Product log
A running, visitor-friendly log of the practical improvements shipped on the island guide.
Only public-facing changes are listed here: new tools, better data, clearer flows and features that help visitors move around Crete.
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live updates
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waiting for deploy
Crete Direct now measures real multi-day return visits before building the app shell.
The measurement stays browser-local and sends only aggregate Plausible properties such as the return bucket and visit number.
Better go/no-go decisions for app features.
Car rental quotes now show the insurance type, excess and zero-excess option more clearly.
The quote flow is aligned with what the car-rental page already promises: excess confirmed in the quote, with zero-excess options when available.
Less ambiguity before choosing a local rental partner.
The Explore panel now shows the top 3 swimmable beaches truly close to your position, using live sea conditions.
Instead of island-wide suggestions, the panel ranks beaches within a realistic radius of where you are, so the first result is actually reachable today.
Beach picks you can actually reach within the hour.
The planner now checks nearby paired stops, so more Heraklion and Chania city-bus routes are found.
This improves real-world planning when the return stop is across the road or listed as a separate direction.
Fewer false 'no route found' answers.
Beach pages now surface practical live context: how to get there, today's sea conditions, crowd pressure and calmer nearby options.
The goal is to make each beach page useful on the day of the visit, not only as a static guide.
Better beach choices during wind, heat or crowded days.
Crete Direct now has a dedicated flow for requesting local activity quotes.
The experience is designed around local providers, direct requests and clear categories instead of generic activity listings.
More direct access to real local experiences.
The Explore section now has stronger data coverage, better page structure and more useful links into activities and places.
It is becoming the practical map layer of Crete Direct: places, beaches, routes and next actions in one flow.
Easier discovery from map to action.