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Travel + Leisure: Santorini Ranks First in Top-10 Islands Category

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Greece has dominated ‘Europe’s Top 10 Islands’ category at this year’s Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards, with Santorini taking first place, Crete ranking fourth, Paros in fifth place and Rhodes following in at number six.

9 years ago

LABRANDA Cactus Garden Opens Its Doors in Jandía

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After a complete refurbishment that saw new accompaniments to the hotel, LABRANDA Cactus Garden started welcoming its first guests Saturday, July 1st, 2017.

9 years ago

Grupo Real Turismo Expands Distribution Partnership with eRevMax

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Mexican hospitality major Grupo Real Turismo has chosen to expand its partnership with eRevMax to centrally manage online distribution for 9 additional properties taking the total to 38. The group found RTConnect to be the perfect 2-way connectivity solution between its property management system and online sales channels to increase online visibility and revenue. Headquartered […]

9 years ago

Metasearch: The Winning Approach To Direct Bookings

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A new analysis by FASTBOOKING on the various Metasearch players, providing hoteliers with a clear vision to improve their online performance and to take control of their distribution.

9 years ago

Russian Hospitality Awards Offers Unique Business Platform

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Russian Hospitality Awards is a unique business platform for cooperation and communication in between key figures in the tourism industry.

9 years ago

How Should Travel Professionals Use Big Data?

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HotelsPro, a technology and reservation solutions provider for travel industry professionals and a brand of the world’s leading travel and accommodation supplier MetGlobal Group of Companies, announced the key points about the accurate and efficient usage of big data which enable travel professionals to touch the customers properly.

9 years ago

Avantio and Receptio Collaboration in Vacation Rentals Market

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Avantio is the first vacation rental management software to join forces with Receptio powered by SysPay, a payment institution specialized in the hospitality industry.

9 years ago

HotelsPro Reports 74% Growth in CIS Region

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HotelsPro reports 74% growth in terms of revenue in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, compared to the first quarter of 2016.

9 years ago

Tallinn Hotel Group Sees 216% Growth in Online Revenue with RateTiger

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Background: TallinnHotels is an accommodation provider with three properties in the capital city of Estonia. The company is in the hospitality business since 2005 and has been managing a portfolio of luxury, business, and budget hotels. Problem: One of the earlier adopters of online travel in the region, TallinnHotels has been selling online for over […]

9 years ago

Abercrombie & Kent Launches Regional Portfolio for Luxury Tailor Made Travel

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With unbeatable airfares and favorable exchange rates, travellers are looking towards Europe and intriguing new ways to explore the region. Luxury travel innovators Abercrombie & Kent have designed a new portfolio devoted to Luxury Tailor Made Travel in Europe, an insider’s guide to the world of customized travel, featuring iconic sites and places not on everyone’s radar, chosen by A&K’s local experts for their distinctive character.

9 years ago

2017 HOSCARS Name World’s Best Hostels

Aleksandr Shatskih

The 2017 HOSCARS are out featuring the world’s largest hotel booking service’s picks. Hostelworld pays homage to the top hostels in the world each year. HOSCARS celebrates and brings together the reviews of one million travelers over the last year.

9 years ago

Jin Jiang & Plateno Launch 100 Million Loyalty Platform

Aleksandr Shatskih

This month the world’s fifth biggest hotel group announced the world’s biggest loyalty group. The combining of Jin Jiang and Plateno Group integrating their member databases creates a loyalty program with 100 million plus members.

9 years ago

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Aivazovsky’s Arkadi Painting Returns to the Place that Inspired It

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Ivan Aivazovsky’s 1867 painting The Explosion of Arkadi Monastery is on display at Arkadi Monastery for three months.

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Heraklion Hotel Workers’ Children Break Records in Panhellenic Success

2026-09-05 By Argophilia Travel News

More than 60 successful students were honored in Heraklion by the Hotel Workers’ Union, receiving €300 for their achievement in the Panhellenic exams.

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2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Drivers are raising concerns over dangerous conditions, heavy traffic and vehicles entering the opposite lane on roads serving HMU, PAGNI and the University of Crete.

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Lasithi Is Trimming Trees So You Do Not Crash Into Them

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Road crews in Lasithi are cutting branches and clearing roadside vegetation to improve visibility and make provincial roads safer for drivers and pedestrians.

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