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Travel in 2022 – A Look Ahead: Tripadvisor/Ipsos MORI Research

2022-01-15 by Argophilia Travel News

Cretan Beaches

Study of Ipsos MORI sentiment analysis and first-party Tripadvisor data shows traveler intent for 2022 demonstrates high demand.

Tags: 2022 research, 2022 travel, 2022 travel outlook, COVID travel, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Ipsos MORI, pandemic effects, Tourism in Greece, travel demand, Travel to Greece, TripAdvisor

Tripadvisor Now Lets Hotels Participate Directly in Membership Program

2021-03-13 by Argophilia Travel News

Tripadvisor Plus

Now hotels and B&Bs can expand their visibility and reach by participating directly in Tripadvisor Plus, a new membership program for travelers.

Tags: membership programs, OTAs, travel clubs, travel programs, travel tech, travel technology, TripAdvisor, Tripadvisor Plus, Tripadvisor®

Five Crete Stays Where You Can Still Manage the Perfect Vacation

2020-10-12 by Phil Butler

Aravanes and Amari

Crete is still one of the safest destinations for those wanting to travel. Here are five perfect choices for a restful vacation.

Tags: agrotourism, alternative Crete, Amari, Amari Valley, Aravanes, COVID-19 escapes, Crete escapes, Crete resorts, Daebelos Estate, Delina, Delina Mountain Resort, Dimitris Markakis, Ecotourism, Greece ecotourism, Greece tourism, Ioannis Skoulas, Lambros Papoutsakis, Maria Papoutsaki, Rethymno, SeaScape Luxury Residences, Thalori, Thalori Retreat, Thronos, Travellers Choice, TripAdvisor, Vassilis Petrodaskalakis

Greece’s Archaeological Museum of Pella Wins Travelers’ Choice Award

2020-10-06 by Argophilia Travel News

The Stag Hunt Mosaic

The Archaeological Museum of Pella has been awarded the 2020 Traveler’s Choice Award by the international travel site Tripadvisor.

Tags: Alexander the Great, Archaeological Museum of Pella, Greece attractions, Greek museums, Museums in Romania app, Pella, reviews, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews

Beijing Culture and Tourism Leads Post-COVID Era Via Online Forum

2020-09-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau is

As a global pandemic forces the world into a new era of international travel, Beijing Tourism is leading the way with a two-part online forum series.

Tags: AirBnb, Beijing Culture, Beijing Culture and Tourism, Beijing tourism, China, conferences, Lufthansa Group, MICE, PATA, Post-COVID travel, teleconferences, TripAdvisor, TUI, world tourism, WYSE Travel Confederation

Stunning Greece Hotels Voted to 2020 Tripadvisor “Best of Best” Awards

2020-08-11 by Delia Gavrilescu

Ikos Resorts

Tripadvisor has released the “Best of the Best” hotels based on pre-pandemic traveler reviews. Greece hotels feature prominently on the list.

Tags: Best of the Best, Greece 2020, Greece accomodations, Greece hotels, Greece resorts, Greece stays, Greece travel, Greece vacation, Ikos Dassia, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews

Tripadvisor Launches ‘Travel Safe’ Tools for Travelers

2020-07-02 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor logo

Tripadvisor® has launched a new suite of “Travel Safe” tools to help consumers find, filter for, and validate health and safety information.

Tags: COVID-19, pandemic reaction, safe travel, tourism, travel, traveler advice, trip safety, TripAdvisor

Tripadvisor Lists 2020 Travelers’ Choice Awards for Emerging Destinations

2020-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Naoussa Greece

Naoussa, Greece and Saranda, Albania among Tripadvisors Travelers’ Choice trending and emerging destinations for 2020.

Tags: albania, destinations, Europe destinations, Greece, Saranda, Travelers Choice, travels, TripAdvisor

Tripadvisor’s “Review Hub” Helps Restaurants Manage Online Reviews

2020-02-16 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor logo

Tripadvisor has announced a new service aimed at helping restaurant owners to more easily and effectively respond to their reviews.

Tags: Facebook, Google, guest reviews, online reviews, Review Hub, TheFork, travel technology, TripAdvisor, Yelp

Greek Tourism Minister Theoharis Pushing Direct Athens-Boston Air Link

2019-12-14 by Argophilia Travel News

Visit Greece logo

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis was in Boston this week discussing the possible creation of more solid airline linkages.

Tags: Boston to Athens, Boston tourists, Greece flights, Greece tourism, Greece travel, Greek travel, Kayak, Theoharis, Tourism Minister of Greece, TripAdvisor

The Case of Which? Versus TripAdvisor: A View You Should Read

2019-09-18 by Phil Butler

Which? versus TA

A BBC story the other day has cast a bigger shadow on the world’s most trusted travel review entity, TripAdvisor. The lead in to BBC’s coverage begins with “TripAdvisor has hit back at allegations that it is failing to stop a flood of fake reviews that artificially boost hotel ratings.” Here’s a dissenting view the […]

Tags: BBC, consumer advocate, fake news, fake reviews, hotel reviews, reviews, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews, Which?

TripAdvisor Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Transparency Report

2019-09-17 by Argophilia Travel News

TripAdvisor® has published its first-ever Review Transparency Report showing over 1m fake reviews being blocked from the site in 2018.

Tags: customer reviews, destination reviews, Facebook, fake reviews, Google Travel, tourism reviews, travel reviews, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor reviews, TripAdvisor Transparency Report

Prince Harry Launches Travalyst With Tourism’s Heavy Hitters

2019-09-04 by Phil Butler

Prince Harry

Prince Harry has launched a new project known as Travalyst alongside tourism’s heavy hitters in order to boost sustainable practices.

Tags: Booking.com, Ctrip, Ecotourism, environmental travel, Glenn Fogel, Meghan Markle, overtourism, Prince Harry, Skyscanner, sustainable business, sustainable hotels, sustainable tourism, sustainable travel, tourism initiative, Travalyst, TripAdvisor

Winners and Losers of the Crete Hospitality Games

2018-12-12 by Phil Butler

Perivolia outside Chania

Whoever came up with the idiomatic expression “The devil’s in the details,” must have made a bad hotel choice or two in their lives. Since retiring from the travel public relations and marketing game, I notice an uptick in sloppy marketing efforts that are almost completely reliant on Google ads, OTAs, and the big tour operators. For hoteliers here in Greece, the lost opportunity costs of such reliance will eventually tell. It is with this eventuality in mind that I present the following.

Tags: Aquila Atlantis Hotel, Crete resorts, Crete travel, Delena Mountain Resort, Dessole Dolphin Bay Resort, Expedia, Galaxy Hotel Iraklio, Google Maps, Google PageSpeed, Google SERPs, Greece resorts, hotel marketing, Kineticdesign, marketing, mobile websites, Nelios, Nelios Marketing, OTA's, TripAdvisor, websites

The New TripAdvisor Looks Like Evil Genius to Me

2018-09-19 by Phil Butler

Stephen Kaufer

TripAdvisor has just unveiled a new site/mobile experience launching in late 2018 that may dramatically effect the digital travel landscape.

Tags: OTA's, Social, social media, travel tech, travel tools, TripAdvisor

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