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A Statement About Greece Tourism, COVID, the Vaccine, and Patience

2021-03-12 by Phil Butler

Phil Butler

A candid statement from the editor of Argo Travel News, about the untenable pandemic situation, people, and ministry in charge of caring.

Tags: AMKA, Celestyal Cruises, COVID vaccine, Crete COVID, Crete pandemic, Gloria Guevara, Greece pandemic, ITB Berlin, Ministry of Development and Investment, Norbert Fiebig, PAGNI Hospital, pandemic response, TUI, vaccine, WTTC

Paris SMT World Tourism Expo Cancelled Over Coronavirus Outbreak

2020-03-04 by Argophilia Travel News

Salons du tourisme

The organizers of the Paris World Tourism Fair (SMT) have announced the cancellation of their event scheduled for March 12th to 15th.

Tags: coronavirus outbreak, Europe events, event news, ITB Berlin, ITB Berlin 2020, Paris events, Paris World Tourism Fair, SMT World Tourism Expo

ITB Berlin is Cancelled for the First Time in 54 Years

2020-03-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Dr. Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin

The ever increasing spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has now forced the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Economics of Germany to cancel ITB Berlin. The news from the exhibition’s organizer Messe Berlin announced on Friday night. The show, scheduled to run between March 4-8 in Berlin, is one of the most anticipated travel industry events in […]

Tags: Dr. Christian Göke, ITB Berlin, ITB Berlin 2020, ITB Berlin 2021, Messe Berlin, tourism events, trade shows, travel events, travel industry, Wolf-Dieter Wolf

Greece’s Sani Resort Crowned Best for Families in 2018

2018-03-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sani Resort

In further news from ITB Berlin, the Sani Resort, located in Halkidiki, northern Greece, was named Best Family Hotel at the Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards 2018, a ceremony that took place recently at ITB Berlin.

Tags: Best Family Hotel, Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards, family resorts, Greece resorts, Greek resorts, hotel awards, ITB Berlin, Sani Resort

HO[S]TELOFFER.ONLINE to demonstrate its innovative hotel sales proposal software at ITB Berlin 2018

2018-03-06 by Argophilia Travel News

HO[S]TELOFFER.ONLINE

HO[S]TELOFFER.ONLINE offers sales process software for hotels and hostels. The company is based in Berlin, Germany and it’s 100% owned by its Founder, Tomasz Janczak. HO[S]TELOFFER.ONLINE software product is a cloud-based Saas solution, easy to implement, and affordable even for mid-market players.

Tags: hotel sales, hotel tech, HO[S]TELOFFER.ONLINE, ITB Berlin, room offers, room sales, sales offers, Tomasz Janczak, tourism, travel tech, traveler

7 Days Booster Launches Quietly, Big Players Watch from Wings

2016-03-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Landing page for 7 Days Booster

Yesterday at ITB Berlin, the Executive Director of Plateno Group, Eric Wu (at left) announced the launch of 7 Days Booster, a hotel platform that combines online distribution, marketing education, property upgrades and a direct connect to more than 80 million Chinese loyalty travelers. Billed as an agnostic solution for any hotel or group of hotels, […]

Tags: 7 Days Booster, 7 Days Inns, budget hotels, China guests, Eric Wu, Goor Rosenburg, hotel business, hotel technology, ITB Berlin, Maria Pütz-Willems, Plateno Group, Thomas Magnuson

Snapshot Reveals Its Flagship Analytics Product At ITB

2016-03-01 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot logo

SnapShot Analytics, a new, essential tool for any hotel management team, will be presented to the public at ITB Berlin, the global travel industry’s leading trade show.

Tags: ITB, ITB Berlin, SnapShot, SnapShot Analytics, SnapShot GmbH

World Legacy Awards Call for Entries Announced

2014-06-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Costas Christ

The World Legacy Awards Call for Entries was announced yesterday. In a collaboration in between National Geographic and ITB Berlin, the awards will will showcase the leading travel and tourism companies, organizations and destinations.

Tags: awards, Green awards, Green business, green hotels, green travel, ITB Berlin, National Geographic, sustainable tourism, World Legacy Awards

UNWTO Silk Road Ministers at ITB Berlin

2014-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

NWTO Silk Road Programme banner

News from the UNWTO at ITB Berlin. On this the 2oth Anniversary of the Samarkand Declaration on Silk Road Tourism, the 4th version of the UNWTO Silk Road Ministers discussed better facilitating visas to advance tourism along this famous trade route.

Tags: ITB Berlin, Silk Road, Taleb Rifai, UNWTO

Azerbaijan Set for Starring Role at This Year’s ITB Berlin 2013

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tourism officials in Azerbaijan are busy finalizing their preparations in advance of next month’s ITB Berlin 2013, an event in which the Eastern European country is set to feature prominently as its official Convention & Cultural Partner.

Tags: Abulfas Garayev, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan culture, Azeri, Berti Vogts, ITB Berlin, ITB Berlin 2013

Rush Already On to ITB Berlin 2013

2013-01-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

ITB Berlin

Coming up March 6th – 10th, ITB Berlin 2013 welcomes a record number of exhibitors. News from the conference also tells of high demand for floor space, and reveals Arab, Asian, and South American companies on the move to show off there.

Tags: Berlin travel, conferences, International Travel, ITB 2013, ITB Berlin, travel conferences, travel shows

ITB Berlin’s David Reutz Lays Out 2013 Potential

2012-10-26 by Phil Butler

David Ruetz at a press briefing in 2011 - courtesy ITB Berlin

News from ITB Berlin yesterday saw the head of the world’s leading travel trade show, David Ruetz, projecting to a crowd in Singapore about ITB Berlin 2013. At a press conference Reutz presented facts and figures on this year’s event as well.

Tags: Asia travel, conferences, ITB Berlin, Travel Trends

Sabre Launches AgentStream Germany With Resounding Thump

2011-03-09 by Phil Butler

Sabre's AgentStream

In travel news from Germany, online travel giant Sabre Group has announced the launch of a social networking platform here in Germany. AgentStream is theoretically designed for travel agents in Germany to be able to engage the social web, at least this is what the over four thousand global participants at AgentStream hope. But aside the obvious PR push of this, is the platform really all that social? It looks more like a push to keep up with Travelport than anything.

Tags: agent tools, corporate travel, Europe travel, German travel, ITB Berlin, OTA's, Sabre Group, social travel, social travel tools, Tnooz, Travel Agent, Travel agent tools, travel tech, Travelport, Travelport's Opinions

9 Days Until ITB Berlin Travel Convention

2011-02-28 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Berlin Messe will host the ITB Berlin Convention 2011.

Touted as the world’s leading travel show, ITB Berlin is one of the travel industry’s biggest annual event. The 2011 edition is due to run from Wednesday, March 9th, to Sunday, March 13th, at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre. The show will feature topics related to the future of travel, challenges faced by the hotel […]

Tags: ITB Berlin, ITB Berlin Convention 2011, Travel Convention

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