Topic Tourism

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Italy in post-corona: Established group or newcomers, all go for growth
The big chance for the small ones
1.7.2021

Rome. The pandemic is bringing new names to the market in Italy: owners entering the hotel industry for the first time as well as owners with an appetite for more hotels. Especially smaller groups will grow and with them, secondary and tertiary destinations.

Italian tourism picks up, Spanish desperate about UK
24.6.2021

Rome/Madrid. Italy is preparing for another good summer with national demand rising. Even international tourists are starting to come back. In contrast, hoteliers on the Spanish islands are desperately waiting for British tourists.

This summer Switzerland's alternative accommodation is going to skyrocket
Parahotellerie catches up with hotels
24.6.2021

Zurich. Alternative tourist accommodation is set to boom this summer in Switzerland, as Swiss residents will once again be encouraged to holiday in their own country. In 2019, this type of accommodation accounted for less than half the overnights of the country’s hotel sector with 40 million. This is changing now.

A lot of confidence for the season and relativising numbers at ÖHV congress
The borrowed summer guests
17.6.2021

Vienna. In Austria, the conditions for a revival of the mountain summer 2020 are excellent in the second corona year. The tourism experts are relying on the demanding "borrowed summer guests", who normally go on vacation in the south or on beaches located outside of Europe. But will they stay?

ATM Dubai set positive signals, boosts figures and new plans
Prospects have returned
3.6.2021

Dubai. The trade fair went ahead! Dubai is proud of the successful completion of the Arabian Travel Market over the past two weeks. There was a mood of a new start, united in the symbolism of having made the leap into the "new normal" with the first presence-based trade fair event in corona times. This is also how visitors see it on site, despite all the social distance rules and handicaps. In the hotel market, meanwhile, the brand flags are changing, owners are taking a closer look and competition continues to grow. Voices from Dubai.

The re-start remains challenging for hoteliers and especially suppliers
Bottlenecks everywhere
3.6.2021

Wiesbaden. The re-start in the European tourism industry has begun. The urge to travel is enormous as is the uncertainty, and the requirements for a smooth travelling summer remain complicated everywhere. The indecisiveness of politics could become the downfall for some of the businesses just before the finishing line.

Austria opens up completely: What remains of tests and rules?
3.6.2021

Vienna. By 1 July at the latest, almost all restrictions on Austria's tourism will fall. What remains are the 3G entry rules, test roads and a test bus that is causing scandal headlines.

Get rid of the travel restrictions!
27.5.2021

Berlin. Four German business associations urge the German government to lift the travel restrictions. Otherwise, the German economy will fall behind.

Restart in Italy: The trend is positive but the year remains terribly tough
International tourists sorely missed
27.5.2021

Rome. The restart in Italy has begun - in steps. The government has adjusted its timetables, knowing full well that the crisis is still going on. That is why it has also extended various aids for the badly hit hotel industry. The country is suffering massively from the lack of international tourists.

Austria ends lockdown, Switzerland opens up further, EU drives certificate
20.5.2021

Vienna. After 197 days of lockdown, Austria's hotels and restaurants are welcoming guests again. Since Wednesday, the "3G" have been allowed to access. Now the country is pushing for the vaccination certificate. Switzerland introduces its 3G certificate on 7 June.

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