News & Stories
Andermatt. With his company Orascom Hotels & Development, Samih Sawiris has finally negotiated away the last pieces of land for his golf course from farmers in the Swiss mountain village of Andermatt. The Egyptian investor also presented a further investor for his gigantic Andermatt resort as part of his recent visit to the Canton of Uri.
Salzburg. The Lake Wolfgang region is about to lose one of its rare attractions due to bankruptcy, while the public Tourismusentwicklungsgesellschaft will lose the major part of its capital: The water theme park "Blue Dome" had to file for bankruptcy in the last few days.
Frankfurt/M. Following the rises in hotel and flight costs in 2007, prices will continue to increase into 2008. This, at least, was the result of the "Global Business Travel Forecast 2008" by American Express. In the hotel sector, rate rises are expected to stand at around 14 percent.
Kitzbuehel/Seefeld. In the two renowned winter sport resorts of Kitzbuehel and Seefeld, ambitious plans for stimulating the local congress business have failed - or at least been shelved for the time being. The reasons are similar. Not only does Kitzbuehel, the city of chamois, lack the funding. But it also lacks space. The only chance would be to use the conversion of the economic chamber's building which is perfectly located next to the base station of the famous Hahnenkamm slope. Even Seefeld "only" renovates existing capacities.
Frankfurt. Based on extensive opinion surveys of both regular guests and potentially new clientele, it’s been in the pipeline for over a year. Now, in November, the new concept for Steigenberger’s resorts will be launched.
Hamburg. In the meantime, major companies have acquired a grasp of their business travel cost. But in the case of events, the situation is a lot different: here, most people do not even know how many events of what volume are conducted by what department per year. The two credit card companies of AirPlus and American Express promise to clear up this data chaos and simplify financial transactions with their "meeting cards" they introduced on the market in 2005.
Dubai. In the midst of the beautiful and the rich: From 29th November to 1st December, the "Emirates Millionaire Show" - hyped as "the most exclusive lifestyle and luxury trade fair in the world" - will take place in the Arabian boom city, Dubai.
