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IDeaS Builds On Partnership With RateGain for AI-Driven Rate Intelligence

2021-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

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RateGain Technologies, the leading SaaS Company for travel and hospitality, today announced a global strategic partnership with IDeaS.

Tags: AI data, data intelligence, hotel booking, hotel rates, hotel technology, hotels, IDeaS, OPTIMA, rate intelligence, RateGain

How Hospitality Sustainability Might Be Transformed Post-COVID

2021-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

White Arkitekter

A new report reveals that by 2050, hotels will need could be far more sustainable with the right cooperative framework in place.

Tags: hospitality news, Paris Climate Agreement, Royal Park Hospitality Hub, sustainability, sustainability news, sustainable architecture, sustainable design, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, White Arkitekter

SAS to Fly to Athens, Chania, Larnaca for Spring-Summer 2021

2021-02-13 by Argophilia Travel News

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SAS opens 180 direct routes from Scandinavia to Europe in its spring and summer traffic programs providing the pandemic allows.

Tags: airline news, Europe destinations, Europe flights, Greece flights, SAS, Scandinavian travelers

Greece Extends Restrictions on Domestic Flights Until March 1st

2021-02-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Domestic flights in Greece will continue to be restricted until Monday, March 1st to protect passengers and the citizens from COVID-19.

Tags: airline news, banned flights, flght bans, flight restrictions, Greece air traffic, Greece airlines, Greece flights, travel within Greece

Athens and Attica Go Into Strict Lockdown Tomorrow

2021-02-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Beginning tomorrow, the lockdown restrictions in Athens and the surrounding Attica region will get tougher.

Tags: Athens lockdown, Attica, Greece COVID-19, Greece pandemic, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, lockdowns

Fraport Completes Planned Construction Program for 14 Greek Airports

2021-02-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Thessaloniki Makedonia New Terminal

Fraport Greece delivers redeveloped and modernized airports ahead of schedule – New services, more comfort and more choices for passengers.

Tags: air terminals, airports, Fraport AG, Fraport Greece, Fraport Group, Greece, Greece projects, Greek air traffic, Greek airports, Greek investment

Israeli & Greek Leaders Sign Tourism Deal

2021-02-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Israel and Greece have reached an agreement to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations.

Tags: COVID-19 economics, Greece tourism, Israel relations, Israeli tourists, Mediterranean islands, Mitsotakis, Netanyahu, pandemic

Trivago Data Shows Brits Ready to Gtf Outta Britain for Vacations

2021-02-09 by Argophilia Travel News

women traveler

A recent survey conducted by leading travel platform Trivago shows that 40% of Britons will do anything for a vacation.

Tags: Britain flights, British tourists, Greece tourists, pandemic effects, target markets, travel market, Travel to Greece, Trivago, vacation woes

Azerbaijan Launches Web Portal to Promote the Karabakh Region

2021-02-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Karabakh

Azerbaijan’s state-run tourism organization, the Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), has launched a website to promote the Karabakh region.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Karabakh Region, tourism

Greece’s Daily COVID-19 Report Reveals 1,113 New Cases in 24 Hours

2021-02-07 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to Greece’s National Public Health Organization (EODY) there were another 1.113 new coronavirus cases recorded on Saturday.

Tags: COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, EODY, pandemic Greece, pandemic response

Israel and Greece Mulling Reciprocal Visits for Vaccinated Travelers

2021-02-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Israel and Greece are currently in advance negotiations of an agreement for reciprocal visits for vaccinated tourists.

Tags: Greece tourism, Greece travel, Israel, Israel tourism, Israeli tourists, travel, travel ban

Europe Leadership Seems Stymied by New COVID Variant

2021-02-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Eiffel Tower

The new COVID strain has Europe leaders scrambling for answers. Experts say the virus will continue to mutate until stopped from replicating.

Tags: B117, COVID mutations, COVID variants, COVID-19, pandemic

Greek Officials Fear Third Wave of COVID Cases Imminent

2021-02-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Earlier this week news outlets reported on the New Democracy government’s concerns the third wave of coronavirus might be fueled by a stopgap COVID-19 strategy.

Tags: Athens coronavirus, Attica, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 Greece, ESY, National Health System, New Democracy, Pfizer COVID vaccine, third wave, vaccine, Vassilis Kikilias

Planning for Green Flow Baikal Hotel Moving Forward

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Green Flow Hotel

An investment project by Green Flow Baikal, LLC at Lake Baikal moves forward for the construction of a 4-star resort.

Tags: hotel development, hotel investments, Lake Baikal, Russia hotels, Russia investments, Russia resorts, Russian resorts, wellness resorts, Yevgeny Lukovnikov

Ultima Collection Reveals Ultra-Luxury Travel Trends For 2021

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Ultima Corfu

Ultima Collection, in collaboration with Globetrender, reveals 2021 luxury travel trends that are here to stay.

Tags: AirBnb, Corfu villas, elite homes, elite trends, Globetrender, luxury corfu, luxury homes, luxury travel, Ultima Collection, Ultima Corfu, vacation homes, vacation villas

EODY Announced 484 New COVID Variant Cases Sunday

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid economy

Public health officials in Greece (EODY) announced 484 new cases of infection of the variant of COVID-19.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, EODY, Greece COVID-19, intubation, new COVID cases, pandemic Greece, pandemic response

2020 in Focus: The Worst Tourism Season in History

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

empty airports

According to the latest Global Barometer of Tourism of the UNWTO the collapse of international travel represents an estimated loss of $1.3 trillion.

Tags: Bookings, COVID tourism, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, economic catastrophe, international tourism, pandemic effects, tourism decline, tourism economy, tourism slump, UNWTO, world tourism

Russian Travelers Can Fly to Greece Beginning February 8th

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Aeroflot flight attendant

Starting February 8th, the Russian Federation will resume flights to Greece and Singapore, according to Itar-Tass news agency.

Tags: epidemiological situation, EU countries, Greece tourists, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, lockdown, NOTAM, russia flights, Russian tourists, Russian travelers

Toplou Monastery Pilgrimage Cancelled Over COVID Concerns

2021-01-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Toplou Monastery

The Holy Monastery of Toplou, outside Sitia, has announced that pilgrims will not be allowed for the feast of Saint Isadore at remote Cape Sidero.

Tags: Cape Sidero, COVID cancellations, Cretan feasts, Crete celebrations, Crete events, Crete news, feasts, Lassithi, Monastery of Toplou, Orthodox religion, religious events, Sitia, Sitia news

Another Thing: A Local Masterpiece – A Nike by Skopas at Tegea

2021-01-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Nike

It’s time for a new apprciation of art and culture and the Nike by Skopas at Tegea, via Peter Sommer Travels.

Tags: Ancient Greece, exploring Greece, Exploring the Peloponnese, Greece tours, Greek sculpture, Greek temples, Nike of Tegea, Peter Sommers tours, Peter Sommers Travels, Skopas, Tegea ruins, Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea in Arcadia, temple tours, tour guides, tours of antiquity, Travel to Greece, treasures of Greece, treasures of Samos

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