Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

New Startups Fill Great Hospitality Hiring Void

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Getting a leg up on hiring qualified people in the hospitality space, a couple of new startups are hoping to solve the problem of connecting skilled hospitality workers with the businesses that need them on-demand. Here’s a brief take on how apps and services are intersecting the hiring space too.

Three International Travel Fairs Open in Russia Next Week

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Kaliningrad, Kazan, and Novosibirsk make the ideal destinations for travel and hospitality pros next week, as the tree cities will host, each, international travel fairs for tourism businesses and their targeted clients. The dates of the fairs coincide too: all three take place from April 13 to April 15.

Five International Travel Fairs to Visit this Weekend

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This weekend some of the best travel events of the season debut in five stunning European cities. From Azerbaijan to Minsk, visitors to these fairs will not only enjoy the latest product, services, and networking opportunities, but the finest cultural and sightseeing.

TSA #ElectronicsBan Targets Flights from 10 International Airports

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In a move discriminating against passengers from countries from the Middle East and North Africa, as well as aimed at passengers from Turkey, the US and the UK have announced a terrorism countermeasure that will ban personal electronic devices larger than a smartphone from cabin flights. Airlines were notified on March 21st at 3:00 a.m. […]

Tsarevo Celebrates Day of Thrace on March 23

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Tsarevo, a seaside resort in southeastern Bulgaria in the Burgas Province. Our readers are already familiar with the area, as the destination for the UNESCO-listed Nestinarstvo fire-walking festival held in Bulgari (sometimes spelled Balgari) we reported about a while back. This week, the town celebrates the Day of Thrace on March 23. Day of Thrace […]

Final Countdown to Where Cultures Meet Travel Fair in Łódź

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The international travel fair “Where Cultures Meet” that takes place in Łódź this weekend (March 17-19) celebrates its 23rd edition this year. The event is organized by Łódź International Fair and takes place at the EXPO Hall Łódź. Where Cultures Meet (Na styku kultur) has a broad scope, which includes regional and local tourism organizations,  companies […]

Faces of Russia: Misha

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Having grown up in an era of overweening ambition, Misha dreamed of nothing else but living in a big city. In 2003 he left his village for Moscow, ready to conquer the world. Years later, he realized that the world is not enough for his Russian soul, so he came back and settled in a quiet Russian village to play his harmonica and raise his three children.

Great Silk Road Project Announced at ITB Berlin

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About 31 countries plan to join a common tourism project called the “Great Silk Road.” Officials voiced their intentions in the advent of other joint projects to be announced at ITB Berlin. The Director of Kazakhstan Tourism Industry Department, Marat Igaliyev, said the executives present at the fair discussed future plans during the 7th UNWTO […]

Airbnb Raises Another $1 Billion for Possible Expansion

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Home rental company AirBnb has just got another $1 billion (£821 million) cash injection to be used for expansion. The company, which disclosed the funding in a securities filing on Thursday, raised the money in a financing round that began last summer. The company is now valued at soem $31 billion, but this filing did not list new investors.