Europe news: Challenges exist, but Germany is overcoming them

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EUROPE May 31, 2017 INSIGHT BY FELICITY LONG Challenges exist, but Germany is overcoming them The country experienced its seventh straight record year in 2016, topping 80 million international overnight stays for the first time in its history. READ MORE NEWS Kimpton ready for Europe debut The 274-room Kimpton De Witt in Amsterdam is set to open Monday in the city's Palace Quarter neighborhood. READ MORE First phase of refit nears completion at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London Aug. 1 will mark the reopening of guestrooms and suites overlooking the city's fashionable Knightsbridge district. READ MORE British Airways and Iberia adopting GDS booking surcharge The airlines will implement a $10 surcharge per "fare component" on bookings through the GDS, beginning Nov. 1. READ MORE AmaWaterways going big to add amenities for new vessel The river cruise company decided to do something no one has done in awhile: It will sacrifice access to build a ship nearly twice the width of existing vessels. READ MORE No laptop ban on Europe flights, for now The possibility is still "on the table," the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. READ MORE Brussels Air to update its long-haul fleet The carrier is replacing seven of its 10 long-haul aircraft with Airbus A330-300 CEO aircraft between 2018 and 2019. READ MORE Advertisement Advertisement FEATURED STORY Vienna's Hotel Sacher: Slice of the sweet life In an imperial city replete with fantastic characters, there are few Viennese doyennes more fabled than Anna Sacher, the 19th century bon vivant and hotelier whose outsize personality helped make the Hotel Sacher the cynosure of Viennese cultural life and one of the world's great luxury hotels. READ MORE Advertisement PREVENTING FRAUD: TOOLS TO PROTECT YOUR AGENCY Today's scammers use increasingly sophisticated methods to attempt to commit fraud at travel agencies large and small—with travel agencies on the hook for the financial losses when they're successful. Find out about the latest scams, what travel professionals should look for and resources you can use to combat fraud. Sponsored by ARC. Read More MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY Cheap pond hoppers: The impact of low-cost carriers In just two short years, low-cost and ultralow-cost carriers have managed to grab significant shares in the transatlantic market. But can the lower-priced fares last? READ MORE EUROPE Editor: Felicity Long Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly eNewsletters For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 100 Lighting Way, 2nd Floor, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving the TW Europe newsletter.