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Berlin. As of today, five hotels of Spanish NH group will provide exclusive board meeting rooms with special equipment and service at an all-inclusive rate per person. NH Hoteles, which claims to be the third biggest business hotel operator in Europe, addresses top executives that want to hold confidential meetings.
Villach. One of Austria's leading tourism consultancy firms calls for a "benchmark symposium" covering current figures and trends in the hotel industry as well as topics such as wellness & spa, thermal springs & baths, excursion destinations and golf.
Frankfurt. The International Tourism Fair ITB, Incentive-, Meeting- and Events Exhibition IMEX or regional events - many different factors decide at what event Europe's hoteliers present themselves. The travel- and tourism exhibition MITT in Moscow is considered an absolute climber.
Frankfurt/M. Best Western, NH Hoteles and Rocco Forte are the new hotel exhibitors at this year's "IMEX - incorporating Meetings made in Germany - The Worldwide Exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events" in Frankfurt/Main. Many of the hitherto participants are sizing up their exhibition booths.
El Gouna. The rising numbers of elderly guests has led to increasing requests for medical care whilst on holiday. The Egyptian holiday destination El Gouna has now responded to demands with a modern dialysis centre.
Berlin. Naturtherme Templin in the Uckermark district of Brandenburg and the Nationalpark-Zentrum Koenigsstuhl on Ruegen in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are regarded as "lighthouses of the leisure economy". They were both awarded a prize at the ITB.
Munich. The mystery check "Abenteuer Unterkunftssuche" showed that replies sent in response to electronic requests/queries in German speaking countries were in 2005 less adventurous than in the previous year.
Berlin/Eindhoven. This holiday home agency provides more than Spartan apartments with Ikea furniture. Euro Relais' portfolio includes light houses, islands, small castles, mountain cottages and sail boats. The Dutch provider has successfully managed to lure its clientele online, with 75% of all reservations now made over the internet.