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Mobile Travel Bookings to Reach $39.5 Million by 2015

Mihaela Lica Butler

Mobile travel bookings counted for only 2% in 2011, but they are expected to reach one quarter of the U.S. online travel market in 2015. Not being prepared to compete on this market is wasted opportunity.

12 years ago

Campanile Hotel Paris Bastille – Change the way you stay!

Aleksandr Shatskih

Campanile Hotel Paris Bastille, part of Louvre Hotels Group, the largest hotel chain in France and the 2nd major player on the European market, devised a new vision of comfort and modern convenience for its guests. Close to the historic center of Paris, with the Place de la Bastille in particular just 500 m away, […]

12 years ago

Penang, Malaysia: Armenian Street Heritage Hotel Opens its Doors

Aleksandr Shatskih

Georgetown, the capital of the Island and state of Penang (west coast of peninsular Malaysia), listed by UNESCO in 2008 as a World Heritage Site, together with Melaka, adds as of today a new jewel to its crown: the Armenian Street Heritage Hotel.

12 years ago

Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Hotel Deals 2013

Mihaela Lica Butler

It’s that time of the year again, time to plan your shopping schedule for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you are looking for good hotel deals, here are the best choices, handpicked by Argophilia Travel News staff, and recommended by our readers on various social media channels. The Trump Hotel Collection offers substantial savings […]

12 years ago

Serrano & Furnirussi Tenuta: More Unforgettable Italy

Phil Butler

“Live the beauty of Salento.” With this motto travelers are greeted and treated to a 5 star luxury resort Furnirussi Tenuta, located in Serrano – the heart of Grecìa Salentina. Here’s another Argo preview of a marvelous stay, a hidden gem, not so many have heard of.

12 years ago

Meliá Hotels International – Where “Everything is Possible”

Aleksandr Shatskih

Meliá Hotels International, founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallora, is one of the largest hotel companies in the world and the largest hotel chain in Spain and across the continent to Eastern Europe. By way of revealing some of the world’s most fabulous hotels, here’s some examples of Spanish hospitality you may not be aware of.

12 years ago

Naturalis Bio Resort a Charming Resort in Martano

Aleksandr Shatskih

Naturalis Bio Resort, an enchanting departure from your typical health resort, is located in the south of Apulia, on thirteen hectares of land with native plants of various species. All around this magnificent property guests can stroll or sit and bask in the sun above the promontory of the Salento countryside. The ambiance of the ancient village, the majestic old olive trees surrounding, this is an all around mental and physical escape into one of Italy’s hidden secret places.

12 years ago

Louvre Hôtels Group Picks World Independent Hotel Promotion for SEO

Aleksandr Shatskih

Louvre Hôtels Group, the 2nd major player in the European hotel market and the largest hotel chain in France, just hired World Independent Hotel Promotion (WIHP) for in-depth search optimization services for all 6 brands of the group’s brands.

12 years ago

More EU Travelers Looking for Tourist Accommodation in 2013

Aleksandr Shatskih

The European Union is on an ascending course in terms of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments according to the official statistical data provided by Eurostat. 5.9 million more nights (+2.2 %) were spent at tourist accommodation establishments in the European Union in June 2013 compared to the same month in the previous year. The […]

12 years ago

Sabre and Marriott Pen Deal

Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel distribution giant Sabre has just announced having signed a new long term distribution agreement with Marriott International

12 years ago

Affiliation with WIHP brings AMT Hotels Group over 180% ROI

Aleksandr Shatskih

AMT Hotels Group (Acqua Marcia Turismo), the Italian hotels group that offers travelers a new style of welcome, hospitality and luxury in Sicily redesigned its corporate website. Visitors to the AMT hotel sites are now presented with a user friendly experience for surfing and booking on their websites, one which ideally proves the value of a refined direct booking path.

12 years ago

Five Luxury Suites for Your “Bucket List”

Aleksandr Shatskih

When we think of traveling first class, what’s the one image we all have in common where hotels are concerned? Is yours the hotel restaurant, it’s not always ours. How about a vast infinity edge swimming pool? Do you dream when you dream of a hotel stay of five star concierge, a valet, a spa to beat all spas, beach-side waiters, killer room service? Now room service, we got warm then, didn’t we? A luxurious suite, this is a hotel image we can all agree on.

12 years ago

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