The Evolution of CreteTravel.com

• In the beginning there was Crete...
  I had visited Crete from the USA or from the UK over several years.
  After Lina joined me in a wish to live in Crete, learn the island's hidden secrets, explore and write about them, the now-popular guide to Crete CreteTravel.com was born (read about the company founders). The guide was researched during personal exploration and discovery of every route, place, hidden treasure and each hotel featured on the website. We created the website from scratch, writing all the information now found on it. We took all the photographs - driving over 20000 kilometres on the island of Crete alone in the first year, racing up hills to catch the light - all with a totally untainted view. A view inspired by the notion of what would excite and thrill a visitor. A completely fresh approach based upon what you really want to know when planning a trip. We hardly looked at any other websites, but when we did, we soon found the endless repetitions of population numbers, principal agricultural products or administrative divisions, to be less than inspiring, nor helpful or interesting. So we aimed to make this the most user-friendly and useful guide to anywhere in the world...but about Crete.

• CreteTravel.com takes off
  CreteTravel.com became very popular, very quickly - many of you who visited the website asked if we could find, suggest, recommend and even book your hotel rooms or villa for you.
  We remember our first-ever guest well and she much remembers the reception she received on arrival in Crete. After her flight was delayed she ended up arriving after dark (the natural landmarks to aid her finding where she was to stay, were now invisible) signs were posted along the National road directing her all the way to her apartment -the memory also ended favourably for her.

• Crete Hotels & Rooms is launched by popular demand
  We received increasing numbers of requests and questions about how to find that ideal place to stay. This lead to our planning "Crete Hotels & Rooms" with its own website, offering our hand-picked selection of hotels with a certain something, a special joy and great experience to stay at. Added to this our own sheer pleasure and excitement every time we discovered during our travels, a hotel we simply loved for its unique features (location, architecture, views, atmosphere, quality, luxury or hospitality - each one having one or more of these desirable features in spades).

• What to go into and what to leave alone
  We decided to offer the things that you as a discerning traveller would enjoy in Crete - but not "dilute" our skills dealing with flights or even ferry tickets to or from this enormous island. (We do however offer all the necessary ferry sailing schedules and scheduled flight timetables to help you plan your journey, on our website). As our guests, you come from all over the world - your local flight websites or flight booking agents can and should offer you what you need. Flights within Greece and ferries can now be booked electronically, online (some with with e-tickets). So once you have arranged to get to Athens - flying on or sailing to the local area of your visit is easier than ever. (There are also international scheduled flights to Thessaloniki, a few to Crete and many charter flights to nearly every airport in regions all over Greece).

• 7 years later
  For seven years at CreteTravel.com we have enthusiastically offered our unparalleled devotion to honesty and downright great service. With our family of websites showing you captivating hotels in Crete, car rentals with great service and ease of booking, and our acknowledged guide to the island of Crete - we have listened to you, our guests, and continue to make the websites better, easier to use, more informative and helpful.
  More than this, our driving desire is to inform you about where you will most enjoy your stay - so that you will say "why didn't you tell me it was this good?" when you arrive.

• Greece starts beckoning - SuperbGreece.com arrives
  During this period we have noticed the number of fabulous, magical inns and small hotels being opened, refurbished or created in modern and traditional styles - those "travellers' tales" types of place appearing all over Greece.
  As a result we have been inspired and motivated - we have now created SuperbGreece.com to offer you Greece with the same absolute honesty, numerous photographs, stellar service we applied to Crete. We offer you every tip and grain of wisdom for your treasured visit - but only offer our selection of places we have personally discovered & visited (often stayed in) thoroughly examined, described and photographed. These are the fabled places for you to discover the unbound magic waiting for you in the rest of Greece...well gradually, the rest of Greece.

• The "Superb experience"
  With our new service for mainland Greece and islands other than Crete, SuperbGreece.com, we take further steps towards the quality of your travelling pleasure. Each hotel that we decide to offer you, takes many hours to visit. Then for each one, we spend 3 whole days and more to write our review, process and select the photographs we have taken and tell you the whole story. So the last thing we would do is to throw up scores of hotels here, there and everywhere. This is a gradual journey of discovery - join us as we discover the romance and charm of Greece. With SuperbGreece.com the bar is raised: only some of the hotels we already offer in Crete are included in the "Superb" collection.
  At present, SuperbGreece.com offers places to treasure and enjoy memorable moments in the marvellous Peloponnese, the contrasting parts of northern Greece starting with Makedonia and Thessaloniki (Salonica), Athens - and of course the superb in Crete.

• The future shines bright
  In future we will include Central Greece (Sterea Ellada), offering beautiful places to stay. This will allow fascinating passage and thoroughly pleasurable stops on your way from Italy to Greece, starting with Patras and weaving your way through a route consisting of historic and delightful coastal villages and scenic mountain perches on the road to Athens. It will also link our special collection of hotels in Athens, with those in the Peloponnese.
  
  We are just trying to make your trips better all the time.
  
  We do what we love, we love to do it well, and we know you will love the result, your happiest memories.
  
  Roger.