Germany

With two countries in the world's top 3, and thirteen in the top 20, Europe has established itself as a key continent in the congress sector. While the United States is still solidly in first place in the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) rankings published last year, the benchmark for the hosting of major events, Germany and the United States are...

As in France, Deutsche Bahn is increasingly popular with the public, particularly with the development of the ICE network and improved connectivity. "We have recently integrated the routes of neighbouring networks with which we cooperate, such as SNCF, Thalys, OeBB and Trenitalia, into our booking platform. This has enabled us to...

55 minutes: this is the flight time planned by Lufthansa to link Strasbourg to its Munich hub. This service will operate five times a week from 9 April, and should be of interest to many business travellers, not only for their trips to Bavaria, but also to all the destinations on offer in Europe.

The Deutsche Hospitality group is adding a new string to its bow by acquiring a majority stake in Zleep Hotels, which has 10 hotels in Denmark and one in Sweden, with a recent opening on the outskirts of Stockholm. With this acquisition, the German hotel group is killing two birds with one stone, as it establishes a presence in...

Munich airport is planning to improve its welcome for business travellers by offering them new meeting areas known as MeetingCabs: soundproofed cabins measuring 8 m², equipped with adapted furniture, electrical sockets and Internet connections, and capable of accommodating up to four people. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="130429"] MeetingCabs are available for a minimum period of...

At the beginning of December, InterCity, the business brand of German group Deutsche Hospitality, opened its new flagship in Frankfurt, where the upmarket chain was born 30 years ago. Located on the south side of the main railway station, it is ideally situated for business travellers, especially as the exhibition centre...

[highlight] Vincent Sabot, CEO of Sigfox Germany Germany is the biggest IoT market in Europe." How did Internet of Things (IoT) specialist Sigfox come into being? Vincent Sabot - Sigfox was born in 2010, near Toulouse, from the meeting between Ludovic Le Moan, a serial entrepreneur in the digital and IoT sectors, and Christophe...

With 33.3 million passengers in 2017, representing growth of 1.3 % at its two airports, Tegel and Schönefeld, Berlin is Germany's third-largest airport city. However, its capacity is limited, with business travellers often having to transit via Frankfurt and Munich, the country's two main air hubs, to reach their destination.

Berlin builds. Restores. Ravages. Renovating. Everywhere, under a still blue autumn sky, cranes are scratching the horizon. On Unter den Linden, the famous avenue of museums, facades are being refined and restored to their former glory. Almost thirty years after reunification, the German capital continues to work on its beautification. It is being polished,...

"My studio is in Wedding, a working-class neighbourhood with a strong Turkish influence, where more and more artists are settling. It's a very diverse neighbourhood. You'll find everything from kebab stalls to small cafés and cultural spaces. I really like Mirage Bistrot, a former...

IDENTITY CARD Area code: +49 (Germany), 30 (Berlin). Time difference: None. GETTING THERE AIGLE AZUR has been serving Berlin Tegel airport from Paris Orly since December 2017, with two daily flights lasting 1 hour 45 minutes. The route is operated by single-class Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 180...

Berlin is rich in palaces. Very rich. The noble Adlon, one of the jewels of Berlin hospitality, has stood in front of the majestic Brandenburg Gate since 1907. Discreet luxury, subdued elegance, a whispering atmosphere and unrivalled service... Not far away, at the other end of the famous avenue Unter den Linden, the...

"Düsseldorf: a dynamic destination, and not just for investors", was how the Mayor of Düsseldorf, Thomas Geisel, put it a few months ago at the MIPIM show in Cannes, the world's largest property fair. The mayor was in fact able to wax lyrical about his city's attractiveness to investors...

While Eurowings will now manage all the short-haul business of the two airlines from Cologne, Brussels Airlines will be responsible for long-haul flights spread over the airports of Brussels, Munich and Düsseldorf. In an interview with the Belgian media, Thorsten Dirks, CEO of Eurowings, stated that "the pooling of our strengths with Brussels Airlines will strengthen our...

What is the profile of your business clientele? We cater for both sales staff and blue-collar workers who have travel packages at their disposal, and their bosses who appreciate the quality of our hotels, which are close to the higher categories, but at much lower prices. We have a very good market share in...

At the crossroads of German sobriety and French art, the 25hours Hotel Das Tour has opened its doors in Düsseldorf. Housed in a former goods depot in the Central District, the hotel offers 198 rooms from the 2nd to the 15th floor, 24 of which have a balcony and bath. The rooms are also equipped with...

Long a monopoly, Deutsche Bahn has been facing competition for more than a decade, and for the time being this has only been on regional routes. With one striking result: Deutsche Bahn's (DB) share of the market is shrinking year on year. Admittedly, the German national rail carrier remains number 1 with...

This will be a major blow for Cologne-Bonn airport, the main base for Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Eurowings: from the summer timetable onwards, the airline's long-haul traffic will be transferred to Düsseldorf airport, 60 km to the north. The reasons are fairly obvious: Düsseldorf's catchment area is larger...

The British group Whitbread, owner of the Premier Inn chain, has announced the acquisition of 19 hotels in Germany. The budget hotel brand, which has a strong presence in the UK market, had already begun to enter this market with its first 240-room property in Frankfurt. A further 11 hotels, equivalent to 2,400 rooms, are also in the process of...

This is the biggest project in the history of Deutsche Bahn, which has taken 25 years to complete. The inauguration of the Berlin-Munich high-speed line, scheduled for December, will put the finishing touches to the country's reunification, reconnecting East and West Germany after four decades of separation... The railway line, which passes...