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You're probably already saving water at the hotel, are your guests too? If your guest showers for 25 minutes, the climate target has already been missed. Carbon reductions cannot be achieved single-handedly, sustainability expert Prof. Willy Legrand reminds us. Today, he vividly describes why and how guests and suppliers need to be brought on board - part 2 of our series on bringing down CO2 emissions.
The new "Green Stay Audit Platform" from HRS, with which sustainable hotels can increase their bookings, is also very important. You can think alternatively in so many ways. That's what a hotel manager did and designed a "jungle room" in a Swiss Lab Hotel. Anyone can spend the night in this and five other themed rooms. Instead of plants, there's a vertical garden in the room, for example. And the VR glasses are practically on the bedside table. Nicola Kübler took a look. ... More
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easyGroup has signed an agreement on 1 May 2025 to sell its budget hotel chain easyHotel to the real estate investment company Tristan Capital Partners.
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By recognising hotels for their inspiring, holistic approach to online sales, Quality Reservations (QR) is setting new motivational accents. The measures implemented range from efficiency-enhancing 2-way interfaces to MICE links.
Many restaurant guests are currently price sensitive. Equally many want to treat themselves consciously and are willing to pay a good price for good performance. How to best address both groups and optimize your pricing is, last but not least, a question of psychology. Tim Plasse, Managing Director at F&B Heroes, explains what the hospitality industry can learn from e-commerce.
Travel behaviour in the business and leisure segment will remain at the high level of 2024. Many meetings and congresses will be cancelled for cost reasons.
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Good news for Swiss hoteliers: after the Council of States, the National Council has now also approved the reduced value added tax (VAT) rate of 3.8 percent for accommodation services.
Despite a slight decline in general travel intentions, Europeans are planning longer and more expensive holidays. Many are less concerned about increased travel costs and their personal financial situation in 2025 than in the previous year.
In many places, tourism is both an economic booster and a stress factor. A transnational study shows that travellers are increasingly aware of the impact of tourism on communities and the environment in Switzerland and abroad.
For the first time, the number of motor caravans registered in Germany exceeds the one million-mark. The caravanning trend has a long breath.
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Hotels Tomorrow (HOT) - The Unconference
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