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The Dutch government plans to double VAT on accommodations and related services, aimed at boosting public finances in 2026. The tax hike could lead to fewer bookings and lower profits. Hoteliers' concerns were ignored. Now, they face tough times ahead, with plans to freeze investments in key areas… starting now!
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The biggest academic fraud of all time is rolling over us, largely unnoticed by the public. Hundreds of thousands of fake publications are produced and published every year by a profit-hungry Mafia. Academic publishers look the other way or play down the problem. An interview with Professor Dr Bernhard A. Sabel, author of the book "Fake Mafia in Science".
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Short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com have created controversy in major cities worldwide. The latest news: Airbnb is rolling out new strategies like "Airbnb-Friendly Apartments" to Europe. The hotel lobby is fuming. Paris has taken an approach to regulate these rentals drastically, with success. New York City reacts rather softly.
Based on Fridays for Future, "CEOs for Future" was founded in Austria in 2019 as a cross-industry platform for intergenerational dialogue. A mobility survey showed once again that everyone is talking about the consequences of climate change, but hardly anyone is acting accordingly.
Banks have to pass a stress test. Austria's hotel industry voluntarily undergoes an annual fitness check - using well-founded key figures based on 800 establishments in the 3 to 5-star category. The GOP is not fit.
The Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund PIF is structuring its hotel activities. It has now announced the establishment of its own international hotel management company. The CEO of Adeera is Stefan Leser.
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