Most of our readers will be staying and working here in Berlin in the next week (8.-13.of march) for a few days. The most important trade show of global tourism, ITB,is about to open its gates. In order to facilitate your work here, we will be offering you, dear readers, our ITB support because Berlin is our home town.

The Plaza Hotelgroup, which currently operates 23 hotels in three countries, is expanding significantly. The Yalaz family, founders of the group, headquartered in Heilbronn, Germany, intend to add four new Best Western hotels in Ruesselsheim, Raunheim, Bottrop, and Amsterdam with 580 rooms to grow to over 2,300 rooms under the Best Western banner. After these additions, at 19 Best Western hotels the Plaza Hotelgroup will be one of the biggest hotel operators within Best Western Hotels Central Europe GmbH.

International travel will continue to increase in 2016
Tourism is and will remain a growing industry worldwide. According to the World Tourism Organization UNWTO, the number of arrivals increased by more than four percent in the past year. Industry observers are expecting an even higher rate this year. But more guests also mean that also more and modern hotel rooms are needed.

Influencers to tackle travel security, collaborative economy, oil price and exchange rate impacts and the balance between technology and human interaction.The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is excited to announce the programme for its 16th Annual Global Summit 2016, taking place in Dallas, Texas, 6-7 April 2016.

Tourism is booming – 74 new top resorts in the pipeline. Tourism is booming worldwide – and especially in Thailand. The tourism revenue is growing in the Southeast Asian country annually by more than six percent. This attracts also new investments: According to TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the specialized service provider in the exchange of cutting-edge information between clients and contractors in the international hotel industry, currently 74 new hotels and resorts with a total of more than 15,200 rooms are in the pipeline for Thailand.

REGISTERING DOUBLE THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL TOURISM INDUSTRY.trong 7.5% Increase in Visitor Numbers over 2014 Delivering Traffic from Across the World. Annual figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) show Dubai attracted over 14.2 million overnight visitors in 2015, recording a strong 7.5% increase over 2014 – double the United Nations World Travel Organisation’s (UNWTO) projected 3-4% global travel growth for the same period.