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Abu Dhabi. The Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi is the most boring hotel in the world. This marble crypt in gold, cream and beige is ultimate proof that money is no guarantee of good taste. In the mile-long foyer guests appear as lost little dots. The Kempinski group has to be extremely careful that this Arabian sheikh’s dream doesn’t turn into a "hotel nightmare".
Abu Dhabi. The capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, takes up competition with other worldclass MICE destinations, such as London or Cape Town. Indeed, right now the International Conference Center at Emirates Palace is the most convincing facility of this new marble landmark in the desert.
Duesseldorf. Guests are "friends" and the director their "host". Now that Dorint plc once again manages its resort hotels demand has exceeded all expectation. With a small team and personal touch, the new "pamper hotels" prove that even the big chains have a holiday heart.
Bonn. The German Tourism Association has drawn a first intermediate conclusion for 2005. The travel destination of Germany is becoming more and more significant among international guests.
Berlin/Frankfurt. The total expenditure for business travel in Germany has drastically reduced: Whilst two years ago 54.1 billion Euros was spent on business travel in Germany, in 2004 the figure stood at only 44 billion. The total number of business trips, however, remained largely the same.
Duisburg. Tour operator Alltours has extended only the "just hotels" offers for its summer programme for 2006. 401 hotels can now be booked in the destinations Mallorca/Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain, Turkey, Greece, Cypress, Egypt, Tunisia, Portugal, Malta, Bulgaria and Croatia.
Denpasar. Terrorist attacks targeting Bali`s tourist industry have this time not led to the exodus of guests seen in 2002. European hoteliers and tourist companies now hope that Bali`s attractiveness will again be up by Christmas. – Our author Fred Fettner reports from Denpasar.
Chicago. A record 250 participants and speakers from 31 countries attended the third annual International Hotel Conference, recently held at the Le Meridien Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco. hospitalityInside.com, one of ICH's media partner, reported about the event. The next conference now is set for Rome in October 2006.
Munich. Luxury or budget, management or lease, classic bank financing or private equity? In the course of the "4th Hospitality Industry Dialogue" in Munich at this year's real estate fair ExpoReal, the questions revolving around the hotel industry were the same as in the previous year - as were the answers: At best, they signalled trends that are increasing.
Frankfurt/M. German travel agents can now use the services of the global service provider Net Trans for the management of hotel commission. The service is intended to ease the invoicing of foreign hotels.