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Will the COVID-19 Outbreak Reset the Airline Industry?

2020-03-06 by Phil Butler

Flybe Airlines

Flybe, Europe’s biggest regional airline has folded because of COVID-19. How many more transportation and tourism related business will fail?

Tags: airline industry, airlines, conferences, COVID-19, COVID-19 economics, cruises, Europe airlines, Flybe, rail travel, tourism, tourism data, tourism figures, tourism industry, transporation

Greece Gets UNWTO Support for Sustainable Tourism Effort

2020-02-22 by Argophilia Travel News

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) met with the Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of Greece last week in order to offer the United Nations’ specialized agency’s support for sustainable tourism. Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili was in Athens for discussions with political leaders, as well as high-level representatives from the private sector. The discussions focused on the […]

Tags: European sustainability, Greece development, Greece tourism, Greece tourism market, Greece travel, Harry Theocharis, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Sustainable Greece, tourism, UNWTO, world tourism, Zurab Pololikashvili

GuruWalk Snags €1 Million Seed Funding to Serve ‘Free Walking Tours’

2020-01-02 by Phil Butler

GuruWalk

Spanish startup GuruWalk announces obtaining €1 million in seed funding from SeedRocket and other investors to jumpstart free tours.

Tags: city tours, free tours, GuruWalk, startups, tourism, tourism startups, tours, travel startups, travel tech, travel technology

Cyprus Tourism Revenue Drops in First Nine Months of 2019

2019-12-12 by Argophilia Travel News

Cyprus

Cyprus tourism revenue fell 1.5 percent year-on-year to €2.3 billion euro in the first nine months of 2019.

Tags: Cyprus, Cyprus rooms, Cyprus tourism, Cyprus travel, Cyprus visits, tourism

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

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