Argophilia

Αργοφιλία: For the love of the journey.

Is the Sun Setting on Hilton?

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Is Hilton on the way out as a single hotelier entity? What can investors and guest conclude from Hilton moves to sell off Europe and other mature assets? When a major hotel chain dumps on long time constituents, some say the sun may be setting on a vast hospitality empire.

Design + Excellence = Digital Conversions – Period.

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About 85 percent of the hospitality websites you can surf to right now need a redesign. Don’t try and find the math to justify my exactness here, just user your “mind’s eye” to scroll back through what you’ve surfed to, and past, during your web experience. Luckily the old saying “ugly is forever” does not have to apply for your business billboard on the web.

5 Fabulous Destinations You Never Heard Of

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It’s a big, big, big world we live in. No matter how technology further links us together, no matter what discoveries discoverers uncover, there always seems to be an information gap where “knowing” about people and places is concerned. Argo Travel News is all about showing readers as many of these as possible. So here are some Saturday discoveries you may want to visit.

Can Swipp Whip Facebook and Swipp Market Intel Into Shape?

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CEO and co-founder Don Thorson has been “Swipping” his team’s startup into shape, according WIRED’s Ryan Tate, actually “quietly honing its social search system” until BANG. Even Tom Foremski admires the team behind the data/social/whatchamakawlit Facebook ankle biter.

Bulgarian Tourism Growth Dependent on Optimism

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Ivo Marinov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism for Bulgaria predicts significant growth at a minimum of 3%. Visiting Veliko Tarnovo today the minister showed off a new tourism guide entitled “Get to Know Your Homeland”, that reveals some 17 key sites in the region. But even with new initiative and branding exercises, can Bulgaria get its just travel due?

The Best Europe You’ll Ever See: Courtesy the Blue Danube

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Winter has set in for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere on Mother Earth. And for the traveler, visions of the next great journey away from inherent cabin fever are surely arising now. Discover Europe! Your sixth travel sense may be saying, and what better way than traversing most of it, in comfort, and style. Is this a sales pitch? Well no, we don’t work for Avalon Waterways, we just know travel. Read on, this is good stuff.

Travel Tech 123: Venuemob Value Long & Short

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A travel tech bit from Australia tells of a startup called Venuemob, which helps users find places to hold their events. News from Betakit talks about the recent $450,000 funding round from Singapore based telecom Singtel, but we thought we’d take a look at the service for usability.

Croatian Wine and Other Secrets: For You

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Travel wonders, they’re all about us. At Argo Travel News we’ve also found, gems are to an extent everywhere you seek too. I decided to open an opt-in mail this morning, exploring avenues not otherwise taken advantage of, etc. The ensuing discovery was perfect, a Croatian winemaker of excellence.