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A Candid Look at Greece’s Bassakwards Tourism Industry

2020-11-18 by Phil Butler

sunnyside up

An agreement between the Greek Tourism Ministry, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels looks like the foxes in the henhouse.

Tags: AIROTEL, Alexandros Vassilikos, CSR, Eco-Tourism, Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek hotel owners, Greek Tourism Ministry, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, International Hospitality Forum, Santorini, Sustainable Greece, sustainable hotels, sustainable travel, Visit Greece

Jet2 Announces Summer 2021 Flights from Bristol to Greece

2020-11-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Jet2

UK leisure travel group Jet2 has just announced new flights and package holidays from Bristol Airport to Greece.

Tags: Bristol, Greece flights, Halkidiki, Jet2, Kalamata (new), Kefalonia, kos, Lesvos Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Skiathos, Summer 2021, vacation 2021

Santorini Experience Postponed Until October 1st of 2021

2020-09-30 by Delia Gavrilescu

The Santorini Experience, an annual sports extravaganza that attracts athletes from around the globe, is postponed until 2021.

Tags: Oia, Santorini, Santorini events, Santorini Experience, sports, The Santorini Experience

Was the End of the Minoans the Will of the Gods?

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

Poseidon

Were the Minoans the people Plato referred to as Atlanteans? What really happened to this bright Bronze Age civilization?

Tags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, antiquity, Athanasia Kanta, Athena, Atlantis, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Crete, Crete tsunami, Dia Island, Evi Nomikou, Greek legends, J.D.S. Pendlebury, Jacques Cousteau, Jan Driessen, Kostis Christakis, legends, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Neita, oceanography, Plato, Santorini, Spyridon Marinatos, Sterling Dow, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera explosion, Thera tsunami, Volcanoes

5 Videos To Make You Yearn for a Greek Vacation in 2020

2020-07-16 by Phil Butler

Lefkada Island

A selection of videos that will make the purist want to visit Greece all the more given the world is t a standstill and beaches are deserted.

Tags: Aegean Melathron Thalasso spa Hotel, Aegean sailing, Aegean Sea, Aegean trips, BookVillaCrete.com, Crete vacations, Crete villas, Discover Greece, Glarokavos, Greece 2020, Greece tours, Greek Isles, Halkidiki, Incredible Crete, Pefkochori, Petros Touris, Sail In Greece, Santo Maris Oia, Santorini, Santorini Urban Adventures

Ducato di Oia & Wine Hotels On Santorini Will Reopen July 1st

2020-06-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Ducato Santorini

From July 1st, Santorini’s Ducato di Oia and Ducato Wine hotels will reopen to offer guests “bucket list” memories.

Tags: bucket list, Greece hotels, Greece reopens, Greece tourism, Santorini, Santorini flights, Santorini guests, Santorini hotels, Santorini luxury, Santorini resorts, Santorini travel

The Day After the Tourism Industry Grinds to a Halt

2020-03-25 by Phil Butler

People

Yesterday, thousands of tourism businesses canceled millions of reservations. Tomorrow, every cruise line, hotel, and air carrier will wake to a new world.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, health advisory, Level 4, marketing, pandemic, Santorini, Sustainable Santorini, tourism ads, tourism industry, tourism marketing, tourism strategies, travel, world leaders, Yuval Noah Harari

GNTO Promotes Greek Isles Through Open Water Sports Tourism Events

2020-03-11 by Phil Butler

Aegean 600

The GNTO has announced its support to three major water sports competitions to take place in the summer of 2020.

Tags: 2020 Skyllias & Hydna Authentic Marathon Swim, Aegean 600, Agathonissi, Angela Gerekou, GNTO, Greece events, Greece tourism ministry, Greece water sports, Karpathos, Kassos, kos, Milos, Odyssey Open Water, Patmos, Rhodes, sailing, Santorini, sports tourism, water sports, water sports competitions, yacthing

Nominate An Unforgettable Woman to Tour Unforgettable Greece

2020-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Santo Maris Oia Luxury Suites and Spa

Unforgettable Greece launches a competition for International Women’s Day on March 8th called “Unforgettable Woman.”

Tags: Greece, Greece travel, Greek Isles, International Women's Day, Mykonos vacations, Santorini, Unforgettable Greece, Unforgettable Woman, Unforgettable Woman contest

New Akrotiri Finds Hint at Pre-eruption Thera Tsunami Event

2020-02-18 by Argophilia Travel News

House of Benches

New findings on Santorini may shed light on the Thera tsunami many experts believe signalled the beginning of the end of Minoan Civilization.

Tags: Aegean tsunami, Akrotiri, Akrotiri excavations, Minoan Civilization, Minoan destruction, Santorini, Santorini volcano, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera excavations, Thera tsunami, Thera volcano

Cities on Volcanoes 11 Conference Comes to Heraklion May 2020

2019-12-08 by Phil Butler

Cities on Volcanoes 11

Coming up May 23rd through 27th of 2020, the Cities on Volcanoes 11 brings the world’s top volcanologists to Greece for the first time. The conferences and workshops of “Volcanoes and Society: environment, health, and hazards” will welcome many of the world’s foremost experts to Heraklion, Crete. Organized by the International Association of Volcanology Cities, […]

Tags: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Bronze Age Cities and the Volcano of Thera", Cities on Volcanoes, Cities on Volcanoes 11, Crete Natural History Museum, Crete University, Dr. Jan Driessen, IAVCEI, International Association of Volcanology Cities, Minoan Crete, Santorini, Thera, Thera eruption, Volcanoes

Unforgettable Greece Wants to Pay You to Live the Dream

2019-11-09 by Phil Butler

Unforgettable Greece

Unforgettable Greece is going to pay for some lucky couple to take a free nine-day trip to remember. Talk about living the dream!

Tags: #Unforgettableinstagrammer, contests, greece cruises, Greek Isles, Greek trips, instagram, instagram contest, Santorini, travel contest, Unforgettable Cruises, Unforgettable Greece

Greece’s Tourism Minister Looks to Develop Tourism Strategy for Santorini

2019-10-21 by Phil Butler

Santorini Sunset

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis recently held meetings on Santorini aimed at creating a sustainable tourism strategy for Santorini.

Tags: Godfrey Baldacchino, Harry Theoharis, overtourism, Rebecca Skevaki, Santorini, Santorini environment, Santorini tourists, Santorini travel, Sustainable Greece, Sustainable Santorini, tourism

A New Definition of “Luxury” Waits on Incredible Crete

2019-08-14 by Phil Butler

Beach House Arvi

Crete is more than a Mykonos wanna be, the island paradise is a real alternative experience well suited to the luxury travel segment.

Tags: Amirandes Grecotel Exclusive Resort, Beach House Arvi, Blue Palace, Blue Wave at Chorafakia, celebrity destinations, celebrity stays, Crete airbnb, Crete luxury, Crete resorts, Crete villas, Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas, Daios Cove Mansion Villa, Elounda, Greece villas, Incredible Crete, Lady Gaga, Minoans, Mr & Mrs Smith, Mykonos, Santorini, Sfakia, Villa Faros at Agios Pavlos

UK Travelers Top Greece’s Hotel Bookings in June

2019-07-31 by Delia Gavrilescu

British tourists

According to data from INSETE, UK tourists lead all others in June for Greece hotel demand. Italians and Germans came in second and third.

Tags: Athens, Chania, Egypt tourism, Fira, Greece, Greek tourism, HOSBEC, INSETE, Kamari, Mykonos, Oia, Rhodes, Santorini, Turkey resorts, UK tourists, UK travelers

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