A brief history of Greek island hopping
You will experience a taste of pure freedom. So keep your itinerary flexible, pack a picnic lunch, lie back in the sunshine and relish the awe-inspiring views. That’s what island hopping is all about.
Modern island hopping has its origins in the mid-1960s, when Greece became popular as a destination for the up-market jet-set heading for [...]
Greek Islands Club launched two-centre holidays
Greek Islands Club has launched a range of two-centre holidays enabling travellers to spend time on more than one Greek island.
The tour operator specialises in holidays in private cottages and villas, tailored for those wishing to escape from the crowds. It features 170 properties on islands including some of the better known such as Corfu, [...]
Exploring Glorious Greece
I can shut my eyes and see Greece and remember: Two weeks of romance and memories that will last a lifetime. The magic started at the famous Grande Bretagne Hotel, in Athens, where history was made in the bar.
We could walk to the Acropolis or sit sipping Ouzo and looking at Syntagma [Constitution] Square. Athens [...]
Greek hotel branding report
The first study exploring the extent of branding among Greek hotels has been published by Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas, an Athens-based tourism consultant and lecturer at the Greek Open University. The 2005 Greek Hotel Branding Report presents all 71 hotel brands that have built a presence in the country’s hospitality industry.
“Greece boasts one of the world’s [...]
Chic Greek weekends
Getting to Greece used to mean long hours on ferries to reach rustic accommodation. Now, new direct flights are making short breaks a cinch, and super-stylish hotels, complete with iPods and state-of-the-art fusion cuisine, are springing up. Sample four of the best.
Kos Aktis Art Hotel, Kos >
Kos, the home of Hippocrates and the birthplace of [...]
Time to unwind > Spa in Cyprus
If you aren’t taking a summer holiday, why not spoil yourself with a spa treatment attached to a weekend away. Read the reviews for some of the places you may like to go…
Columbia Beach Resort >
Signature treatment: The Molton Brown Celestial Maracuja Body Polish is a delicious, skin-brightening body therapy with Amazonian Maracuja passionflower, [...]
Keep it chic in Cyprus
The chic and contemporary design-led seaside resort of Almyra in Cyprus attracts singles, couples and families alike. It is set in eight acres of landscaped gardens with commanding views across the bay towards the medieval castle and harbour of Paphos.
Designed by Joëlle Pléot, the interior designer to Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, Almyra has 189 [...]
Cyprus best for sybarites
The island has best selection of upmarket spas in the Med
Alecos Michaelides may be an old man, but his grip on my arm is as firm as a teenager’s. “Look here”, he murmurs, his white hair glinting in the sun, “bougainvillea, beautiful? Hibiscus, beautiful? Cottages, whitewashed, beautiful?”. I nod repeatedly as we take a leisurely [...]
Cyprus’ Londa Couture Hotel opened in Limassol
Londa, the first couture hotel in Cyprus, has recently reopened following an 18-month, multi-million dollar transformation.
A new member of Great Hotels of the World, the hotel has been remodelled as a contemporary business and leisure hotel, with upscale facilities for in-house guests as well as island residents.
Located on its own sandy beach near the bustling [...]
Set on a Greek island hopping
Aegean Mediterranean Cruises and Tours invites you on a Greek Island Hopping.
In August, you will visit five islands. The whirlwind starts off in Athens, where guests will spend one night and have the chance to visit the most important sights of the city, such as the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, the Tomb of the Unknown [...]
