Connect to the source… One of the main demands of this season for the Greek tourist market is the replenishment of the losses suffered by 2016 in terms of arrivals and receipts from France. The president of the Association of Greek Tourist Companies (YOU ARE) Andreas Andreadis believes that the certain election of Macron increases the chances for positive tourist demand from France to our country, while creating a favorable framework for the conclusion of the final agreement in relation to the Greek program. A first positive sample for the entire season, according to data from SETE, is the fact that they are planned for this year additionally 127.767 air seats compared to last year from France to Greek destinations. Continue at source ... © MichaelidesPost.Com®
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They "bet" on tourism (and this year) the breweries
Connecting to the source… By George Manetta gmanettas@pegasus.gr The country's breweries are pinning their hopes on tourism for another year, since consumption in the internal market remains captive to the crisis and appears unable to recover despite brave offers. The positive messages coming for the course of this season increase the expectations that they will manage not only to compensate for the losses, but also to give a significant boost to their income. Analysts and executives of the tourism industry predict that given the pre-bookings and the indications that exist from the various markets abroad, Greek tourism will break all previous records, marking unprecedented performances in its history. Continue at source ... © MichaelidesPost.Com®
5 destinations for the 3-day May Day
Connect to the source… May Day this year gives us the gift of a full spring three days and we are looking - without any difficulty- let's see how we can use it. If you have not arranged anything and you are characterized by spontaneity, see our suggestions and be first (or bow) right after work. In Andros for a summer feeling In just 2 hours from Rafina, Andros adds something from the Cyclades to your three-day trip, giving you a first taste of summer and holidays. Contrary to the usual Cycladic pattern, Andros is green, it has waterfalls and springs, and composes an image that deviates quite a bit from the one that the rest of the islands of the complex have made in our minds. If you are daring and planning a bathroom, the options are many, although the sea is expected to be cold . Try a dip in Golden Sands and Agios Petros and when it's time to eat and walk, Batsi awaits you as the tourist center of the island. Don't leave Andros, if you don't try the famous Andriotian furtalia , an omelette dish with sausages;, potato, cheese and lots of deliciousness even if you don't visit Chora, which is definitely more "modest" than Batsi, but it retains its beauty with its mansions and cobbled streets. Continue at source ...
Digital transformation is changing Greek banks
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In a time horizon of about three years from today, the results of the digital transformation of Greek banks will be visible throughout the structure of financial institutions. This was emphasized by staff members from the four systemic banks, in a discussion organized in its context 4 digital finance forum. In the panel in which Stefanos Mytilineos participated, deputy general manager of Electronic Business of Piraeus bank, Sotiris Sirmakezis, general manager, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer της Eurobank, Damianos Charalambidis, Acting General Manager, Chief Digital Officer and Retail Banking Products of Alpha Bank and Nikos Christodoulou, general manager of Operational Support of the National Bank and the Group, common was the finding that the digital transformation of banks and the cooperation between them to achieve this goal, it can have generally positive effects on the economy and society. Alongside, the speakers pointed out the great importance for the successful outcome of the project that the support of employees of every level will have in this effort, με τη σωστή κατανομή ρόλων και αρμοδιοτήτων και φυσικά, education.
Αναφορικά με τη χρήση εναλλακτικών τραπεζικών καναλιών (internet, mobile banking) αλλά και τη χρήση ηλεκτρονικών πληρωμών, επισημάνθηκε ότι παρά τη μεγάλη ώθηση που δόθηκε λόγω της επιβολής των capital controls – και συνεχίζεται και στο πρώτο τρίμηνο του 2017 – there is still considerable distance to cover in relation to other European countries.
All managers mentioned the importance of 'trust'’ of the customer base in the institution of banks in general, which will have a decisive role in the new era of competition that opens up more widely in the provision of financial products and services and in which companies participate, fintech (use of new technologies in the financial industry) etc.
More generally at the conference it was pointed out that with the financial sector entering an era of differentiated and more customer-centric services, the use of new solutions and infrastructures is also necessary, that will enable banks and insurance organizations to offer this new generation of services. Big data, Internet of Things, cloud services, are just some of the terms that have now entered the financial sector for good, such as, of course, the issue of information systems security, which is very high on all priority lists.
The infrastructure required includes products and solutions, both from the hardware and business software side, and more generally are considered key to the next generation of services to be offered by companies in the financial sector, while at the same time helping to improve the experience provided to customers, as well as in reducing operating costs.
As pointed out, the widespread use of digital technologies in the field of banking services, it doesn't mean the brick-and-mortar store is headed for abolition. On the contrary, digital technologies are coming to offer extensive possibilities in terms of improving the customer experience within a radically changing banking, offering more options.
In GREECE, οι τράπεζες έχουν αρχίσει να υιοθετούν αυτή τη νέα προσέγγιση και τα πρώτα καταστήματα όπου οι ψηφιακές τεχνολογίες αρχίζουν να χρησιμοποιούνται για να προσφέρουν διαφορετικού επιπέδου υπηρεσίες στους καταναλωτές, αρχίζουν να κάνουν την εμφάνιση τους, τονίστηκε κατά τη συζήτηση.
In a time horizon of about three years from today, the results of the digital transformation of Greek banks will be visible throughout the structure of financial institutions. This was emphasized by staff members from the four systemic banks, in a discussion organized in its context 4 digital finance forum. In the panel in which Stefanos Mytilineos participated, deputy general manager of Electronic Business of Piraeus bank, Sotiris Sirmakezis, general manager, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer της Eurobank, Damianos Charalambidis, Acting General Manager, Chief Digital Officer and Retail Banking Products of Alpha Bank and Nikos Christodoulou, general manager of Operational Support of the National Bank and the Group, common was the finding that the digital transformation of banks and the cooperation between them to achieve this goal, it can have generally positive effects on the economy and society. Alongside, the speakers pointed out the great importance for the successful outcome of the project that the support of employees of every level will have in this effort, με τη σωστή κατανομή ρόλων και αρμοδιοτήτων και φυσικά, education.
Αναφορικά με τη χρήση εναλλακτικών τραπεζικών καναλιών (internet, mobile banking) αλλά και τη χρήση ηλεκτρονικών πληρωμών, επισημάνθηκε ότι παρά τη μεγάλη ώθηση που δόθηκε λόγω της επιβολής των capital controls – και συνεχίζεται και στο πρώτο τρίμηνο του 2017 – there is still considerable distance to cover in relation to other European countries.
All managers mentioned the importance of 'trust'’ of the customer base in the institution of banks in general, which will have a decisive role in the new era of competition that opens up more widely in the provision of financial products and services and in which companies participate, fintech (use of new technologies in the financial industry) etc.
More generally at the conference it was pointed out that with the financial sector entering an era of differentiated and more customer-centric services, the use of new solutions and infrastructures is also necessary, that will enable banks and insurance organizations to offer this new generation of services. Big data, Internet of Things, cloud services, are just some of the terms that have now entered the financial sector for good, such as, of course, the issue of information systems security, which is very high on all priority lists.
The infrastructure required includes products and solutions, both from the hardware and business software side, and more generally are considered key to the next generation of services to be offered by companies in the financial sector, while at the same time helping to improve the experience provided to customers, as well as in reducing operating costs.
As pointed out, the widespread use of digital technologies in the field of banking services, it doesn't mean the brick-and-mortar store is headed for abolition. On the contrary, digital technologies are coming to offer extensive possibilities in terms of improving the customer experience within a radically changing banking, offering more options.
In GREECE, οι τράπεζες έχουν αρχίσει να υιοθετούν αυτή τη νέα προσέγγιση και τα πρώτα καταστήματα όπου οι ψηφιακές τεχνολογίες αρχίζουν να χρησιμοποιούνται για να προσφέρουν διαφορετικού επιπέδου υπηρεσίες στους καταναλωτές, αρχίζουν να κάνουν την εμφάνιση τους, τονίστηκε κατά τη συζήτηση.
Πώς να φτιάξετε δροσερό γλυκό ψυγείου με φράουλες
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There is no better way to welcome May than with a cool dessert that will remind us of summer; If you were looking for a dessert for the tables you will organize from now on, you just found it. The next good news is that it includes jelly, strawberries and cream - ingredients that children never resist. What will you need? 1 bag of strawberry jelly 15 small strawberries 2 glasses of milk (or 400ml) 3 tablespoonfuls of custard powder 2 tablespoons of sugar 200 grams of plant-based pastry cream
There is no better way to welcome May than with a cool dessert that will remind us of summer; If you were looking for a dessert for the tables you will organize from now on, you just found it. The next good news is that it includes jelly, strawberries and cream - ingredients that children never resist. What will you need? 1 bag of strawberry jelly 15 small strawberries 2 glasses of milk (or 400ml) 3 tablespoonfuls of custard powder 2 tablespoons of sugar 200 grams of plant-based pastry cream
Digestive biscuits for serving
What should you do? Step 1 Dissolve the jelly with a glass of boiling water and add another glass of cold water. Leave it in the fridge for 45 minutes. Continue here…
End of roaming in the EU from mid-June – What should we watch out for?
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Freely, without extra charge, they will be able to call from mid-June, να στέλνουν μηνύματα αλλά και να σερφάρουν στο διαδίκτυο οι χρήστες κινητών τηλεφώνων που ταξιδεύουν σε άλλες χώρες της Ε.Ε. Roaming without paying additional fees or roaming with a domestic charge (‘roam like at home’) it concerns everyone who lives in Europe and travels to other EU countries either for leisure or business purposes. As he stated to APE – BE, the general manager of the Association of Mobile Telephony Companies (EECT) George Stephanopoulos, with this decision we have a new reality for European citizens in order to facilitate the communication of travelers. "The implementation of this decision", he added, "will help to steadily and significantly increase the use of services by travelers in the coming years, especially on mobile data". Regarding consumers traveling in Europe, the general director of EEKT, recommends "special care", pointing out that they should be in contact with their provider for any consumption of their time, resulting in additional charges. Continue here…
Freely, without extra charge, they will be able to call from mid-June, να στέλνουν μηνύματα αλλά και να σερφάρουν στο διαδίκτυο οι χρήστες κινητών τηλεφώνων που ταξιδεύουν σε άλλες χώρες της Ε.Ε. Roaming without paying additional fees or roaming with a domestic charge (‘roam like at home’) it concerns everyone who lives in Europe and travels to other EU countries either for leisure or business purposes. As he stated to APE – BE, the general manager of the Association of Mobile Telephony Companies (EECT) George Stephanopoulos, with this decision we have a new reality for European citizens in order to facilitate the communication of travelers. "The implementation of this decision", he added, "will help to steadily and significantly increase the use of services by travelers in the coming years, especially on mobile data". Regarding consumers traveling in Europe, the general director of EEKT, recommends "special care", pointing out that they should be in contact with their provider for any consumption of their time, resulting in additional charges. Continue here…
The 15th International Film Days Festival – Cyprus 2017 curtain opens!
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the spring rendezvous with award-winning films from contemporary international cinema begins today. The festival will take place from 27 April until 6 May at the Rialto Theater in Limassol and the Zina Palas Cinema in Nicosia. Feature fiction films by established and emerging directors that have screened at international festivals and won major awards, The international festival Cinema Days - Cyprus 2017 which will take place this year from 27 April until 6 May at the Rialto Theater in Limassol and the Zina Palas Cinema in Nicosia, is pleased to announce the films it will screen out of competition, in the first Cypriot screening. The 11 films of the International Competition Program and the members of the jury Eleven fiction films in total, among them two from Cyprus, this year they are in the competition program of the largest fiction film festival in our country, the Cinema Days – Cyprus 2017. In the competition program, titled "Glocal Images", films were selected that highlight cinema as art and as a tool for intercultural dialogue, while at the same time outlining the special ones “colorings” ενός τοπικού κινηματογράφου. Σκηνοθέτες τους νέοι αλλά και καθιερωμένοι δημιουργοί που χαράσσουν τη δική τους ανεξάρτητη πορεία στον κινηματογραφικό χάρτη, collecting participations as well as awards at international festivals.
the spring rendezvous with award-winning films from contemporary international cinema begins today. The festival will take place from 27 April until 6 May at the Rialto Theater in Limassol and the Zina Palas Cinema in Nicosia. Feature fiction films by established and emerging directors that have screened at international festivals and won major awards, The international festival Cinema Days - Cyprus 2017 which will take place this year from 27 April until 6 May at the Rialto Theater in Limassol and the Zina Palas Cinema in Nicosia, is pleased to announce the films it will screen out of competition, in the first Cypriot screening. The 11 films of the International Competition Program and the members of the jury Eleven fiction films in total, among them two from Cyprus, this year they are in the competition program of the largest fiction film festival in our country, the Cinema Days – Cyprus 2017. In the competition program, titled "Glocal Images", films were selected that highlight cinema as art and as a tool for intercultural dialogue, while at the same time outlining the special ones “colorings” ενός τοπικού κινηματογράφου. Σκηνοθέτες τους νέοι αλλά και καθιερωμένοι δημιουργοί που χαράσσουν τη δική τους ανεξάρτητη πορεία στον κινηματογραφικό χάρτη, collecting participations as well as awards at international festivals.






