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Santorini’s Caldera Yachting Wins ‘Best in Luxury’ Award at WTM London 2018

2018-11-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Caldera

Caldera Yachting, a Santorini-based company offering luxury yachting services, has received the silver award in the “Best in Luxury” category at the 2018 International Travel and Tourism Awards.

Tags: Caldera Yachting, GNTO, Greece, Greece yechting, Santorini, Santorini tours, WTM, WTM 2018, WTM London, yachting

Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Celebrates 200 Captivating Destinations

2018-11-12 by Argophilia Travel News

InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts

Leading luxury hotel brand InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts has partnered with London-based contemporary artist Alexander Hall, also known under the alias Haut de Gamme©, to create a stunning art installation, commemorating 200 properties around the world.

Tags: Alexander Hall, Designer hotels, destinations, Ginger Taggart, InterContinental, InterContinental Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, World hotels

Gyros Awared EU Certification As Greek Food Item

2018-11-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Gyro food

Gyros have finally been recognized as being Greek, achieving the Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSG) status.

Tags: Greece diet, Greece's Ministry of Agriculture, Greek cuisine, Greek food, gyros, TSG

Athens Named European Capital of Innovation for 2018

2018-11-08 by Argophilia Travel News

The Acropolis

Athens, Greece has been named the 2018 European Capital of Innovation for the innovative it’s overcome social and economic challenges.

Tags: Athens, European Capital of Innovation, Greece, Greece awards, Greece tourism, Greek economy, iCapital

Club Med Launches Special Free Stays For Children and More

2018-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Club Med logo

Club Med, the pioneer of the all-inclusive concept, launched a new promotion to highlight each of their sun-soaked resorts.

Tags: air credits, children travel, Club Med, family travel, free upgrades, kid travel, kids stay, stays

The European Travel Commission Reports Summer Months Growth

2018-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Paris skyline

European destinations reported healthy growth this summer despite rising political risks and less relaxed financial conditions posing a threat to the global economic outlook.

Tags: China, Europe travel, Europe trends, European Travel Commission, Summer 2018, Travel 2018, Travel Trends, Turkey Travel, visa-free

Lufthansa Launches Direct Thessaloniki-Frankfurt Flights

2018-11-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Lufthansa ribbon cutting

After 17 years, Lufthansa has launched a new direct non-stop service to Thessaloniki International Airport “Makedonia”, connecting the Greek northern city with Frankfurt.

Tags: airlines, German airlines, Greek destinations, Lufthansa flights, Lufthansa FlyNet, Lufthansa routes, Thessaloniki International Airport

Thomas Cook to Open Four Hotels in Greece in 2019

2018-11-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Casa Cook Chania, Crete

UK tour operator Thomas Cook on Wednesday announced the opening of four hotels in Greece – on Crete, Kos and Rhodes – in summer 2019.

Tags: Casa Cook, Cook’s Club Tigaki Kos, crete, kos, Rhodes, thomas cook, Thomas Cook Group, Thomas Cook vacations

eRevMax Poised to Launch AgentX101 at WTM London 2018

2018-10-31 by Argophilia Travel News

eRevMax WTM London stand number.

First of its kind’ 360-degree management solution for Travel Agents & Tour Operators eRevMax, the global hospitality technology leader, will unveil its revolutionary new integrated management solution for Travel Agents & Tour Operators – AgentX101 – at WTM London 2018, being held between 5 – 7 November at ExCel Centre. AgentX101, powered by LiveOS, is […]

McDonald’s Forges Forward with ‘Experience of the Future’

2018-10-31 by Argophilia Travel News

McDonalds Sydney Domestic Airport

McDonald’s Corporation has announced the modernization of more than 1,000 stores in the United States. Company President and CEO Steve Easterbrook told shareholders on a recent earnings call of going forward “with the most significant transformation ever undertaken.”

Tags: fast food, food delivery, hospitality, McDonald's, McDonald's worldwide, restaurants, Steve Easterbrook., U.S. corporations

Bébé Voyage Trails: Easy Day Tours with Baby in Tow

2018-10-23 by Argophilia Travel News

Bébé Voyage, the premiere community of globetrotting parents, together with Crumbdrop, a technology platform that generates instant animated slideshows, releases Bébé Voyage Trails.

Tags: Bébé Voyage, Bébé Voyage Trails, Chicago, Crumbdrop, day tours, kids travel, London, Paris, Sydney, toddlers, Tokyo, tours

AEGEAN Voted World’s 5th Best International Airlines

2018-10-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines was voted fifth on the list of the 20 Best Airlines in the World (outside the US) for 2018

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, air carriers, airlines, Condé Nast Traveler, international airlines, world airlines

The 8th pan-Hellenic Festival of Amateur Theatre Ierapetra Starts Oct. 20

2018-10-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Coming up October 20 – 28, the Association of Friends of the Theatre Ierapetra, in cooperation with the Municipality of Ierapetra, SOCIAL.CULTURE.A, and the Hoteliers Association of Ierapetra and Southeast Crete present the 8th pan-Hellenic Festival of Amateur Theatre.  The festival is a competition with a focus to strengthen and promote amateur theater and to […]

Tags: Amateur Theater, Crete events, drama, Hellenic Festival, Ierapetra events, Municipality of Ierapetra, theater

UNWTO, WTO, ITC, and WTTC Make Joint Statement on Tourism

2018-10-12 by Argophilia Travel News

25th August Street

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have issued the joint communication “Tourism, Trade and the WTO” affirming the importance of enhanced global cooperation on trade & tourism, and encouraging greater participation of the tourism sector in trade policy.

Tags: ITC, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable tourism, Tourism in Greece, travel, UNWTO, WTO, WTTC

Ryanair to Launch 21 New Greece Routes for 2019

2018-10-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Low-cost carrier Ryanair on Wednesday announced the launch of 21 new routes connecting Greece and popular international destinations for summer 2019.

Tags: Athens connections, Athens travel, Greece airlines, London flights, Mykonos flights, Ryanair, Ryanair connections, Thessaloniki

Hard Rock International Brings Music To Madrid

2018-10-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Hard Rock Hotel

With a presence spanning more than 74 countries, Hard Rock International announces the expansion of its hotel portfolio, with the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Madrid in 2019.

Tags: Hard Rock, Hard Rock Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel Madrid, Hard Rock Madrid, Madrid hotels, Spain hoels, Spain hospitality, Spain hotels, Spain travel, Todd Hricko

Divers Discover a New Underwater Cave Near Chania [Video]

2018-10-10 by Argophilia Travel News

Diver's Club Crete

Divers have discovered a new underwater cave while exploring near
Spathas, a little over 20km west of the port city of Chania.

Tags: cave diving, Chania, diving, Elephants Cave, Marmara Beach, Sfakias Cave

Aegean Airlines Announces Chania Hotel Partners

2018-10-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Casa Delfino

Travelers who fly with Aegean Airlines can now earn award miles and free nights because of a partnership with 6 hotels and resorts in Chania.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, Chania, Chania hotels, Domez Noruz, Kriti Hotel, Kydon Hotel, Porto Veneziano Hotel, Serenissima Boutique Ηotel

Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki Sends Invite to All to Tennis Academy

2018-10-04 by Argophilia Travel News

The Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki is inviting children and adults to join its Tennis Academy on the grounds of the five-star luxury resort.

Tags: Hyatt Hotels, Hyatt Regency Greece, Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki, Hyatt Thessaloniki, Regency Thessaloniki, Tennis Academy, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki hotels, Thessaloniki tennis

Passengers Are Stranded as Another European Airline Collapses

2018-10-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Primera Air

News that low-cost carrier Primera Air ceased operations as of Monday night comes as a shock to those who watched the small airline budding and expanding its reach across Europe last year.

Tags: Air Berlin, airline bankruptcy, budget airlines, Europe airlines, failed airlines, Monarch, Primera Air

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