Message issue 1/2014 - Messe Stuttgart

The privately run 4 star superior hotel is
located in the heart of Echterdingen, near
the airport and new trade fair of Stuttgart.
More and more Germans are enthusiastic about sea cruises all over the world.
Trend dream cruises
New bigger ocean cruisers will attract more
wealthy tourists to the sea.
The cruise industry is booming and
more and more Germans are finding
their dream voyage on a “dream ship”.
According to market researchers GfK,
cruise operators in Germany reported
an increase in passengers of around
eleven per cent last year up to and
including August 2013. A lucrative
business since statistics show that
Germans on average pay twice as
much per night for a cruise including
flight than for a package tour.
Holidaymakers choose their operators
not according to the itinerary but also
according to the ship and its infrastructure.
Here the slogan would be
something like “The ship is the event
is the aim, not only the voyage”.
It's no wonder therefore that every
year, cruise operators crowd the hotly
contested market with new, more
spectacular cruise liners. If you think
the upper limits have long been
reached with surf simulators or
free-floating promenade decks, you
are in for a big surprise. The maxim is
to tailor the tours more precisely to
larger specific target groups. However,
operators maintain that the
main reason for their new liners is
to fit less polluting engines which
consume less fuel.
Attractive travel offers
The Kreuzfahrt- & SchiffsReisen exhibition
will open its gates during the
CMT leisure and tourism fair in the
Alfred Kärcher Hall (Hall 9) from 16
to 19 January 2014. This is where
large operators are traditionally represented
with new ships, itineraries and
concepts as well as small niche providers
who offer special individual
types of voyages. There are offers for
every taste and budget. This makes
the cruises and ship travel exhibition
into the ideal springboard to plan the
next holiday on the sea.
In May, TUI Cruises is planning to commis -
sion the new “Mein Schiff 3“ cruiser.
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„Certified Green Hotel“
... achieving both comfort and sustainability
saving energy. In addition you´ll get a subway
ticket to airport and fair for free!
Just convince yourself:
220 design-oriented rooms
restaurant with show kitchen and
courtyard terrace
own microbrewery with beer garden
Havanna lounge & fireplace lounge with bar
18 conference rooms
for up to 320 participants
free use of WiFi
sauna, steam bath and fitness area
sun terrace, Indoor Golf
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