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New Startups Fill Great Hospitality Hiring Void

2017-04-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Hiring made easy

Getting a leg up on hiring qualified people in the hospitality space, a couple of new startups are hoping to solve the problem of connecting skilled hospitality workers with the businesses that need them on-demand. Here’s a brief take on how apps and services are intersecting the hiring space too.

Tags: ACrew, AirBnb, Entrepreneur 20X (E20X), guest experience, Harri, HFTP, HITEC Amsterdam, hospitality, Housejoy, hyre, sharing economy, Squaddle

Airbnb Raises Another $1 Billion for Possible Expansion

2017-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Airbnb rentals

Home rental company AirBnb has just got another $1 billion (£821 million) cash injection to be used for expansion. The company, which disclosed the funding in a securities filing on Thursday, raised the money in a financing round that began last summer. The company is now valued at soem $31 billion, but this filing did not list new investors.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb funding, home rentals, sharing economy, Uber, vacation rentals

Airbnb Really Is the Big Bad Wolf

2017-02-01 by Phil Butler

Airbnb is the Big Bad Wolf

The hotel industry is in a nightmare of dire concerns over a beleaguered hospitality market. Airbnb and the impact the so-called “sharing economy” is on every hotelier’s mind, and understandably. The industry is for all intents and purposes, lost in a forest like Little Red Riding Hood trying to figure how much business the Big Bad Wolf […]

Tags: AirBnb, Big Bad Wolf, Booking.com, crete, hotel industry, hotels, marketing, OTA's, shared economy, sharing economy, travel tech

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A Meeting About Authenticity in Agios Nikolaos

2026-03-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Agios Nikolaos officials plan new initiatives to promote inland villages, folklore museums, and Cretan gastronomy as part of Crete’s 2026 tourism strategy.

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Greece Says Crete and Souda Bay Are Protected by National Defense Systems

2026-03-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Crete and Souda Bay at the Center of Security Discussions Crete, home to the strategic Souda Bay naval and air base, has been mentioned in recent security discussions about tensions in the Middle East. However, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias stressed that the island remains well protected and that Greece’s defense posture is more than […]

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Ikos Kissamos Luxury Resort Expands Premium Tourism in Crete

2026-03-05 By Iorgos Pappas

Ikos Kissamos will open in western Crete in April 2026, marking the Sani/Ikos Group’s entry into the island’s luxury all-inclusive market.

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Olive Disease Threatens Crete’s Liquid Gold

2026-03-05 By Mihaela Lica Butler

A destructive olive disease known as Gloeosporium is spreading across Crete, damaging harvests and threatening olive oil quality.

Pierra Creta race

Pierra Creta Brings 230 Ski Mountaineers to Snowy Psiloritis

2026-03-04 By Manuel Santos

The 7th international ski mountaineering race Pierra Creta returns to Psiloritis on March 7, 2026, bringing 230 athletes from 15 countries.

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