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Link: Impact of Euro 2012 on hotels

Link: Impact of Euro 2012 on hotels

NEW YORK — Here’s a link to an interesting new piece on the impact of the Euro 2012 soccer (football) tournament on hotel occupancies in co-host countries Poland and Ukraine. For all the alleged positive publicity that hosting a big international event such as the Olympics or World Cup can garner a destination, there’s often [...]

RAILWAY & TRAINS

Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]