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AI-Powered Pathfndr Announces a Slew of New Features

2022-10-15 by Phil Butler

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Pathfndr, billed as a No-code, Artificial Intelligence-powered Travel Operating System, announces a slew of innovations for travel advisors.

Tags: Big Data, Bookings, bookings engine, busses, cars, data, hotels, local expereinces, OTA, OTAs, Pathfndr, semantic search, transportation, travel agents, travel choices, travel search, travel startups, travel tech, travel technology, Varun Gupta

Airbnb Reports On the New Travelers Post-Pandemic

2020-08-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Airbnb Graffiti

According to a new report from Airbnb, the longer we are forced by the pandemic to remain at home, the more we want to get out.

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb rentals, domestic travel, local travel, travel agents, travel experiences, Travel Trends, vacation rentals

Greece Divvying Up Tourism Recovery Funds Before COVID-19 Is Done

2020-08-20 by Phil Butler

Manos Konsolas

Greek tourism stakeholders met earlier this week via teleconference to mull over the best ways to tap into €27.5 billion euros in EU rescue funding.

Tags: COVID-19 Greece, EU recovery funds, Greece tourism, Greece travel, HAPCO, Lithuania travelers, Manos Konsolas, POX, Santorni, SEEN, sustainable tourism, travel agents, UK quarantine, Yiannis Retsos

TUI Temporarily Quits Operations Over COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-03-16 by Phil Butler

TUI Family Life

TUI has temporarily suspended most of its travel operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Company spokespersons say the move is a “compliance” and “industry adjustment” move. The news comes as the whole industry is in a state of shock as to “next moves.” TUI is on a shortlist of companies investing gurus say may be […]

Tags: Bloomberg, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 Italy, pandemic, tourism, travel agencies, travel agents, travel industry, travel stocks, TUI, TUI Group, TUI stocks, TUI Travel, Wall Street, world travel

Smile Acadimos Adds B2B Website Feature for Pros

2019-08-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Smile Acadimos

Greek travel agency Smile Acadimos has now introduced a B2B feature for partners (in Greek) on its website.

Tags: Greek travel agencies, Smile Acadimos, tour groups, travel agencies, travel agents

Nassa Travel Shows Why Little Agents Are the Best

2019-08-22 by Phil Butler

Nassa Travel storefront

22 hours ago Nassa Travel in the UK posted a “Santorini Crazy Deal” to 29,000 plus followers on Facebook. Are they teaching TUI a lesson?

Tags: boutique travel agencies, budget travel, flights, Nassa Travel, NeoAgencies, new age travel, Rebecca Skevaki, Santorini deals, Santorini stays, thomas cook, travel agencies, travel agents, Villa Eleftheria Hotel

Are Thomas Cook and TUI Putting the Squeeze on Greek Hoteliers?

2019-05-27 by Phil Butler

British tour operator Thomas Cook has asked Greek hoteliers to renegotiate their package deals downward even more for summer 2019

Tags: all-inclusive holidays, Greek hoteliers, Greek tours, thomas cook, Thomas Cook vacations, travel agencies, travel agents, travel companies, TUI, TUI Travel

American Society of Travel Agents [ASTA] Rebranded to ‘Travel Advisors’

2018-09-16 by Argophilia Travel News

ASTA

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) recently announced that it has rebranded to the American Society of Travel Advisors and launched a new marketing campaign — “We’ll take you there”.

Tags: ASTA, travel advisors, travel agents, travel news, Zane Kerby

German Bookings to Greece Up According to TUI

2018-01-12 by Argophilia Travel News

TUI’s most recent booking trends report  shows good demand for Greece (+16%) as well as Spain (+16%) and Bulgaria (+25%), a continuing strong recovery for Egypt (+58%) and Tunisia (+125%), and the company expects double-digit growth for Thailand and the Maldives

Tags: Greece bookings, travel agencies, travel agents, TUI, TUI Germany, Turkey Travel

Spain Prices Boost Southeastern Europe Sales

2017-02-09 by Phil Butler

Greece via Thomas Cook

Hotel price hikes in Spain have prompted big travel entities to opt for Greece and Balkans destinations.
Thomas Cook Group executives say they expect a 40% rise in demand for Greek destinations.

Tags: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Greece travel, SPAIN100, thomas cook, travel agents, Turkey

Sabre Introduces HRS Properties Content

2014-10-17 by Rhett Butler

Sabre has just announced the addition fo HRS content, giving agents far more flexibility and choice for serving clients.

Tags: hotels, HRS, news, Sabre, travel agents

IAVRA acquired by MetaMarketplace

2014-09-17 by Phil Butler

Peter Schwartz, is CEO and founder of Demeure

MetaMarketplace, a travel technology company, has announced having acquired B2B vacation rental platform IAVRA via its parent Demeure Operating Company. Now one of the world’s most innovative digital vacation connects is powered by a leading commerce technology company.

Tags: B2B rentals, Europe villas, IAVRA, MetaMarketplace, Peter Schwartz, rentals, travel agents, vacations

Expedia’s TAAP Gives Agents Improved Inventory Access

2014-06-17 by Liliana Steffens

Expedia logo

According to new from Expedia this morning, the world’s largest full service online travel site just released the Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP). TAAP gives US travel agents access to Expedia’s global inventory and allows them to earn commissions on hotels, package travel deals , and more.

Tags: Expedia, TAAP, tours, travel affiliates, travel agents

TUI Growth 2014: Real Optimism or Reality Fluff?

2014-05-18 by Phil Butler

TUI Share price chart - courtesy TUI

TUI AG, one of the world’s most successful and well known travel tour groups, has just announced their Half Year Financial report. Furthermore, TUI’s CEO, Fritz Joussen now says his company is well positioned for growth. With Europe rapidly becoming a stagnant market over east vs west tensions, just how solid are TUI or any other big tour company’s projections?

Tags: Fritz Joussen, Grupotel, H1, hotels, profits, Spain hotels, tourism, travel agents, travel profits, TUI, TUI AG

Brandwatch Report on Social Listening a Head Turner for Hospitality

2014-04-15 by Phil Butler

Social Listening & the Tourism Industry: A Snapshot

Brandwatch, the most powerful social media monitoring and analytics tool we’ve found, just released their travel and hospitality report for 2014 – Social Listening & the Tourism Industry: A Snapshot. The detailed report amounts to the first of its kind primer for travel executives to understand the impacts of social media on traveler decision making.

Tags: airlines, Brian Solis, customer experience, hotel metrics, hotels, metrics, Social Listening & the Tourism Industry: A Snapshot, social media, technology, travel agents, What's the Future of Business

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