2024-06-19 17:02:57
A sequence of important points for the assist of the tourism sector, at a time when customer numbers are lowering and the forecasts for the following interval are damaging, the hoteliers of the prefecture of Ioannina elevate within the public debate, in view of the European elections and on the event of the visits of political officers to the area .
The goal is that the solutions they are going to obtain or is not going to obtain, will likely be put to the judgment of the folks of the sector but additionally of all those that are concerned in it as suppliers, employees or tourism professionals.
Eight requests of the Union of Hoteliers of the Prefecture of Ioannina, as they emerged from a unprecedented normal meeting, check with the state and three to the native authorities, and are associated to each monetary and institutional claims, in addition to to the vacationer “visibility” of the area. And it is because, as talked about, the sector is dealing with difficulties each nationally and regionally.
In any case, through the normal meeting there was a powerful reflection on the low occupancy charges of the final time frame, but additionally on the ominous forecasts for the approaching months, which, if verified, is not going to solely have a damaging affect on resort companies, however on all companies that associated to tourism and the native financial system as an entire.
“Sadly, it’s noticed that Greek guests, who historically assist our vacation spot, have nice problem in making leisure journeys because of the excessive punctuality, but additionally conventional markets of international guests have significantly diminished in a single day stays in our space for numerous causes” , notes the Resort Affiliation.
The requests
In an effort to reverse the local weather, the Resort Affiliation requests, in view of the brand new 12 months, the repetition of the EOT promoting marketing campaign for mountain locations in focused international and home markets, and the participation of mountain locations in international exhibitions within the coming years with a definite presence, with a view to make mainland Greece referred to as a vacationer vacation spot.
Additionally, particularly for the resort lodging working within the mountainous areas, that are most affected by the recession, further care is requested, reminiscent of subsidizing the motion of workers, but additionally of low-income guests – beneficiaries of social packages, in addition to the elevated subsidizing heating prices through the winter months.
With the goal of accelerating visitors, the main focus can be on air connections. For that reason, the speedy re-announcement of the tender for the barren line of the air connection Ioannina – Heraklion, in accordance with the bulletins of presidency officers, in addition to the inclusion of the Ioannina airport within the co-advertising packages, amounting to twenty million euros, carried out by the EOT each time in cooperation with the airways, to draw air flights to our area as properly.
The monetary requests made concern the discount of VAT on lodging and the abolition of the Local weather Disaster Price, which in lots of circumstances reaches unimaginable percentages in relation to the entire value of a room, in addition to the management of digital reserving platforms, in order that they adjust to obligations and commitments imposed by the European Fee and relevant to different competing international locations, so as to not make the most of their dominant place, creating unfair practices which have an enormous damaging affect on the operation of motels.
The Affiliation of Hoteliers nonetheless requests the implementation of the provisions of article 111 of Regulation 4446/2016 to restrict the uncontrolled phenomenon of short-term rental, together with checks on short-term rental lodging to see if labor laws is noticed, but additionally to set security guidelines and insurance coverage protection much like these relevant to resort lodging.
Lastly, the state is requested to settle the anarchy and distortion that exists with the Mental and Associated Rights Organizations, the place nobody is aware of what number of these Organizations are, what number of will come up sooner or later and can ask for cash from the motels, as a result of the Organizations that symbolize associated professions don’t discover them to be mixed with one another and differentiation of the charges {that a} resort unit should pay, relying on the world wherein it operates, along with its class and capability. Abolition of the 40% quota concerning the duty for Greek repertoire within the widespread areas of motels.
Domestically
As regards the native our bodies, Area and municipalities primarily, the Resort Affiliation requests the dashing up of the creation of a joint Group for Promotion & Promotion of the Vacation spot, following the requirements of different profitable Organizations already working within the Greek territory, a request of years, with the goal of coordinating all actions promotion, but additionally the evaluation of the weaknesses and views of tourism by professionals.
Additionally, they reinstate the request to discover a specialised aviation advertising and marketing firm with the cooperation of the Area of Epirus, the Municipalities of P.E. of Ioannina, the Chamber of Ioannina and the skilled associations associated to tourism, with the goal of attracting flights to the airport of Ioannina.
Lastly, he requests the discount of municipal charges and water and sewerage fees for vacationer companies, which in lots of municipalities of P.E. of Ioannina attain unimaginable heights.