At HOTCO 2025 in Vienna, European tourism shows strong recovery, with occupancy and ADR nearing pre-pandemic levels, while Albania shines as a success story despite rising costs and challenges
The important and leading conference focuses on hot spots for hotel development in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. Among the important trends presented: Albania as a tourist destination with the launch of direct flights to Tel Aviv and a significant increase in tourism to Austria
Montenegro removes fuel tax for yachts at all ports to boost visits.Tony Brown, Marina Manager at Porto Montenegro: "The tax removal is a game-changer for yacht owners and operators"
Approved transaction of a capital increase of 325 million euros by Deutsche Lufthansa AG to ITA Airways completed: Lufthansa Group holds 41% of ITA Airways shares, expanding its offerings as the fifth airline in the network. Carsten Spohr: “We look forward to continuing the impressive success story of ITA Airways together"
Breaking News: Europe’s Largest Aviation Group, Including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings, to Resume Flights to Israel Starting February 1st
Not just in Western Europe - Greece is also facing a weekend of freezing temperatures, with many regions, including popular tourist spots, expecting to drop to zero degrees. Here's what to expect, along with snowy scenes from Crete
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Budapest, located in the Adria Palace, the first luxury hotel of the chain in Central and Eastern Europe since 2016, transitions to being a hotel of the giant group from Dubai, Al Habtoor Group, and will now be called Al Habtoor Palace
Bulgaria's developing airports introduce green terraces, merging sustainability with innovation, opening summer 2025
Winter at its Peak: In many parts of Europe, temperatures are below zero, and the snow pictures are stunning. Watch frozen Bulgaria and get updated: How cold will it be in the coming days?
After quite an exotic year, the selected destinations by the giant travel recommendation users are the most popular, and ones most of you have probably already visited. Who took first place and which European country we love got two cities into the list?
