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Marriott with two other hotels in Vienna
Marriott is represented in Vienna with two other hotels. On the one hand, the Moxy Vienna City East and on the other hand the Residence Inn Vienna City East were opened. Both hotels are located
Round trips: Meier's world travel launches concierge service
Under the tour operator brand Meiers Weltreisen, DER Touristik will be offering a so-called concierge service for tours in summer 2024. This is intended to support passengers on site. For example, travelers to South Africa should be picked up at the airport
Deutsche Bahn: GDL announces further strikes
The next train drivers' strike could be imminent in Germany very soon, as the GDL union has declared the most recent collective bargaining negotiations to have failed. Now Claus Weselsky is already announcing the next strike call.
Greece continues reduced tax rates
The Greek government has announced that it will continue to charge a reduced VAT rate on train tickets, tourism and culture tickets next year. The current special regulation would have expired at the end of the year. The decision
Celebrity Cruises will put the new ship Xcel into service in 2025
Celebrity Cruises' newest ship is currently under construction. This will be called Xcel and is expected to make its maiden voyage in 2025. “The Edge series has the preconceived ones
Deutsche Bahn is renovating the Cologne-Berlin high-speed line
Deutsche Bahn is currently carrying out renovation work on the high-speed line between Berlin and Cologne. This results in longer journey times because trains are rerouted via other routes. Between Cologne main station
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Japan is again allowing individual travelers into the country
According to media reports, the East Asian country will allow individual travelers to enter the country again from October 11th. From that day on, short-term visitors will also no longer have to apply for tourist visas. Japan will be a wide-ranging easing
Higher Regional Court Vienna prohibits Flixbus data collection for direct advertising
The long-distance bus provider Flixbus suffered a severe legal defeat before the Vienna Higher Regional Court. The court explained the previous practice that after entering the e-mail address during the booking process in addition to the transmission of the
Taiwan wants to relax entry rules
Taiwan wants to abolish the quarantine requirement upon entry from the middle of next month. Arrivers should then only self-isolate and test for seven days. If necessary, they can
Hong Kong: Hotel quarantine could end soon
Arriving visitors are currently slipping straight into the hotel quarantine after entering the country - that could change soon. Hong Kong pursued a tough containment strategy during the pandemic. According to media reports, the
Panama drops entry restrictions
The government of Panama has declared the pandemic state of emergency in the country over and thus abolished all corona-related requirements for entry. This means that non-vaccinated travelers can also go back to the
France's air traffic controllers are on strike again
In French aviation, the signs are again on strike. The air traffic controllers want to stop work from September 28th to 30th - only last Friday there was an air traffic controllers strike
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