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We all need some fun say cruise guests thus preferring club and resort ships offering extensive entertainment programmes. Environmental aspects are of next to no interest. However, they should be, particularly when reading the second part about the polluting ocean liners. Slowly, the shipping companies are taking initial measures to save energy, water, gas and to reduce waste, first and foremost, the AIDA ships.
The major providers of serviced apartments in Germany are ready to take their own initiative to further develop the still young segment. Since last autumn, Adagio, Adina, Citadines, Derag Livinghotels, Marriott Hotels and Boardinghouse Consulting have been working together in order to prepare definitions and guidelines for interested investors. The group will present its results at the Expo Real hotel conference on Monday, October 6. Today's detailed article will give you a first taste of what to expect.
Expo Real, for which we will provide a final update next week, will likely radiate lots of optimism including the hotel investment sector. At the 6th "Hogan Lovells Hotel Day" in Berlin two weeks ago, experts attested to Expo Real's bright future – despite the fact that the EU and the ongoing crises surely won't serve to drive away our worries.
According to a recent survey by Treugast, the current crises and rising energy costs are also dampening optimism regarding the operational field of the German hotel industry. Another issue regarding Germany is an ongoing struggle for "motel" as a designation for downtown budget hotels. You will learn what the affected Munich-based Motel One Group has to say about it. In this issue, you will also learn about recent trends in tourism throughout and south of the Alps. Our colleague Fred Fettner discovered destinations that entice people into the woods via social media.
On the other hand, the international Alpnet platform founded four years ago, triggers rather cautious enthusiasm. People in Switzerland might possibly be frustrated again since yesterday: the government decided that weak hotels are not allowed to convert hotel rooms into secondary homes. This could accelerate the decline of medium-sized businesses.
If you need some encouragement, have a look at page 1 and our announcement of the spa workshop about cross selling: Rizzato Spa-Consulting and HospitalityInside aim at supporting spa hotels in optimizing their marketing, making it measurable and driving up profit margins. Register! – The full editorial …
