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Wiesbaden. Unknown hotels are located next to legendary ones as equals, hideaways next to hip hotels, and all of them come with a unique quality: the personal flair many travellers dream of. In times of "quality versus quantity", those organisers will assert themselves that manage to cultivate their niche. One of them is The Mediterranean Experience from England. 40% of its hotels are often not listed among other comparable operators, says the Managing Director of the company's office in Wiesbaden, Germany.
St. Gallen. This and next year, the number of overnight stays in Switzerland is to grow by one percent. Schweiz Tourismus wants to have significantly more Russian guests.
Munich. The real estate conference "hotelforum" in Munich is back. Following the cancellation of last year's special congress as a result of timetable clashes, this year a two day programme is planned for the coming October including the award ceremony "hotel real estate of the year". Nominations are presently running.
Vienna. The Austrians, generally the first on the trail of new trends, have identified the authentic, individual offer with depth of content as particularly promising for the coming summer. At the same time, the national tourism organisation Oesterreich Werbung by no means intends to exclude the possibility of a campaign pitched against the negative developments of overnight stay figures.
Minneapolis/Denver/Paris. The gap between the two biggest business travel management companies became yesterday an awful lot smaller: With two simultaneous fusions and takeovers Carlson Wagonlit Travelauf's influence on the American market grew massively. At the same time Accor sold its 50 percent share in CWT. And so CWT catches up on the market leaders American Express.
