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Travelzoo Wins 2018 People’s Choice Award

2018-02-28 by Argophilia Travel News

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Travelzoo® (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global publisher of exclusive offers and experiences for members, has taken home four top honors at this year’s Stevie Awards® for Sales and Customer Service.

Tags: 2018 People's Choice Award, award ceremonies, Stevie Awards, travel awards, travel news, travel startups, Travelzoo

EU Travel Commission Expects Sound Growth for Chinese Travel to Europe

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Chinese tourists

Positive indicators mirror outbound travel growth forecasts around the celebration of the Chinese New Year, one of the key periods when Chinese take holidays.  According to the latest results of the Long-Haul Travel Sentiment Survey and Index Chinese willingness to travel overseas remains positive in the first months of 2018.

Tags: 2018 travel, Chinese holidays, Chinese travelers, EU holidays, EU tourism, EU Travel, Europe growth, Long-haul travel, tourism growth, travel statistics

TripAdvisor Names World’s Best Beaches In 2018

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

A Cuban beach

 TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and booking site, today announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice® awards for Beaches.

Tags: beach holidays, beaches, best beaches, top rated beaches, TripAdvisor, trips, World beaches

Seabourn Delivers Expansive 2018 Season With New Marquee Ports In Europe

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Seabourn Ovation

Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury travel experience, is gearing up to allow guests to immerse themselves in the best of Europe in 2018. Following the launch of the line’s newest ship, Seabourn Ovation, in May this year, travelers will be able to enjoy an expanded menu of more than 41 individual departures.

Tags: Aegean cruise, Aegean cruises, cruise lines, cruise news, Greece cruising, luxury cruises, sea journeys, Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Ovation, ship travel

Pobeda Airlines to Begin Flights to Kutaisi

2018-02-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Pobeda Airlines

News from the budget airline “Victory” (Pobeda by Aeroflot) tell of coming flights operating between Kutaisi in Georgia and Moscow and Saint Petersburg in Russia. Beginning in September, the airline intends starting regular flights via five Russian airlines.

Tags: aeroflot, Georgia airlines, Georgia travel, Georgian Airways, Ketevan Aleksidze, Nordavia, Pobeda, Russia airlines, russia flights, S7 Airlines, Saratov airlines, Tbilisi, Ural Airlines

New competition offers UK hotels a chance to rebrand free for one year.

2018-02-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Magnuson Hotels

Following extensive success with their brand membership platform overseas, the US’s fastest growing hotel chain, Magnuson Hotels, is launching a range of brand membership opportunities tailored for the UK hotel market.

Tags: hotel brands, hotel business, hotel management, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, OTA's

Lessons from the World’s Most Successful Hotel Renegade: Tom Magnuson

2018-02-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Tom Magnuson

Magnuson Worldwide founder Tom Magnuson is responsible for creating the fastest-growing hotel brand of all time, with more new hotels added in the last ten years than eight of the brand’s ten biggest competitors. Here, the founder shares the most important lessons learned through starting a successful hotel chain such as Magnuson, and how these lessons can help you make the most of your own independent hotel.

Tags: Hotel Investment Forum 2018, hotel management, IHIF, Magnuson Worldwide, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson, World hotels

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

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