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Hilton: On Hand to Create Your Heart’s Desire

2018-07-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Embark on a journey with Hilton Malaysia

A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, the biggest celebration of your lives. It captures the big and small moments of a love story, and its narrative sets the stage for the idea, theme, and the feel of the wedding. As you begin your journey together as one, enlisting some of the best wedding specialists to bring your dreams to life is instrumental.

Tags: Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, Hilton, Hilton Paris Opera, hotels, Rangali Island

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

Skyscanner logo

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

SnapShot Launches the First Independent Hospitality Data Platform

2018-06-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Snapshot

SnapShot launched its third and most significant phase as a company, deploying the first hospitality data platform independent of brand or software providers.

Tags: Carson Booth, data, data platform, David Turnbull, hotel data, hotels, Independent hotels

Booking.com Goes Local With An Unforgettable Foodie Adventure

2018-06-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Foodie travel

More than six in ten travelers (61%) say they pick a destination for its great food or drink; Over half of global travelers (51%) are likely to seek out local street food markets; Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil are among the top places to discover local food across the globe.

Tags: Booking.com, Bookings, culinary travel, foodie, foodies, hotel bookings, travelers

Hotel Beacon NYC Recommends RateTiger as Channel Manager

2018-06-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Hotel Beacon

Hotel Beacon, a landmark in New York City has highly recommended RateTiger for managing online channel connectivity. The upscale hotel has been using RTConnect for 2-way XML connectivity between its property management system and online sales channels for the last three years to effectively manage all its demand partners seamlessly. Located in  Upper Westside, right next to Beacon Theater, […]

Tags: channel manager, Hotel Beacon, hotel revenue, hotels, PMS systems, RateTiger, RTConnect

TripAdvisor: Greece Among “Most Excellent” Places to Travel

2018-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Georgioupolis

Greece is among the “Most Excellent” global tourism destinations that have the highest percentage of TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence recipients,  according to TripAdvisor®, the leading travel planning and booking site.

Tags: Certificate of Excellence, Greece, TripAdvisor, Visit Greece

World Oceans Day: Marine Protection Event Live Streamed from Santorini

2018-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Ghost nets kill millions of marine animals each year. On June 8th, World Oceans Day, Healthy Seas together with Cousteau Divers, with the support of Italian fabric manufacturer, Carvico S.p.A, will live stream from the island of Santorini in Greece, and show the world how divers remove these deadly traps.

Tags: Atlantis Dive Center, Cousteau, Cousteau Divers, ECONYL®, Environment, green movement, Healthy Seas, Laura Colnaghi, oceans, Pierre-Yves Cousteau, World Oceans Day

eRevMax announces 2-way integration with Nitesoft

2018-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Nightsoft

Award-winning hotel connectivity expert eRevMax has completed 2-way integration with Swedish cloud-based PMS Nitesoft. The strategic partnership between the two companies will automate the distribution of availability, rates and reservations for hotel clients.

Tags: eRevMax, GDS, hotel booking, hotel manager, Hotel rooms, hotel tech, hotels, metasearch, Nitesoft, OTA's, revenue, Revenue Management, room management

Ryanair Launches New Athens to Heraklion Route

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair

Ryanair launched a new Athens to Heraklion route which will commence on 15 June 2018 with a 4-weekly service. This new route offers Greek consumers even more choice and is on sale now from the Ryanair.com website.

Tags: Athens departures, Athens flights, crete, Crete flights, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Heraklion flights, Heraklion trips, Hotels in Greece, Ryanair, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

Grand Hyatt to Open First Hotel in Greece

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Grand Hyatt Hotel in Athens

Hyatt will open its first Grand Hyatt in Greece through a franchise agreement signed with Henderson Park and Hines for the Grand Hyatt Athens hotel. 

Tags: Athens hospitality, Athens hotels, Grand Hyatt, Greece hotels, hotel openings, Hyatt, Hyatt Hotels

Variety Cruises Offers Mega Yacht Experience Include Greek Isles

2018-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Variety Cruises' Galileo

Variety Cruises, named one of the top ten best boutique cruise lines by USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Awards, is offering newlyweds the chance to experience a small ship cruise with a special Honeymooners Package.

Tags: cruise Greece, greece cruises, Greek Islands, Greek Isles, honeymoon cruises, Honeymooners Package, island cruises, Variety Cruises

Greece Ranks Second in the World for Blue Flag Beaches

2018-05-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete Beach

Greece has been ranked No. 2 in the world ranking for the prestigious Blue Flag quality award for beaches, marinas and sustainable tourism boats, according to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF).

Tags: Blue Flag, Environment, Greece beaches, Greek beaches, GTP, marinas, sustainability, World beaches

850 Students Join “The Crete Trip 2018”

2018-05-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete Trip 2018

During the Crete trip, from May 10 to 13, international students will travel along with volunteers from the network to learn about Cretan culture via its music, flavors and tours of the island

Tags: Crete events, Crete tours, Crete Trip, Crete Trip 2018, educational travel, Erasmus Student Network, ESN, Greece, student travel

Fosun International Unveils China’s first Atlantis Resort in Sanya

2018-04-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Guo Guangchang

Kerzner International’s World-Class Atlantis Brand, An Ocean-Themed Integrated Entertainment Destination Resort, Raises Hainan Province’s Tourism to New Heights

Olympic Competitors Highlight “Navarino Challenge” 2018

2018-04-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Navaro Challenge events

Registration is open for the 6th “Navarino Challenge”, the established sports tourism event and standard choice in the calendar of the fans, since 2013!

Tags: Costa Navarino, events, Mandy Persaki, marathon, Messinia, Navarino, Navarino Bay, Navarino Challenge, Navarino Dunes, Nikos Gemelos, paddling, pilates, races, running, running events, Swimming, swimming events, water sports, Westin Resort Costa Navarino

Marriott International Unveils Unified Loyalty Programs

2018-04-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Craig S. Smith

Today, Marriott International announced it will introduce one set of unified benefits across Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) for its members in August 2018.

Tags: AC Hotels by Marriott, Courtyard, guest loyalty, hotel news, loyalty, loyalty programs, Marriott, Marriott International, Protea

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