January 23, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Incredible images: A balcony in a hotel in central Athens has been detached and hanging in the air for third consecutive day. The detached balcony was noted by residents in the area on Friday night, January 20. One Twitter user took a picture of the unbelievable incident and uploaded the …
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October 5, 2022
Society, Very Mix
A young couple made a shocking discovery in their hotel room in Halkidiki: a hidden camera was installed in one of the plugs in the room recording private moments. The couple was not the only victim. Ten more couples who spent time in the room have been recorded, media reported. …
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July 23, 2022
environment
LESVOS FIRE VATERA: A hotel facility was evacuated as the flames were nearing and the preventive evacuation of Vatera village was ordered Saturday noon as the big fire that broke in the morning in the area of Rogada Polichnitos was out of control. Two houses have been burned down. One …
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July 11, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Strong forces of the Fire Department rushed to a multi-storey resort hotel in Kokkini Hani area of Hersonissos Municipality on the island of Crete on Monday afternoon. It was short after 5 o’ clock when the Fire Service was alerted. Thick smoke rose from the hotel and was seen in …
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July 7, 2022
environment
Two men were arrested in connection with the wildfire in Kranidi that damaged also the luxury hotel Amanzoe, police announced on Tuesdays. Τhe two suspects, a Greek and an Albanian, were carrying out electrical work at a construction site nearby. A short circuit during the work caused the fire, local …
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January 17, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
The public prosecutor in Thessaloniki is investigating the horrific case of a young woman who was allegedly drugged and raped in the suite of a luxury hotel in Thessaloniki during a New Year’s Eve party. The 24-year-old victim of a gang rape has recognized at least two suspects while she …
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January 11, 2022
Economy
The Hilton Hotel in Athens is undergoing a radical reconstruction with the aim to be transformed into a multidimensional destination. The investment of 130 million euros will transform the historic building complex into a new complex with a new luxury hotel and several residences. The hotel will close at the …
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December 22, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society
A group of young men in Chania got together their money and booked a hotel room for a homeless man. The exemplary act of solidarity with someone in need took place last Saturday, on one of the coldest nights on Crete and the country. According to reports, the young men …
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July 12, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
British tourists tested positive to Covid-19 and ordered to isolate in a quarantine hotel on the island of Zakynthos fled the facility and attempted to travel back to UK. The four British women were on holiday in Zakynthos, when they developed mild coronavirus symptoms and underwent rapid tests the previous …
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February 4, 2021
FEATURED, Very Mix
A powerful and mysterious explosion completely destroyed a hotel in Kastoria, northern Greece, early Thursday morning. The hotel has been closed since one year. No injuries have so far been reported. The blast at 1.30 a.m, brought down the three-storey building, scattering fragments of glass and metal objects in a …
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December 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Hotel restaurants will not be permitted to open neither on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, nor on New Year’s Eve and the New Year’s Day, Greece’s Development Ministry said on Wednesday. Reason for this decision was that several hotels advertised on social media for “reveillon and festive fine dine” during …
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November 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Sports
Police broke up a party that was being held in the roof garden of a hotel in blatant violation of the lockdown restrictions aiming to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The alleged party organizer was fined with 3,000 euros. Each of the participants was also fined with €300 unnecessary …
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July 7, 2020
Social
A tourist was found hanged in a hotel room on the island of Zakynthos of Tuesday night. Local reports say that the woman ended her own life. The 45-year-old woman from the Czech Republic was visiting the island alone. She had booked a room in a hotel in Keri area. …
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June 30, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
Tourists in Greece will be obliged to stay in so-called “quarantine hotels” if they have been tested positive, either at the Greek airport upon their arrival or later, provided that they do not need medical care in hospitals. According to a report by Mega TV on Tuesday, those tested positive …
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May 6, 2020
Refugees
Far-right locals opposing the settlement of refugees and migrants in the Prefecture of Pella, western Macedonia, set on fire a hotel that would host them and burned it down, while they attacked the owners of another hotel with stones. The group resettled from the overcrowded hotspot of Moria had to …
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April 23, 2020
Archeology, Culture
The Central Archaeological Council (CAS) has decided that the multi-storey hotel at the foot of the Acropolis will have to demolish two of its upper floors as they hinder the view to the jewel of Athens. The hotel will have to be deprived of its roof bar and the swimming …
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February 24, 2020
Economy
While unemployment rates in Greece were high and thousands of jobs were available in Greece’s hospitality sector last year, many positions remained unfilled. According to a study presented by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) last week, 7,000 positions in Greek hotels remained unfilled. The study, conducted by …
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December 6, 2019
Very Mix
There are very serious indications that the fire in Athenaeum Palace Hotel on Syggrou Avenue on Thursday was caused by arson, the Fire Service has said. The fire simultaneously started at three points, state broadcaster ERT TV reported on Friday morning. The arson suspicion is enhanced due to the findings. …
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December 5, 2019
Very Mix
People have been trapped in balconies and the roof top of Athenaeum Palace Hotel where a fire broke out at 11:40 noon on Thursday. Strong firefighter forces rushed to the hotel on Syggrou Avenue in the district of Neos Kosmos in south Athens. The firefighters are reportedly operating on two …
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November 1, 2019
Archeology, Culture
Greece’s top court, the Council of State has upheld an appeal by residents of Makriyanni against a 9-storey hotel that would block the view to the Acropolis of Athens. Constructors had obtained a legal license but the project froze in March 2019 when the residents appealed to justice and other …
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