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TUI Group to Cut 8,000 Jobs as Stocks Plummet Farther

2020-05-13 by Phil Butler

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TUI Group has announced cutting 8,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs amid the coronavirus crisis, even as stocks plummet farther.

Tags: Carnival, COVID-19, EasyJet, Fritz Joussen, tour companies, tourism, tourism industry, travel destinations, TUI, TUI AG/ADR, TUI Group, TUI shares, TUI stocks, TUI Travel

Virtuoso | Luxury Tourism: Greece a Top Destinations in the World for 2020

2019-10-21 by Argophilia Travel News

sexy traveler

Travelers are prioritizing trips now, with the belief customized experiences are the best value, according to a Virtuoso® Luxe Report.

Tags: Crete tours, customer journey, Greece destinations, Greece tours, luxurious accommodation, luxury tours, luxury travel, tasty travel, travel 2020, travel destinations, travel experience

Mauritius, Hot and Exotic Travel Destination in 2014

2014-04-17 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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In 2013, there were close to a million foreign arrivals in Mauritius, 2014 travel forecasts keep to the same trend.

Tags: Mauritius, top travel destinations 2014, travel destinations

Where to Go this Summer: Historic Wenceslas Square, Prague

2012-05-19 by Guest Author

Wenceslas Square at night

Wenceslas Square has played, and still does play, a major role in the heritage of Prague. Designed as more of a boulevard than a square, it is named after Saint Wenceslas the patron saint of Bohemia and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tags: historical landmarks, Prague, tourist attractions, travel destinations, Wenceslas Square

Smart Travel with Smart Destinations

2011-11-06 by Phil Butler

Price Lake and Grandfather Mountain.

Argo Travel News decided to make every Sunday into a new series, “Service Sunday” in honor of all those great travel services out there worth checking out. Today, we spotlight Smart Destinations, one of the world’s top sightseeing portals online.

Tags: Asheville, bargain tickets, Biltmore, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cecilia Dahl, Explore Asheville, Go Blue Ridge Card, Kevin McLaughlin, New Spring Capital, ticket packages, tour companies, tour guides, tour tickets, tours, travel destinations, travel sites

Smart Destinations Offers Printable Go Select Passes

2011-05-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Smart Destinations Go Select

Smart Destinations is preparing to launch Go Select, a new tool that will allow customers to choose the attractions they want to see, add them to their passes, and then print them.  The deal also includes a printable PDF guidebook.  It is currently in BETA for New York City only, but Smart Destinations will soon […]

Tags: attractions, barcodes, Go cards, Go Select, guidebook, mobile phone, passes, printing, scanning, Smart Destinations, travel destinations

Welcome to Russia Joins Forces With ASTA

2010-10-22 by Phil Butler

Russia on the move in world travel

Welcome to Russia joins the elite list of travel companies belonging to the ASTA. According to this latest news, Russia’s leading conduit for travel support joins the world’s largest travel agent association. Russia is set to engage travel and tourism on an unprecedented level.

Tags: ASTA, ASTA business, Baltic travel, Eastern Europe, Hyatt, online travel, Russia travel, Russian Federation, Sabre, travel, travel agents, travel business, travel destinations, travel market, travel news, travel tours, Vladimir Putin, Welcome to Russia, world travel

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