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Wiesbaden. In a few days – starting February 7 until February 23 – all eyes will be on Sochi. The ambitious project of the Russians, which includes the transformation of the traditional summer health resort at the Black Sea into a year-round destination with the aid of the Winter Olympics, has provided for much discussion in advance, and not only among tourism experts. However, hospitality experts widely agree on the future of the location by now: Russian guests will continue to have the say in the matter. If hotels remain empty in future, their type of use could be altered. Eastern European experts about the old and new location for the Olympic Games.

Berlin/Oberhausen. The tour operator industry is flourishing and changing. Country destinations are becoming more important, for example. Among the corporate planners, further education is on the rise, and very little has changed concerning the most event-prone industries and preferred convention metropolises. A current study reveals trends.

Geneva. børding messe, organizers of "Meetingplace Germany, have formed a joint venture with the French exhibition specialists BY Connect. Both host a new trade show for events and business travel on 14 October in Geneva.

Vienna. The Austrian holiday world 2025 will be "green". Nevertheless, the guest still wants to be continually online while in the "off" of nature. The guests are requiring even more individual service, the policy on prices will change … Surveys and findings from the working groups that portray the result of the hotel industry's situation in eleven years were presented within the scope of the Austrian Hotelier Assocation's annual congress in Wels last week.

Berlin/Augsburg. ITB Berlin is drawing near and perhaps a few companies are in search of one more approach point in Hotel Hall 9. Two co-exhibitor spaces are once again available within the "World of Hospitality" joint stand initiated by hospitalityInside.

Wels. When the Germans do better, Austria's tourism is worsened. With this bold theory and calculating that each additional million euros in public funds for the tourism effects 23,040 nights, the Director of the Vienna Institute for Advanced Studies astonished those at this year's OEHV Congress that was held from Monday to Wednesday in Wels near Linz in Upper Austria. The Austrian Tourism Office doubted such forecasts and the OEHV demanded an increased budget for the marketing organisation. Finally, the Austrian government has now accepted tourism as a future industry.

Frankfurt. It is also expected for 2014 that 72 percent of the travel budgets will solidly remain and that 18 percent of the companies will even raise budgets. These are the results of a study. This forecast is particularly supported by the increasing economic optimism in Europe.

Berlin. Next year, the ITB Berlin Convention will kick off with an event featuring high-ranking participants on the topical subject of omni-channel marketing .Among those taking part in the new "ITB Summit" will be Facebook’s Head of Travel Lee McCabe, who will talk about the prospects for social media securing new customers. Most topics of the other congress days are confirmed now, also for the 9th "ITB Hospitality Day".

Berlin. After unparalleled marathon negotiations and many disputes, the Bundesvereinigung der Musikveranstalter and GEMA agreed on a stipulation for the four controversial event fees. The new fees become effective on January 1, 2014.

Frankfurt am Main. 87% of the German tour operators and travel mediators have homosexual customers. Germany lies in first with this in comparison to Great Britain, Spain, Italy and France.