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WEF Davos 2009: Overpriced rooms, water damage in the Poestli

6.2.2009

Davos. Of course, the economic crisis cast a shadow on the World Economic Forum which was staged in Davos between January 27 and 31. Klaus Schwab, founder and President of the WEF even spoke of a "sanatorium" and reminded people of the times when Davos became world famous for tuberculosis going down in literature history with Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain". Many visitors felt a new "more human" spirit. The small groups in the background are the most active ones. In this mood, nobody complained about too small and overpriced rooms. On Sunday, the people of Davos vote on the future of the congress - and once more, the future of the WEF in Davos is under discussion.

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