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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

RevitUp to Introduce its Data-powered Hospitality Ecosystem at HOTECH Athens 2020

2020-02-05 by Argophilia Travel News

HOTECH Athens 2020

RevitUp, an innovative performance marketing, and online revenue management service, will introduce its groundbreaking revenue optimization ecosystem at @HOTECH Athens 2020.

Tags: Athens conferences, Athens events, Athens hotels, Balkans hotels, Balkans travel, data powered, Divani Caravel Hotel, Greece hotels, hospitality technology, HOTECH Athens, HOTECH Athens 2020, hotel data, hotel management, hotel technology, hotels, IDeaS, IDeaS Revenue Solutions, Nikos Gkiokas, Revenue Management, Revenue solutions, RevitUP, World hotels

RevitUp Travels to Hotel Association of Halkidiki Summit

2020-01-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Nikos Giokas

RevitUp will be at the Hotel Association of Halkidiki meetup on February 2nd, along with key hotel management to pave the way in 2020.

Tags: Chamber of Halkidiki, Cyprus, Cyprus hotels, Ekdromi.gr, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece conferences, Greek hotels, Halkidiki, Halkidiki hotels, Hospitality Expo Cyprus, Hotel Association of Halkidiki, hotel revenue, hotels, Minas Liapakis, Nikos Giokas, RevitUP, Savvas Perdios, travel conferences, Zacharias Ioannides

RevitUp Debuts to Crete Hoteliers in Warmup for HOTECH Athens

2020-01-15 by Phil Butler

Nikos Giokas RevitUp

In the run-up to the February 6 HOTECH “Better Together” event in Athens, RevitUp was presented to the Pancretan Hotel Managers Association.

Tags: Athens events, Berner+becker, Cosmotel Group of Hotels, Dimitrios Koubarakis, Divani Caravel Hotel, HOTECH, hotel sales, hotels, IDeaS, IDeaS SAS, Lefteris Vantarakis, Nikos Giokas, OTA Insight, Pancretan Hotel Managers Association, primalRES, RevitUP, Stefan Schlachter

Greece’s Tourism Geniuses: Still Swimming Upstream

2019-12-08 by Phil Butler

Greek beach resort

The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) and other tourism geniuses in Greece continue losing their collective minds over Airbnb’s successes.

Tags: AirBnb, Crete rentals, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, HomeAway, hotels, INSETE, rental market, Richard Branson, SETE, short-term rentals, tourism, vacation rentals

Greece Hospitality Conundrum: Is Airbnb the Real Enemy of Hoteliers?

2019-11-26 by Phil Butler

Fort Ft Lauderdale Sea Ranch Motel

Alexandros Vassilikos, who’s President of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, is calling a solid framework to regulate the activities of the short-term rental market in Greece. On the opening day of the Xenia 2019 exhibition, one of Greece’s most successful hoteliers presented the forum and the Greece Hospitality with a unique potential. Here’s my take. aaa Speaking […]

Tags: AirBnb, AIROTEL, Alexandros Vassilikos, Dr. Cindy Y. Heo, Greek hotels, Greek Travel Pages, GTP, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, hotels, Maria Theofanopoulou, RevPAR, sustainable hotels, Xenia 2019

Atlantica Hotels & Resorts Now Managing Atlantica Amalthia Beach Hotel

2019-11-25 by Argophilia Travel News

Amalthia Beach Resort

Atlantica Hotels & Resorts has announced having taken over the management of Atlantica Amalthia Beach Hotel.

Tags: Agia Marina, Agia Marina resorts, Atlantica Amalthia Beach Hotel, Atlantica Hotels & Resorts, Chania hotels, Chania resorts, Chania stays, Crete hotels, hotel management, hotels

Lookout Greeks: Sustainability Iceberg Right Ahead!

2019-11-24 by Phil Butler

Titanic Hotels

Read on and find out how Greece is about to ram a gigantic sustainability iceberg if business and the public do not wise up.

Tags: all inclusive, ANVR, Blue Bay Travel, Bluesun Hotels and Resorts, Classic Collection Holidays, CNN, GNTO, Greece resorts, Greece tourism, GTP, hotels, Minister Theoharis, resorts, sustainable, sustainable tourism, Tourism Minister Theoharis, Travel Foundation, TUI resorts

Airbnb Writing on Expedia’s, Bookings’ and Hoteliers’ Profit Walls

2019-11-17 by Phil Butler

Airbnb Graffiti

Airbnb, the online brokerage dreamed up by schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia has apparently eclipsed Expedia’s booked room nights.

Tags: AirBnb, Crete hotels, Crete vacations, Domus Renier Boutique Hotel, EyeWide, Global Hotel Exchange, hotels, Magnuson Hotels, marketing, Plarino, Plarino hotel sales, Plarino sales, Thomas Magnuson, Tom Magnuson

EyeWide and Helix Imageworks Raise 3D Rendering Bar for Hoteliers

2019-10-14 by Phil Butler

Helix

EyeWide Digital Marketing and Helix Imageworks signed a strategic partnership to provide essential audience engagement for future hotels.

Tags: 3D, 3D modeling, 3D rendering, EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Helix Imageworks, hotel design, hotel experience, hotel marketing, hotels, Kostas Pamfilos, Minas Liapakis

Israel’s Brown Hotels Eyeballs Greece Investment & Expansion

2019-08-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Brown Hotels Tel Aviv

A meetup in between Greek Development and Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Israel’s Brown Hotels speaks of Greek expansion plans.

Tags: Adonis Georgiadis, Athens hotels, Brown Hotels, Greece hospitality, Greece hotel expansion, Greece hotels, Greece investment, hotel news, hotels

How Airbnb Fares Against Marriott, Hilton, and Intercontinental in the U.S.

2019-08-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb

Here is the latest date on how Airbnb stacks up against key hotel competition from an article posted on trends.edison.tech.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb stays, Airbnb valuation, cost per night, Edison Tech, Hilton Worldwide, hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International, rentals, vacation rentals, vacation stays

EyeWide to Manage the Online Presence of Kahlua Hotel & Suites

2019-07-23 by Argophilia Travel News

EyeWide

Kahlua Hotel & Suites and EyeWide entered a partnership aimed at enhancing the digital presence of the chic boutique hotel at the harbor of Hersonissos.

Tags: Bookings, Crete hotel marketing, Crete hotels, digital marketing, EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, Greece hospitality, Greece marketing, Greece news, Greek hotels, hotels, Kahlua Hotel & Suites, marketing solutions, Minas Liapakis

Is the 2019 Crete Tourism Season a 112 Booking Emergency?

2019-07-08 by Phil Butler

Kissamos

A report on the state of the Crete hospitality market which will show key flaws in the strategies in place to serve this tourism destination.

Tags: crete, Crete hotels, Crete resorts, dynamic packaging, EyeWide Digital Marketing Agency, Greek hotels, hotel marketing, hotels, Minas Liapakis, thomas cook, travel package, TUI, TUI Group

The Best Crete Travel Deals This Spring

2019-05-05 by Phil Butler

A selection of Crete vacation deals for Spring 2019 that make the island of the Minoans a top choice.

Tags: Absolutely Travel, Agia Pelagia, Agia Pelagia Beach, Almyra Seaside Food & Cocktails, Chania, Crete stays, Crete vacations, Go Ahead Tours, hotels, SeaScape Luxury Residences, vactaions

Digi.travel EMEA 2018 Brings Fugure of Hospitality Into Focus

2018-11-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018

The Digi.travel EMEA Conference & Expo 2018, scheduled to take place on December 11, in Athens.

Tags: Athens events, conferences, Digi.travel, digital marketing, digital travel, EMEA, hospitality, hotels, travel, Travel 2018, travel experts, travel meetings, Travel Trends, Wyndham Grand Athens

Investors Eyeball Mediterranean Resorts and Hotels

2018-10-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

hotel investment forum

International real estate broker Tranio has announced the exclusive release of a joint report with the Mediterranean Resort & Hotel Real Estate Forum (MR&H) to explore international investors sentiment in the Mediterranean resorts and hotels market.

Tags: Club Med, Club Med Marbella, Europe hotels, Europe investments, hotels, hotels marketing, Ikos Olivia, Mediterranean, Mediterranean resorts, resorts, Tranio

MyGuestXP Provides Curative for Negative Hotel Reviews

2018-09-14 by Phil Butler

A new and innovative online platform I ran across is taking aim at mitigating negative hotel guest reviews. MyGuestXP connects any hotel Wi-Fi systems, allowing hotel management to step in before negative reviews hit websites like TripAdvisor.

Tags: Arday Ardayfio, Guest Satisfaction, hotel bookings, hotel reviews, hotels, MyGuestXP, PR, ROI, TripAdvisor

Lighting the Dark Alley of Social Media ROI for Hotels

2018-09-12 by Phil Butler

Dark Alley

The most frequent criticism of social media as a marketing tool is the fact return on investment (ROI) is challenging to measure.

Tags: Bookings, hotel marketing, hotel revenue, hotels, media relations, ROI, Social, social medfia

Shiji and Fliggy partner to pioneer facial recognition hotel check-in

2018-09-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Fliggy

Shiji working with Alibaba’s Fliggy (formerly known as AliTrip), have achieved a hotel industry first by integrating full facial recognition for hotel check-in including credit authorization for 50 hotels in Hainan district of China.

Tags: AI, Alibaba, AliTrip, face recognition, Fliggy, hotel tech, hotels, Shiji, technology

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