EDITORIAL
New breed 4
TALKING BUSINESS
Heinz O. Strobl 6
HOTEL TRADE
Preference for middle-class 9
Economy drive 11
German hotels: recession 13
German beer in Beijing 16
Merciless competition 18
Inter-Conti: major steps 19
Eschantological design 22
Marriott doubled 23
US hotels: slight recovery 24
News 24
BUSINESS TRAVEL
Cooperation 28
More buyers for EIBTM 30
News 31
MEETINGS WORLD
New congress market study 34
Austria & Hundertwasser 36
New iCi programme 38
Karlsruhe's success 40
Advanced training 42
Annecy Congres 43
News 45
ASIA PACIFIC
AACVB News 48
Japan's "privates" 50
New World Harbour View 52
News 54
INCENTIVE TRAVEL
Full steam with the "WAL" 56
Gold Coast for incentives 56
SITE Germany expands 57
News 58
PRODUCTS + SERVICES
How to prevent defects 62
Cancellation insurance 63
Trend: event marketing 64
News 66
REPORTS
Iceland 67
Madrid 74
PEOPLE
News 82
Impressum 83
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