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Palma de Mallorca. The tourism tax on the Balearic Islands, introduced in 2016, will be reinvested: in 2019, in addition to environmental measures, also in housing and infrastructure expansion. This has been decided by the responsible commission, but not everyone likes it. Especially not the hoteliers.
London. Even large companies still have a long way to go before their employees' travels can be designed and processed seamlessly. Individual tools are already helping, but the hurdles are still high.
Innsbruck. Halloween is yet to come, but Bavaria's Minister-President Markus Soeder and Tyrol's Governor Guenther Platter are already at each other's throats. The issue of dispute: New driving bans for the winter season in Tyrol.
Munich. The development in the leisure hotel industry is following the development of the city hotel industry. Rural regions still have a lot of room for brands. Therefore, groups such as Marriott, are now becoming apartment and home operators too. Typical family-run hotels will have to adapt to the structures of professional investors and operators. Falkensteiner, Valamar, Hirmer/Travel Charme and Marriott Homes & Villas were debating at Expo Real.
Singapore. Singapore is an island of futuristic modernity in Southeast Asia where all other countries are at an emerging or developing stage. Indeed, as the region's only member of the OECD, the rich man's club of nations, the city state is ranked number two worldwide for economic competitiveness by the World Economic Forum. The country's economic and political stability have made it an attractive location for hotel development.
Hamburg. The current urbanisation trend will continue. By 2050, it is estimated that 68% of the world's population will live in urban areas. Alongside this trend, tourism will also continue to boom. Almost half of all international tourists travel to the world's 300 largest cities. The question now is whether they are ready for this growth? One study has attempted to analyse the status quo. Taking Hamburg as example, we see that cities now want to have a say in hotel development.
London. The insolvency of Thomas Cook has serious implications for the European travel industry. Across the globe, hoteliers, travel agencies and employees of the tour operator worry about their jobs and businesses. One thing is certain after this huge bankruptcy: Nothing will ever be the same again.
Munich. The hotel world is currently in a colourful and wild state as tourism is still booming. Nevertheless there are other voices and you have to question things thoroughly. This is exactly what the hotel conference wants to do on the first day of Expo Real 2019. An overview.
Baku. Azerbaijan has started to rely on tourism since 2015. Prior to that, only business people visited the capital of the oil-rich country at the Caspian Sea. For years now, the number of hotels of international brands as well as local groups and single hotels has been increasing. While most hotels focus on the capital Baku, especially the rural and culturally attractive regions still have a lot of potential. In an interview with Baerbel Schwertfeger, Martin Kleinmann, CEO at Absheron Hotel Group and President of the Azerbaijan Hotel Association, explained the development of the hotel market, which also orients itself towards Europe concerning some aspects.
Rome. The Italian congress industry urgently needs promotion as it is losing conventions to competitors.