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Microsoft Partners With Oyo to Create AI Driven Hotel Tech

2021-09-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

OYO

Microsoft and Oyo have signed a “multi-year strategic alliance” to develop new travel and hospitality technologies.

Tags: guest experience, hospitality tech, hotel AI, hotel tech, Internet of Things, IoT, Microsoft, Microsoft’s Azure IoT, Oyo

Hotelising Cranks Up Digital Marketing Services Offer

2021-07-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Hotelising has announced having added digital marketing services to its offerings for tourism and hospitality companies.

Tags: digital marketing, Hospitality marketing, hospitality news, hospitality tech, hotel marketing, Hotelising, Katerina Petropoulo, Katerina Petropoulou, Trastelis Group

eRevMax and Hotel Technology Provider RevSol Announce Partnership

2021-01-22 by Argophilia Travel News

RevSol

RevSol, a Kenya based hospitality technology solutions provider, has partnered with hotel distribution technology leader eRevMax.

Tags: Africa hospitlity, Africa hotels, Africa Travel, eRevMax, hospitality tech, hospitality technology, online distribution, OTAs, RateTiger, RevSol, travel tech

Study Shows Travelers Want Travel Assistance from AI Chatbots

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Over 75% of Americans surveyes by AI producer Humley, say they rely heavily on chatbots to imrprove the quality of their travel expereinces.

Tags: AI, chatbots, Expedia, hospitality tech, Humley, Humlley, IBM Watson, Kayak, travel assistants, travel tech, virtual assistant

NH Hoteles – Swisscom Promise High Tech for Guests

2012-10-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

NH Hoteles

NH Hoteles extends its partnership with Swisscom Hospitality to provide efficient guest technology. Swisscom Hospitality will assist NH Hoteles in achieving further network and IP service convergence.

Tags: hospitality tech, hotel tech, smart rooms, travel tech

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Stories of Interest

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Heraklion Hotel Workers’ Children Break Records in Panhellenic Success

2026-09-05 By Argophilia Travel News

More than 60 successful students were honored in Heraklion by the Hotel Workers’ Union, receiving €300 for their achievement in the Panhellenic exams.

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Drivers Raise Alarm Over Dangerous Conditions on Roads Serving HMU, PAGNI, and University of Crete

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Drivers are raising concerns over dangerous conditions, heavy traffic and vehicles entering the opposite lane on roads serving HMU, PAGNI and the University of Crete.

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Lasithi Is Trimming Trees So You Do Not Crash Into Them

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Road crews in Lasithi are cutting branches and clearing roadside vegetation to improve visibility and make provincial roads safer for drivers and pedestrians.

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I Spent €2 on This Horrifying Thing for My Feet

2026-09-05 By Mihaela Lica Butler

Cretan cobblestones, gorge hikes and cheap flip-flops can punish your feet. Meet the brutal wooden foot roller that somehow makes everything better.

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How a Midnight Meeting in Crete Sparked a 40-Year Romance

2026-09-05 By Iorgos Pappas

In 1985, an American and a South African met in Agios Nikolaos. He waited on museum steps for 5 days. She arrived with 5 minutes to spare. 40 years later, they’re still together.

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