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TripAdvisor powers up with ZeTrip and Rove

Phil Butler

TripAdvisor has announced the acquisition of tech startup ZeTrip, and travel journal app Rove. Apparently, the semi-stagnant market for high tech travel tools, has been rekindled.

11 years ago

Is ride sharing a green Lyft or an Uber hype idea?

Phil Butler

Two cutting edge transportation startups, Lyft and Uber, they’ve done a good job of marketing anything and everything that could help them convert. Long billed as green friendly ride share services, the two have pledge in the past to help reduce the number of cars on the road.

11 years ago

3 Useful Content Marketing Tools for Hoteliers

Mihaela Lica Butler

Just like PR, content marketing has value beyond traditional ROI formulas. Use these three tools to reach the true potential of your content.

11 years ago

Why You Should Use WhatsApp for Your Hotel

Mihaela Lica Butler

WhatsApp may be the next best business tool. As usage of the app grows at a global level, savvy hoteliers should consider it to communicate with guests.

11 years ago

TripAdvisor Debuts “Don’t Just Visit” TV Ads

Mihaela Lica Butler

After a $30 million TV ad campaign launched in 2013 the US; TripAdvisor embraced the same strategy with several new TV ads designed for the European market (specifically France and the UK). The video below is one of several published in the past 24 hours. The first TV ad series by TripAdvisor were the result […]

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

Startuptravels.com Targets Entreprenuer Travel Needs

Phil Butler

Startuptravels.com is a new development taking aim at becoming the TripAdvisor travelling entrepreneurs. Just launched with users from across 130 countries, the startup helps entreprenuers connect with colleagues and like minded travelers visiting various destinations.

11 years ago

Carlson Wagonlit Travel boosts CWT To Go

Aleksandr Shatskih

On the mobile booking scene, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announced recently a pilot program for booking hotels via their award winning travel app, CWT To GoTM. The company#s research has shown that more than half of all travelers, and some 65% of travel managers consider mobile booking crucial.

11 years ago

Tour companies still slow on travel tech uptake

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to two important studies show, tourism businesses lag far behind in the application of new technologies that help e-commerce.

11 years ago

Aeroflot signs up for Travelport Rich Content and Branding

Aleksandr Shatskih

Leading travel commerce platform, Travelport has just announced that Aeroflot – Russian Airlines has signed up for Travelport’s Rich Content and Branding solution. The largest Russian airline, Aeroflot is now the first in Russia and across the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) to take advantage of Travelport’s innovative new offering.

11 years ago

Smart airports market to his $13 billion by 2020

Phil Butler

Smart technologies and the ecosystems they are integrated into, these each represent opportunities for both businesses and travelers. Airports, being central to the overall travel market, they will soon become highly advanced Smart hubs themselves, According to a new report from MarketsandMarkets, the global market for smart airports will reach $13.5 billion by the year 2020. Already the demand for smart technologies integrated into center infrastructures will skyrocket in the next few years.

11 years ago

IAVRA acquired by MetaMarketplace

Phil Butler

MetaMarketplace, a travel technology company, has announced having acquired B2B vacation rental platform IAVRA via its parent Demeure Operating Company. Now one of the world’s most innovative digital vacation connects is powered by a leading commerce technology company.

11 years ago

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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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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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