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New Digital Service, Voyage PRide, Helps Hoteliers Play Catch Up

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Argophilia Travel’s sister company, leading digital public relations and marketing firm Pamil Visions PR, has just announced having launched Voyage PRide business relationship practices. Designed to help businesses integrate all aspects of their customer relations via innovative social and PR practices, Voyage PRide is tailored to help hospitality businesses gain digital influence.

Best Travel Reflections: March 2013

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You, me, our friends and family, all of us are part of the same life drama, that is if you think about it. One thing we all witness, but not simultaneously, is the marketing and commercial display of the people and places that make up our world. Today, Argo Travel presents the best such commercial representation we’ve seen released this month – the latest video via Tui Travel’s YouTube Channel.

Calling All Fans of Turkey: Vote Istanbul Best Destination

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We just received a press release from the Turkish Tourism Office, Istanbul is officially calling all people who love Turkey to vote for the city in winning the title of European Best Destination for 2013. According to the release, the only city in the world to span two continents, Istanbul is the legendary crossroads between Eastern and Western cultures.

Taj Group Hits 100 India Hotels with Vivanta Gurgaon

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In news from India hospitality, The Taj Group has announced their 100th India hotel. The country’s largest hospitality group, Taj’s Vivanta by Taj is the 26th of that vintage so far by the company. This latest hotel, located in the Millennium City of Gurgaon, is an avante garde architectural bit destined to attract a chic crowd.

That’s Gúgl to You Slovakians, Google to Enlish Speakers

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A wonderful initiative by Google did not make the headline news like most of the Mountain View Internet giant’s moves. But the “Google on a Slovak note” program will not only help preserve some fantastic Slovakian culture and folklore, it will also help inform people of this magical country’s customs and history.

DuVine Cycling’s New Tuscany, Burgundy and Provence Tours

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DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co. has just become the only major tour company in Europe to offer four day bike tour itineraries in Tuscany, Burgundy and Provence. This, according to a release from the company, tells of DuVine hoping to provide those with less time to spend, and experience to remember visiting those places.

Spring Break: A Graphical History of Party Time

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Spring break is upon us once again! The magical time when colleges everywhere turn loose on humanity the pent up energies of co-eds everywhere. Traditionally everyone who has been in the deep freeze up North heads to warmer digs for this yearly rite of Spring.

Wizz Air to Launch Stockholm – Skopje Flights in May

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The low-cost, low-fare airline Wizz Air announced that starting May 3rd will offer weekly Skopje-Stockholm flights. Tickets are already on sale; the lowest price is EUR 26. The flights will be on Mondays and Fridays connecting Stockholm’s Skavsta Airport and Skopje. “Our new destination to Stockholm is a the second route from Skopje to Scandinavian […]

Ukrainian Fashion Week Enters Its 3rd Day

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Ukrainian Fashion Week, the first professional fashion event in Eastern Europe, was held for the first time in November 1997, and since, it grew to an International event of proportions. Over 1000 journalist in countries like USA, Russia, Japan, China and others have covered the event since, and the interest grows from year to year. […]

Azerbaijan: New Tourist Mecca?

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The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan last year increased by some 2.4 percent when compared with the previous year. This via a report by Azerbaijan’s Tourism Ministry from the World Economic Forum results. Overall, when compared with previous figures, Azerbaijan has moved five spaces to 79th among countries in Europe where tourism is concerned.