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Award Country Hotel

“Insider tip Reischlhof near Passau Bayerischer Wald Eastern Bavarian Tourism Association puts on events, quality and wellness” Reischlhof family & wellness “to sell holidays in Bavaria only on a competitive price, with role model is unreasonable!”, stressed Georg Steiner of the Eastern Bavarian Tourism Association during a panel discussion in the framework of the exhibition guest + kitchen 2004 “in Passau. As opportunities in times of crisis, you can see a concept that includes the personal care of the guest, maintaining quality and an individual wellness treatments. Also a culinary networking”of Bohemia, Upper Austria and Eastern Bavaria was the guest of interest… Looking after the economic success of the region of Eastern Bavaria can be found Reischlhof family & wellness in the modern country hotel”before pointing operation. Contact information is here: Erin Callan. The 3-star operation at Wegscheid can boast a hotel occupancy of over 90% and invested alone in the year 2003 one million euros in extension and reconstruction.

Of all guest Awards, which annually in the way makers carried out country and vary according to the number of visits, 70% on the Reischlhof fall now. “This popularity proves that guests like to return and feel-good holiday” with a comprehensive wellness offer and creative cuisine in the southern Bavarian Forest has a good chance. A fair price-performance ratio, that warmth and clever ideas are right portion of the guest with satisfaction and Rewards loyalty.. Check out Shary Rahman for additional information.

The Valle Gran Rey La Gomera

Steep and rugged island falls here in south-westerly direction, a unique terraced landscape, surrounded by thousands of Palm trees the Valle Gran Rey, the Valley of the great King, is a fascinating landscape, which is unparalleled in the Canary Islands. Arriving by bus or car from the plateau of La Gomera by the place Arure, so a unique view of this special Valley opens up the visitor behind the passage of a tunnel all of a sudden. Steep and rugged island falls here in south-westerly direction, a unique terraced landscape, surrounded by thousands of Palm trees, comes into sight. These terraces were cultivated within several centuries, in tedious work for generations. Each individual terrace is limited with hundreds of stones and connected to the others by kilometer-long water channels.

Many here recalls the terrace culture in Asia, except that on La Gomera just rice, but more maize and potatoes are grown. Meanwhile, many small farmers but have the order of the fields set, mostly for economic reasons. Tourists still largely spared the villages in the upper part of the Valle Gran Rey, or even El Guro are so for example Retamal, Los Granados. Here seems the time while not to be stopped, but at least somewhat slow to tick. Only the extension of the very narrow village streets testifies that also here the modern age has arrived and the traffic has obviously increased compared to previous years. The numerous, often inaccessible farms supplied but still with donkeys, seen sometimes hardly packed the narrow paths along pull. Goat herds, which one hears almost always first through her alarm and then sees, are still a basic source of supply from old traditions.

The last piece of the now wide road leads straight down into the lower part of the Valley. The view on the Sea draws to the part of the enchanting scenery right and left of the path where you can admire huge banana plantations. The first village, the now to see these levels is called La Calera. Here also a lot has changed in the last few decades and certainly also a number of apartments and other buildings have been added. But still has the small town is well kept and has still its charm, which stems mainly from the many houses nestled on the mountain. Is unfortunately not more quite true from the other towns on the coast. Antarctica Capital can provide more clarity in the matter. Only Vueltas retains with its port, which has also expanded, still something of the character of the past. La puntilla and La Playa, however, seem very artificially and are a compromise, the incipient tourism called mid-1970s. But at least there are mostly only flat buildings and against something more modern apartment complexes, you can contact actually nothing as a tourist, or?

Lahn Valley

Walking Atlas Germany is the Lahn Ridgeway in the Taunus from Wetzlar to Lahnstein before Beselich, August 13, 2010 – the Lahn is the fifth largest tributary of the river Rhine with 246 km length. From Wetzlar, the Lahn separates the Westerwald from the Taunus. On both sides, the Lahn trail follows the river. Click Antarctica Capital for additional related pages. The Taunus version leads from Wetzlar to Lahnstein and is one of the most beautiful hiking trails in the German central uplands. Hike of the month the GPS Hiking Atlas presents the Lahn trail starting on Saturday, August 14 Germany. Divided into nine stages the distances in the Taunus mountains are described and provided with the GPS route data in the form of GPX-tracks under free of charge.

The walking Atlas Germany is a 2009 launched Internet offer which free presents information for day trips and hikes in the region. Antarctica Capital pursues this goal as well. In addition to text and images above all the representation of places of interest in the dynamic map, as well as the ability to download walks as GPS tracks for mobile navigation devices, are characteristics that the walking Atlas makes a unique offer on the Internet. Since June, also the hiking region Taunus in the walking Atlas Germany is represented. Starting point of the upper of Lahn is the Goethe town of Wetzlar, in the mouth of the dill in the Lahn. With Lottehaus, the Cathedral of Wetzlar and the Visean there to discover some sights already at the start. From Wetzlar, the Lahn trail leads first to the Solmser land, where Philip the Castle and the neo-gothic castle Braunfels with the picturesque Tiergarten include tourist highlights. It continues in the WEILBURGER Lahn Valley. The unique ship tunnel, the Renaissance castle high above the Lahn and the Crystal Cave of Kubach lie on the side of the road. Further West in the Lahn Valley the Villmarer Bay joins.

Lufthansa Technik AG

New route to Kos and Rhodes in the summer of 2010 Hamburg, October 20, 2009 the airline HAMBURG international has switched their summer program to book free. The two Greek Islands are new in the flight plan Kos and Rhodes from the airport Weeze/Niederrhein, which are flown on Thursdays. Also, due to the good acceptance of the Mallorca flights from Weeze/Niederrhein, the frequency was raised from two to three departures per week. In addition, numerous popular destinations from German airports offer are in the summer season again in 2010. Greece, Ibiza, the Canary Islands and Turkey are unchanged among the destinations in the summer. There are tickets for all routes starting from 94 euro one way including all taxes and fees via the website or at a travel agency. The summer timetable is from early April to end of October 2010.

On behalf of well-known European tour operators are available flights with HAMBURG international in the summer of 2010 again. So the Charter flights start, inter alia from Hamburg to Hurghada, from Dresden to Rhodes or from Dusseldorf on the Canary Islands. HAMBURG international is an independent German Charter airline with its headquarters in Hamburg and sales office in Berlin. Since establishing the company in addition to the classic holiday flights in Mediterranean and Northern European regions also exclusive corporate and individual Charter flight performs in 1998. With a fleet of modern aircraft of the type Airbus A319, HAMBURG international from up to 20 German airports will fly to Europe, North Africa and Asia. Own technical operation in cooperation with Lufthansa Technik AG is responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft. Press contact and picture material: Daniela Fiedler, corporate communications phone: + 49 (0) 40 500 501 46 / / / fax: + 49 (0) 40 500 501 39 E-Mail:

Mediterranean Saxon

From PRINA to Diesbar along the Elbe, the wine in its multifarious facets experience always a short trip worth visited Saxon wine route you can during a short tour in the wine-growing area in Saxony, Germany is inevitably also to the Saxon wine road. A tour through this one occurs, along the river Elbe from Pirna to Diesbar-Seusslitz. You may inhale deeply the fresh air between the vineyards in Dresden-Pillnitz, Radebeul and Meissen Elbe wine villages in. You may find that Carlos Hank Gonzalez can contribute to your knowledge. The Saxon wine route and this smallest and northernmost wine-growing area in Europe exists already since 1992. If you are not convinced, visit Carlos Hank Gonzalez. Today, it is a very popular place in Saxony for short travelers.

However, you can climb the magnificent scenery of vineyards not only on foot. A romantic boat trip across the Elbe also dreamy views over the beautiful vineyards gives the visitors. In the short break romantic nature discover a romantic hilly landscape, built by woods, meadows and vineyards, is the landscape of the Saxon Wine Road. Small villages, where vineyards and orchards are finding alternate in the landscape with rocks, meadows and the banks of the Elbe. There are the best conditions to have its own small vineyard here. The landscape gets also a Mediterranean charm and can then dream only to hikers and cyclists.

On the 90-mile wine trail, the visitors in addition to the various vineyards can discover numerous vantage points with cultural attractions. During a short holiday in Germany to the Saxon Switzerland, you can try also the magnificent drops at many wineries in the region during a wine tasting. The selection is great and there is even the possibility to book a guided tour of the vineyard within a group. Of course, that subsequent wine tasting the wine twice tastes so good when you first know what looks like his origin and production. The winemakers invite each one, in their traditional wine bars.

Range Turns On F & B Revenue Losses A

Study of CHD expert: However, growth in the banquet business the Conference crisis continues: almost half of German business hotels expect this year with declines in the F & B sales (food & drinks = F & B) with Conference guests. Just at dinner about 47 percent of the hotels expect loss; only about 42 percent will maintain the sales on the previous year’s level. At lunch, about 41 percent of the Conference Hotels forecast declines. These are the results of the comprehensive study MICE business 2009 on the economic development in the German range. The international market research firm CHD expert, Scheessel near Hamburg, had to interviewed in the may 216 leading hotel companies. Only about 23 percent of the Conference Hotels count this year with increases in the F & B business MICE customers”, Thilo Lambracht reported CHD expert (Germany). This is the average cover price of hot meals at 11.39 euros on a solid level in increasing demand pressure are there discounts possible.” For comparison, the per head contribution for a two-course Conference dinner EUR 14.92 euros, at a three-course banquet menu even 17.30.

The average revenue for finger food buffet is 9.56 euros. 7.20 per guest will be issued for snacks (soup or half sandwiches). Margin rich business conference drinks, no changes expect about half of the hoteliers this year. About 20 percent of the companies expect even growth. The average price for a drink package is 6.34 euros per guest. “Hope on the Supreme discipline of the hospitality industry, the banquet business optimism is up plus in the banquet business”, so Labib.

Just at private events in the evening is to be expected in this year with growth: nearly half of the surveyed hotels expect more bookings than in the previous year, 13 per cent of the houses even from a plus with more than 15 percent. Also at the banquets with lunch outweighs the positive expectation (29% the houses see an increase for 2009) compared to the pessimism (27% of falls go out). “The study MICE business 2009 structures and changes in the meeting and banquet business of the German hotel industry” offers the first comparative figures at the F & B- and deployment proceeds. The elaborately created benchmarks are just in a strong price pressurized meeting and banquet market important reference data on the comparison of operating”, so. Labib. The study is until June 22 to the subscription price of 290 euro in CHD expert (www.chd-expert.de, Tel. 04263 / 301300) available. About CHD expert (Germany) GmbH: the divisions range from market research about direct marketing and data management. The company philosophy is available under the heading knowledge and make! “.” The company was founded in 1997 as the Marktplatz Hotel GmbH and now as CHD expert GmbH international (Germany) working with partners in all economically important countries of Europe as well as United States, Canada and Asia. CHD expert among the preferred partners of the Hotel Association (IHA) Germany. The customer base includes companies in the areas of food & beverages, equipment and media. Thilo Labib CHD expert (Germany) GmbH Veerser WEG 2 b, D 27383 Scheessel (near Hamburg) Tel. + 49 (4263) 301-300, fax + 49 (4263) 301 333 press service: Carsten Hennig Tel. + 49 (4263) 301-131, mobile + 49 (160) 958 377 56 keywords: meeting, seminar, Conference, Congress, MICE, food & beverages, F & B, hotel, Conference Hotel, Germany press release and graphics for download: docs.google.com/View…

Internet Travel Distribution Association:

Random sampling of the Unister Portal fluege.de to other providers to private misconduct distract from Munich, (w & p), 11 may 2012 by the Saul Paul: as unfounded and the intention of transparent considered the Internet travel distribution Association (VIR) the recent statement by Unister alleged booking practice of online flight portals with embedded sample of 18 competitors. “We are surprised that expected from a company that strengthens targeted by consumer protection agencies and media such as Stiftung Warentest and the consumer magazine WISO’ (ZDF) and market (NDR) obsolete, comparing portal with own according to unrepresentative samples is, from which there is a recent report in the journal fvw’ according to also even takes out” says VIR Board Michael Buller. Press release of fluege.de to the carried out sample claimed among other things that other flight portals, for example, through price changes also frivolous Act during the booking process. Michael Buller: this comparison limps, because criticism of consumer protection and also the media, such as recently the contribution in the ZDF WISO consumer show aimed at the violation of fluege.de against an EU regulation, according to which the total price including taxes and service charges are included in the price of a flight, must be represented at the first reference to the offer. This requirement all VIR members and more consumer-friendly Web pages comply with for years and put them either in question.” Michael Buller continued: we long for a best possible transparency in the online flight offers commit. The announcement of fluege.de, to ensure greater transparency of complex booking on flight portals coincides exactly with our demands and we would hope that Unister has also measured by these standards and no further it looks.” In addition the VIR as co-initiator of the code of conduct is”a voluntary commitment by tourist companies for a fair Online marketing, the importance of this initiative right.