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Valentine’s Day in Chateau St. Havel Prague

Aleksandr Shatskih

Chateau St. Havel Prague, a luxury hotel in a 13th Century castle, offers a special St. Valentine´s stay package that celebrates the whole month of February.

AR Will Change the Hotel Experience Forever

Phil Butler

For those who thought augmented and virtual reality technologies were just for gamers, news from Chinese search giant Baidu tells of the company building an AR lab to research and build experiences for the digital world. Across the spectrum of the mobile-digital realm, companies are in a frenzied uptake mode for developing and launching AR capability. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the travel, booking, and hospitality experience spaces.

Europe’s Travelers in Snowy Grip

Aleksandr Shatskih

Europe is in a deep freeze this week as dozens of flights, ferry services, and auto traffic have been disrupted by freezing and snowy conditions at destinations like Greece, Italy and Turkey.

Russia’s Kitchen Bachelor: Coolest Cook This Side of Kamchatka

Phil Butler

Argophilia Travel News is launching a new feature series from one of Russia’s most interesting media/culinary celebrities, the producer of Russia One’s most popular “Sunday Time”, and founder of Kitchen Bachelor (Кухня Холостяка), Evgeny Maruskin.

Europe’s Five Most Innovative Hotels 2016

Phil Butler

2016 has witnessed many shifts toward the cutting edge of hospitality from the emergence of Big Data analytics to the sharing economy and beyond. 2016 began with a promise of innovation and renewed profitability and ends on a note of strong growth for many hotels. In Europe, the long list of innovators in the hotel space […]

9 Tips for Doing a Great Job as a Guest PR Pro

Aleksandr Shatskih

Have you ever considered the Guest PR professionals and their role in hospitality? They are not always the people who greet you. Sometimes they work behind the scenes, but they are the people who address your suggestions, who read the surveys you fill in and advise the management to implement changes to meet your expectations. As […]

An Orthodox Christmas in Bulgaria

Aleksandr Shatskih

Bulgaria celebrates the Orthodox Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar on December 25. Here are some of their Christmas traditions.

Visit Mysterious and Magnificent Kazakhstan

Phil Butler

Adventurous as the spirit of most travelers can be, there are places on our world that are unimaginably unique, challenging, and breathtaking.  One of those places is the largest landlocked country on Earth, the Republic of Kazakhstan. From her fascinating cities to the awe-inspiring Almaty region, the country is a dynamic mix of futuristic skyscapes blended […]