Germany

Last week, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior notified the European Commission of the introduction of land border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark for a period of six months. This arrangement begins on 16 September 2024. It will result in the introduction of...

A château near Berlin and a listed residence not far from Mainz, as well as a conference hotel near Munich: Châteauform' is stepping up the roll-out of its offer in Germany, with three establishments planned over the next two years. This expansion is based on the recipe tried and tested in France: the transformation...

Until now, the prizeotel budget and design hotels have stood apart from the Radisson brand portfolio, and are now fully integrated into the hotel group's offering. This transition is symbolised by a change of name, from prizeotel to Prize by Radisson. This link-up with the group should result in a new impetus for development. "This...

Already well represented in Frankfurt with eight establishments, the Hilton group has found a new address of choice in Germany's main business metropolis. A green hotel, set in a 10-hectare park, frequented by visiting stars and celebrities, from Bill Clinton to Michael Jackson, from Mikhail Gorbachev to the football team...

The sharp rise in costs since 2020 in Germany continues to have consequences for German airports. Admittedly, in the first half of 2024, air passenger traffic reached 97 million, i.e. 10% more than in the same period of 2023. However, the recovery at all the country's airports remains well below what was achieved in the...

Opened for the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, the Hilton Munich Park hotel will soon be taking a long break after some fifty years in business. Only to come back even stronger, following a four-year renovation programme scheduled to reopen in 2029. The rejuvenation of this major business hotel with...

The Hilton Group has found its first home in Germany for its new Spark by Hilton economy brand. "This is an important step in the brand's expansion following its successful launch and rapid growth in the US," said Patrick Fitzgibbon, Hilton's senior vice president of development for the EMEA region. Launched in September...

From partnership to acquisition completed on 28 June: Hyatt has a new upmarket lifestyle brand, Me and All, the result of its collaboration with the family-owned Lindner Hotels group. Since 2022, this well-known player in the German hotel industry has been associated with the American group through a franchise agreement covering...

For the next month, from 14 June, football fans will be turning their attention to the ten German cities hosting the Euro Football Championship. These include Stuttgart, which is hosting five matches, including a quarter-final. The capital of the Baden-Württemberg region is hoping this will boost its tourist numbers, which stand at around...

On 1 May, a further increase in air taxes for passengers came into force in Germany. And it's a substantial one: +19%, i.e. a tax that now ranges from €15.53 to €70.83 depending on the route. This increase has sent airlines into a frenzy. "At a time when Germany's economic performance is at a...

The IHG Group is strengthening its position in Germany, a key European market for business travellers. While the British hotelier currently has around a hundred hotels in Germany, another hundred or so will be added to its range over the next 24 months. These will come from a well-known German group, Novum Hospitality, with which IHG has signed a franchise agreement...

It was intended to be a French response to the €49 monthly Deutschland Ticket launched by the German government to stimulate demand for trains and public transport. French President Emmanuel Macron and his then Transport Minister, Clément Beaune, had promised a discounted France Rail Pass in 2023. It...

A true home base. Germany's second city is home to many of the Accor group's brands, from the prestigious Fairmont Vier Jahreszeiten to the Mövenpick Hamburg, located in a former water tower in the heart of Sternschanzenpark, from the lifestyle 25Hours Hamburg HafenCity to the residential Adagio Access, not forgetting the classic Ibis,...

Five months of bitter negotiations and a string of strikes. All this has finally resulted in an agreement between Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the German locomotive drivers' union (GDL). "The conflict was tough, but we were able to agree on an intelligent compromise", said the head of personnel at the DB.

Adagio recently presented excellent results for 2023, with occupancy close to 80%. What are you expecting in 2024? Xavier Desaulles - First of all, a return to normal. With an occupancy rate of 79% in 2023, it will be difficult to do much better in terms of passenger numbers, while at the same time...

What was for years the pride of Germany, the social consensus, seems to have become a thing of the past. Germany is once again preparing for strikes, barely a week after the last ones in the transport sector. At Lufthansa, the cabin crew union has called a strike...

Could it be environmental awareness, the new status of videoconferencing or, more simply, soaring ticket prices? The fact remains that business travel is struggling to return to its former levels among German companies. According to the AirPlus Business Travel Index report published on 13 February, flight bookings have certainly risen...

By 2022, Austrian railways had already set a record with almost 467 million passengers. Of this total, 42 million travelled on long-distance services, including 14.7 million on international routes. By 2023, estimates put the figure at over 480 million. In addition to the creation of new rail lines, the...

Another warning strike by the Verdi union in Germany. This time it will affect Lufthansa ground staff at five German airports - and not the least. The hubs affected include Frankfurt and Munich, as well as Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. For Verdi, the proposals put forward by Lufthansa's...

The respite in German transport was short-lived. No sooner had the strike at Deutsche Bahn ended on Monday evening than other branches began to strike. The VERDI union has announced a strike at German airports on 1 February. The strike will affect virtually every airport in the country. In...