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Summer 2021

Stelios Rokkos – Melina Aslanidou “Live Your Life” Tour Comes to Crete

2021-07-23 by Phil Butler

Stelios Rokkos - Melina Aslanidou | Summer tour

Coming to Heraklion’s Pancretan Stadium August 21st, Stelios Rokkos and Melina Aslanidou will perform in a special concert “Live your life.”

Tags: concerts, Crete concerts, Greece artists, Greece events, Greece vocalists, Greek singers, Heraklion concerts, Live your life, Live your life concert, Melina Aslanidou, Stelios Rokkos, Summer 2021

Greece Let’s the Music Play Again for Summer 2021 Visitors

2021-06-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Cretan dance

Greece Deputy Minister for Civil Protection & Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias says music now allowed at many cafes and restaurants.

Tags: Greece curfew, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Greek officials, lockdown measures, Minoan Theater, Nikos Hardalias, Summer 2021, tourism, Visit Greece, world tourism

The Most Important Travel News You Will Read Today

2021-05-13 by Phil Butler

Nikos Igoumenidis

The reopening of Greece to travelers has brought praise from economists and the WTTC, but on Crete leaders say the people have been let down.

Tags: Blue Freedom, COVID-19 Greece, Gloria Guevara, Greece, Greece coronavirus, Greece lockdown, Greece vacation, pandemic lockdowns, Summer 2021, tourism, WTTC

Kalymnos Goes Back Into Lockdown Mode Days Before Tourism Opening

2021-05-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Kalymnos

Athens has announced reverting to lockdown measures for Kalymnos Island just days before a general reopening of tourism.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, Greece lockdown, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Kalymnos, lockdown, Summer 2021

Greek Hoteliers Overexposed and Cannot Reopen Without Help

2021-05-05 by Phil Butler

Georgios Tasio

With just days to go before Greece is open to tourists, Greek hoteliers are asking the government’s help with operating costs.

Tags: Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greek hoteliers, hotels, pandemic Greece, POX, Summer 2021

Greece Will Lift More Lockdown Restrictions After Easter

2021-04-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Agia Pelagia

On May 3rd, the day after Orthodox Easter, the lenient lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Greece will essentially end.

Tags: Easter, Greece coronavirus, Greece curfew, Greece lockdown, Greece stores, Greece tourism, Greece vacation, Summer 2021

Aegean Announces Adding More Flights for Spring and Summer

2021-04-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Aegean Airlines plans to add more flights this spring and summer as demand is now rising once again.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Aegean flights, airline news, Greece flights, Greece travel, Greek airlines, Spring 2021, Summer 2021

“Remain Calm” Greek Ministers Have “Everything” Under Control

2021-04-03 by Phil Butler

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The people of Crete are weary of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and the seeming inability of Greek leadership to protect them.

Tags: Corporate Watch, COVID vaccine, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, Harry Theoharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis administration, Summer 2021, third wave, Tourism in Greece, Tourism Minister Theoharis, TUI

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

Greece’s Prime Minister Invites Dozens of StaEllinika Kids to Immersive Greece Experience

2020-06-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has invited children from all over the world learning the Greek language to visit the country in the Summer of 2021.

Tags: Greece, Greece learning, Greek culture, Greek language, Mitsotakis, StaEllinika, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Summer 2021

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