Tag: tourism
Children’s passport abolished: What documents families now need – Travel
The holiday season is about to begin. But without valid ID the trip can be cancelled. How to get the documents quickly, why families should check children’s passports particularly carefully…
Special hotels: Sleep under the stars
For many people, the best thing they can do is spend a night outside. But there are much more comfortable options than a sleeping mat and sleeping bag. Five tips…
Tourist visa exemption for French people extended until the end of 2025
For his state visit to France, Xi Jinping came with a gift for the French wishing to visit the Middle Kingdom. The Chinese president announced Monday in Paris the extension…
Tourism: Entrance fee brings Venice’s first million
tourism Entrance fee brings Venice’s first million Visitors crowd the “Calle de la Madoneta”, one of Venice’s narrow streets. photo © Christoph Sator/dpa Since April 25th, day visitors to Venice…
New record in camping – economy
Last year, campsites in Germany recorded around 42.3 million overnight stays, according to the Federal Statistical Office. That was 5.2 percent more than in 2022 and even 18.2 percent more…
Referendum in Schliersee: Citizens vote against luxury hotel – Bavaria
The citizens of the Upper Bavarian community of Schliersee spoke out with a majority of around 56 percent against new plans for a large hotel directly on the inner-city lakeshore.…
Engine fire on a riverboat, many tourists evacuated
This time it was not an SDIS67 exercise but a fire requiring the intervention of Alsatian firefighters. An engine fire broke out on Friday on a Batorama riverboat, used by…
Venice makes more money than expected with daily fees
As of: May 3, 2024 3:22 p.m The entrance fee of five euros apparently doesn’t stop day tourists from visiting Venice. In the first eight days of the trial phase…
Travel company: New investor takes over FTI’s debts – Economy
Good news for Europe’s third-largest tour operator FTI and presumably also for German taxpayers: The new investor Certares, which wants to take over the heavily indebted company, will also take…
Sahara in Chad: Through the largest desert in the world
No cell phone reception and a thousand kilometers of sand in every direction: a trip to the largest desert in the world has always been our author’s dream. Now he…