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Mobilemoon: The Latest Travel Rage – Solo Trips With Your Phone

2019-08-06 by Argophilia Travel News

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Data from Expedia’s first Solo Travel Report reveals 60% of travelers plan to take a solo trip within the next two years.

Tags: Expedia, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, mobilemoon, solo travel, Solo Travel Report, Tourism in Greece, travel abroad, travel companion, travel tech, Travel to Greece, Travel Trends, trips

TripAdvisor Names World’s Best Beaches In 2018

2018-02-26 by Argophilia Travel News

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 TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and booking site, today announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice® awards for Beaches.

Tags: beach holidays, beaches, best beaches, top rated beaches, TripAdvisor, trips, World beaches

Utrip Grabs New Funding: Argo Tests It

2014-04-23 by Phil Butler

Utrip

It’s 9:06 AM in Trier, Germany right now. I began creating an itinerary to Lisbon at exactly 9:01 AM with Utrip, and apparently their contention you can create a trip in 5 minutes is true. That is, if you’re wanting a recommendation engine to suggest for you. Otherwise, users of this interesting travel tool will need more time.

Tags: itinerary planning, startups, travel startup, trips, Utrip

WorldVentures Unveils DreamTrips Rewards

2013-01-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

WorldVentures

On Friday, WorldVentures announced their latest empowerment of members with their DreamTrips™ Reward Program. According to their announcement, new members who join before April 30 will receive points redeemable toward costs of curated vacations.

Tags: deals, promotions, travel deals, travel sites, trips

Treovi Opens: Just Book!

2012-08-08 by Phil Butler

Treovi

A couple of weeks ago we announced hotels could load their inventory onto Treovi. Yesterday the Swiss startup announced having opened their beta doors to guests, inviting the world to not only search desired destination hotels, but to just plain “book!” This niche of travel booking entities is growing pretty fast, but Treovi thinks their model is the only truly free one.

Tags: beta startups, Gonzo Arzuaga, Hilton, KillerStartups, marketing, Michal Wrobel, OTA's, Paul Buchheit, The Next Web, travel market, trips, World hotels

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