Tag: tourism
Hotel test for the Westin Grand Hamburg
Rooms on the upper floors The Westin Grand is housed in the Elbphilharmonie. (Photo: Westin Grand) I’m in Hamburg and looking forward to staying at the Westin Grand in the…
The country needs fewer company cars
traffic jam on the highway Alternatives exist almost exclusively in addition to the company car – and not instead. (Photo: dpa) A Handelsblatt survey of the 40 Dax companies revealed…
Points instead of miles – frequent flyers will have to pay attention to this from 2024
Lufthansa frequent flyer card Europe’s largest airline group is changing its customer loyalty program starting next year. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt From next year, frequent flyers will have to adapt to…
Previous conviction for fraud catches up with boss Ralph Schiller
FTI CEO Ralph Schiller The manager rose to FTI boss in 2021. Just months earlier, a court had sentenced him to seven months in prison for fraud. (Photo: dpa) Cologne…
Previous conviction for fraud catches up with boss Ralph Schiller
Cologne The investigators came in civilian clothes, but the operation was too big to go unnoticed. A dozen vehicles drove up to the Munich headquarters of the travel group FTI,…
Rath checks in: Mandarin Oriental Palace Lucerne
Lucerne I’m in central Switzerland and probably the most beautiful city in the Alps: in Lucerne. My hotel is the new Mandarin Oriental Palace. It only opened at the end…
Thailand’s economy hopes for rescue from China
Bangkok Xiamen Airlines flight MF833 brings 269 passengers to the Thai capital Bangkok – and the hope for an end to the tourism crisis that has been going on for…
When it comes to the restructuring of the travel group FTI, the state only has the choice between two bad solutions
tour operator The Rewe subsidiary DER Touristik wants to take over FTI. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Dusseldorf Rewe’s takeover bid for the financially troubled holiday operator FTI puts the German state…
DER Touristik wants to take over rival FTI
Logo of the tour operator FTI The Munich FTI Group is the third largest tour operator in Europe. The company has billions in debt. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The second largest…
Last minute is becoming obsolete for vacationers
Frankfurt, Dusseldorf German holidaymakers who rely on last-minute bargains this year are likely to be disappointed. The reason for this is a new business model for tour operators, which has…
Brussels makes Airbnb & Co. deputy sheriff
Dusseldorf The EU has identified a problem that costs member states billions a year: VAT evasion on short-term rentals. EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni estimates the total revenue that the…
Hotel test: Bayerischer Hof in Munich
Normally, the professional testers of the ranking of the 101 best hotels in Germany are more critical than the guests of the respective houses – this has been the case…
Greece wants to benefit from the return of the Chinese
Tourist in Greece The Chinese planes bring not only tourists but also investors. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Athens Garlands, balloons and little bites: The arrival of Air China flight CA 854…
After almost bankruptcy, Center Parcs switch to expansion
Family vacation in a facility of the resort operator Center Parcs After the recent change of ownership, the last ailing business is to grow through expansion and upgrading. (Photo: Center…
That’s why the Leonardo hotel chain is performing so well on the stock exchange
Hotel founder David Fattal Entry into the luxury hotel industry. (Photo: obs) Dusseldorf The family-run hotel chain Leonardo has been listed on the stock exchange for five years now. However,…
The wild life of the Mr. Orient Express
Orient express Such an Orient Express was Nagelmacker’s masterpiece in 1883. To this day, the name of the train stands for elegant travel on rails. (Photo: Orient Express) For a…
Delayed and canceled flights: 60 percent more airline complaints
Dusseldorf Airport Thousands of flights had to be canceled this summer, mainly due to staff shortages at airports and airlines. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Canceled flights cause the number of complaints…
Remaining leave expires and no longer expires automatically
Federal Labor Court in Erfurt The highest German labor court interprets the Federal Holidays Act in a more employee-friendly way than the case law has done so far. (Photo: dpa)…
BAG must take ECJ judgment on remaining vacation into account
Federal Labor Court in Erfurt The highest German labor court interprets the Federal Holidays Act in a more employee-friendly way than the case law has done so far. (Photo: dpa)…
Federal Labor Court judgment on the statute of limitations on vacation entitlement expected
Young woman on the beach Remaining leave no longer expires, but can also be taken in the new year. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf Anyone who has been annoyed that remaining…