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Can Airbnb Continue to Expand as Before?

2022-11-30 by Phil Butler

Brian Chesky

Vacation rental platform Airbnb on comeback trail with latest earnings report. The question is, can the company continue its growth?

Tags: ADR, AirBnb, Airbnb stocks, Airbnb users, Brian Chesky, NASDAQ, pandemic recovery, short-term rentals, stocks to watch, vacation rentals

Hopper Taps Into Hostaway Client Base in Lastest Strategy Move

2022-10-15 by Phil Butler

Frederic Lalonde

Hopper has now partnered with rental management platform Hostaway to link up a huge market share of Hostaway short-term rentals.

Tags: AirBnb, Fintech, Gen Z, home rentals, hopper, Hopper Homes, Hostaway, hotels, Marcus Rader, rentals, short-term rentals, startups, travel apps, travel tech

Tourism in Greece 2022 Looks Bright for Some

2022-08-01 by Phil Butler

Vassilis Kikilias

Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias says the effort to extend the country’s tourism season has been successful.

Tags: Aegean vacation, AirBnb, all-inclusive holidays, Crete 2022, Crete airbnb, Crete hotels, Crete vacation, cruise holidays, cruise vacation, Greece 2022, Greece resorts, Greece tourism, Vassilis Kikilias

EU Citizens! Time to Give Ursula von der Leyen the All-Important “WTF?”

2021-03-01 by Phil Butler

Ursula von der Leyen

If the vaccines don’t arrive soon, Greece will be out of the tourism business for 2021 and beyond. But the wider news is far worse.

Tags: AirBnb, bankrupt hotels, COVID vaccine, COVID-19, COVID-19 Greece, economic catastrophe, EU COVID response, hospitality, human tragedy, pandemic, Steak & Shake, UK COVID, world media, world response

Ultima Collection Reveals Ultra-Luxury Travel Trends For 2021

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Ultima Corfu

Ultima Collection, in collaboration with Globetrender, reveals 2021 luxury travel trends that are here to stay.

Tags: AirBnb, Corfu villas, elite homes, elite trends, Globetrender, luxury corfu, luxury homes, luxury travel, Ultima Collection, Ultima Corfu, vacation homes, vacation villas

Why Can’t Greek Officials Imagine Tourism Alternatives?

2021-01-02 by Phil Butler

Aravanes and Amari

The tourism situation in Greece calls for new thinking. Meanwhile, Athens decisionmakers are locked into old ways of doing business.

Tags: AirBnb, Amir Benesh, Aravanes Traditional Tavern, Blue Palace in Elounda, budget tourism, cheap travel, crete, Crete vacations, Crete villas, five-star hotels, Greece resorts, Greece sustainability, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Mykonos, TUI, TUI BLUE Elounda Village, TUI deals

Beijing Culture and Tourism Leads Post-COVID Era Via Online Forum

2020-09-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau is

As a global pandemic forces the world into a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way with a two-part online forum series.

Tags: AirBnb, Beijing Culture, Beijing Culture and Tourism, Beijing tourism, China, conferences, Lufthansa Group, MICE, PATA, Post-COVID travel, teleconferences, TripAdvisor, TUI, world tourism, WYSE Travel Confederation

Airbnb Reports On the New Travelers Post-Pandemic

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

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According to a new report from Airbnb, the longer we are forced by the pandemic to remain at home, the more we want to get out.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb rentals, domestic travel, local travel, travel agents, travel experiences, Travel Trends, vacation rentals

WTTC Gives Safety Protocols for Attractions, Car Hire, Short-term Rentals

2020-06-24 by Argophilia Travel News

WTTC New Normal

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has unveiled its third phase of measures designed to rebuild global consumer confidence, reduce risk, and encourage the return of Safe Travels.

Tags: AirBnb, Brian Chesky, City Sightseeing Worldwide, coronavirus safety, COVID-19 safety, Enrique Ybarra, Global Association for the Attractions Industry, Gloria Guevara, pandemic precautions, safe travels, safety protocols, Travel & Tourism, travel and tourism, travel safety, WTTC, WTTC regulations, WTTC rules

Study Reveals Greece Still Slow to Regulate Short-term Rentals

2020-06-23 by Argophilia Travel News

An Ernst & Young (EY) shows Greece is one EU country slow to implement regulations for short-term rental properties.

Tags: AirBnb, Athens Airbnb, Greece, Greece Airbnb, Greece rentals, Greece tourism, Greece vacation

Airbnb Succumbs to Pandemic – Almost 2,000 to Be Laid Off

2020-05-06 by Phil Butler

Brian Chesky at the BUILD Gala

Airbnb, the world’s most popular short-term rental platform, is making drastic adjustments to its workforce on account the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb layoffs, Brian Chesky, Coronavirus 2019, rentals, short-term rentals

Airbnb’s Chesky Gives Hosts COVID-19 Cancellation Refunds and Grants

2020-04-12 by Phil Butler

Brian Chesky

Airbnb Co-founder, CEO, and Head of Community Brian Chesky announces financial help for hosts in distress over the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: AirBnb, Brian Chesky, cancellations, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hotels, pandemic response, rentals, short-term rentals, travel

Siteminder Says Airbnb a Top 2019 Hotel Booking Channels in Greece

2020-02-18 by Argophilia Travel News

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

Tags: AirBnb, booking channels, Greece bookings, Greece hotel bookings, Greece hotels, Greek hotels, hotel revenue, SiteMinder

Greece Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis Steers Toward Sustainability

2020-01-03 by Phil Butler

Greek flag

Just maybe, 2020 will be the year Greece sets sail for a sustainable economy and future. It all depends on Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis.

Tags: AirBnb, Bluehouse Capital, Constantine Michalos, Fais Group, Fraport, GNTO, Greece, Greece privatizations, Greece tourism, Greek hotels, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, HomeAway, Next Is Now, Next Is Now Forum, short-term rentals, Sustainable Greece, tourism minister

Greece’s Tourism Geniuses: Still Swimming Upstream

2019-12-08 by Phil Butler

Greek beach resort

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and other tourism geniuses in Greece continue losing their collective minds over Airbnb’s successes.

Tags: AirBnb, Crete rentals, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, HomeAway, hotels, INSETE, rental market, Richard Branson, SETE, short-term rentals, tourism, vacation rentals

An Important Message for Crete Taverns and Restaurants

2019-11-30 by Phil Butler

Cruise meals

Crete taverna owners should be rejoicing at the news Airbnb is making inroads into the monopoly hotels and resorts have.

Tags: AirBnb, crete, Crete airbnb, Crete all-inclusive, Crete food, Crete gastronomy, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, gastronomy

Greece Hospitality Conundrum: Is Airbnb the Real Enemy of Hoteliers?

2019-11-26 by Phil Butler

Fort Ft Lauderdale Sea Ranch Motel

Alexandros Vassilikos, who’s President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, is calling a solid framework to regulate the activities of the short-term rental market in Greece. On the opening day of the Xenia 2019 exhibition, one of Greece’s most successful hoteliers presented the forum and the Greece Hospitality with a unique potential. Here’s my take. aaa Speaking […]

Tags: AirBnb, AIROTEL, Alexandros Vassilikos, Dr. Cindy Y. Heo, Greek hotels, Greek Travel Pages, GTP, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, hotels, Maria Theofanopoulou, RevPAR, sustainable hotels, Xenia 2019

Airbnb Writing on Expedia’s, Bookings’ and Hoteliers’ Profit Walls

2019-11-17 by Phil Butler

Airbnb Graffiti

Airbnb, the online brokerage dreamed up by schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia has apparently eclipsed Expedia’s booked room nights.

Tags: AirBnb, Crete hotels, Crete vacations, Domus Renier Boutique Hotel, EyeWide, Global Hotel Exchange, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, marketing, Plarino, Plarino hotel sales, Plarino sales, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson

How Airbnb Fares Against Marriott, Hilton, and Intercontinental in the U.S.

2019-08-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb

Here is the latest date on how Airbnb stacks up against key hotel competition from an article posted on trends.edison.tech.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb stays, Airbnb valuation, cost per night, Edison Tech, Hilton Worldwide, hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, rentals, vacation rentals, vacation stays

Airbnb Reports Online Rentals Lifting Greek Economy $1.4 billion in 2018

2019-07-08 by Argophilia Travel News

Greek villa

The Greek economy benefited from Airbnb by 1.4 billion US dollars in 2018, the online rental platform pointed out in statistics released for over 30 countries.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb stays, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, reece, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece

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Luxury Cruise Ship Silver Nova Makes First Visit to Heraklion

2026-07-08 By Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion welcomed a new addition to its growing cruise portfolio this week as the luxury cruise ship Silver Nova made its first-ever visit to the Cretan capital. The maiden call was marked by the traditional plaque exchange ceremony aboard the vessel, attended by representatives of the Heraklion Port Authority, the Hellenic Coast Guard, and the […]

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