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Europe’s underappreciated superpower

Europe’s underappreciated superpower

While Europe’s policymakers and opinion leaders obsess over semiconductors and clean tech, another economic engine is humming along with far less fanfare – and far greater local impact. In its forecast for the five-year period from 2024 to 2029, Oxf...

Peter Lochbihler

Peter Lochbihler

Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com

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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com

EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com

At Booking.com, we welcome the launch of the Code of Conduct for Online Ratings and Reviews for Tourism Accommodation, presented by Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Peter Lochbihler

Peter Lochbihler

Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com

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EU’s code of conduct for online ratings endorsed by Booking.com

Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?

Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?

Imagine this: you run a 30-room independent hotel in Spain. You’ve invested in solar panels, eliminated single-use plastics, and source food from local suppliers. Guests praise your efforts. Yet when travellers search on Booking.com, your property d...

Xavier Font

Professor of Sustainability Marketing, University of Surrey

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Is the EU About to Make Green Claims a Luxury for Hotels?

The locals are revolting…but do they have a point?

The locals are revolting…but do they have a point?

Last year saw the emergence of a new spectacle, with local residents in some major European tourist destinations undertaking very vocal protests against tourism, often armed with water pistols, to provide an amusing and newsworthy nuisance to some v...

Robert Walters

Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Global Asset Solutions

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The locals are revolting…but do they have a point?

Time Running Out for Tackling Sustainability Reporting

Tracy Wilkins, operations director at BWH Hotels, Great Britain’s largest group of independent hotels, on how UK Sustainability Reporting Standards will impact hoteliers

Tracy WIlkins

Operations Director at BWH Hotels

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Sterile Controversies: The Real Issue Lies Elsewhere

While our country is burdened with some of the heaviest taxes in the world, the debate has resurfaced with the introduction of new tax measures aimed at closing a budget gap that remains, despite everything, €150 billion in deficit.

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Vanguélis Panayotis

CEO MKG Consulting & Hospitality ON / MRICS

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New banking regulations in Switzerland: Help or hindrance?

What could be safer than a Swiss bank? This article takes a deep dive into what Swiss authorities are doing to restore confidence in the country’s banking system. As discussed in a previous article, the Public Liquidity Backstop (PLB) is a measure i...

Giuliano Bianchi

Giuliano Bianchi

Associate Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School

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Europe’s Competitive Core: Empowering Small and Large Businesses Alike

Europe’s Competitive Core: Empowering Small and Large Businesses Alike

The word competitiveness is emerging as a theme for the new European Commission, a guiding principle for economic development, and an alarm bell to spur political leaders across Europe’s capitals to action. It is right, and the report by Mario Dragh...

Peter Lochbihler

Peter Lochbihler

Global Director Public Affairs, Booking.com

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Europe’s Competitive Core: Empowering Small and Large Businesses Alike

SMEs in the driver’s seat: empowering Europe’s travel economy

SMEs in the driver’s seat: empowering Europe’s travel economy

The travel industry is an essential pillar of the EU’s economy – accounting for roughly 10% of GDP and a similar share of employment. In many aspects, our sector doesn’t get the attention it deserves from policymakers, yet it is a key driver of EU c...

Inge Janssen

Director Public Affairs, EMEA

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Hotel performance test clauses in France – simple wording for maximum success

Termination clauses in hotel management agreements (“HMAs”) are keenly negotiated by owners to ensure the liquidity of their investment. These usually include a termination provision in the event the operator underperforms, generally known as a perf...

Christopher Boinet

Christopher Boinet

Lawyer at the Paris Bar and Partner at In Extenso Avocats

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