News & Stories

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.

Hoechstaedt. The tour operator Blue Ocean Travel is building its service presentation on a multimedia travel book. In the past, the printed catalogue has been the only means of marketing.

Frankfurt/M. Thomas Cook, Oberursel, has sold 75.1% of shares in Aldiana Ltd to the Spanish company Grupo Satana Cazorla. So much was announced yesterday.

Monaco. Conception and decoration of spa areas, hydrotherapy, beauty and well-being as well as cosmeto-spa will be in the focus of the second European Spa Exhibition which will take place in January 2006 in Monaco.

Chicago. German conference organisers are struggling in the hotel industry. The "hotelforum" in Munich, for example, was cancelled only a few weeks ago. It was to become and alternative to the big Hotel Investment Forum taking place in Berlin each March. The latter, however, is organised by Americans. Even the third International Hotel Conference in Monte Carlo two weeks ago was also initiated by an American. Are there any differences? Questions to Morris Lasky from Chicago.

Cologne. "BusinessBreaks" from Center Parcs goes on the offensive. Already, special conference events are being offered for the world cup 2006.