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After a mediocre winter, the Austrian Tyrol Tourist Board wants to push its small-scale tourism businesses into the age of professional revenue management - with a new pricing and booking system.
Swiss tourism and hotel associations have decided to set up an ombudsman's office. Guests will be able to lodge complaints there from July 2024. And the hoteliers.
The mood among tourism businesses in the Alpine republic is currently cloudy. Despite expectations of an increase in turnover in the summer, factors such as cost pressure and the tense interest rate situation are dampening investment confidence. The industry is leading the way in the fight against and use of AI.
What impact does climate change have on the perception of travel destinations? According to a data analysis, Portugal and Greece are the most resilient Mediterranean destinations to global warming. Italy and Spain, on the other hand, have fallen out of favour with sensitive tourists due to the record heatwaves.
The number of hotels and guest beds in Austria has been shrinking, and not just since corona, as current analyses show. On the other hand, the number of apartments and holiday homes has shot through the roof. Hotel and Airbnb offers are converging.
"Tourists go home!" chanted the people as they walked past terraces full of foreign guests in Palma de Mallorca. For many locals in Europe's hotspots, the jig is finally up. But an end to tourismꞌ cannot be the solution.
According to the summer potential study commissioned by Austria, tourism can expect growth above all in the "shoulder seasons" of June and September. The booking status indicates that the desire to travel remains unbroken despite price increases.
The summer in the Alpine vacation hotel industry has begun, but how are the booking forecasts looking so far? Demand in South Tyrol and Bavaria is developing positively, while Tyrol has some catching up to do.
Where is German travel management heading? Optimized processes, the environment and security are at the top of the list for those responsible, according to a recent survey. The range of tasks for travel managers has also expanded significantly.
Saudi Arabia's vision of making the country richer and more desirable with "crazy" mega cities of the future is in the process of collapsing into a shambles. Last week, it leaked to the global press that the oil multinationals are massively scaling back their future projects. And now, they are even begging the Chinese for new money.