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While more than a third of Swiss ski resorts have had to give up or close in recent years, the dreamy mountain village of San Bernadino in Graubünden is to be transformed into an attractive and profitable destination ski resort with a lot of money.

British experts in the accessible and inclusive hotel and catering business have launched "Inclu". The new brand encompasses a wide range of products and services.

Stars have long indicated the quality of accommodation - but they are increasingly fading. More and more hotel businesses and others - such as holiday accommodation - are relying on online reviews instead.

At ITB Berlin 2025, Messe Berlin announces the premiere of ITB Americas - from 10-12 November 2026 in Guadalajara, Mexico. A B2B tourism trade show for the entire American continent.

Even in permanent crisis mode, Germans will not be deterred from travelling - not even in 2025. However, some will have to plan with a smaller budget. Those who have more in their travel budgets than in previous years attach great importance to quality and comfort.

Mews secures a major investment of over 75 million US dollars via Tiger Global to accelerate Mews' growth in the USA and the DACH region. 

A visit to a restaurant remains an analogue experience. But most diners are happy for it to be digital all-round. This trend emerges from a representative survey on digital services in the catering industry. 

With the abolition of the registration certificate requirement in German hotels for German citizens as of 1 January 2025, the government wanted to reduce the administrative burden. A survey shows: The majority of hotels still require a registration form from every guest - and prefer paper to the digital version. Switzerland and Austria are also in the process of optimising the procedure.

They hang everywhere: in Paris, London, Berlin and Rome. But no longer in the capital of Tuscany, Italy. You now have to pay a 400-euro fine for apartment key boxes there. Will this help against mass tourism à la Airbnb?

The war in Ukraine is still going on. But companies in the country are already investing millions for the time afterwards. A new holiday resort is to be built in the western Ukrainian Carpathians.