8-2005 - September 19

Meetings Newsletter for Germany

’You are what you eat’ wrote German philosopher, Ludwig Feuerbach. Nutritional scientists are fully in agreement with his sentiments. Our general health is inextricably linked with our personal nutrition. More and more people are focussing attention these days on what and how they eat and drink. This trend is also increasingly evident in congress catering - lighter, more easily digestible and healthier meals. But congress catering is by no means the same everywhere one meets. Our lead article on this fascinating and ever more relevant subject should get your taste buds watering.

Our series on FIFA World Cup™ host cities continues in this issue with Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen. A new rubric entitled ‘Profiles’ also kicks off with a feature on the Kempinski Hotel Heiligendamm.

This edition of our newsletter also includes a brief report on a MICE site inspection to Nuremberg, special offers, unusual and interesting locations and news from the German meetings, incentives, congress and events industry.

Please also note that the GCB Congress Preview is now available online

Wishing you an enjoyable and informative read,

Your GCB Team

Contents:

• Lead article – Convention Food: the FAZ loves Frankfurter Pea Soup!
• FIFA World Cup™ 2006 – Presentation of Host Cities:
  Dortmund - city of industrial heritage and change
  Gelsenkirchen - experience the charm of the Revier
• Profile Kempinski Heiligendamm
• News: Bremen and Bremerhaven Sales Guide 2006 goes digital
• Hotels:
  Opening of the Hotel Concorde Berlin
  Opening of the Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Duene in Rostock-Warnemuende on 1st
  October 2005
  Opening of the Radisson SAS ‚Blue Heaven’ Hotel Frankfurt on 1st November 2005
• Locations:
  EXPO XXI Cologne
  Opening of the reconstructed Frankfurt am Main Municipal Library
• Offers:
  Fascination Ferrari at the Maritim Parkhotel Mannheim
  Special MICE offer for the opening of the Radisson SAS Hotel Frankfurt
  Hotel Nikko Duesseldorf – book now for December 2005
  ‚Early booker rebate’ at Seminaris Hotels
• Site Inspection: Nuremberg – never a dull moment
• Events: Munich Oktoberfest 2005 - programme available online
• People: New general manager at Interplan Hamburg