News & Stories

Hanover. The travel agency TUI and Hapag-Lloyd Express have published the first catalogue in Germany for low cost package holidays for the beginning of the summer season.

Frankfurt . Seven of the MICE industry's most talented individuals were recognised last night at the IMEX Academy Awards. Four more awards were given to Laure Mouton from the Palais de Congres de Paris, the British student Qinghui Qing, to a social and to an environmental project.

Frankfurt/Main. More and more German providers of tourist services are accommodating the customers' wishes to obtain all MICE services from one source. The market is no longer entrusted only to special organizers. The latest example: the cooperation of Accor and Club Med.

Frankfurt/M. Agencies for meetings, incentives, congresses and exhibitions judge German travel trends 2005 to be positive in these areas. The importance of Europe as destination grows.

Augsburg. The number of on-line tour operators is permanently growing. Two new providers of exclusive holidays and one for family holidays enter the market.

Frankfurt/Main. Today, companies are controlling expenses and travelling expenses more thoroughly than two or three years ago. This is documented in a current American Express survey*. According to the survey, companies react to rising travel expenses by adjusting their travel guidelines. The majority of the people interviewed in the survey think that this procedure is appropriate.