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Siteminder Says Airbnb a Top 2019 Hotel Booking Channels in Greece

Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb has risen to be among the top hotel booking channels in Greece in 2019, according to a report from SiteMinder.

6 years ago

Online Booking Platform taptrip Partners With TMC ATPI

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taptrip has entered into a new partnership with the leading corporate travel and events business and pioneers of technology, the ATPI Group.

6 years ago

RevitUp to Take Part in the Hospitality Expo Cyprus 2020

Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency will be participating in the 1st International Hospitality Expo Cyprus 2020.

6 years ago

RevitUp Debuts to Crete Hoteliers in Warmup for HOTECH Athens

Phil Butler

In the run-up to the February 6 HOTECH “Better Together” event in Athens, RevitUp was presented to the Pancretan Hotel Managers Association.

6 years ago

GuruWalk Snags €1 Million Seed Funding to Serve ‘Free Walking Tours’

Phil Butler

Spanish startup GuruWalk announces obtaining €1 million in seed funding from SeedRocket and other investors to jumpstart free tours.

6 years ago

Airline Travel Pains Get Relief From Hitachi Vantana AI

Phil Butler

Airport anxiety just got a dose of artificial intelligence (AI) from Hitachi Vantana. For those who suffer from the stress of the herds of fellow travelers in airports during the holidays, Hitachi Vantana may solve a lot of that upset. The getting to the airport on time, the check-in, bag weigh-in, and the damnable TSA, […]

6 years ago

A Candid First Look at the €2.3 Million Euro Culture Platform PLUGGY

Phil Butler

A new social media platform called PLUGGY was just released at the Innovathens event in Athens. And no, it is not a vibrator or birth control device. On the contrary, the news from GTP tells of a social media creation brought to life by nine European bodies. Believe it or not, the Pluggable Social Platform […]

6 years ago

Perseuss Introduces Its “LITE” Validation Services for Smaller Agencies

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Perseuss Introduces Its “LITE” Validation Services to help small to medium sized travel agencies mitigate fraud.

6 years ago

RevitUP Revenue Catalyst Shines at Athens 100% Hotel Show

Phil Butler

This past week in Athens, EyeWide Digital Hotel Marketing and Cyprus-based Plarino Hotel Management Services launched RevitUP at the 100% Hotel Show held November 15-18 at Athens’ MEC Paianias Exhibition Center. EyeWide, a leading European hotel marketing firm, partnered with Cyprus based Plarino, in order to create a unique hotel revenue enhancement. The holistic hotel revenue […]

6 years ago

Digital Marketing Academy for Hospitality (DMAH) Launches in Greece

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The Digital Marketing Academy for Hospitality (DMAH) has been launched to serve tourism professionals in Greece and Cyprus.

6 years ago

EyeWide and Helix Imageworks Raise 3D Rendering Bar for Hoteliers

Phil Butler

EyeWide Digital Marketing and Helix Imageworks signed a strategic partnership to provide essential audience engagement for future hotels.

6 years ago

The Case of Which? Versus TripAdvisor: A View You Should Read

Phil Butler

A BBC story the other day has cast a bigger shadow on the world’s most trusted travel review entity, TripAdvisor. The lead in to BBC’s coverage begins with “TripAdvisor has hit back at allegations that it is failing to stop a flood of fake reviews that artificially boost hotel ratings.” Here’s a dissenting view the […]

6 years ago

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Stories of Interest

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Welcome to Heraklion Airport, Where Your Vacation Ends with a Queue

2026-07-09 By Kostas Raptis

Thousands of tourists are currently enjoying the ‘authentic’ Heraklion airport experience, which includes sweating on the pavement and fighting for elbow room inside the terminal.

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Crete Pushes for a Circular Economy to Cut Waste and Boost Recycling

2026-07-09 By Argophilia Travel News

Hersonissos Mayor Zacharias Doxastakis presented a comprehensive circular economy strategy at the Pan-Cretan Conference in Heraklion.

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Travel Advisory: Souda–Milos–Piraeus Ferry Departs Earlier Until September 6

2026-07-09 By Argophilia Travel News

Passengers traveling from Souda to Piraeus via Milos should note a temporary schedule change now in effect. From today through September 6, the ferry will depart Souda at 9:30 p.m. (21:30) instead of its usual 10:00 p.m. (22:00) departure. The vessel is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Piraeus at 6:45 a.m. Passengers are […]

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Hotel Manager Arrested After Minor Employee Alleges Assault in Hersonissos

2026-07-09 By Iorgos Pappas

A hotel manager in Hersonissos, Crete, was arrested after a 16-year-old employee reported being physically assaulted, insulted, and threatened at work.

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Crete Mayors Sound the Alarm Over Natura 2000 ‘Black Hole’

2026-07-09 By Iorgos Pappas

The municipalities of Kantanos-Selino and Kissamos warn that Western Crete’s most famous Natura 2000 sites have fallen into a legal vacuum.

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