Free travel for free citizens? Germany's motorists could only dream of this in 2023. According to the ADAC congestion report, traffic jams increased rapidly during the year. Even the 49-Euro ticket did not bring the hoped-for relief in road traffic from May. 

The Lab Hotel in Thun, Switzerland, is offering the world's first fully electronic tuk-tuk service. The hotel, a platform for experimentation, innovation and encounters, is testing and hiring out an electric tuk-tuk in partnership with WeMoove. Guests and locals can use it to explore the region.

As guests expect the same level of comfort in the hotel as at home, hotel owners and operators are constantly updating the entertainment offers in the rooms. If you want to generate additional revenue, you need to be technically up to date.

For years, Paris has been pushing ahead with a traffic turnaround that is making space for cars scarcer. Now parking fees for SUVs are being increased - but only for visitors. This has met with a mixed response in Germany. 

Big, bigger - and what about sustainability? The largest cruise ship in the world left the port of the US metropolis of Miami on Saturday, 27 January 2024, for its first cruise. 

German brewers have never sold as little beer as in 2023 since the reunification of the country. Higher prices are difficult to enforce. But the real problems are yet to come.

Until the end of the 18th century, travelling in Europe was arduous. This changed in 1774 with the first Grand Hotel in London. The name has remained, but the idea of luxury has changed.

After 13 years, Mimikama - Association for the Education of Internet Abuse - is expanding its field of activity with the launch of Greenkama, a platform for environmental awareness and climate protection.

Who do you think is the best CEO in the world? Is it Volkswagen’s Dr. Oliver Blume, Darren W. Woods of Exxon Mobil, Apple’s Tim Cook, or Jane Fraser of Citigroup? Famous or not, these CEOs are influencers. The first hotelier only appears in 418th place.

Austria's first queer hotel opens its doors in Trahütten, an idyllic village 40 kilometres from Graz. It is set to become a new excursion destination in the picturesque heights of the West Styrian mountains.