We like to stay on top of what’s happening in Greece, so I subscribe to a few newsletters myself. I’m looking for news of new museums, new flights or ferries, and just what’s happening generally in the Greek travel business after a tumultuous few years. I’m delighted that tourism seems to have got back to normal, and is now even improving on pre-Covid levels. This year may see a big breakthrough, which is great news for the country we love dearly.
So I thought I’d share some of our sources of information, in case you’re not aware of them. You may want to check them out and sign up yourselves.
One of my favourites is Greece-Is.com, and I always look forward to their regular Saturday email, with links to all kinds of articles about Greece, including events, city neighbourhoods, interviews with artists and craftspeople, the best outdoor activity places, and a LOT about food and drink. Hooray! This is one piece I read just a few hours ago, about the wine regions of Northern Greece:
Greek Wines: Tasting the Northern Terroir
Another good newsletter, which goes out daily, is the Greek Travel Pages. This is more of an industry newsletter aimed at people in the travel business, but it’s very good for keeping in touch with things like flights and ferries, strikes, new museums and hotels, and travel news and trends. Here’s a typical recent piece which says that Milos is going to be a top destination this year for Americans and Brits:
Milos Island a Top Holiday Choice for Americans and Brits
We also have various Google Alerts set up, so we get daily emails from Google listing new web pages on different aspects of Greece. I found that an alert just for ‘Greece’ brought in a lot of non-relevant stories, mostly news stories, so instead I narrowed it down to places we like, such as Athens, Crete, Thessaloniki, and a few others. If you don’t know about Google alerts, you can learn how to set one up here:
You can choose any topic or name you like, such as sailing or cycling or stock prices - whatever interests you and that you’d like to stay on top of.
We also get newsletters from Visit Greece, though these are more sporadic. You can sign up here. This is the kind of thing to expect:
We also follow lots of Greece stuff on Facebook but mostly Twitter, where you’ll find us @Greece_Traveler. If you want some ideas then just look at the people we follow, and follow the ones that interest you.
And that’s it for this week. Thanks for reading and for subscribing. Do forward this email to anyone you know who’s interested in Greece. Yammas!
Great notes and delicious photos! :-)
Thank you for the handy information links. It is good to have your recommendation.