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Holidays

TUI Has Released a Ten-point Plan for Hotels for Post Coronavirus

2020-05-12 by Argophilia Travel News

TUI Headquarters

TUI Group has created a ten-point plan for hotel operations for the coming post coronavirus days and months.

Tags: Coronavirus, coronavirus response, Holidays, Robinson, TUI, TUI Blue, TUI Group, TUI Magic Life

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

Anna Novikova: In Pursuit of the Maslenitsa!

2017-02-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Argophilia’s Anna Novikova, in pursuit of the traditional Maslenitsa and the perfect blini (pancake) in Yaroslavl, Russia.

Tags: Anna Novikova, blini fest, blinis, Holidays, lent, maslenista, pancake festival, Russian maslenista, Russian traditions, Vitaly Vakhrushev, Volkov Theatre, Yaroslavl, Yuri Itin

TUI Racks Up on UK Online Bookings

2014-08-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

TUI logo

According to news from TUI, online bookings in the UK now account for over half of the legendary travel booker’s business. TUI

Tags: couples travel, Europe holidays, Fall holidays, Holidays, OTA's, TUI, Winter holidays

Remembering Macedonia’s National Liberation Struggle

2012-10-11 by Phil Butler

Macedonian partisan battalion "Mirce Acev."

Tuesday marked the 71st Anniversary of Macedonia’s National Liberation Struggle. In celebration an awards ceremony was held to recognize Macedonians in the fields of science, art, economics, and other key areas of public interest.

Tags: Balkan holidays, Fascism, General Mihajlo Apostolski, history, Holidays, Kuzman Josifovski-Pitu, Macedonia holidays, Macedonian heroes, Mirče Acev, WWII

Ice Ice Baby – Fantastic Holidays for Snow Seekers

2012-01-05 by Guest Author

ice fishing

It’s OK, you can come out. There’s no sign of Vanilla Ice (or Jedward!) in sight…just fantastic adventure travel options.

Tags: Holidays, travel, travellling, winter

The Best of Vegas on a Backpacker’s Budget – Backpacking Tips for Sin City

2011-11-30 by Guest Author

Las Vegas

Our guest author, John, shows you how to make the best of your trip to Las Vegas on a budget. Dining and lodging tips.

Tags: backpacking, budget travel, Holidays, hotels, Las Vegas, Sin City, travel, usa, usa vacation

5 Reasons to Holiday in Greece: A Photo Journey

2011-11-29 by Guest Author

Akropolis

Our guest author, Laura Cole, takes you in a virtual (and visual) journey through five of the most iconic destinations in Greece: Myrtos Beach; breathtaking Santorini; Icaria; Athens and Thessaloniki.

Tags: Athens, destinations, Europe, Greece, history, Holidays, Icaria, Myrtos Beach, Santorini, Thessaloniki, travel, travelling, vacations

Holiday Disasters – When Things Go Seriously Wrong

2011-04-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Scene of devastation following a tsunami, not much fun for tourists

Holidays are all about fun – and for the majority of us, indeed that’s just what they are, lots of fun.

But a number of events over the last year have reminded travelers that things do not always go according to plan. Floods, volcanic ash clouds and more in the past year have made a real mess of travel itineraries.

Tags: David Goldman, earthquakes, Holiday disasters, Holidays, Jacqui Timmins, Peter Hosper, radiation leak, Sydney, travel agents, Travel Authority Company, Travelscene American Express, tsunami, volcanic ash cloud

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