July 21, 2017
Earthquake
Kos earthquake: Two dead, more than 120 injured, among them 5 in critical condition. Majority of the injured are tourists. Serious damages in the port of the island of Kos after a powerful earthquake stroke with 6.4 R short after midnight. One third of the island is without electricity. No …
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June 4, 2017
Turkey-GR
A group of people on board a tourist boat in the Aegean resort of Bodrum attempted to illegally cross to the Greek island of Kos after taking the crew hostage early on June 4, Turkish Doğan News Agency has reported. The 10-meter polyester service boat was carrying 16 Iranians and …
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May 28, 2017
Tourism, Travel
A British couple face losing their home after a five-star Greek hotel counter-sues them for £170,000. The couple had made a £10,000 claim that the resort’s food and drink made them ill. The five-star hotel has made a counter-claim against them alleging the claim was ‘fake’ and for ‘damaging its …
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May 11, 2017
Society, Very Mix
An improvised explosive device was found under the holiday caravan belonging to a couple of elderly German tourists on holiday in Northern Greece. The found was made by the 70-year-old man on Thursday morning. The couple had parked the caravan in Platanos Motorway Service Station on Egnatia highway, near Kleidi …
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May 8, 2017
Social, Society
A newborn was found in a telephone both on the island of Rhodes on Sunday. The baby was wrapped in bed sheets and put in a cardboard box. The baby had still the umbilical cord on. A handwritten note inside the box was urging people to help the baby. The …
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March 1, 2017
Tourism, Travel
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday informed World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General Taleb Rifai that “year by year Greece is breaking records” regarding the number of visitors from abroad. The PM’s statement was made during a meeting he had with Rifai at the Maximos Mansion. Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura …
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August 11, 2016
Economy
The famous donkeys of Lindos on the island of Rhodes fell victim to tax controls. A hefty fine of more than four thousand euro was imposed to the donkeys for violating the tax law: that is transporting tourists to the Acropolis of Lindos without issue receipts – probably digging huge …
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January 8, 2016
Society
Members PAME, the union of Greek Communist party KKE clashed with police on Friday morning as they attempted to come close to the office of the Prime Minister. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades after protesters broke the police cordon. But protesters were not discouraged and ended up delivering …
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June 29, 2015
Society, Tourism
Passengers may use all public transport means without paying ticket fare until 6th July 2015, that is during the time the banks are closed. According to Alternate Transportation Minister Christos Spirtzis the measure applies to Metro, blue buses, trolley, urban train ISAP but not Proastiakos (Metro from Doukissis Plakentias to/from …
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June 29, 2015
Economy, Tourism
Tourists and expats living in Greece will not be affected by the capital controls/ATM withdrawals, the Greek government said in a non-paper early Monday. Holders of credit and debit cards issued by Greek banks are not allowed to withdraw more than €60 daily. The exception from the €60-daily-limit refers to …
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May 29, 2015
Tourism
A lightning fell in the archaeological site of Knossos in Crete, on Friday morning injuring 6 tourists with one of them reportedly being in critical condition. According to local media, the lightning fell at 9:30 in the morning near a group of Russian tourists visiting the site. The tourists had …
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May 28, 2015
Refugees, Very Mix
The joy of holidaymakers is for UK’s Daily Mail more important than the lives of those who flee the war in Syria and Afghanistan. The shameful article, Holidaymaker misery as thousands of boat people from Syria and Afghanistan set up migrant camp to turn popular Greek island into ‘disgusting’ hellhole is …
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March 6, 2015
Economy
From Euro-Shrek to Super Taxman: Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis will hire part timers as undercover agents to grab out tax evaders. Tourists, students and housewives – desperate or not – will work armed with wire devices (camera, etc) to catch shopkeepers and service providers who offer their goods, pocket …
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July 16, 2014
Very Mix
Two tourists were slightly injured during a gunshot exchange between a fugitive terrorist and Greek police in downtown Athens on Wednesday. According to latest information, the nationalities of the tourists are given as Australian and German. The Australian tourist, a young man 18 years old, was injured in the left …
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July 16, 2014
Very Mix
Fugitive Nikos Maziotis, a prominent member of “Revolutionary Struggle”, was captured on Wednesday morning in downtown Athens, Greek media report. In clashes with police in one of Athens most crowded shopping streets, Maziotis, one policeman and one Australian tourist were injured. Media incl state television report also of a ‘second …
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June 30, 2014
Economy, Tourism
I read this news today that Tourists visiting Greece leave some 100 million euro in tips. The data was allegedly based on a survey on tips carried out by the travel website Tripadvisor. aim of the survey was to find out the tipping habits of several nationalities when on vacation …
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July 28, 2013
Very Mix
The flames started to lick the first houses in the settlements Megalo Livadi and Koutalas on the island of Serifos, one of the Cyclades islands group. As the authrities were evacuating the settlements, residents and tourists with suitcases in their hands moved towards the coast. Some jumped into boats, while others …
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January 23, 2013
Tourism
The Finnish Guild of Travel Journalists is proud to award Greece as our Foreign Destination of the Year 2013, Finland’s biggest travel media Rantapallo reports. “Statistics just published by the Association of Finnish Travel Agents confirm that Greece continues to be one of the most popular summer leisure destinations for Finnish tourists …
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November 6, 2012
Very Mix
What’s going on with Greek police? Two tourists, one from South Korea and one from New Zealand, claimed that they were beaten by the police while on vacation in the country. The Korean was allegedly beaten in Athens, the New Zealander in Chania, Crete. Is this the way to promote tourism …
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July 17, 2012
Culture, Tourism
Hundreds of tourists were surprised, disappointed and angry to find the gates of Acropolis shut down on Monday noon. The workers had deliberately decided to shut down the Acropolis at 02:00 pm on July 16th 2012, “due to the heat wave” invoking the protection of visitors and working staff. The decision made by …
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