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The general secretary of the World Tourism Organisation Zurab Pololikashvili will pay an official visit to Greece on Monday.

Pololikashvili will hold a series of meetings with the leadership of the Tourism Ministry and with representatives of the tourism sector.

In December 2019, there were 2,024 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, campsites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short stay with more than 10 bed-places, the National Statistical Institute said in a press release.

The Greek government is considering incentives to promote the use of electric cars and natural gas in transport, along with expanding the use of biofuel, as part of its actions to reduce emissions, Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Monday. 

Over 175,000 persons, Romanian and foreign citizens crossed the border over the past two days, more than half of them on the outbound, the General Inspectorate of Border Police (IGPF) informed.

As part of its plans to implement a stricter legal framework regarding asylum and border controls, the government aims to create between six and 10 closed pre-departure centers and is planning to recruit 400 border guards in the Evros region, 500 new asylum officers on the islands and mainland, as well 800 officers to guard sea borders and the centers.

The Business Ryokan Asahi Hotel in Fukoka, Japan, has a special guest room that will cost you only $ 1 (130 yen).

This is only possible if you agreeto let the hotel live-stream your stay on its YouTube channel.

In September 2019, there were 2 924 accommodation units operating in the country with more than 10 beds - hotels, motels, campsites, chalets and other short-stay accommodation. The number of rooms in them is 131.6 thousand and the beds - 294.7 thousand.

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Romania had 38 five-star rated hotels on July 31, 2019, representing 4.2pct of the total number of places in hotels, by two more than on July 31, 2018, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Tuesday. Most hotels were rated 3 and 4 stars (76.8 pct). "Most hotels were in the three, four and two-star category (53.5 pct, 23.3 pct, and 18.6 pct, respectively).

A court in Istanbul has ruled that the online hotel reservation website booking.com had violated rules by engaging in unfair competition practices.