Germany

As part of its Meet with Confidence programme, the IHG Group is adapting to the new demand for virtual and hybrid events. Presented last March, its hybrid meetings offer incorporated a technological solution designed by Weframe, which is now starting to be deployed in Europe....

Berlin's new airport once again hit the headlines on TV and in print in Germany last weekend. Last weekend, Europe's most talked-about airport found itself at the centre of yet another controversy. October 12 marked the start of the autumn holidays in Germany, and some passengers had to wait for their flight...

The Hyatt group is continuing its expansion in Europe. At the end of last year, the American hotelier unveiled an ambitious development plan for the continent, with around twenty hotels expected by 2023, including a Hyatt Place in Rouen, Hyatt Regency hotels in London, Lisbon and Edinburgh, and new hotels to add to its portfolio....

Getting there Rail Stuttgart is the main metropolis in south-west Germany. The city is ideally located from France, with TGV trains linking it several times a day with Paris and Strasbourg. Karlsruhe is the nearest major city in Baden-Württemberg to France, 30 minutes by TGV from Strasbourg and...

For at least five years now, Karlsruhe has been living to the rhythm of the building sites that have invaded the city centre. The reason: the construction of new underground tracks for the tramway. The project is nearing completion, however, with the new lines scheduled for December 2021. But it's not just the tram that's causing a stir at the moment...

Stuttgart is a major destination in Germany, even though most of its tourism is domestic. In 2019, the last 'normal' year for tourism, the city recorded 2.1 million travellers and 4.1 million overnight stays, of which 70 % were generated by the domestic market. In 2019, France generated just over 61,000...

It was the most derided project in Europe and often considered a "disgrace" to Germany's legendary efficiency. The new Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) airport took fourteen years to get off the ground - notwithstanding ten years of advance planning! Well, the Stuttgart 21 project will certainly establish...

Report and photos by Luc Citrinot. "Pandemic, what pandemic?" you might be tempted to say as you stroll through the streets of Stuttgart. In fact, the metropolis in south-west Germany seems to be completely unaware of the crisis. The terraces of cafés and restaurants are teeming with people as summer draws to a close, cultural life is in full swing,...

In 2022, the Hilton brand will establish itself in the heart of the historic university town of Heidelberg, which is also known for being home to the headquarters of major companies and cutting-edge scientific centres, including the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. As part of this development, the American group has signed a franchise agreement with property investor Invesco Real Estate...

For all travellers who have not yet been doubly vaccinated against Covid-19, the tests will remain a must for some time to come. Not only are they required to cross borders, they are also the passport to a major event or domestic flight in France and, from 9 July, to a nightclub. In this...

Budget brand B&B Hotels has just added the Netherlands to its list of destinations with its first 93-room property in Zaandam, near Amsterdam. The hotel is currently being modernised to incorporate the new urban design imagined by interior architects Agence D'Istria Studio. This first step in the Netherlands will be followed by others. "In addition to...

When it opened in the early 1970s, it was the tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt, if not Germany, at 116 metres. Afe Tower, which belonged to Goethe University, dominated Germany's financial metropolis for a long time before it was demolished in 2014. A new tower has now taken its place, the One...

While health passes and digital certificates are being issued in response to the demands of the pandemic, some countries are planning to go further in digitising identity documents. This is particularly the case in Germany, which launched its "Digital identities" project in December 2020, on the initiative of six federal authorities...

The world of business travel loves contractions. We've already heard of 'bleisure', a combination of business and leisure. Now Deutsche Hospitality has invented another - Hybreetings - to describe its solutions for 'hybrid meetings'. The German group, which owns the Steigenberger and Intercity brands, has defined four products...

It would be hard to find a hotel brand better suited to business travel than InterCity Hotels. In its development, it focuses on hotels that are always within walking distance of the city's train station or airport. This is a logical direction for this mid-range 'plus' brand, which was launched in 1987 by Deutsche Bahn in...

More than 100 infections per 100,000 inhabitants on three consecutive days. This is the new benchmark on which the German law on protection against infection is now based. Adopted by the Federal Parliament on Wednesday 21 April, the law effectively changes the rules. Despite stricter confinement and restriction measures...

After Germany last week, the countries bordering France are now raising barriers against the spread of the virus, which is particularly high in France. Since 30 March, Spain has required a negative PCR or TMA test dating back 72 hours for entry to its territory, whether by land - car or train -, air...

Both Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel have publicly raised the possibility of tightening travel restrictions between France and their countries, the British Prime Minister before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday and the German Prime Minister on Thursday at a press conference on the sidelines of a European Union summit. From this...

The German Ruby Hotels group is expanding its offering on its home turf. The lifestyle brand has just opened a new hotel in Frankfurt, adding to those in Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Munich, as well as in Vienna, to complement those already established in the German-speaking area. "Frankfurt, as a financial hub, is a prime location for Ruby, and an ideal place to...

Eurowings wants to focus more on passenger comfort and confidence in the product offered by Lufthansa's hybrid subsidiary. "I think passengers are now ruling out the idea of travelling by paying €5 for a plane seat accompanied by cheap accommodation. They are now looking for a travel partner in which they can...