Prices remain particularly high in Greece
eKathimerini — After eight years of a financial crisis that has sent household incomes spiraling, Greece remains an expensive country. Eurostat data show that Greek […]
Month: July 2017
Handelsblatt: Record-breaking Greek tourism trend has also revived holiday home market
Naftemporiki — A continuous increase in tourism arrivals to Greece over the last few years has also boosted demand for holiday homes in the country, […]
The Mirror’s best beaches in Crete
The Mirror — Crete continues to be a firm favourite with tourists looking for a sun-soaked beach getaway. Not only does the Greek island boast […]
CETA worries Greek feta producers
EURACTIV — Farmers in Greece are concerned about the fate of feta cheese in EU trade agreements with third countries after the EU failed to […]
Ex-Greek minister guilty of money laundering in Siemens scandal
Reuters — A former Greek minister was found guilty on Friday of money laundering over contracts between the Greek unit of Siemens and then state-controlled […]
The Telegraph’s ten best boutique hotels in Crete
The Telegraph’s choice of boutique hotels in Crete, including the top places to stay for 14th-century Cretan cloisters, private infinity pools, antique furnishings, panoramic views, […]
Crete resort blacklists rowdy British tourists
The Times — Fed up with wild and unruly Britons wreaking havoc in tourist hotspots, hoteliers in Crete’s most popular resort have blocked about 10,000 […]
Crete among top value for money destinations in Post Office Travel Barometer
Tornos News — The 2017 Family Holiday Report from Post Office Travel Money Barometer includes Crete Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Corfu islands in Greece as two destinations […]
Greece aims to emulate Ireland with a ‘clean’ bailout exit
The Irish Times — The Tsipras government in Greece will be pleased with the country’s first venture into the bond markets since 2014, selling €3 billion of […]
IMF’s Velculescu : Greece still has a “full agenda” to work on
Naftemporiki — Greece sold 3 billion euros of bonds this week for the first time since 2014, rolling over the bond that the previous government had […]
Tsivaras in Apokoronas gets the first solar powered pumping station in Greece
Tsivaras in Apokoronas has the honour of hosting the first solar power water management project in Greece, Photovoltaic panels on the water reservoir tank of […]
Two arrested for using metal detectors in Chania archaeological site
Two Czechs were arrested in the Chania area on July 21, for using metal detectors illegally at the site of an archaeological dig. Local media […]
Ryanair threatens to change its hand baggage policy
The Independent — More passengers than ever are ducking baggage fees by taking hand luggage only on flights, according to Ryanair. The low-cost airline says that […]
Tourist dies in his hotel room in Heraklion
A man was found dead in his hotel room in Ammoudara, Heraklion around midnight on Sunday when the manager opened the door of his room. […]
Varoufakis: Is playing “model prisoner” a better plan than the one Mr Tsipras dismisses?
The Guardian- Letters — “In a Guardian interview (‘What nobody believed could happen, will now happen: we’ll take Greece out of crisis’, 24 July), the […]