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A Prescription for Recovering from Our Marketing Disease

2018-11-29 by Phil Butler

Soap sales

Digital communications has for too long been reclassified as only a function of marketing. Public relations communicators should have been in the lead all along.

Tags: Brian Solis, Dave Senay, digital marketing, earned media, Edelman PR, Epoch Times, EyeWide, EyeWide Digital Marketing, FH, Fleischman Hillard, Future Works, marketing, Martin Soler, media, Minas Liapakis, PR, public relations, RADAR, Richard Edelman, WIHP

Five More European Stay Recommendations

2017-03-12 by Phil Butler

Grand Hotel Toplice Lake Bled

Over the last decade, our team has had the exquisite opportunity to stay at some of Europe’s most hospitable and beautiful hotels. Before the vacation season for 2017 gets in full-swing, it seems a good time to reflect on destinations and places to call home for your enjoyment. Here’s a list of superb accommodations we are sure you will remember forever too.

Tags: Angleterre Hotel, Copenhagen, crete, Crete hotels, Grand Hotel Toplice, Greece, Hotel Bethel, Hotel Félicien, la Ville Lumière, Lake Bled, Lato, Lato Boutique Hotel, Martin Soler, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Olga Malik, Oliver Green Hotel, Olivier Lapidus, Paris hotels, Philippe Vaurs, slovenia, World Hotels Group, Yara Lapidus

SnapShot Rolls Out Hotel Technology Index

2016-10-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot

Hospitality analytics leader SnapShot rolls out a Crunchbase-like Hotel Technology Index, a comprehensive database featuring hotel software and technology providers crucial for hospitality professionals.

Tags: analytics, Hotel Technology Index, Martin Soler, SnapShot

Cascais Tourism Forum Takes Aim at Hotels Innovations

2016-05-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cascais Tourism Forum

The hotel landscape in Portugal is unique among European markets for several reasons. The best way to describe the landscape there is “feast and famine”, as some hotel businesses are flourishing, while others are bankrupt. A May 19th event, the Cascais Tourism Forum, held for the first time this year, focuses on the developmental challenges for hotels wanting to survive in this dynamic environment.

Tags: GuestCentric, Martin Soler, Portugal hotels, Portugal travel, ReviewPro, SnapShot

SnapShot Goes On the Road to Demonstrate Its Analytics Product

2016-04-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot Executive Team

In news from SnapShot GmbH, the hotel analytics company is going on the road to demonstrate its new platform, and to hold discussions on hotel data usage in key cities in Germany, Austria, the UK, and Belgium. The company says hoteliers in these cities will get hands on experience which demonstrates the full capabilities of its flagship product, SnapShot Analytics.

Tags: Big Data, hotel analytics, Martin Soler, SnapShot, Stefan Tweraser

Key Data Integrations for Hotel Intelligence

2015-10-21 by Phil Butler

Market segment, the new paradigm hotel revenue people seek to optimize and utilize, it can be an elusive beast. Using guest analytics and loyalty data will become more and more useful, but the key segments, and those data sets, will power the coming hotel operations shift toward predictive analytics. Here are some resources that should be […]

Tags: Airbn, analytics, Big Data, BioSeeker Group AB, Canadean Ltd, dotcomhotel, Energy Aspects Ltd., Euromonitor, GBI Research, HVS Library, iCD Research, IDATE, Lato Boutique Hote, Lefteris Karatarakis, marketing, Marketing Corporation, marketresearch.com, Martin Soler, Mintel, onetwotrip, SnapShot GmbH, STR Global, travel analytics

Status Update: Predictive Analytics for Hotels

2015-10-12 by Phil Butler

What’s the one question every hotel owner, director, and revenue manager on Earth wants to ask about Big Data and predictive analytics? “Where’s the proof?” This is what’s missing from every conference presentation, and ever marketing pitch for tech tools that will jump start the new business intelligence (BI). For those in need of such […]

Tags: analytics, Big Data, Disney, Forrester, hotels, Hyatt, IBM, Infographic, Marriott, Martin Soler, predictive analytics, SnapShot

Countdown to Budapest: Hospitality E-Commerce & Revenue Management Conference

2013-05-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Pit stop bar in the Continental Hotel lobby

Coming up next week in Budapest, dotcomhotel’s Hospitality E-Commerce & Revenue Management Conference kicks off May 30th at the Continental Hotel Budapest.

Tags: Affilired, Agniezska Sapa, Ana Carmona, Brendan May, Budapest events, Christophe Tassi, Daniele Di Bella, dotcomhotel, Kristof Roemer, luesun Hotels& Resorts, Martin Soler, Paul Ponçon, Smart HERO, Ulruch Pillau, WIHP Hotels

WIHP Convert Reveals Value to Guests & Hoteliers

2012-03-11 by Phil Butler

WIHP Convert - a cut above

Have you ever Google’d before going on a trip, only to run across one crappy website after another in search of a hotel? Face it, despite all the technology advances, the mobile breakthroughs enabling us like never before, hotel websites still suck. WIHP aims to change all that.

Tags: Ares Hotel, Convert, hospitality, Hotel Ares, hotel bookings, hotel marketing, hotel news, hotel websites, marketing, Martin Soler, rooms, site builder, travel websites, web design, WIHP

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Featured Stories

€52M Greek Fisheries Scandal

European Public Prosecutor’s Office Investigates €52M EU Fisheries Fund Scandal in Greece

Heraklion old cold-storage warehouse

Heraklion’s Old Cold-Storage Warehouse Gets Green Light for Hotel Conversion

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Crete to Host European Special Olympics Kayaking Games at Lake Kournas

Heraklion Fishermen Protest

Cretan Fishermen Stage Black-Flag Protest Over Fuel Costs and Regulations

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Greece’s Bakeries Warn of Higher Bread Prices

Why We Embrace AI

At Argophilia, we believe in using every tool at our disposal to bring you the stories that matter. You may notice a certain precision in our data analysis, a specific flair in our visuals, or a rapid turnaround on complex topics. That is no accident—it is the result of our rampant use of artificial intelligence.

We use Gemini to help synthesize data, structure our reporting, and ensure our news remains as sharp as the reality we cover. When it comes to our imagery, we rely on the creative power of Midjourney and NightCafe, unless otherwise noted in our editorial credits.

We are not apologetic for this. In a fast-moving world, these tools allow us to focus on what really counts: investigating the issues, giving a voice to the marginalized, and maintaining the journalistic integrity you expect from us. We see AI not as a replacement for human judgment, but as an engine that amplifies our ability to inform, analyze, and tell the truth about our island and beyond.

We are writers and journalists first—but we are proud to be tech-enabled ones, too.

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Stories of Interest

Crete Car Rental Market

Crete Accounts for 18.1% of Greece’s Car Rental Market

2026-10-15 By Kostas Raptis

Crete has Greece’s second-largest short-term car rental market, as tourists increasingly rent vehicles to explore beaches, villages, and mountain routes.

strong tourism season

Strong October Finishes Robust Tourism Season in Crete

2026-10-15 By Arthur Butler

Cretan hotels report 80-90% occupancy in October as the tourism season extends through mid-November, supported by sustained flight connections and winter city demand.

Malevizi road collapse

School Bus Tilts After Road Gives Way in Crete’s Agia Marina

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Students were safely evacuated after a school bus tilted on a washed-out road in Malevizi, prompting essential driving safety advice for visitors on Crete’s roads.

Rethymno Flood Warning Systems meeting

Rethymno Boosts Flood Preparedness with New Weather Stations, River Monitors, and Dam Management Plans

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Rethymno is expanding weather and river monitoring, clearing waterways and strengthening emergency planning ahead of extreme winter weather.

Historic Former War Museum Collapses

Part of Former Chania War Museum Collapses, No People Found Under Rubble

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Emergency teams and EMAK units respond to a major building collapse at Chania’s former War Museum, confirming no individuals were trapped in the rubble.

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