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Twitter: Highly Important for UK Travelers

Mihaela Lica Butler

Hotels and other hospitality businesses, which don’t take advantage of Twitter to reach to guests and customers, should take a closer look at this social network. A recent Twitter infographic shows that, in the UK, three quarters of the local residents keep tweeting when on holiday, and 59% access Twitter at least once a day. […]

12 years ago

Amedia Selects Swisscom Hospitality as Guest Technology Provider

Aleksandr Shatskih

Amedia Hotel Berlin is the first property of Amedia Hotel Group completely deployed and serviced by Swisscom. Swisscom will provide the technical infrastructure for 11 more Amedia hotels across Germany and Austria, totaling 1,200 guest rooms. Swisscom Hospitality was selected by Amedia Hotel Group to deliver triple-play service with a cloud-based VoIP solution. “Swisscom was […]

12 years ago

Gizmo Widget Secures Your Luggage

Aleksandr Shatskih

When travelling with multiple bags, it can be difficult to handle them all and to prevent them from sliding. Gizmo Widget launched a new and interesting travel accessory: a travel luggage strap that has only positive side effects, as the site mentions, in a funny approach. Simply put, it is a strap with two major […]

12 years ago

Exclusive: WIHP Connect Calls for Beta Testers

Aleksandr Shatskih

WIHPConnect was designed exclusively for hoteliers, to foster great hotel marketing ecosystem, custom-tailored for each individual proprety. The software, described by its creators as the most advanced hotel marketing ecosystem available today, promises a wealth of online marketing tools that help hoteliers direct access to every advertising network they’ll ever need, retargeting, meta-search, social analyitics, […]

12 years ago

buuteeq Adds Expert Gas

Phil Butler

Digital marketing startup for hotels buuteeq has announced having expanded their team with the addition of Karim Meghji as Chief Product Officer and VP of Engineering. The news of Meghji’s appointment, along with other staffing and product additions, comes at a time when buuteeq is rapidly expanding their reach globally.

12 years ago

Now You Can Visit Zoos from Home, with Google Street View

Aleksandr Shatskih

Do you like wildlife? Do you like animals and, as often as possible when you travel you go to the zoos and various animal parks all around the world? There are such places you would like to visit and animals you would like to see but don’t know when you’ll get the chance? Would you […]

12 years ago

New Resource for Travel Industry Professionals: TripAdvisor Insights

Aleksandr Shatskih

In an effort to become more relevant for travel industry professionals, TripAdvisor launched TripAdvisor Insights, a resource of industry-related news and tutorials, that will offer: Tip sheets, guides, webinars and videos from TripAdvisor insiders Online marketing guidance from hospitality marketing experts The latest research from the Cornell Hospitality Research Center Survey results on hot topics […]

12 years ago

Dear Traveler, How is Your Identity These Days?

Aleksandr Shatskih

You are probably familiar with how to protect yourself from identity theft at home. Secure your wireless networks, shred important documents, avoid giving out personal information online – taking these steps helps shield your information from prying eyes. ProtectMyID points out what you may not realize, though, is that you must practice equal if not greater vigilance with your information when you travel. Fortunately, you can minimize your vulnerability by observing five important tips.

12 years ago

Tripobox: An Idea with Potential

Aleksandr Shatskih

If you are travelling to Miami, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, San Francisco or New York, give Tripobox a go, and tell us how it all worked out for you.

12 years ago

EasyJet Adds Mobile Check-in to 38 European Airports

Aleksandr Shatskih

EasyJet expanded mobile check-in and boarding passes to flights departing from 38 airports across Europe.

13 years ago

Yahoo Acquires Qwiki, the App that Turns Memories into Movies

Aleksandr Shatskih

The Qwiki experience is rich, shareable, and enjoyable. The app could make a great companion for your travels, allowing you to create close-to-professional travel videos with virtually no editing experience. But is this enough to boost Yahoo!’s popularity?

13 years ago

Hook-Up With A Roommate Anywhere with Social Media

Aleksandr Shatskih

No matter where you are headed to school, finding a roommate is all about stress until the moment you connect all the dots. Reducing the conflict and the time needed to hook up with the right mate, location, and other variables is something social media can be leveraged to accomplish these days.

13 years ago

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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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