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Destination Germany
Record result with more than 75 million overnight stays in 2014 The volume of international travel to Germany reached a record high for the fifth year in a row in 2014, with a total of […]
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Tip for Hiking Fans: Aletsch Glacier Hike in Switzerland
A perfect trip? The team of Switzerland Tourisms recommends to take the Jungfrau Railway up to the Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest railway station and starting point for a 2-day hike on the Aletsch Glacier. After being roped […]
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Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall to Open January 2017
Hamburg’s new Herzog & de Meuron-designed concert hall is poised to become city’s new landmark building, and a major cultural and architectural attraction. Hamburg’s long anticipated new concert hall and cultural landmark, the Elbphilharmonie, is […]
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The German Alps – a Year-Round Destination
From picturesque Berchtesgaden and the dark, calm waters of Lake Königsee in eastern Bavaria to Lindau and the area around Lake Constance in the state of Baden-Württemberg in the west, the German Alps are a […]
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20th Festival Days at the Staatsoper Berlin
A highlight on Berlin’s classical music calendar, the Staatsoper Festival Days will again be presented at the Schiller Theater and the Philharmonie concert hall. Every year, highly acclaimed artists present two musical theatre productions and three concerts […]
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Germany Breaks Tourism Record Once Again
Germany’s tourism industry broke records in 2014. Germany’s hotels and hostels recorded an impressive 75.6 million overnight stays last year, 3.7 million more than in 2013. The latest figures were revealed at ITB Berlin, the […]
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15 years of A&O Hotels and Hostels
Berlin, 5th March 2015 – A&O Hotels and Hostels will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. “I returned to Germany in 1999 from a trip round the world with an idea up my sleeve. I […]
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Swiss European Air Lines renamed Swiss Global Air Lines
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has renamed its Swiss European Air Lines subsidiary, the operator of its Avro RJ100 fleet. The company will now be known as Swiss Global Air Lines. The renaming has been […]
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UNESCO World Heritage – Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg’s Old Town encompasses an area of some 80 hectares, all of which has been listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site. An outstanding example of a European city of medieval origin which has […]
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Freeclimbing was invented in Saxony
Freeclimbing was invented in Saxony. Who knew? 150m years ago in Saxon Switzerland the first group of people decided to start freeclimbing “Freiklettern”. When some Saxons emigrated to the US in the 1930s, they took […]