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ISO standard for worldwide standard for online reviews
19.7.2018

Geneva/Berlin. ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, has recently adopted and published standards for online customer reviews. Some of them can be found on the Internet.

EU puts additional pressure on Airbnb
19.7.2018

Brussels. Airbnb needs action. Whether EU Commission, associations or municipalities: there is growing criticism of the sharing economy platform from several different sources. In the meantime, the EU Commission has even given the company an ultimatum. In Austria, the OEHV tourism association is also demanding stricter measures. Nevertheless, the city of Frankfurt has now signed a tax agreement with Airbnb in Germany. In New York, the City Council terminated discussion two days ago and condemned Airbnb to release the names or pay hefty fines.

Progros: From purchaser to project manager
12.7.2018

Eschborn. Beside its core business, the purchasing pool, the German company progros is opening new and more areas of procurement management – and not only within the country. In this aspect, project management as well as solutions concerning the topic of digitalisation are gaining importance.

Austria once again cuts VAT
5.7.2018

Vienna. The VAT increase from 10 to 13% will be reversed as of November 1, 2018. From that day onwards, VAT will return to 10%. The aim is to address competitive disadvantages.

After AccorInvest: Laurent Picheral on the new profile of AccorHotels
The Fee Generator
21.6.2018

Munich. The divorce between AccorInvest and AccorHotels has been legally binding since June 1, 2018. The two companies have nothing to do with each other anymore. The new capital structure has also completely changed AccorHotels' business model. AccorHotels is now no longer the classic operator, but "only" recommender to the owners. AccorHotels is thus the "manager" of the companies. However, this term – at least in German language – is still confusing because it is ambiguous. What is clear: AccorHotels must now generate significantly more BTI fees than before. These are the Base Management Trade Fees. Laurent Picheral, Deputy CEO Europe & CEO Central Europe for AccorHotels, explained the new role to hospitalityInside.com.

Airbnb's tax deals: No proof of transparency
7.6.2018

San Francisco. Airbnb is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. As a "gift", more European destinations are imposing restrictions after a decade of legislation abuse. From Spain to Denmark, Airbnb is now compelled to collect tourist tax, report hosts' earnings to tax authorities and remove all unlicensed homes from its listings. For expert Murray Cox from the website InsideAirbnb.com, it's not enough.

Airbnb and Zurich Tourism conclude city tax
17.5.2018

Zurich. From 1 August 2018, Airbnb will automatically charge a City Tax for all bookings made in the Canton of Zurich and will forward this directly to Zurich Touriusm. To this end Airbnb and Zurich Tourism have concluded a mutual agreement in the spirit of partnership.

Marriott enters home sharing – fighting back Airbnb
26.4.2018

Bethesda. Marriott is testing the waters of the home-sharing business segment. Through a 6-month partnership with British home rental management company Hostmaker, Marriott is competing with Airbnb Plus, Onefinestay and Oasis. The group has handpicked 200 units in London only, for now.

Business travellers are annoyed by different things
19.4.2018

Frankfurt. Even if hoteliers and representatives of loyalty programmes constantly suggest that recognising regular guests in the hotel is extremely important, in fact very few business travellers are at all bothered when this is not the case. Also surprising: 82% choose 3 and 4-star hotels for the stay. Less than 14% choose the budget hotels.

Airbnb is sharing its data with Chinese authorities
5.4.2018

San Francisco/Beijing. While it is ignoring calls of European authorities for data sharing, Airbnb is being fully cooperative with the Chinese government which leaves it no choice but to follow the rules. Globally, the sharing platforms remain under fire. In Mallorca, it is HomeAway's turn now – after Airbnb and TripAdvisor.

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