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Wroclaw Jazz Festival Hits Poland Tomorrow

2013-04-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jazz Nad Odrą

Coming to Wrocław tomorrow April 9th through April April 14th, the 47th Wroclaw Jazz Festival, Jazz on the Oder presents some of the world’s best jazz performers.

Tags: Jazz, Poland Festivals, Poland travel, Warsaw events, Warsaw fests, Warsaw music, Warsaw travel, Wrocław events, Wrocław tourism

Blowing the Whistle on Bad Tourism PR

2013-03-05 by Phil Butler

Polska logo

It’s no secret we’re about being open here at Argo Travel News. At all our news outlets, for the matter. The world needs so called “loose cannons” if we are to get better at everything we do. That said, a really bad public relations move on the part of Polska, Poland’s Official web portal and acting Director Boguslaw Becla befell us and them recently. I say “befell” out of consideration for our friends in Poland, the man is just plain rude.

Tags: Boguslaw Becla, Katarzyna Sobierajsk, Poland marketing, Poland PR, Poland tourism, Poland visits, PR lessons, tourism PR, travel PR, Warsaw travel

The Coming Warsaw Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival

2013-03-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Warsaw Beethoven Easter Fest

Coming to Poland’s capital March 17th through 29th the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw invites the best in the world to a cultural and artistic event to remember. Initiated by the wife of legendary Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, Elzbieta Penderecka’s event is now one of Europe’s most anticipated festivals.

Tags: Beethoven, concerts, cultural events, Europe concerts, Poland culture, Poland events, Warsaw travel

Is Warsaw’s Lotnisko Chopina a Social Media Top 10, Or #2?

2013-02-11 by Phil Butler

The world's airports on social media

Don’t you just hate PR fluff? No matter where you look these days there’s a social media expert lurking around the corner it seems. We found yet another fuzzy Internet engagement this morning, and in of all places, Warsaw.

Tags: airports, Lotnisko Chopina, Poland travel, social media profiles, Warsaw tourism, Warsaw travel, World airports

Qatar Airways Increases Flights to Warsaw

2013-01-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways just announced increasing capacity on their daily Doha to Warsaw route, the change goes into effect February 1.

Tags: Akbar Al Baker, Poland flights, Poland travel, Qatar flights, Qatar travel, Warsaw flights, Warsaw travel

Magdalena Abakanowicz Works On Display in Warsaw

2012-12-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Abakanowicz's Agora

Earlier this month works of Poland’s celebrated sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz went on exhibit in Warsaw. Made up of mostly never before seen pieces, the exhibit at Warsaw’s House of Plastic Arts Gallery represents the latest revelation of the talents of the now prized artist.

Tags: Poland art, Poland artists, Poland culture, Polish artists, Polish exhibitions, Warsaw attractions, Warsaw exhibitions, Warsaw travel

Poland Halloween Deemed Diabolical by Clergy

2012-10-30 by Phil Butler

Platinium Club & Restaurant

For Halloween fans in Poland tonight, your escapades will surely be dampened when you learn Catholic bishops there have condemned the spooky holiday. Clergymen claim Halloween is harmful because the celebration promotes what they term “diabolical behavior”.

Tags: Halloween, Poland Halloween, Warsaw clergy, Warsaw clubs, Warsaw travel

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Chania Recycling Cooking Oil

Chania Launches €310K Smart Sanitation and Rewarding Cooking Oil Recycling Initiative

2026-10-16 By Victoria Udrea

Chania unveils a €310K smart sanitation and reward-based cooking oil recycling program, setting a high standard that should be adopted island-wide across Crete.

27-year-old man arrested

27-Year-Old Arrested at Heraklion Port Trying to Buy Piraeus Ferry Ticket Without Travel Papers

2026-10-16 By Argophilia Travel News

Coast Guard officers arrest a 27-year-old man at Heraklion port for attempting to buy a Piraeus ferry ticket without papers and verbally abusing officers.

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Crete Accounts for 18.1% of Greece’s Car Rental Market

2026-10-15 By Kostas Raptis

Crete has Greece’s second-largest short-term car rental market, as tourists increasingly rent vehicles to explore beaches, villages, and mountain routes.

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Strong October Finishes Robust Tourism Season in Crete

2026-10-15 By Arthur Butler

Cretan hotels report 80-90% occupancy in October as the tourism season extends through mid-November, supported by sustained flight connections and winter city demand.

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School Bus Tilts After Road Gives Way in Crete’s Agia Marina

2026-10-15 By Iorgos Pappas

Students were safely evacuated after a school bus tilted on a washed-out road in Malevizi, prompting essential driving safety advice for visitors on Crete’s roads.

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