Company updates Athens Airport Partners with ‘Alipay’, Becomes Chinese-friendly by Eleftheria Pantziou 27 November 2017 written by Eleftheria Pantziou 27 November 2017 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 29 Photo Source: Athens International Airport (AIA) In efforts to enhance its services and become a Chinese-friendly airport, Athens International Airport (AIA) has entered into an agreement with Alipay, a leading online and mobile payment platform, currently counting 520 million users around the world. With the number of Chinese travelers to Greece on the rise, the agreement aims to further facilitate Chinese travelers when visiting Greece and is part a broader scheme currently implemented by AIA. The service will be available as of December 2017. Athens International Airport CEO Yiannis Paraschis at the 5th Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium. The announcement was made by the airport’s CEO Yiannis Paraschis, during the 5th Airport Chief Executives’ Symposium (ACES), which was recently held in Athens. According to Paraschis, Athens Airport currently features announcements and signs in the Chinese language, while it’s been developing customized food and beverage outlets in order to meet the demand of travelers from China. Alipay is an online platform of leading Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group. Founded in 1999, Alibaba is a Chinese e-commerce company active in consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer and business-to-business sales services via web portals. It is also providing electronic payment services, a shopping search engine and data-centric cloud computing services. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Eleftheria Pantziou Eleftheria has worked for several financial newspapers, magazines and websites during the past 19 years. Between 2004 and 2014 she worked as a radio producer, reporter and presenter for the Greek and English language program of “Athina 9.84 FM”. She also has hands-on experience in the MICE industry. previous post Holiday Tours to Represent Cosmorama in Cyprus Market next post Golden Star Ferries Adds Two High-speed Ships to Fleet You may also like Greece’s Hotel Market Sees Major Investments Over Four Months 5 February 2025 Greek PM Reassures Public About Santorini’s Ongoing Seismic Activity 5 February 2025 Milos: Ministry Suspends 5-star Hotel Construction Near Sarakiniko Beach 5 February 2025 ELIME and HELMEPA Join Forces for Safer, More Sustainable Greek Ports 5 February 2025 Greek Ministries Team Up to Form National Cycling Strategy 5 February 2025 Peiraios Industrial Complex to Become Athens’ New Cultural Hub 5 February 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
