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Trends Say Americans Guarded Over Travel 2022

2022-06-15 by Phil Butler

Mike Parrish

A new survey by Forbes Advisor says more than half (54%) of summer vacationers polled say the cost of trips is affecting their plans.

Tags: American tourists, Booking.com, CNN, crete, Europe travel, Forbes Advisor, Forty One, Forty One Santorini, Greece 2022, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Mina Agnos, Mykonos, Santo Maris Oia, Santorini, SquareMouth, U.S. Travel Association, US tourists

Greece Records 8,083 Covid-19 Cases on Tuesday

2022-06-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion shopping

Officials at Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirmed 8,083 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, on Tuesday.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, Crete COVID, EODY, Greece tourism, health crisis, Mykonos, Mykonos tourism, Santorini, Santorini COVID, Santorini tourism

Qatar Airways Launches Flights to Santorini, Greece

2022-06-10 by Argophilia Travel News

The airline voted “World’s Best” will fly 3-times a week to famous Santorini, one of the world’s most coveted destinations.

Tags: Qatar Airways, Santorini, Santorini flights, Santorini seats, Santorini vacation, Visit Santorini

Greece’s EODY Reports 4,496 New COVID Cases

2022-06-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Omnicron

Greece officials at the National Public Health Organization (EODY) confirmed 4,496 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours.

Tags: COVID Mykonos, COVID Santorini, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, crete, Heraklion COVID, Heraklion vacations, Mykonos, Santorini, tourism

Metaxa Hospitality Group Fumbles Sustainable Hospitality Message

2021-12-06 by Phil Butler

Vlychada Strand

Andreas Metaxas is rebranding his hotels business as game changing sustainable. But, Greek hoteliers seem confused about definitions.

Tags: <!-- wp:image {"id":30386, "linkDestination":"none", "sizeSlug":"large", Andreas Metaxas, Cape Tholos Luxury Resort, Creta Maris, Crete resorts, Futouris, GTP, Hellenic Society of Enviro, Metaxa Group, Metaxa Hospitality Group, Nikolaos Metaxas, Nikolaos Zorzos, Santorini, Santorini tourism, sustainability, sustainable, Σώστε τη Βλυχάδα

Crete Earthquake Swarms Have Islanders On Edge

2021-10-21 by Phil Butler

Arkalochori Crete

Earthquake swarms on Crete have islanders fearful of a possible main event. This morning’s 4.5 magnitude event follows many in 48 hours.

Tags: Arkalochori earthquake, crete, Crete geology, Crete news, Evi Nomikou, geologists, Kastelli, Kastelli Airport, Minoan Pediada, Santorini, Thrapsano

Farewell Lovefoodish: Crete Will Miss Your Bright Smile Til Next Time

2021-10-09 by Phil Butler

Marina Lovefoodish

Our sweet friend Marina (Lovefoodish) has left Incredible Crete for her home in Switzerland. Farewell dear friend.

Tags: Achlada - Mourtzanakis Residence, Agios Nikolaos, Alexandra Manousaki, Anna Karfaki, Balos Lagoon, crete, Crete food, Crete foodie, Crumb Healthy Living, Elafonisi Beach, Gavalas Crete Wines, Gavalas wines, Giannis Stilianou, Heraklion restaurants, Koutsounari Traditional Cottages, Mourtzanakis Residence, Oia, Oia hotels, Peskesi Restaurant, Rebecca Sevaki, Santorini, Spinalounga Island, Taverna Mitato, think tank, Winery Stilianou

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

One By Land, Or Two By Sea – Greece Says “Sustainability Be Damned”

2021-06-05 by Phil Butler

Carnival Cruise Ships

News from the 66th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission of Europe reveals the big lie, that anyone in Athens cares about sustainability.

Tags: crete, cruise lines, cruise news, Greece, Greece cruising, Greece ports, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Harry Theoharis, Hotels in Greece, Med Cruise, Santorini, sustainability, sustainable travel, Tourism in Greece, tourism minister, Travel to Greece

Santorini Sky Presents Sky Dome: A Pimple of a Marketing Idea

2021-05-13 by Phil Butler

Pyrgos Village

A rough review of a new Santorini project that simply got too much positive press. Santorini Sky’s new Sky Dome is a blemish on the island.

Tags: Flora's House, New Hotels, Santorini, Santorini hotels, Santorini Sky, Sky Dome, Voreina Gallery Suites

365 Anno Domini – The Faint Echoes of a Dead Atlantis

2021-03-10 by Phil Butler

Atlantis

An earthquake in 365 A.D. destroyed every city in Crete. It was the telltale echo of a much more devastating event nearly 2,000 years before.

Tags: 365 A.D., Akrotiri, An earthquake in 365 A.D. destroyed every city in Crete. It was the telltale echo of a much more devastating event nearly 2, ancient earthquakes, archaeological discovery, archaeology, Atlantis, crete, earthquakes, geology, Knossos, Kommos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan navy, Minoans, Mt. Juktas, Phaistos, Santorini, Temple of Anemospilia, The Minoans, Thera, Thera eruption, Thera tsunami

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

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