Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-20

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] PM Tsipras to meet USTreasury Secretary Lew on Thursday

[02] ICAP: Greek hotels report revenue growth in 2013-2015

[03] Newly launched TRIP2ATHENS web portal set to become the go-to site for Athens visitors

[04] Chalkidiki hotels offer extended stay to Turks

[01] PM Tsipras to meet USTreasury Secretary Lew on Thursday

The meeting will take place at Maximos Mansion, at 14.00.

[02] ICAP: Greek hotels report revenue growth in 2013-2015

Total foreign tourist arrivals reached a new level "record" of 23.6 million in 2015, an increase of 7 pct compared to 2014. More specifically, turnover in all three hotel categories (luxury, A and B category) increased, according to an ICAP research.

More than 80 percent of reservations in Greek hotels are made by foreigners, according to the same research.

An average of 74 million overnight stays were made in 2014 while occupancy rates in hotels reached 47.3 pct compared to 45.2 pct in 2013

[03] Newly launched TRIP2ATHENS web portal set to become the go-to site for Athens visitors

The head of the hoteliers' chamber Giorgos Tsakiris said the portal can be used by all businesses linked to tourism, either advertising or providing their services, in collaboration and combination with other businesses.

"I would like to invite all businesses in Athens to exploit the advantages and window of opportunity opened by the Trip2Athens platform. The main factor that will determine its success on the B2C level is its acceptance and adoption by Athens business people, in other words our cooperation on a B2B level," he said.

At no cost to participants, the portal will dynamically promote all tourist-linked activities (accommodation, catering, entertainment, shopping etc) in seven languages (Greek, English, German, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese) from the planning stages down to the completion of a trip.

It will also serve as a valuable tool for businesses in the international e-tourism market, through the system of collaborations supported by the platform between hotels and other providers of goods and services of tourism-related interest, including museums and sites. One of the innovative features for businesses are collaborations through the offer of discount coupons issued when visitors make bookings, encouraging them to visit the businesses offering the discounts.

For visitors, the portal offers a vast array of useful information about the city and Attica, including public transport, travelling to and from the city, booking accommodation, information on sites and activities, a constantly updated guide to what's on in the city, shopping areas, night life, entertainment, beaches, day-trips and a host of other activities, displayed in a easy-to-use, attractive site enriched with photographs, descriptions and an interactive map.

Site users can also "personalise" their journey via the portal, viewing selected routes, organising a trip and creating their own travel journal that is synchronised with the mobile app. The Trip2Athens platform's mobile app also gives visitors access to all the information they need offline in seven languages, allows them update their electronic journal and buy discount coupons using the QR Code with participating companies.

[04] Chalkidiki hotels offer extended stay to Turks

In the aftermath of the coup attempt in Turkey, the Hotel Association of Chalkidiki took the initiative to help the around 250 Turks who were already spending their holidays in the region.

The Turkish embassy in Thessaloniki thanked the association for this initiative. According to the latest data, no Turkish tourist has filed a request so far.

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