Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

airBaltic to Offer Over 70 Dishes on Its in-Flight Menu

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airBaltic announced an interesting option for the food you eat in the aircraft. They now offer their passengers the possibility to choose their in-flight meal after they booked their seat. There are over 70 pre order meal options for passengers’ virtual tray, suitable for various tastes and diets, as they include vegetable risotto, fish souvlaki, […]

MİT Museum of Espionage Opens its Doors. Sort Of

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I am sure many people would like to be able to get in some of the worlds most famous national intelligence agencies museums. But, of course, looking at confidential content is forbidden, and only the curiosity and mystery remains. In Turkey however, the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) museum – MİT Casusluk Müzesi – opened its […]

Old Cars Can be Admired These Days in Budapest

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A new edition of the exhibition of old timer vehicles can be visited in Budapest between 25-27th October 2013, at the SYMA program centre. The exhibition is organized by Oldtimer Show Ltd. Unlike previous years, when the exhibition was exclusively focused on old time vehicles, this edition will include some new vehicles as well.  Moreover, […]

Turkey Plans Underwater Museum

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Aiming to make Antalya a diving center and to improve underwater sports, The Shipping Trade Chamber (DTO) Antalya Branch announced big plans for the city: to launch an underwater museum. You’ve probably heard about the famous underwater museum in the Caribbean Sea. Well, Turkey wants to have a similar museum in its part of the world. […]

Affiliation with WIHP brings AMT Hotels Group over 180% ROI

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AMT Hotels Group (Acqua Marcia Turismo), the Italian hotels group that offers travelers a new style of welcome, hospitality and luxury in Sicily redesigned its corporate website. Visitors to the AMT hotel sites are now presented with a user friendly experience for surfing and booking on their websites, one which ideally proves the value of a refined direct booking path.

Lithuania Aims to Build the Largest Facebook Inspired “Like” Sculpture in the World

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The Vilnius Tourism Information Centre recently announced that a new campaign aiming to promote interesting discoveries about Lithuania was launched on five important social media networks: Facebook, Google+, Vkontakte, Twitter and Youtube. The campaign called Like’able Lithuania will last one year, and, at its end, Summer 2014, Lithuania will unveil the biggest Facebook inspired “Like” […]

15th Biograd Boat Show to Start on Thursday

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The 15th edition of the prestigious Biograd Boat Show is scheduled between October 24, and October 27 this year, and is expected to break the record of 2012, when it attracted a record number of 240 exhibitors with more than 270 vessels. This is the largest boat exhibition in Croatia, an occasion for visitors to […]

Eid al-Adha Brings Boom in Tourist Numbers

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The tourism facilities’ occupancy has reached almost full capacity these days as the religious festival of Eid al-Adha lured an impressive number of tourists in Turkey. Almost 500,000 visitors are expected this time of the year to arrive in the country, and the tourism sector is expected to contribute to the economy with an important […]

Lovran Chestnut Festival in Full Swing

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Celebrating its 40th edition this year, Lovran‘s Marunada is a unique Autumn festival, revolving around the famous local sweet chestnuts, maruni. The event is an occasion for visitors to sample authentic local specialties prepared with these special delicacies, beyond traditional roasted chestnuts served with mead. Most of local restaurants, cafes and patisseries participate, offering different […]

Dominican Republic Launches 2014 Ad Campaign

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The 2013 Tourism Advertising Campaign from the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic hopes to boost tourist numbers to the country in 2014. The campaign, an extension of the previous “Has it All” initiative, introduces ads for popular destinations like Puerto Plata, La Romana, Samana, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana. The campaign was developed […]

Travel Alert: Tropical Storms Octave and Priscilla May Cause Floods

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AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Joseph McCormick warned that moisture from Tropical Storm Octave has the potential to enhance rainfall that already caused flooding Sunday in parts of Texas. Meteorologists warned that rainfall could cause flooding in more parts of the state. The storm is already bringing high surf and rip currents in Mexico, especially in the proximity […]