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2020 in Focus: The Worst Tourism Season in History

2021-02-01 by Argophilia Travel News

empty airports

According to the latest Global Barometer of Tourism of the UNWTO the collapse of international travel represents an estimated loss of $1.3 trillion.

Tags: Bookings, COVID tourism, COVID-19 Greece, COVID-19 response, economic catastrophe, international tourism, pandemic effects, tourism decline, tourism economy, tourism slump, UNWTO, world tourism

Flight Bookings to Greece, Portugal & Spain Increase

2020-06-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Recent ForwardKeys analysis reveals a big jump in international flight bookings to Greece, Portugal, and Spain as the tourist destinations announce the easing of travel restrictions.

Tags: 2020 Vacations, airline bookings, airlines, Bookings, flights, ForwardKeys, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Summer 2020, Tourism 2020

Voxel and Juniper Partner to Ease Electronic Payments Pain for Travel

2020-04-29 by Argophilia Travel News

BAVEL VOXELGROUP

baVel, Voxel’s leading electronic transaction platform in the travel sector, has now been integrated with travel tech provider Juniper.

Tags: American Express, Barclaycard, baVel, Bookings, Cangooroo, electronic invoiceing, eNett, Juniper, online payments, OTA's, travel billion, travel payments, Voxel, Wex

AEGEAN Extends Bookings Waiver Over COVID-19

2020-03-11 by Argophilia Travel News

AEGEAN is extending its waiver of rebooking fees for customers that wish to reschedule their travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Bookings, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, flight booking, flights, Greece flights, Greek airlines

Booking.com Announces Free Cancellations Due to COVID-19

2020-03-04 by Phil Butler

Booking.com logo

Booking.com has issued a notice regarding the Coronavirus announcing free cancellations and refunds for travelers affected.

Tags: Booking.com, Bookings, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, hotel bookings, traveler bookings

Agoda Reveals Travel Trend Expectations for 2020s

2019-12-29 by Argophilia Travel News

Agoda research

Agoda says single apps for all travel needs, passport free travel, and app check-in are the top three ‘new travel norms’ of the next decade.

Tags: 2020 travel, 2020 Travel Trends, 2020 trends, Agoda, Agoda travel, Agoga research, Bookings, travel, Travel Trends

easyJet Launches New Flexible Holiday Business with Handpicked Hotels

2019-11-29 by Argophilia Travel News

EasyJet

easyJet has announced a new holiday business which offers great-value holidays to handpicked hotels across Europe.

Tags: airline deals, airline news, airline offers, airline seats, airlines, Bookings, EasyJet, flights, holiday deals, Holidays, jet holidays, vacations

Greek Hoteliers Get Ready for 2020 Season Balancing Act

2019-08-21 by Phil Butler

Greece’s 2019 tourism season warns of a disastrous 2020. Unless stakeholders think outside the box, Crete and other markets will suffer.

Tags: 2020, 2020 travel, Bookings, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hospitality, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece visits, Greek economy, Greek hoteliers, Gregory Tassios, marketing, Minas Liapakis, OTA's, Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers, SiteMinder, Tony Palmer, travel agencies, travel markets, TUI

EyeWide to Manage the Online Presence of Kahlua Hotel & Suites

2019-07-23 by Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide

Kahlua Hotel & Suites and EyeWide entered a partnership aimed at enhancing the digital presence of the chic boutique hotel at the harbor of Hersonissos.

Tags: Bookings, Crete hotel marketing, Crete hotels, digital marketing, EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hospitality, Greece marketing, Greece news, Greek hotels, hotels, Kahlua Hotel & Suites, marketing solutions, Minas Liapakis

D-EDGE and PayPal for Secured Payment at Booking Time

2019-05-28 by Argophilia Travel News

ospitality technology provider, D-EDGE has announced a partnership with PayPal to make prepayment the norm in hotel bookings.

Tags: booking payments, Bookings, D-EDGE, data, hotel bookings, hotel tech, hoteliers, payments, PayPal, secure payments

RateGain Launches Smart Distribution

2019-05-28 by Argophilia Travel News

RateGain unveiled the Smart Distribution solution during HEDNA, Madrid. This game-changing product will revolutionize hotels distribution.

Tags: ADR, booking, Bookings, HEDNA, hotel bookings, hotel distribution, hotels technology, RateGain, Smart Distribution

Lighting the Dark Alley of Social Media ROI for Hotels

2018-09-12 by Phil Butler

Dark Alley

The most frequent criticism of social media as a marketing tool is the fact return on investment (ROI) is challenging to measure.

Tags: Bookings, hotel marketing, hotel revenue, hotels, media relations, ROI, Social, social medfia

Booking.com Goes Local With An Unforgettable Foodie Adventure

2018-06-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Foodie travel

More than six in ten travelers (61%) say they pick a destination for its great food or drink; Over half of global travelers (51%) are likely to seek out local street food markets; Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil are among the top places to discover local food across the globe.

Tags: Booking.com, Bookings, culinary travel, foodie, foodies, hotel bookings, travelers

The Reality of Hotel Website Conversion from FASTBOOKING

2018-01-19 by Phil Butler

A new report out from FASTBOOKING reveals that the average hotel website conversion rate is only 2.2 %. The same report also tells us that the top 20 % of hotels convert at a rate of 5.6 %, while the bottom fifth only convert at a pitiful 0.3%. Clearly, the spread in between leaves a gulf of disparity. For hoteliers wanting to get a grip on how to bring their properties into optimization, this FASTBOOKING paper offers help.  

Tags: Bookings, FastBooking, hotel bookings, hotel conversion, hotel conversion rates, hotel data, hotel marketing, hotel website, Jean-Louis Boss, RevPAR, website bookings, website conversions

FastBooking Report Reveals Recipe for Direct Distribution

2017-09-04 by Phil Butler

FastBooking

A new report and a revealing graphic from FastBooking reminds us that hotelier uptake for using more and more advanced tools and strategies needs to be incremental. The report entitled “A guide for independent hotels: budget hotels, small luxury hotels, and hotel groups” shows how CRM and other energies need to work hand-in-hand with websites, social, SEO and SEM, email marketing, metasearch and other facets to spur direct bookings.

Tags: Accor, Accor Hotels, Bookings, CRM, distribution, FastBooking, hotel bookings, hotel marketing, hotel revenue, Hotel rooms, Jean-Louis Boss, rooms, rooms sales

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