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Air France-KLM and Amadeus Ink NDC Distribution Deal

2020-09-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Air France - KLM

Air France – KLM and Amadeus have just signed a distribution deal providing travel agents with access to the NDC (New Distribution Capability) services of Air France – KLM.

Tags: Air France – KLM, airlines, Amadeus Travel, COVID-19, European airlines, financial sector, travel technology

A Discussion of Greece’s Problematic COVID-19 Numbers

2020-09-10 by Phil Butler

coronavirus

Greece’s numbers on COVID-19 just don’t seem to tell the real story of the resurgence of cases since the tourism 2020 reboot.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, Coronavirus quarantines, COVID-19, Greece, Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Nikos Hardalias, travel, UK quarantine, UK tourists

Greece Records 233 New Cases and 2 Deaths Over Last 24 Hours

2020-09-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

On Tuesday there were 207 new cases and 5 new deaths because of coronavirus reported in Greece.

Tags: coronavirus deaths, coronavirus Greece, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, Greece, Greece pandemic, Sotiris Tsiodras

Zakynthos Island Already Planning for 2021 Season

2020-08-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Navagio Beach

Last week the Zakynthos Island Hoteliers Association and Regional Governor Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou discussed the plan for 2021.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece 2021, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek Isles, Ionian Islands, Keri Village, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Zakynthos Island

Greece Doubles the Number of Israeli Tourists Allowed to Visit

2020-08-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

British tourists

Greece has announced the doubling of the number of Israeli tourists allowed to visit the country from 600 to 1,200 per week.

Tags: Aegean Airlines, COVID-19, Greece quaranteen, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece vacations, Israeli tourists, travel restrictions, Travel to Greece

RevitUp and the Metamorphosis of Hospitality Business Culture

2020-08-25 by Phil Butler

SeVi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar

Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar deploys progressive management and holistic revenue generation service RevitUp.

Tags: Aegean Melathron Thalasso spa Hotel, Brian Solis, COVID-19, EyeWide Marketing, hotel bookings, hotel sales, hotels, marketing, Minas Liapakis, Nikos Giokas, sales, Salesforce, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Sevi Boutique Hotel Zanzibar, The Future of Business, Zanzibar tourism

Resilient Business Ecosystems: The Only Vaccine for Travel & Hospitality

2020-08-24 by Phil Butler

COVID alternative

The only way to weather the COVID-19 storm is to be lean, efficient, and flexible in the short and long term.

Tags: COVID-19, Deloitte, Doug Satzman, Greece COVID, Greek hotels, hotel business, hotels, investing, lean business, Liberty International Airport, Magnuson Hotels, pandemic economics, RevitUP, RevPAR, ROAS, Sevi Boutique Hotel, Tom Magnuson, XpresCheck, XpresSpa Group

The Cruise Industry Is Sailing a COVID Sea of Fantasy

2020-08-06 by Phil Butler

Royal Caribbean

Cruise lines are going to have to come clean about the future of the industry soon.

Tags: COVID-19, cruise lines, cruises, Michael Bayley, Oasis Class, Royal Caribbean, ship quaranteen

WTTC Suggest COVID-19 Tests Facilities at All Airports

2020-07-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Gloria Guevara Manzo

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has asked governments around the world to start a program of investment toward creating COVID-19 testing facilities at airports.

Tags: airlines, airport safety, airports, COVID-19, flight safety, Gloria Guevara, WTTC

Greece’s Tourism Minister On “What’s Next” for Summer 2020

2020-07-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis announced this week the next steps Greece will take in its effort to open to tourism this summer.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece tourism, Greece travlers, GreekSummer2020, Harry Theoharis, Sweden travelers, tourism minister, Tourism Ministry

Crete’s IQ App Guru Comes Out With “6 Clues” This Time Around

2020-07-13 by Phil Butler

Fanis Kourtikakis with his wife Ligeri back home on Crete island

Crete programmer Fanis Kourtikakis creates another brain-training wonder with “6 Clues” – an app that is hard to put down.

Tags: 6 Clues, app creation, app programmers, apps, Brain Stars Evolution, brain training apps, college entrance exams, COVID-19, Crete people, during lockdown, educational travel, exam training, exams, Fanis Kourtikakis, games, Google, Google Play, IQ testing, IQ training, lockdown, pandemic response, People of Crete, programming, technology

Greek Summer 2020 Hits First Big COVID-19 Snag

2020-07-11 by Phil Butler

Greece’s reopening has already hit a major snag according to public health officials. A resurgence of COVID-19 cases could spell disaster.

Tags: Brookings Institute, Bulgaria tourists, COVID-19, Greece borders, Greece opening, Greece travel, Greek Summer 2020, Greek Vacation 2020, Harry Theoharis, Hellenic Health Ministry, Romanian tourists, second wave, Serbia COVID cases

Tripadvisor Launches ‘Travel Safe’ Tools for Travelers

2020-07-02 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor logo

Tripadvisor® has launched a new suite of “Travel Safe” tools to help consumers find, filter for, and validate health and safety information.

Tags: COVID-19, pandemic reaction, safe travel, tourism, travel, traveler advice, trip safety, TripAdvisor

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary Throws Tantrum Over €3.4bn Euro KLM Rescue

2020-06-29 by Phil Butler

KLM

Ryanair has now called on the EU Commission to block the latest (allegedly) illegal State Aid of €3.4bn euros to Dutch flag carrier KLM.

Tags: airline bailout, CCFF, COVID-19, Dutch airlines, KLM, Ryanair

New Protocols for Greece Travel from Civil Protection Authority

2020-06-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Greek tavern

Starting July 1, Greek officials will ask visitors to the country to carry out the necessary diagnostic screening and provide location data.

Tags: Civil Protection Authority, COVID-19, Greece flghts, Greece regulations, Greece tourists, Greece travel, health measures, pandemic regulations, PLF, travel data

The European Union May Ban American Travelers This Summer

2020-06-24 by Phil Butler

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

As Europe’s touristic destinations open their borders for travelers from July 1st, EU regulators mull over banning American travelers.

Tags: American tourists, COVID-19, EU, Greece coronavirus, second wave, Summer 2020, travel ban, US travelers, vacations, visit Europe, Visit Greece

An Ernst & Young Report Reveals a Horrible 2020 Greek Tourism Outlook

2020-06-19 by Phil Butler

Industry Pulse Report: Tourism

An Ernst & Young report estimates that the Greek tourism sector will lose €10 billion euros in 2020 on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: 2020 pandemic, COVID-19, Ernst & Young, Greece 2020, Greece economic impact, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greece trips, Greek economy, Greek island, Greek Isles, Greek tours, pandemic

Greece Listed in Top 100 Safest Countries Post-Pandemic List

2020-06-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Kommos Beach Crete

A report by Deep Knowledge Group has listed Greece among the 100 safest countries in the world for Covid-19.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 safety, Deep Knowledge Group, Greece, pandemic, pandemic countries, pandemic response, safe travel, tourism, traveler

Irish Times “Spot On” With Greece Tourism Anxieties Story

2020-06-02 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Center

A story this week on the Irish Times Richard Pine frames Greece’s reopening to tourism through the filtered light of skepticism.

Tags: COVID-19, Germany tourists, Grecotel, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek Tourism Ministry, Irish Times, Maria Daskalantonaki, Richard Pine, tourism

The WTTC Launches “Safe Travel” Global Initiative

2020-05-29 by Argophilia Travel News

British tourists

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp.

Tags: 2020 Economic Impact Report, Carlos Joaquín, Coronavirus, COVID-19, safe travel, social distancing, tourism, Tourism 2020, travel, travel 2020, travel industry, Vacation 2020

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