Topic Tourism

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ATB Austria: Offers from Eastern Europe not particularly wanted
24.2.2006

Vienna. Austria's national tourist board Österreich Werbung wants to extend their incoming fair "Austrian Travel Business" to offers from Eastern Europe. In this way they hope to increase their revenue from the fair. But now this idea is meeting criticism: Many want Austria to continue to be marketed as an entity.

The suite boom among tour operators
Demanded: The individual living experience
17.2.2006

Augsburg. The demand for luxury and design hotels is increasing just as the demand for suites. That was reported by the tour operator airtours this week. The customer simply seeks the "individual accommodation experience".

Considerable savings with hotel programmes
17.2.2006

Frankfurt/M. On average company hotel expenses make up between 30 and 40 percent of their entire travel budget, but these could be considerably reduced. Up to half of all companies still don't use a structured hotel programme in order to make savings.

Danube tourism: Full steam ahead
17.2.2006

Vienna. Twelve new cabin ships ensure that the Danube maintains its global top position in international river traffic. The only drop of bitterness: the joint advertising arrangement for marketing the Danube is facing difficulties.

No longer years of "normal tourism"
10.2.2006

Berlin. Surveys of global markets show: a year of "normal tourism" no longer exists. The rise in natural disasters and politically motivated attacks is no obstacle to tourism - impacts very brief and locally confined.

Steigenberger Hotel - a media star at the World Economic Forum Davos
The mighty man in the current of power
3.2.2006

 

Davos . Ernst Wyrsch, General Manager of the Steigenberger Hotel Belvédère in Davos, knows how to put himself in the limelight even at the World Economic Forum in Davos that recently finished. As a host of the hotel located exactly opposite the conference centre, he feels close to the powerful of this world, at least for some days.

Hotel spend still uncontrolled by businesses
20.1.2006

Taunton. A UK survey by has revealed that businesses are failing to tightly control their hotel spend, suggesting that UK businesses waste up to 50% of their hotel expenditure budget.

ITB Berlin exports trade fair concept to the US
20.1.2006

Berlin/Montreal. Together with the American Society of Travel Agents, the Messe Berlin started a new fair for the travel industry in North America. Both partners signed a declaration of intent about mutually organising and marketing "The Trade Show". "Trade" stands for "Travel Retailing and Destination Expo". For the first time in its 40-year history of the ITB Berlin, the Messe Berlin is exporting the concept of the world's biggest tourism fair.

Hamburg - a magnet for musical events
The potential of day visitors
13.1.2006

 

Hamburg. As far as musical events are concerned, Germany's most important town is undoubtedly Hamburg. Music tourism brings the city 350 million Euros in revenue per year, around 600,000 Euros is bagged by the hotels. A study has shown just how strongly events attract day-trippers and revealed the volume of day trips in Germany to be approximately ten times that of overnight stays in business fields.
Austria's festival image improves but does not always increase occupancy
Premium prices as rare as high culture events
13.1.2006

Salzburg. Whether Salzburg, Bregenz or Tyrol: not all Austrian Summer festivals attract tourists to the same degree. Nevertheless their significance for the economy and the image of each particular region should not be underestimated. Only Salzburg can demand top prices during its Festival. Generally, a trend to save money has also been noticeable in the culture tourism section.
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