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Travelers Are Checking Out Spontaneous Trips In 2021

2021-01-13 by Argophilia Travel News

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A new Hotels.com report reveals travelers ready for spontaneity and new travel experiences.

Tags: 2021 travel, American tourists, hotels, Hotels.com, last minute travel, pandemic restrictions, tourism

Expert Viewpoints: Hospitality 2021 and Beyond

2020-11-27 by Phil Butler

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Argophilia Travel News connects with RevitUp’s Business Development Manager Nikos Giokas to get his take on the event, and on the new normal the industry is adapting to.

Tags: #Justpitchit, Alexa von Tobel, brand.com, EyeWide Digital Marketing, hotel management, hotel marketing, hotels, Nikos Giokas, RevitUP

Insights on the Luxury Hotels Global Market to 2027

2020-11-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Four Seasons Bora Bora

The “Luxury Hotels – Global Market Trajectory & Analytics” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Tags: Airport Hotels, Global Luxury Hotels Market, hotel industry, hotels, Luxury Hotels, PRNewswire, research and markets

Domotel Hotels & Resorts Names Liana Tampourea Head of Sales

2020-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

Liana Tampourea

Domotel Hotels & Resorts has selected longtime hospitality exec Liana Tampourea as the group’s new sales director.

Tags: Domotels, Domotels Hotels & Resorts, hotels, Liana Tampourea

30-plus Greek Hotels to Be Auctioned Off in the Coming Weeks

2020-09-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Some 30-plus hotels across Greece are to be auctioned in the next few weeks on acccount of inactivity related to COVID-19.

Tags: bankruptcy filing, COVID-19, Greek economy, Greek hotels, hospitality, hotel industry, hotels

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

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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

STR Releases Europe Hotel Performance for July 2020

2020-08-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Fodele Beach Hotel

A report from STR reveals Europe’s hotel industry’s improved but low performance, according to July 2020 data.

Tags: ADR, Europe summer, hotel profits, hotels, RevPAR, STR, Summer 2020, summer numbers, UK hotels

The 101 on Travel Influencer Marketing Post-Pandemic

2020-07-07 by Phil Butler

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Recent studies suggest influencer marketing is becoming more important than ever in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But there’s a catch.

Tags: hotels, hotels marketing, IAB, influencer marketing, marketing, Rick Bursky, social media influence, tourism influencer, tourism marketing, travel celebrity, travel influencers

Greece Authorities Set Tourism “Risk Zones” for Vacation 2020 Reboot

2020-05-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Crete's Balos Lagoon

Greece’s moves to rescue the 2020 holiday season will be to begin implementing broad-reaching measures including three “risk zones”.

Tags: COVID-19, Greece holiday, Greece vacation, Greece visit, Harry Theoharis, hotels, pandemic, risk zones, Theoharis, Tourism 2020, Vacation 2020

Greek Tourism Ministry Releases Directions for Hotels to Reopen

2020-05-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Harry Theoharis

Greece’s Ministry of Tourism has announced comprehensive and detailed guidelines for hotels and other businesses to reopen.

Tags: Athens hotels, COVID-19, Greece hotels, Greece pandemic, Greece tourism, Greece vacations, Harry Theoharis, hotels, pandemic restrictions, Tourism 2020, Tourism Ministry

UNWTO Launches a Covid-19 Technical Assistance Package for Recovery

2020-05-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Zurab Pololikashvili

The UNWTO has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package that offers guidance to the Member States in response to COVID-19.

Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, Europe COVID-19, European Union, hotels, tourism, tourism recovery, UNWTO, Zurab Pololikashvili

Greek Hoteliers Ready to Acclimate to “New Normal” After COVID-19

2020-05-08 by Phil Butler

Georgioupolis Beach

Greece’s major hotel chains are looking at proactive plans for booking rooms in order to create a natural social-distancing atmosphere.

Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Greece 2020, Greece hotels, Greece tourism, Greece tourists, Greek travel, hotels, Mitsotakis

Magnuson Hotels Reports Sustainable Q1 of 2020 Performance

2020-05-01 by Argophilia Travel News

Tom Magnuson

Magnuson Hotels reports ‘sustainable’ results for Q1 2020, the first full operating quarter of Covid 19 owing to operating factors.

Tags: ADR, COVID-19 effects, hotel revenue, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson Worldwide, Tom Magnuson

Lighthouse Keepers: Business People to Cut the Fog of the Pandemic

2020-04-17 by Phil Butler

Tom and Melissa Magnuson

A look at the lighthouse keepers of hospitality. Tom and Melissa Magnuson, people like them, will lead us through the fog.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, hospitality, hotel brands, hotel business, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, Melissa Magnuson, new business, Tom Magnuson

Airbnb’s Chesky Gives Hosts COVID-19 Cancellation Refunds and Grants

2020-04-12 by Phil Butler

Brian Chesky

Airbnb Co-founder, CEO, and Head of Community Brian Chesky announces financial help for hosts in distress over the coronavirus pandemic.

Tags: AirBnb, Brian Chesky, cancellations, Coronavirus, COVID-19, hotels, pandemic response, rentals, short-term rentals, travel

Greece Officials Close Most Hotels Over Coronavirus

2020-03-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic

The Greek government has ordered the closure of all the country’s year-round hotels, in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Tags: COVID-19, Crete hotels, Crete Island, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, hotel closings, hotels, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, travel ban, Visit Greece

SETE Calls for Emergency Measures Over Covid-19 Pandemic

2020-03-13 by Argophilia Travel News

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The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) has called on the Greek government to implement a series of COVID-19 related emergency measures.

Tags: Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, economic emergency, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek tours, Greek travel, hotels, SETE, tourism, travel ban, travel emergency

Heraklion Hoteliers Association Event Proves Out New Revenue Strategies

2020-02-20 by Phil Butler

Heraklion Hoteliers Association Masterclass

The Heraklion Hoteliers Association, EyeWide Digital, and Revitup.direct held the first-ever sales and digital marketing masterclass.

Tags: digital marketing, Expedia, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, hoteliers, hotels, hotels revenue, primalRES, revenue, Revenue Management, RevitUP

Heraklion Hotels Event 2 Outline 2020 Revenue Win or Lose

2020-02-10 by Phil Butler

Galaxy Hotel

The Heraklion Hotel Association and EyeWide Digital Marketing, and RevitUp have organized a unique industry meetup for February 13th.

Tags: Cook’s Club Hersonissos, Crete hotels, Expedia, Greece hospitality, Henri Roelings, Heraklion Chamber of Commerce, Heraklion events, Heraklion Hoteliers Association, Heraklion hotels, HospitalityNet, Hotel Optimization, hotel revenue, hotels, industry experts, Magnuson Hotels, revenue, RevitUP, thomas cook, Thomas Magnuson, TUI

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