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INGENIOUS NEW CONCEPTS

Right, for the first time,
hotels are denoted by
pushpins on their actual,
respective photograph.
Bottom, the TripInView
team. From left, Sokratis
Efstathopoulos, Lollo
Speck, Achilles Chatzinikos,
Jacob Zasche, Vaggelis
Kasimatis. | Δεξιά, για
πρώτη φορά τα ξενοδοχεία
σημειώνονται με πινέζες
στην πραγματική τους
φωτογραφία. Κάτω, η
ομάδα του TripInView.
Από αριστερά, Σωκράτης
Ευσταθόπουλος, Lollo
Speck, Αχιλλέας
Χατζηνίκος, Jacob Zasche,
Βαγγέλης Κασιμάτης.

if you are watching a video and at some point you agement with a timeframe of 2-3 years. The devel- TRIPINVIEW
want to see the corresponding photo, detailed or opment team is already testing ideas which, once
panoramic, you can simply switch from video to they have matured from a technological perspec- by numbers
photo, and of course vice-versa. tive, may perhaps be incorporated in the 3rd edi-
What has been the response and how does tion of the platform in mid-2017, while the produc- 6,219 253
the future look? tion team is currently working on the technical as-
All indications are that TripInView is gaining pects of visually recording – again with videos and points of interest hours of
fanatic users, which is why we are forecasting photos – the mountain regions of countries that are video from the
that by the end of 2016 we will be getting over winter destinations. This presents an entirely differ- (beaches, anchorages, Mediterranean
5 million visitors a month. From mid-2017, we ent challenge compared to the coastline endeavour. marinas, ports, coastline
anticipate at least 20 million, while for 2018 and How do you feel about your achievements etc)
2019, numbers are expected to rise to 100 million. with TripInView?
Who has financed what appears to be a very I am very happy with what I am doing. You could of32.000km coastline have 362
costly project? been videotaped destinations have
So far, financing has been provided by those Πsay “I’m flying!” been covered
splendid 3+1 Fs (Founders + Friends, Fami- ετάξτε πάνω από οποιαδήποτε παρα-
ly and Fools). θαλάσσια τοποθεσία ή νησί της Με- 5.000.000
Which destinations will be added and how far σογείου, εξερευνήστε από κοντά κάθε
can TripInView go? παραλία, όρμο, ακρογιάλι και δείτε, will be the visitors per month
The entire Turkish coastline will soon be avail- όπως ποτέ πριν, την πραγματική διά- by the end of 2016
able and by the end of March 2016 we will have σταση των προορισμών, που σχεδιάζετε να κάνετε
completed all shots for all of the Caribbean. Trip- τις διακοπές σας. Ένα νοερό μαγευτικό ταξίδι μέσα 612,820
InView has been designed to function on a global από το tripinview.com και το application, για κινητά the TripInView helicopter photos
scale and this has been evident in practice since με IOS και σύντομα με Android, που σας αποκα-
day one. It is a very large-scale project, which nei- λύπτει όλα τα μυστικά των καλοκαιρινών προορι-
ther I nor anyone else could stop. The σμών στις ακτογραμμές της Ελλάδας, της Ιταλίας,
day will come when the whole
world has been captured in της Ισπανίας, της Γαλλίας, του Μονακό,
this manner... lakes, rivers, της Πορτογαλίας και της Μάλτας.
mountains... everything. Mε 600.000+ φωτογραφίες
How do you intend to και 250+ ώρες βίντεο, που
proceed in the near αφορούν σε 32.000 χιλιό-
future? μετρα ακτογραμμής, με
The way we operate 339 προορισμούς και
is based on detailed 7.727 σημεία ενδια-
planning of each step φέροντος, όπως πα-
we take. The various ραλίες, μαρίνες, λιμά-
TripInView teams for- νια, χωριά και πόλεις.
mulate their strategic Τι ακριβώς είναι το
planning and time man- TripInView και ποια
είναι η καινοτομία του
140 project;