Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Belgrade European Capital of Culture 2020 Bid Given Boost

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The city of Belgrade’s bid to land the honor of Europe’s Capital of Culture for 2020 has been given a strong boost after the mayor of Athens announced that he would support the Serbian capital’s candidacy.

Fusion Hotel: Prague Hospitality Evolved

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In hotel news, Prague will see the opening of the Fusion Hotel. This chic affair coming to the city center should satisfy city visitors with a contemporary taste for the edgy, even the funky. €15 million, and a play at being the most moody and raw accomodation in all the Czech Republic, hotel marketing gurus WIHP called the Fusion design something “Andy Warhol and Le Corbusier would have collaborated on.”

Dancing Riga: 17th International Baltic Ballet Festival

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Ballet fans from all over the world will be eagerly looking forward to this event, which remains one of the biggest dates on the international dance calendar. This year marks the 17th edition of the annual International Baltic Ballet Festival, a choreographed dance spectacular like nothing else on this earth.

Sabre Introduces Virtual Credit Card Services for TMCs

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Sabre, the global travel industry technology solutions provider, has announced that the UK will be its testing ground for the launch of a new, streamlined hotel booking payment process for travel management companies (TMCs).

Travelomy: Twitter-Based Travel Guide

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Despite being one of the most popular regions for backpackers and solo travelers across the world, South Asia has lacked a dedicated travel guide that provides comprehensive, useful information to travelers. Or at least it did, until now…

HotelSweep Adds More Depth to Hotel Search

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Could hotel search get any more competitive than it is already? Well apparently, err, yes it can. The newly released HotelSweep is the latest fledgling in a long line of hotel search tools to hit the web, promising to make looking for a hotel even more convenient than it is already.

1000 More Hotels Join Global Hotel Exchange

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In online travel agency (OTA) news, the California Lodging Industry Association (CLIA) and the Independent Lodging Industry Association (ILIA) have added a thousand plus independent hotels to upstart booking platform Global Hotels Exchange (GHX). Even prior to the official launch of GHX, it appears many hotel owners and support organizations are willing to flock to the new channel.

Hotel Spotlight: Valentines With Clifton Hotels

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In two weeks time the world will fall in love all over again, and for a lucky few there will be travel to go with the romance. Spotlighting another super nice hospitality group, Clifton Hotels, we see these innkeepers ready and willing to melt hearts. What could beat Valentine’s Day in Bristol? First time guests […]

Buy Your London Olympic Rooms Now

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The upcoming Olympic Games in London, it should come as no surprise, will see a travel boom the likes of which has never before been seen. London, already the world’s top destination on many accounts, is looking like the toughest ticket in the world soon.

Leisure Industry Leads Mauritius Stock Market Slump

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Hotels in Mauritius are behind sharp decline in the country’s stock markets, with shares taking a bad hit on fears that the Eurozone debt crisis will limit visitors to the island, causing the Mauritian stock market to fall to its lowest level in 15 months.

Moscow Room Rates Increase as Demand Grows Stronger

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Tourism in Moscow is set to get a much-needed boost this year with the completion of eight new luxury hotel projects, boosting the number of quality hotel rooms in the Russian capital by 6% – to a total of 32,500 – according to a top consulting company.

Google Hotel Finder Adds “Search by Travel Time”

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Google Hotel Finder has finally rolled out some of its much-anticipated ‘innovation’, in the form of a new search parameter than allows us to search for hotels by travel time from key attractions and destinations

Marriott Extends Helping Hand to UK & Europe Youth

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Marriott Hotels across Europe and the UK will donate £1 euro €1 to relieve youth unemployment throughout February, the company announced. As part of the “World of Opportunity” initiative announced last week, the “You eat – we give” program is designed to afford the disadvantaged a leg up in reaching their full potential.

Orbitz teams up with Limos.com to Revolutionize Private Car Hire

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A new linkup between Orbitz for Business and Limos.com sees more than 2,000 private car and limousine suppliers added to the Orbitz portfolio, in a move that will streamline the process of hiring a car for business travelers in more than 370 destinations across 62 countries worldwide