Argophilia

Travel news you want to read.

  • Greece
  • Crete
  • Eastern Europe
  • Travel Technology
  • World
    • Airlines
    • Hotels

Airlines

Aeroflot Continues Fleet Expansion: Takes Boeing Delivery

Rhett Butler

Aeroflot has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777-300ER named in honor of Anton Chekhov, the famous Russian author. Configured in a three class arrangement, the new 777-300ER also includes increased leg room, an upgraded on-board menu, additional baggage room and more Aeroflot Bonus reward miles. So far this is Aeroflot’s 6th aircraft in the class.

8 years ago

Putin Moves to Assist Crimea Travel

Liliana Steffens

According to reports from Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into effect travel promotional legislation including dropping the VAT tax on air travel starting June 1, 2014. Currently the VAT for air travel in Russia is 18%, according to the Voice of Russia.

8 years ago

Etihad Airways Increases Athens to Abu Dhabi Flights

Delia Gavrilescu

The UAE’s national airline, Etihad Airways has boosted their frequency of flights in between Abu Dhabi and Athens. According to the news, the route will now get 1o flights rather than 7 per week. Beginning July 2nd, passengers traveling from Athens will have far greater flexibility.

8 years ago

Xiamen Promotes KLM Direct Netherlands Route

Delia Gavrilescu

A move by China’s Fujian Provincial Tourism Bureau and the Xiamen Tourism Bureau to bump up travel to and from the coastal China city shows great promise. Launched as “Go to Amoy” in conjunction with Netherlands airline company KLM, the campaign pushes the direct 12 hour flight between cities.

8 years ago

British Airways Tags Forward3D for Global Paid Search

Delia Gavrilescu

British Airways has selected Forward3D as their paid search partner after the latter won a marketing pitch.

8 years ago

Ryanair Establishes Greece Hub

Liliana Steffens

Early this month Ryanair announced having opened an Athens based hub for operations operating six routes across the Greece region. The low cost airline hopes the new hub will help bolster the 1.2 million passengers per year to then Greek capital, and prop up the 1200 plus jobs Athens Airport benefits from.

8 years ago

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2014 Begins in Hamburg

Delia Gavrilescu

Beginning today in Hamburg, Germany, the Aircraft Interiors Expo showcases tomorrow’s designs today. Market leaders in design, aeronautics, and consumers line up to check out the latest in aircraft tech.

8 years ago

Air Serbia & Bosnia and Herzegovina Airlines Bent on Collaboration

Liliana Steffens

News from Bosnia and Herzegovina Airlines and Air Serbia, the two carriers are strengthening their cooperation. The Bosnian airline may be offering flights from its Serbia counterpart soon.

8 years ago

Gogo and Boeing Agree to Test Fleet Services

Phil Butler

Gogo, a leading aircraft communications service provider, has just announced having agreed to a technical services agreement (TSA) to evaluate the company’s suite of technology solutions for Boeing’s commercial aircraft.

8 years ago

SWISS Ramps Up Summer Flight Schedule

Liliana Steffens

Zurich based SWISS is making major modifications to their European and intercontinental schedules for the 2014 summer period. According to the airline Palermo and Thessaloniki will be added to the network, while Geneva will also see new services to Corfu and Heraklion in Greece. The provider also announced service from Basel will also be expanded with seasonal flights to Ibiza, Olbiaand Palma de Mallorca.

8 years ago

Several Airlines Announce Flights to Heraklion and other Destinations

Liliana Steffens

Among the airlines now flying from different destinations to Heraklion we count Belavia, ICAR, TAROM, low cost carrier Germanwings, and Swiss International Air Lines.

8 years ago

Snakes on a Plane Truer than You’d Like to Believe

Delia Gavrilescu

An infographic by Schumacher Cargo shows some shocking cargo loads, from human remains, to breast milk, and everything else you can possibly imagine.

8 years ago

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • Next Page »




PAPERWORLD

Sissi Archaeological Project

Sissi Excavation

Featured Stories

Road to Sitia

Crete’s 2022 Summer: Already Burning With Fun

Saffron Goddess

What If the Secrets of Keftiu Could Rescue Humanity’s Future?

Mari Lwyd

Odd Christmas Traditions Around the World

EyeWide

This Really Is – Incredible Crete

Stories of Interest

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Greece Reports 5,588 New Coronavirus Cases in Past 24 Hours

2022-05-25 By Argophilia Travel News

Greek officials confirmed (PDF) 5,588 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. Santorini case incidences top 300 per 100k people.

Tourism Minister Kikilias

Greece’s Kikilias Expects 900,000 Serbian Tourists This Year

2022-05-22 By Phil Butler

As many as 900,000 tourists from Serbia are expected to visit Greece this year, according to Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias. Recently, Kikilias was is in Belgrade for a series of meetings aimed at promoting Greece’s tourism product. The tourism minister spoke about how that, even despite the multiple crises that have arisen in the current […]

More Eastern Europe travel news

  • Authors
  • Contributors
  • Submit Press Release
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

COPYRIGHT © 2022 · ARGOPHILIA TRAVEL NEWS