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The tristar hotel group has set itself the goal of combating the shortage of skilled labour. As part of its employee development programme, it is now investing in the expansion of its "starcademy".

The ITB Berlin Convention 2024 explores the future of travel. Under the motto "Pioneer the Transition in Travel & Tourism. Together", topics such as artificial intelligence, chatbots and machine learning are on the agenda from 5 to 7 March. The congress program is now available online.

Corona has disrupted many travel plans in recent years. According to a new study, Germans could be travelling almost as much in 2024 as they did before the pandemic. If it weren't for worries about the travel budget.

Finally sleep well - and not just on vacation: people with sleep problems will find relaxed care from an in-house sleep specialist at the family-run organic hotel in Bad Kleinkirchheim.

The majority of travel companies are in favor of greater investment and more technological solutions in order to implement sustainability initiatives faster and better. A study analyses their willingness and concerns. 

45% see digitalisation as the main reason for the creation of new jobs. Digitalisation will be of crucial importance for industrial companies over the next three years. Almost half (45%) of companies expect digitalisation to create new jobs in the area of operational technology (OT).

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU member states agreed on a supply chain law two days ago. The aim is to hold large companies accountable if they profit from child or forced labour outside the EU, for example.

The new GreenSign Circular certification is the result of a collaboration between the initiator Stephan Bode and the partners GreenSign Institute, Rittweger + Team and Sentinel Haus Institut. This auditing process is for companies, products and properties that want to place the circular economy at the centre of their activities.

The Achat hotel group is actively taking another step forward in terms of sustainability: 24 of the current total of 50 Achat and Loginn hotels have been equipped with at least two e-scooters from Greentour.de. This brings Achat a step closer to its goal of achieving CO2 neutrality in the long term. 

Aareal Bank announces the successful closing of a € 566 million refinancing facility with The Social Hub (TSH), together with two participating lenders, one of which being Rabobank.