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31 May 2021
The Hotelstars Union reaches next level
The success story of the Hotelstars Union (HSU), a platform of member countries striving for a harmonised hotel star rating, has taken another consistent step with the incorporation of an international non-profit organisation under Belgian law (AISBL).
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19 May 2021
German Supreme Court ruling prohibiting ‘narrow’ price parity clauses is a breath of fresh air for hoteliers
On 19 May, the German Federal Court of Justice declared the ‘narrow’ best price clauses imposed by booking portal Booking.com on hotels as incompatible with antitrust law.
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27 April 2021
Major European Hospitality Industry stakeholders call for stronger focus by the EU Institutions on the sector's recovery
13 associations and trade unions representing the European hospitality industry and its value chain warmly welcome this week’s discussions at EU level on the survival of the sector.
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16 April 2021
UMIH takes action against French insurers to safeguard the sector
The COVID-19 crisis severely impacted our sector, threatening the solvency of UMIH's members and, through them, the economic fabric. UMIH feels that French insurers repeatedly failed companies in the sector at a moment when hospitality professionals needed them the most by refusing to cover for business interruption insurance, and imposing a change in termination policies.
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17 March 2021
Europe's Travel and Tourism Sector welcomes digital green certificate proposal and urges parallel effort on wider restart plan to maximise benefit
Over 60 travel and tourism organisations express their support to the European Commission’s initiative and call to ensure swift implementation in time for summer 2021
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1 March 2021
#Tourism4Recovery: Travel & Tourism stakeholders urge investment in Sustainable Tourism as part of EU recovery
Over 60 European organisations call for tourism to be firmly anchored in EU national Recovery and Resilience plans.
