With the House of Games, a center for the growth industry is being created in Berlin. It is hoped that this will lead to the creation of jobs, and the hotel and catering industry could also benefit.

The MICE market will be pleased to hear this: during a concert experiment at the Dresden Music Festival, levels of the happiness hormone oxytocin were found to be higher in some cases than during kissing and hugging. 

Introduced in 2021, the law was intended to enable consumers in Berlin to immediately recognize how clean a restaurant is. Now the Berlin Senate is scraping it due to excessive bureaucracy. 

Adventurly is offering a special kind of mountain experience in the 2025 summer season - with the Vella pop-up glamping village in Graubünden, Switzerland.

We've all been there: you're out and about in the city and need to go to the loo. But there's no toilet in sight - at least not a well-maintained one. To change this, the city of Frankfurt is now looking for gastronomers who offer their toilets to people free of charge. 

Career fairs and traditional job interviews are rarely met with enthusiasm by Generation Z. Companies therefore need to become more creative. How about a "Serious Escape Game"?

The Vietnamese love their coffee - and memorabilia from wartime. The hip coffee shop chain Cong Caphe combines both. The concept is now also enjoying international success.

China has been pumping a lot of money into the development of robots for some time now. They are supposed to help out more and more in everyday life. What does this mean for the people who work there?

Conversion with a difference: In Amsterdam and Utrecht, guests can stay overnight in former places of worship - with modern comfort, quirky design and creative offers. 

Summer, sun, holidays - for many, a cigarette or e-cigarette is part of the experience. Strict rules apply to tobacco products and their alternatives in many popular holiday destinations. In some cases, there are severe penalties.