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Best of Greece Unveiled at 25th World Travel Awards

2018-07-05 by Argophilia Travel News

WTA Athens

Greece’s best hotels, resorts, destinations, airlines, travel agencies, and organizations were awarded in the 25th World Travel Awards (WTA).

Tags: Greece, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek hotels, World Travel Awards, WTA

IHG completes acquisition of 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts

2018-07-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Intercontinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is pleased to confirm its acquisition of a 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts (‘Regent’).

Tags: hotel aquisitions, hotels, IHG, IHG hotels, Regent, Regent Hotels & Resorts

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Hotelier: Frank Reeves

2018-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Frank Reeves

The most confusing aspect of hotel technology these days is discerning real innovation from PR buzz. The need to market and sell products and services always skews the reality, but by taking technology (any technology) down into its basic form consumers can sift through the buzz to discover the real value. With this kind of consumer focus, we thought this great breakdown from Avvio might help sort some of the confusion. 

Tags: AI, artificial intelligence, Avvio, booking, booking tech, Frank Reeves, hotel tech, technology

Skyscanner and ForwardKeys Team-Up On Behavioural Analytics

2018-06-20 by Argophilia Travel News

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Skyscanner is excited to be partnering with ForwardKeys to deliver two new behavioral analytical techniques within ForwardKeys’ Flight Searches tool, branded ‘Travel Willingness’ and ‘Catchment Area’, which aim to provide insights into macro traveler trends.

Tags: behavioral analytics, Behavioural Analytics, Big Data, data, ForwardKeys, Laurens van den Oever, Skyscanner, tourism tools, travel technology, travel tools, Travel Trends, traveler analytics

Acropolis Museum Celebrates Its 9th Anniversary Today

2018-06-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Acropolis Museum

The Acropolis Museum celebrates its 9th anniversary today, June 20. Museum officials have decided to keep the museum exhibits open until midnight, with admission free after 8 pm.

Tags: Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Athens attractions, Athens museums, Athens sites, Athens tourism, Eleusis, museum exhibitions

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