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EyeWide Digital Nominated for Greek Hospitality Awards

2018-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency, one of Europe’s leading hospitality marketing companies, has been nominated for several Greek Hospitality Awards for 2018.

Tags: Aldemar Resorts, Anemos, Celestyal Cruises, CHRIMA Magazine, Ethos Events, EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Grecotel, Greek Hospitality Awards, hotel awards, Hotelbrain, marketing, Minas Liapakis

Tourism Minister Sees Rise in Bookings to Greece for 2018

2018-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura

Bookings to Greece for the 2018 season are seeing an impressive increase compared to last year, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on Friday.

Tags: Elena Kountoura, Greece tourism, Greece tours, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Greek tourism, tours

TripAdvisor Releases Experiences, Tours, and Activities Trends 2018

2018-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

tourism trends

TripAdvisor shares its top travel trend report for the experiences segment. TripAdvisor bookings data revealed that iconic sites remain wildly popular, while travelers are expanding their horizons and bringing growth to new, non-traditional and experiential categories.

Tags: reports, tour, tour trends, tourism reports, travel experiences, Travel Trends, traveler reports, trend report, trends, TripAdvisor

Eurostar Renews Commitment to the Environment

2018-02-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Yesterday, Eurostar unveiled a ten-point plan in support of its Tread Lightly environmental commitments and in line with the 2016 Paris climate agreement.

Tags: energy efficiency, Environment, Eurostar, Nicolas Petrovic, sustainability, Tread Lightly

Fraport Greece Starts Development at Kos

2018-02-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Following a very successful year for Kos airport, marked by a 20.7% increase in passenger traffic and an overall number of 2.3 million passengers, Fraport Greece is now implementing major upgrades to the facilities there.

Tags: airlines, Fraport, Fraport Greece, Greece, Greece airports, kos, Kos Airport

Thomas Cook Adds 145 Staff for Popular Destinations Like Crete

2018-02-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Thomas Cook is looking for staff to work for the 2018 season in its International Management Team. In total, the tour operator seeks to hire 145 people, fluent in English and German, for popular tourist destinations, including Crete.

Tags: crete, Crete hotels, Crete travel, Greece, island tours, Mediterranean, Thomas Cook Group, tour companies

Budapest Airport Offers Up VIP Services

2018-02-06 by Argophilia Travel News

Budapest Airport has opened a new VIP service which offers exclusivity, relaxation, comfort and the personal touch, and more.

Tags: Budapest, Budapest Airport, Budapest flights, Budapest travel

Tourism News Bits: Greece 2018

2018-02-06 by Argophilia Travel News

News bits from Greece, electronic tickets to Greek archaeological sites are to be issued starting after May 2018, and the Athens Festival kicks off.

Tags: Athens Festival, Epidaurus Festival, Greece 2018, Greece attractions, Greece news, Greece tourism, Sting

Ryanair Announces First Flights To Jordan

2018-02-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Courtesy Ryanair Corporate

Europe’s low-cost airline, Ryanair has just announced a new connection from Athens to Aqaba in Jordan. These are the first flights by Ryanair into Jordan.

Tags: Athens flights, Jordan flights, Middle East flights, Ryanair

Azamara Club Cruises Announces New Destinations

2018-01-31 by Argophilia Travel News

AZAMARA PURSUIT

Azamara Club Cruises®, the cruise line known for its Destination Immersion® programming, today revealed its 2018-19 sailings for the brand’s newest addition, Azamara PursuitSM.

Tags: Azamara Club Cruises, cruise lines, cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., world cruise lines

airBaltic to recruit over 100 pilots in 2018

2018-01-31 by Argophilia Travel News

airBaltic in February will host an airBaltic “Pilot Open Days” initiative in several cities, including Vilnius, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Stockholm. The initiative targets different types of pilots willing to become part of airBaltic flight crew.

Tags: airBaltic, airBaltic pilots, airline growth, airlines, Almaty, Baltic airlines, Latvia airlines, Martin Gauss, Riga

airBaltic Takes Off With Direct Flights to Abu Dhabi

2018-01-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Latvia’s airBaltic has just announced a cooperation with Etihad Airways to establish direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi.

Tags: Abu Dhabi, airBaltic, Baltics, Etihad Airways, Kazakhstan, Latvia airlines, Latvia flights, Martin Gauss, Riga, Riga flights

Tokyo Woos Russian Travelers to Japan

2018-01-24 by Argophilia Travel News

This week Moscow hotel “Radisson Slavyanskaya” held an event for the travel agencies and the media, and organized a new office for the promotion of tourism in Tokyo, for Russia under the motto “In Tokyo. A Meeting of Old and New.

Tags: Japan, Radisson Slavyanskaya, Russia, Russia outbound, Russia travelers, Russian tourists, Russians, Tokyo

NAFI Polls Russians on 2018 Travel

2018-01-20 by Argophilia Travel News

St. Petersburg

According to research conducted by the analytical center NAFI, every third Russian will travel abroad, and half of Russians will travel in-country in 2018

Tags: demand, directions, domestic tourism, Finance, market, NAFI, outbound tourism, routes, Russia domestic, Russia outbound, Russia tourists, Russia travelers, studies, travel, travel business, trends

World Travel Awards To Celebrate Silver Anniversary

2018-01-20 by Argophilia Travel News

In news from World Travel Awards the company has begun preparations for its 25th anniversary of recognizing leaders in the international hospitality sector. Beginning in April, WTA will begin celebrations in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. 

Tags: Europe travel, Graham Cooke, Grand Tour 2018, travel, travel awards, World Travel Awards, WTA

Bulgaria Welcomed One Million Greeks in 2017

2018-01-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Bulgaria, one of the favored destinations for Greek tourists, saw over one million arrivals from Greece in between January and November 2017.

Tags: Bansco, Bulgaria tourism, Bulgaria travel, Eastern Europe, Elena Kuntura, Greece travel, Greek tourists, Nikolina Angelova, Ski Bulgaria

Fraport Greece Names Ilias Maragakis COO

2018-01-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Fraport Greece has appointed Ilias Maragakis as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr Maragakis, who until recently served as Director of Safety and Performance, succeeded Ian Matheson, a senior executive with international experience in airport concession projects, who successfully fulfilled the challenging task of setting up Operational processes and managing the first months of the concession.

Tags: Alexander Zinell, EASA certification, European Aviation Safety Agency, Fraport Greece, Germany Greece, Greece aviation, HCAA, Ilias Maragakis

Ryanair Smashes Weekly Bookings Record

2018-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Ryanair Europe's biggest budget airline

Ryanair today announced having smashed its weekly bookings record, taking over 3 million bookings in a single week

Tags: air fares, airline, airline news, airlines, budget airlines, Ryanair

Airlines Forced to Reschedule Greece Flights Over Strikes

2018-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

The most recent strike of public transport employees, as well as sailors and doctors, has caused airlines like Russia’s Aeroflot to reschedule or even cancel flights. And another strike of subway workers, bus drivers, tram and trolleybuses, is expected today.

Tags: Aegean Airliines, aeroflot, Greece, Greece austerity, Greece debt, Greek austerity, Greek travel, IMF, strikes

Chedi Luštica Bay to Open Soon

2018-01-14 by Argophilia Travel News

According to news from hotel company GHM. the  Asian group continues its expansion into Europe with an all-new 5-star hotel in Montenegro in the Balkan Peninsula. Begun in the early 1990s, GHM focuses on providing guests with a unique lifestyle experience in hotels that have a unique character that always resonates with its location.

Tags: Balkan Peninsula, Boka Bay, GHM, hotel openings, hotels 2018, Luštica Bay, Luxury Hotels, Montenegro

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