Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Five Luxury Suites for Your “Bucket List”

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When we think of traveling first class, what’s the one image we all have in common where hotels are concerned? Is yours the hotel restaurant, it’s not always ours. How about a vast infinity edge swimming pool? Do you dream when you dream of a hotel stay of five star concierge, a valet, a spa to beat all spas, beach-side waiters, killer room service? Now room service, we got warm then, didn’t we? A luxurious suite, this is a hotel image we can all agree on.

Mzinga OmniSocial Learning Powers TripAdvisor Compass

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TripAdvisor has selected Mzinga’s OmniSocial Learning platform to power its “Compass” Learning and Development platform. Pretty much like TripAdvisor Insights, a resource of industry-related news and tutorials, Compass is a professional portal, with e-learning content, which also features company announcements, event calendars, and links to Instructor-Led Training events. The Compass portal also offers recent twitter […]

Oktoberfest Comes to Budapest

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A traditional German festival, Oktoberfest is now part of universal culture, and is a popular event all over Europe. This Fall in Budapest, Oktoberfest lasts three days, from October 11, to October 13. The event takes place in Kopaszi Gát. For Budapest, this is the first time ever when an Oktoberfest takes place. True to […]

Hungarian Kürtőskalács Festival Debuts this Fall

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The Hungarian kürtőskalács (chimney cake) originated in the Székely Land of Transylvania, a historical region in the central part of Romania, where a large Hungarian ethnic population still lives. The sweet delicacy is made of yeast cake, using only natural ingredients. It is made in many Hungarian homes in Romania, but also across the borders, […]

airBaltic Adds Value to Five Ticket Types

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Aiming to offer more personalized and convenient travel for customers, airBaltic announced it improved five ticket types: Basic, Economy Smart, Economy Elite, Business Smart, Business Elite, each of these types including now a gradually increasing amount of service. “airBaltic offers multiple a la carte products to travellers from flights, to meals onboard, advance seat reservation, […]

Contemporary Istanbul to Take Place in November 2013

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The 8th edition of Contemporary Istanbul will take place between 7-10 November 2013 at The Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC) and Istanbul Congress Center (ICC). According to the official announcement, this will be the largest edition to date. It will feature 92 galleries from 21 countries, with works created by over 650 international and […]

Iceland Launches ‘Share the Secret’ Campaign #icelandsecret

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Aiming to lure more and more tourists to the country, Iceland just launched a new promotional campaign called ‘Share the Secret’. This is a new campaign by Inspired by Iceland, which aims to showcase local attractions and beautiful places known by locals. Local residents are encouraged to share their secrets, their special places, and all other […]

Study Reveals European Business Travellers Main Priorities

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Safety, keeping in touch with friends and family, and a healthy diet were ranked among top priorities by European business travellers in a study conducted by The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and sponsored by AirPlus International. The 2013 European Business Traveller Well-Being Study also revealed European business travellers stresses and showed that they are […]

Crete City of Rethymno Hosts Olive Oil Marketing Meet

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An interesting cross-border collaborative effort in between Crete and Cyprus is being held in the city of Rethymno on Crete Oct. 1. An all important workshop to “Promoting marketing of oil” will see formulators, mills, merchants and producers discuss how best to collectively upgrade their products. Organized by SEDIK, the Region of Crete and the […]

Bucharest Celebrates 554 Years of Documented Existence

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Romania’s capital Bucharest appeared over 7 centuries ago when shepherd Bucur established a sheephold in the Vlăsiei Mountains. But times were troubled, with Turkish and Tatars attacks. According to the legend, the Tatars kidnapped Bucur’s daughter, so he decided to build a defence fortress and a church near the forest. Time passed by, and he […]

IATA Recommends Partnership for Aviation in Eastern Europe

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) considers that in order to fully exploit the possibilities in the Eastern Europe in what the aviation is concerned, the countries should embrace innovation and recommended governments to create partnerships with industry stakeholders. “Aviation connectivity can play a key role in the economic success of Eastern Europe. But in […]

Barcelona Hosts 45th Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival

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The 45th edition of the Voll-Damm International Jazz Festival of Barcelona will start on October 19th and last until December 1st. The organizers already announced some of the guests of this year’s edition of the festival. Chucho Valdes and his Afro-Cuban Messengers will return to Barcelona to perform at Palau de la Musica on October […]

Prime Mall Debuts in Gaziantep, Turkey

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Prime Development, Istanbul-based mall developer owned and run by German investors, just opened the biggest mall in southeastern Turkey. Prime Mall had an investment of USD $150 million and was open 90% pre-let. The new mall impresses with its size, as there are 169 shops, located on four retail levels. This is not the first […]