Greece

2020-07-15 by Argophilia Travel News

European Commission

Some 90,000 small and medium-sized businesses in Greece will now be able to access €1.14 billion euros released this week by the European Commission to address the impact of Covid-19.

Tags: EU Funding, Greece, Greece economy, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, pandemic response, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Crete’s IQ App Guru Comes Out With “6 Clues” This Time Around

2020-07-13 by Phil Butler

Fanis Kourtikakis with his wife Ligeri back home on Crete island

Crete programmer Fanis Kourtikakis creates another brain-training wonder with “6 Clues” – an app that is hard to put down.

Tags: 6 Clues, app creation, app programmers, apps, Brain Stars Evolution, brain training apps, college entrance exams, COVID-19, Crete people, during lockdown, educational travel, exam training, exams, Fanis Kourtikakis, games, Google, Google Play, IQ testing, IQ training, lockdown, pandemic response, People of Crete, programming, technology

SETE Chief Says the Time is Ripe for Greek Tourism Product Upgrade

2020-06-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Delphi Economic Forum

(SETE) President Yiannis Retsos told onlookers at the online Delphi Economic Forum this week, “the time is ripe for Greece to upgrade its tourism product.”

Tags: banks, Delphi Economic Forum, Eurobank, Greece hotels, Greece recovery, Greece tourism, Greece tourism product, Greece tours, Konstantinos Vassiliou, pandemic, pandemic response, rebooting tourism, Vacation 2020, Yiannis Retsos

Greece Listed in Top 100 Safest Countries Post-Pandemic List

2020-06-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Kommos Beach Crete

A report by Deep Knowledge Group has listed Greece among the 100 safest countries in the world for Covid-19.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 safety, Deep Knowledge Group, Greece, pandemic, pandemic countries, pandemic response, safe travel, tourism, traveler

EU Plan Leaves Saving Summer Vacations to the Member States

2020-05-14 by Phil Butler

The European Commission

The EU has published key guidelines to help member states save summer vacations, but most feel they’ve been left to their own devices.

Tags: COVID-19, EU, EU Travel, Europe vacations, European commission, Greece travel, Greece vacations, pandemic, pandemic response, tourism industry, vacations

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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.

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