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Argo News Brief: COVID, IMF, and This Week’s Tourist Trends

2021-04-08 by Argophilia Travel News

This week travel experts discuss the need for Greece to adapt in the wake of COVID-19, and more news on the economy and summer vacations.

Tags: Bank of Greece, COVID-19 Greece, ETC, European Travel Commission, Greece economy, Greece tourism, Greece vaccine rollout, IMF, newsbriefs, vaccine rollout, vaccines, WTTC

ACI EUROPE Warns: State Aid Rules May Collapse Industry

2021-01-21 by Argophilia Travel News

EU Airport

Airports & tourism organizations urge revision of ‘wholly inadequate” state aid rules, as new forecast shows industries in systemic collapse.

Tags: aci europe, air travel, ETC, Europe air travel, Europe airline industry, Europe airports, Europe transportation, European commission, European Travel Commission, travel industry news

Greece Ranked a Top 5 Choice for Intra-European Travel H2 of 2020

2020-10-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Ikaria Island, Greece

A study released by the European Travel Commission (ETC) says Greece ranks fourth among the Top 5 destination choices for Europeans.

Tags: COVID-19 predictions, ETC, Europe tourism, European Travel Commission, pandemic regulations, travel

The European Union Opens Up Travel from Tunisia and Other Nations

2020-08-09 by Argophilia Travel News

European Commission

The European Commission frees up inbound travel from more nations in a gradual lifting of restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Tags: COVID restrictions, COVID-19 news, EU Travel, Europe COVID-19, European Travel Commission

European Destinations Register High for World Travelers This Year

2020-02-24 by Argophilia Travel News

European village

The European Travel Commission (ETC), the European Tourism Association (ETOA), Eurail B.V., and the European Commission, have just released the latest Long-Haul Travel Barometer (LHTB), which indicates that the sentiment for travel to Europe from January-April 2020. The publication shows positive in six key overseas markets – Brazil, China, India, Japan, Russia, and the US and provides the European tourism sector […]

Tags: EU, Europe dstinations, Europe travel, European tourism, European Travel Commission, Long-Haul Travel Barometer, tourism data

The European Travel Commission Reports Summer Months Growth

2018-11-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Paris skyline

European destinations reported healthy growth this summer despite rising political risks and less relaxed financial conditions posing a threat to the global economic outlook.

Tags: China, Europe travel, Europe trends, European Travel Commission, Summer 2018, Travel 2018, Travel Trends, Turkey Travel, visa-free

European Travel Commission and Amadeus ink strategic partnership

2014-03-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Amadeus Logo

Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, and the European Travel Commission (ETC) signed today a strategic partnership to promote Europe as a tourism destination.

Tags: Amadeus, booking, European Travel Commission, OTA's, tech, UTC

Just How Unwired Is the European Travel Commission?

2011-06-27 by Phil Butler

ETC Facebook images

The European Travel Commission recently announced a travel contest via their Facebook engagement to attract US tourists to the continent. In what could be classified as either symbolic, or simply Europe’s latest and greatest online misfire, the pronounced Facebook engagement is nowhere to be found. The so called “I Wish I Were There” contest, is so far only a dream?

Tags: dream vacations, ETC, EU, EU tourism, EU Travel, Europe engagement, Europe Internet, Europe tourism, Europe travel, Europe wired, European Travel Commission, European Union, Facebook contest, Facebook travel, Gadling, I Wish I Were There, PR Newswire

Hungary Convention Tourism Booming This Year

2010-11-09 by Phil Butler

Castle Hill at night

Hungary is emerging as something of a conference tourism hub for Easter Europe. So far this year, the country’s conference attendees are up 76 percent, and growth in the segment is actually better than before the recession. Hungary tourism appears about ready to take off as maybe the first boom tourism economy out of the economic chaos.

Tags: Aggtelek National Park, Budapest, Budapest news, Budapest travel, Cafe Kor, conference travel, European Travel Commission, Forbes, Hungarian Convention Bureau, Hungary tourism, MICE, tourism, tourism industry, travel economy, travel industry news, travel news, Várhegy, visit Hungary

2010 Travel Figures – To Russia With Love

2010-10-12 by Phil Butler

Russia departures from Heathrow

2010 travel figures indicate a fairly significant increase in travel outbound from London. But more significantly, inbound travel to Eastern Europe shows phenomenal growth considering the world economic situation. Will emerging Europe out pace the rest of the world in tourism? So far this year, all things considered, it certainly appears so.

Tags: air traffic, air travel, BAA, British travel, Eastern Europe travel, Estonia, European Travel Commission, FIFA 2018, Heathrow, Russia travel, travel economy, UK travel, Vladimir Putin




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