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Event Calendar FEB 08 - MAY 08
FEB 01 - FEB 03 Bob and Skeleton World Cup
2008. These high-profile events take place at
the foot of the Watzmann Mountain at lake
Königssee, in Berchtesgaden. Fighting for the
titles in the disciplines of women´s 2-bob,
men´s 2- and 4-bob as well as women´s and
men´s skeleton, the world´s best bobsleigh
crews and skeleton riders will compete in
Bavaria.
Information: www.bayern.by/en
FEB 28 - MAY 18 Exhibition "True Romance".
The exhibition shows, how the perceptions of
love in different epochs and genres have been
changed with paintings. The particular attention
lies on the current varieties of love topics.
The exhibition can be visited in the museum
Villa Stuck in Munich.
Information: www.muenchen.de/en
MAR 05 - MAR 09 International Jazz Week
in Burghausen. Traditional jazz streaming
and current genres can be expected at the
International Jazz Week in Burghausen. The
following famous international jazz artists
have been there: Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie,
Michel Petrucciani, Albert Mangelsdorff, Chet
Baker, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel
Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Stan
Getz, Stephane Grappely, Horace Silver, Joe
Venuti for example. Since a few years the
International Jazz Week in Burghausen has
been enlarged by the Jazz Summer Night and
the Jazz Autumn.
Information: e-mail: touristinfo@burghausen.de
MAR 28 International Music Parade. More
than 400 brass and military musicians from
eleven nations will take part on the seventh
international music parade in Munich. A multifarious
program of folklore and classical
music to the point of jazz can be expected. At
the end of this three hours event all bands will
unite to a big orchestra of the nations and will
play a medley of the most famous marsh
melodies.
Information: www.bayern.by/en
APR 11 - APR 27 Spring festival on the
Theresienwiese. An amusement park with
more than 100 carnival rides and diverse beer
tents with daily changed live-music invites
for celebrating spring festival on the
Theresienwiese.
Information: www.muenchen.de/en
MAY 09 - MAY 11 "Sachs Franken Classic".
The "Sachs Franken Classic" is a part of the
German Rally Companionship. More than 150
automobiles from different manufacturers and
epochs will come to the "Sachs Franconia
Classic" in Bad Kissingen. The rally will lead
through the Franconian wine countryside for
instance. The event ends with the classic
cars´ presentation, a meeting of classic cars
in Bad Kissingen and the presentation ceremony
at the "Wandelhalle" of the spa resort
Bad Kissingen. During the following years the
"Sachs Franken Classic" became a top event
of the German classic car sports.
Information: www.sachs-franken-classic.de;
e-mail: info@sachs-franken-classic.de
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The Goldsteig –
new "Quality-Hiking-Trail" of Germany
The Goldsteig opened on October 31, 2007 and
belongs to the longest, multisided and accredited
hiking trails of Germany.
The trail offers approximately 660 kilometers of
hiking terrain with attractive scenery, cultural
sightseeing and a hiking guidance system along
the way. The trail stretches across long passages
through the Upper Palatinate and Bavarian
Forest, northeast of Munich.
Five nature parks with their diverse landscapes
and low mountain range can be explored along
the trail.
Mount Kaitersberg
Along the 660 kilometers of hiking trail, one can
find hotel accommodations and restaurants,
offering typical Bavarian cuisine and packed
lunches. Services such as a hiking expert, weather
information, trail maps and a hotel reservation
service are also available.
Further information:
Tourist Board of Eastern Bavaria
Ulrike Eberl-Walter / Public Relations
e-mail: eberl-walter@ostbayern-tourismus.de
New hotel planned at Munich Airport
Munich Airport has laid the groundwork for yet
another major enhancement to its infrastructure
due to increased demand for on-site accommodation.
Novotel, the Accor Group´s business and family
brand, is to build and operate a new hotel at
Munich Airport. The start of construction is slated
for early 2008, and is scheduled to open in
the fall of 2009.
The new Novotel will be located on the central
access road leading up to the airport. It will be
linked to the airport´s rapid train station, and
will also offer a bus service to shuttle guests
comfortably between the hotel and the airport.
The property will offer 250 rooms and will be
located on the airport premises, within easy
reach of both terminals.
In addition to queen-size beds, there will be sofas
in each room, to accommodate families with
children. The hotel is targeting both the business
and leisure traveller, particularly families.
Further information:
Accor Hotels
Michaela Störr / Vice Press Officer
e-mail: michaela.stoerr@accor.com
www.novotel.com
www.accorhotels.com
Munich Airport gets
even more "powerful"
It is now easier for passengers to recharge electronic
devices in Terminal 2.
The power points are easier to find as they are
located in the waiting zones near the departure
gates. Passengers can use the time before boarding
to charge notebooks, mobile phones and
MP3 players.
The power points carry 230 alternating volts and
can be used by double-pole euro connectors,
contour connectors or German protect contact
connectors.
Further information:
Terminal 2 Management Company
Chatra Fedaie / Corporate Communication
e-mail: chatra.fedaie@muc-terminal2.de
The Tannheimer Tal –
a paradise for nature lovers
The Tannheimer Tal with its clear mountain lakes
and idyllic villages is located 1,100 meters
northwest of Tirol (Austria). Tannheimer Tal is
known to be one of the most popular hiking destinations
in Austria.
With its more than 300 kilometers of marked
paths the Tannheimer Tal at the border to the Bavarian
Allgäu is in summer as well as in winter
a paradise for nature lovers and outdoor sportsman.
There are 70 kilometers of winter hiking
trails and a 140-kilometer long cross-country ski
run, which is a highlight in the Tannheimer Tal.
Tannheimer Tal is also host to the traditional
"Typically Munich!"
Commemorating the 850th anniversary of the founding of Munich, the Münchner Stadtmuseum
(Munich City Museum) will open a new and exciting permanent exhibition: “Typically Munich!”
For the first time a comprehensive presentation
of Munich´s history and culture, from the founding
legend up to the present will be on exhibit.
The newly renovated and decorated galleries
occupying three floors of the historical arsenal
offer the visitor a completely new perspective
at St.-Jakobs-Platz.
Exclusive highlights from the vast collections –
a "best-of" selection, illustrating the characteristic
and the typical – are presented in a cultural
and historical context.
Tannheimer Tal
balloon festival January 6-20, 2008 with over 25
giant balloons. A balloon glowing event takes
place on January 9, 2008.
A special jewel in the Tannheimer Tal is the nature
protection area around lake Vilsalp, which
is home to more than 700 unique plants and diverse
protected species.
Further information:
Public Relations Agency of Angelika Hermann-Meier
Kristina Kühnl, Angelika Hermann-Meier
e-mail: Kristina.Kuehnl@hermann-meier.de
www.tannheimertal.com
A central theme is Munich´s evolution from a
municipality, historically dominated by the royal
court towards a newly independent and selfassured
city. The exhibition is a lasting contribution
by the Münchner Stadtmuseum, long
after the actual anniversary, to the 850th anniversary
jubilee.
Further information:
Stadtmuseum München (Munich City Museum)
Ulla Kleinert / Public Relations
e-mail: presse.stadtmuseum@muenchen.de
Tegernsee Valley – one of
Bavaria´s jewel boxes
Lake Tegernsee
Tegernsee Valley is located only 50 kilometers
south-east of the Bavarian capital Munich and
one hour by car from Munich Airport. The five
villages of the Tegernsee Valley, Bad Wiessee,
Gmund, Kreuth, Rottach-Egern and Tegernsee,
offer recreation, health, outdoor activities and
fun for every season. This valley on the shores
of lake Tegernsee is one of the most picturesque
landscapes in Upper Bavaria.
In winter the area offers downhill skiing, cross
country skiing, winter walking, tobogganing (on
Germanys longest coasting slide with 6.5 kilometers),
snowshoeing, ice skating and romantic
sleigh rides through this winter wonderland.
In summer the crystal clear water of lake Tegernsee
is perfect for swimming, sailing, diving
or paddle-boating.
Nature in all its beauty, breathtaking forests,
wide-open meadows with blossoms and flowers,
the deep-rooted culture and customs, opportunities
for outdoor activities, are only some
of the elements which form the charm of the
vacation area Tegernsee.
Tegernsee Valley offers everything for the wellbeing
of its guests. The spa and health facilities
offer a variety of different therapies: Germany´s
strongest iodine-sulfur springs in Bad Wiessee,
Europe´s first beauty farm in Rottach-Egern and
several other indoor bathing and sauna facilities.
Guests feel relaxed and at home in Tegernsee –
whether on a holiday farm, in a cozy country inn,
or at an elegant five-star hotel.
In the historic lake side Hotel "Luitpold", guests
have spectacular lake and mountain views from
all rooms. The hotel has recently undergone a
complete renovation.
The Hotel Luitpold also offers a restaurant, a
meeting room and a bar with a patio offering
stunning Bavarian sunsets!
Further information:
Tegernsee Tourism Office
Sandra Weiß / Public Relations
e-mail: s.weiss@tegernsee.com
www.tegernsee.com
Seehotel "Luitpold"
Alexander Sego
e-mail: info@seehotel-luitpold.de
www.seehotel-luitpold.de
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Incoming Activities 2007
10/07 LH call center training (Brno)
10/07 Tesis Tours Fam Trip (Munich)
11/07 EIBTM (Barcelona)
11/07 NIKI first flight (MUC-VIE)
12/07 Bavaria meets Italy Workshop (Munich)
12/07 US Media Trip (Bavaria)