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2021 COVID Contingencies: What If GetYourGuide Is All Done?

2021-02-26 by Phil Butler

deserted beach

Berlin startup GetYourGuide floats an 80 million euro line of credit financing to help the company stay afloat. What does it mean?

Tags: 2021 outlook, 2021 travel, GetYourGuide, investing, startup sector, travel bookings, travel guides, travel startups, world bookings, world travel

A WTTC Report Says 174m Travel & Tourism Jobs May Fall to COVID-19

2020-10-30 by Argophilia Travel News

Covid-19

According to recent data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) as many as 174 million jobs in the tourism sector will be lost this year on account of the negative effects of the coronavirus outbreak.

Tags: COVID-19, travel, travel industry, travel news, travel restrictions, Travel Trends, world travel, WTTC

TUI Temporarily Quits Operations Over COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-03-16 by Phil Butler

TUI Family Life

TUI has temporarily suspended most of its travel operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Company spokespersons say the move is a “compliance” and “industry adjustment” move. The news comes as the whole industry is in a state of shock as to “next moves.” TUI is on a shortlist of companies investing gurus say may be […]

Tags: Bloomberg, COVID-19, COVID-19 cancellations, COVID-19 Italy, pandemic, tourism, travel agencies, travel agents, travel industry, travel stocks, TUI, TUI Group, TUI stocks, TUI Travel, Wall Street, world travel

Azerbaijan Picked “Best Excursion Tourism Destination”

2019-12-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Baku Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has won the “Best Excursion Destination” award from the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2019.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan culture, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan travel, Baku, best destinations, destinations, National Geographic Traveler, travel awards, world travel

Traveling the World for A Year – “What If?”

2013-04-18 by Delia Gavrilescu

Travel the world

Did you ever wonder; “What would it be like just to travel the world?” Well, what if you found out it would not actually cost so much to travel around the world in a year? The infographic below aims to show just how economical your dream trip round Earth could be.

Tags: Infographic, travel, travel costs, world travel

Mydestination’s Biggest Baddest Bucket List Contest

2013-02-19 by Rhett Butler

Mydestinaton Ultimate Bucket List

If you have not already entered, Mydestintion’s mega Bucket List competition is out of this world winnings wise. For those who dreamed of the Galapagos AND Paris adventures AND exploring the Mayan ruins of the Yucatan, Mydestination.com shows you how with an all expense paid, 6 month journey of a lifetime.

Tags: adventure travel, bucket list, contests, Mydestination.com, travel contests, video contests, world travel

Argo App Test: HIP Hotels HIP Guide

2012-09-10 by Phil Butler

Hip Hotels mini apps

First thing this #TT Travel Tuesday a Tweet from Hip Hotels mentioning their smartphone app put me in testing mode. So, without further eloquence (not much anyways), the HIP Hotels HIP Guide download to doing Hip Hotels.

Tags: app tests, Barcelona travel, Hip Hotels, hotel apps, Hotel Arts, Hotel Bratsera, Hydra Greece, iTunes, Machu Picchu, mini apps, mobile apps, Nokia, Sicily travel, tourism apps, Travel Tuesday, Windows Phone, world travel

Travel IQ Quiz: Are You Ready for Vacation?

2012-06-20 by Liliana Steffens

Argo places

Ready to test your vacationability quotient? Okay, maybe you don’t have to be a professor of geography to take a trip, but tweaking your sense of wonder and place is not a bad idea, is it? We started a series of fun questionaires last week, and thought this week’s contingent should be a little more challenging.

Tags: Angel Falls, Bora Bora, places, ProProfs, Quiz, Travel Challenge, travel IQ, travel tests, Venezuela travel, Walt Disney World, world sites, world travel

Global Online Travel Market Snapshot

2012-03-20 by Miruna Corneanu

Online Travel Market

yStats.com, the secondary market research firm established in Hamburg, Germany, has recently launched its “Global Online Travel Report 2012” – an objective analysis of the International travel market, based on statistics, business reports, journals, company registries and new portals.

Tags: online travel, tourism, travel and tourism, travel industry, travel market, travel news, world tourism, world travel

East Europe – Far East Drive World Travel

2012-03-12 by Mike Wheatley

As Western Europe struggles under the weight of its debt and the Arab Spring continues to rumble on to an uncertain future, travel groups are turning to Eastern Europe and the Far East as they look to bring some cheer into 2012.

Tags: Arab Spring, business travel, Chinese tourists, East Europe, Eastern Europe, Russian tourists, Taleb Rifai, UNWTO, world travel

Malta New Year Celebrations – What You’re Missing

2011-12-23 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Street Organ.

With a wide selection of beaches and amazing hotels on the historically rich islands, you can easily spend a week in paradise but it’s really the New Year Celebrations that people travel to the islands of Malta for at this time of year.

Tags: christmas travelling, new years eve, where to visit in 2012, world travel

Kuoni’s Ananea: Much More Than Eco Friendly, Unforgettable

2011-08-07 by Phil Butler

Kenya tree

Zurich based Kuoni Group announces their latest initiative, environmentally aware travel. The Switzerland travel company Alfred Kuoni began back in 1906, has grown to be a leader where innovation, and the term “best” suits guests. With branch operations in over 30 countries about the globe, Kuoni is known for their specialization, but the company probably should be more popular with the mainstream, here’s why.

Tags: Born Free, Born Free Foundation, Born Free the movie, eco travel, Elsa, green travel, interactive, Kenya, Kuona UK, Kuoni Travel, Press, PRWeb, safari, sustainable tourism, tour companies, travel news, Virginia McKenne, volunteer travel, world travel

Fund for Teachers – Connecting Teachers & Students This Summer

2011-06-16 by Delia Gavrilescu

The Washington D.C. contingent for via Fund for Teachers org

In rather uplifting news from the realm of education, some 430 teachers will be striking out on an expedition around the world this Summer. The teachers will embark on a 7 Continent odyssey with over $1.7M in Fund for Teachers grants.

Tags: Aliyah Frazier, Atlanta schools, Bushwick School for Social Justice, educational grants, educational travel, Fund for Teachers, grants, Natalie Dennison, school travel, Teacher travel, teacher travel grants, Teachers org, travel grants, world travel

TripIt Cashes In Big Time

2011-01-13 by Ryan Cox

TripIt exits nicely

Travel startup TripIt cashes in for an estimated $120 million after only 5 years of development and customer building. Concur is said to have acquired the Web’s most utilized business travel planning tool for cash and stocks. As for the future of TripIt, Concur has not released a statement as of yet.

Tags: acquisition, business travel, Concur, exit strategies, online travel, smart phone, startup exit, Steve Singh, travel, travel apps, travel planner, travel planning, travel startup, trip planning, TripIt, world travel

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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