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Greece Follows EU – Scraps Covid Test for Travelers with Certificate

2022-02-05 by Argophilia Travel News

Athens and the Acropolis

Greece announces that entry travelers will be allowed without a mandatory test for travelers who have the European vaccination certificate.

Tags: 2022 tourism, COVID test, EU travel certificate, Greece travel, pandemic, Thanos Plevris, Tourism Greece, travel advisory, travel rules, travelers, Vassilis Kikilias

The ICAO Forecasts 1.5 Billion Fewer International Air Travellers in 2020

2020-05-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Spain airport

The ICAO has released its first complete 2020 air passenger forecast revealing 1.5 billion fewer fliers in 2020.

Tags: air traffic, air travel, coronavirus impacts, COVID-19, destinations, fliers, ICAO, passenger numbers, passengers, tourist numbers, tourists, travelers

Expedia’s Etiquette Study: Manners Fundamental for Travel Experience

2019-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Flight attendant

Today Expedia.com® released results of its 2019 Airplane and Hotel Etiquette Study, which showed good manners vital for travel experience.

Tags: Airplane and Hotel Etiquette Study, Expedia, good travel, manners, travel, travel etiquette, travelers

Booking.com Goes Local With An Unforgettable Foodie Adventure

2018-06-11 by Argophilia Travel News

Foodie travel

More than six in ten travelers (61%) say they pick a destination for its great food or drink; Over half of global travelers (51%) are likely to seek out local street food markets; Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil are among the top places to discover local food across the globe.

Tags: Booking.com, Bookings, culinary travel, foodie, foodies, hotel bookings, travelers

Airbnb Loses Biggest Fan With PR Slight of Hand

2016-05-17 by Phil Butler

A scathing revelation about failed communications and a company that may be on the rocks financially. Airbnb cannot even engage in a decent conversation with the media, potential partners, or even award winning Airbnb hosts. What is up with Airbnb?

Tags: AirBnb, Airbnb PR, Airbnb valuation, Greece, Russia tourists, travelers, Tripping

Balkans Roaming Rates to Be Scrapped

2014-09-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Roaming charges

If you’re thinking of traveling to the Balkans soon, you’re roaming charges may just go down. According to news from Montenegrin Ministry of Telecommunications, ministers there are set to sign an agreement for establishing a “roaming free” zone across the region.

Tags: Balkans, mobile charges, mobile traveller, roaming, travel advisory, travelers, WiFi

EuropeTravel Launches New Social Networking Travel Portal

2011-09-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The new socially interactive EuropeTravel portal

The unveiling of the dynamic new addition to the internet travel community was announced today, as the EuropeTravel.net portal finally went live. EuropeTravel is a unique social network community geared towards European travel, with the stated goal of bringing together travel companies, tour operators and travelers to engage in information sharing for all 55 European nations.

Tags: European destinations, European travel, Europetravel, europetravel.net, marketing, social community, social network, travel companies, travel portal, travelers

BTC: Hidden Fees from Airlines Increase Managed Travel Cost

2011-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

airlines hidden fees

Businesses are paying the price for hidden airline fees, according to the Business Travel Coalition.  Managed  travel programs invariably purchase their airline tickets through travel agencies and TMC (travel management companies), both of which airlines utilize but fail to share their additional service fees. These hidden fees have big implications for corporations that use these […]

Tags: airlines, businesses, corporations, hidden fees, managed travel costs, TMC, travel agencies, travel management companies, travelers

Lonely Planet Bloggers Release E-book

2011-05-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

lonely planet photo ebook

Lonely Planet announced this week a photo ebook from 40 bloggers.  Around the World with 40 Lonely Planet Bloggers is a free ebook representing the “love and passion for travel” expressed by members of the Lonely Planet community. In 2008, Lonely Planet began to feature blogs from around the world in program called “Blogs We […]

Tags: bloggers, ebook, lonely planet, PDF, photo ebook, photos, travelers

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