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Make New Year’s memorable celebrating under the Northern Lights

Aleksandr Shatskih

Most people spend New Year’s Eve at home, with their loved ones. But don’t you think it’s time to spice things up a bit this year? How about celebrating the coming year someplace different, like in Northern Europe for example? Countries like Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland have the finest winter resorts and the best […]

10 years ago

Where to Celebrate This Christmas in Budapest

Mihaela Lica Butler

Budapest is a happy city that knows how to celebrate Christmas with a myriad of lights, happy faces, carols and ancient traditions, and most importantly, great food. At Mamaison Hotel Andrass you will find La Perle Noire Restaurant and Lounge, which has a special Christmas menu, both for hotel guests, and for patrons who don’t […]

10 years ago

Diipa Khosla’s fashionable Prague

Aleksandr Shatskih

Last month Argo Travel News caught up with web celebrity and fashion model Diipa Khosla after a photo shoot with influence startup Bebang* in Prague. Diipa helped reveal for Bebang, and for brands there, the power and value of influence marketing. More importantly though, the digital call for “experience sharing” instead of broadcast advertising, catches hold.

10 years ago

Bulgaria’s Hidden Nature Gems: Pamporovo and Smolyan

Phil Butler

Most UK ski enthusiast have heard of Bankso, one of eastern Europe’s most publicized budget ski destinations. However wonderful this relatively new resort may be, Winter treasures in neighboring Bulgarian towns, they represent timeless beauty most people in the world never heard of. It’s these sorts of places, we at Argo love to share.

10 years ago

Lato Boutique Hotel Announces Christmas Deals

Mihaela Lica Butler

It’s that time of the year again, time to celebrate Christmas and to welcome the New Year in style. So why don’t you celebrate at Lato Boutique Hotel in Heraklion if you are on Crete? The hotel annouced great discounted room rates this season, authentic Cretan hospitality, quality services, functional comfort and the best festive […]

11 years ago

Bulgaria is the value place to ski this winter

Aleksandr Shatskih

Getting set for this ski season? For a great value Bulgaria’s Bansko is offering the best value to Brits who want a family ski vacation.

11 years ago

What’s sexy chic in Europe via Fotolia

Aleksandr Shatskih

We use Fotolia for a great many post images here on Argophilia. So today, we thought we’d bring readers some of them most beautiful and interesting ones we’ve found. Please feel free to suggest your own from the image bank at Fotolia too.

11 years ago

CHRISTIE’S offers rare vintage Russian Intourist art

Phil Butler

News from CHRISTIE’S , the world’s most famous fine arts auction house, tells of travel nostalgia from Russia in the time of Stalin. The auction house’s Vintage Poster sales, I’m told, always glean special interest in the travel genre. So the vintage Russian Intourist posters commissioned back in the 1930’s bear special note today.

11 years ago

Watch out airbnb: HomeAway buys into guest experiences

Phil Butler

HomeAway, the innovative vacation rental startup we’ve covered before, has invested $20 million in in social review startup Gogobot. Along with Battery Ventures and Redpoint Ventures, HomeAway aims to enhance profitability of the larger entity via restaurant and other ancillary recommendations.

11 years ago

Secret hot spots of Europe yet to be discovered

Aleksandr Shatskih

Paris and Venice are wonderful, but such popular European cities are often thronged with crowds of tourists. If you want a more authentic experience, without feeling like you’re surrounded by a horde of visitors, check out these secret European hot spots. You’ll feel like you’ve discovered a hidden gem.

11 years ago

Top 10 Best Travel Blogs to Follow in 2015

Argo Contributor

Nowadays, the sophisticated traveler does far more than just check travel guide sites and book travel services online. Modern day travel requires a higher degree of sophistication and more documentation. We use digital maps, we check online review sites and more. One particularly interesting phenomenon in the travel industry is the activity of travel blogging.

11 years ago

5 Happening Europe Hot Spots for 2015

Aleksandr Shatskih

Europe has always been the très chic destination for travelers around the world. Old world charm, it never seems to go out of style. For 2015, travelers looking for the brightest hot spots on the “old continent” may just be reintroduced to some familiar place names – and a few not so familiar.

11 years ago

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“Crete for All” transforms hospitality through hands-on accessibility training for 500 workers. A gentle shift with real impact.

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2025-12-03 By Iorgos Pappas

Concerns grow over VOAK (BOAK) delays and mounting costs. Heraklion’s Chamber urges transparency and faster progress on Crete’s key road.

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Archanes Reveals a Minoan Engineering Twist

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A mysterious double wall at Archanes turns out to be a Minoan safety innovation. Excavations reveal a brilliant ancient solution

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A Rare Pause for Crete’s Markets

2025-12-03 By Arthur Butler

Crete’s street markets close for a national strike as producers protest new rules. What tourists should know and how it affects travel plans.

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Sfakia’s Black Limnóna’s Port Finally Moves an Inch

2025-12-02 By Ion Bogdan V.

Crete celebrates a port study that took 4.5 years and 42 approvals. Actual construction? Still a dream. Argophilia tells the truth.

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