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2012 Fashion Week Berlin starts today – January 17th – 22nd

OTA-Berlin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:09:34 +0000

Two times a year Berlin turns itself into THE big international fashion capital location – and today is one of those times – the first for 2012. It is called simply enough ‘Berlin Fashion Week,’ where designers, textile manufacturers, fashion groupies, buyers & sellers, and other fashion-trade experts and media of all sorts interact.

It will also present a perfect opportunity for local [...] Continue Reading…

Etihad Airways investment in Air Berlin is for the long-term – Lufthansa/KLM-Air France ‘not amused’ – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog Economics contributor Mr W van Coeveren

OTA-Berlin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:15:55 +0000

German low-cost carrier Air Berlin has been thrown a financial life-line in the form of a 30% outright purchase of its shares plus a debt-financing agreement from the Abu Dhabi state-controlled airline Etihad Airways – as was reported by this blog last month.

In the announced ‘strategic partnership’ Air Berlin will enter into a code-sharing agreement with Etihad Airways that will [...] Continue Reading…

Etihad Airways increases its ownership of Air Berlin to 30% and ‘forms an Alliance’ – Lufthansa not amused – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog Economics contributor Mr W van Coeveren

OTA-Berlin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:27:28 +0000

In the announced ‘strategic partnership’ Air Berlin will enter into a code-sharing agreement with Etihad Airways that will see Etihad become Air Berlin’s largest shareholder and [...] Continue Reading…

Lufthansa plans to add 40% more capacity and base 6 more A320′s in Berlin when new BBI Airport opens next year – will be used as a sort of a test-bed for Lufthansa-low-cost model – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog economics contributor Mr W van Coeveren

OTA-Berlin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:14:07 +0000

While we do not expect any A380 of theirs to be landing any time soon in Berlin, Lufthansa, the largest German airline, has announced that it will increase its Berlin presence next year.

The official name of the new Berlin airport, which is scheduled to open on June 2nd next year is called ‘Willy Brandt Airport’ however its operational 3 letter SITA airport [...] Continue Reading…

OTA-Berlin Website-Relaunch: Bequem Buchen und Besuchen

OTA-Berlin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:34:45 +0000

OTA-Berlin Website-Relaunch: Bequem Buchen und Besuchen

Inzwischen haben sich OTA-Berlins voll ausgestattete, mit persönlichem Service versehene Apartments vom Geheimtipp zur ersten Wahl des anspruchsvollen und preisbewussten Berlin-Besuchers entwickelt. Ganz nach dem Motto „Wer will denn in einem sterilen Hotelzimmer versauern, wenn er günstiger und komfortabler ein schönes Apartment bewohnen kann?“

Damit der Kosmopolit und die Kosmopolitin es beim Buchen ebenso bequem hat wie beim [...] Continue Reading…

OTA-Berlin E-commerce site re-launched and now selling Berlin Serviced Apartments in over 16 languages

OTA-Berlin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:34:12 +0000

OTA-Berlin e-commerce site re-launched and now selling Berlin serviced apartments in over 16 languages

‘OTA-Berlin, the intelligent alternative to hotels in Berlin’ celebrates its new multi-lingual website re-launch today with an easier booking module, more information about Berlin Mitte/Prenzlauer Berg, improved apartment descriptions, photographs and enhanced maps.

OTA-Berlin, and independent Berlin owned company, specializes in providing high-quality and cost-effective alternative accommodation in the centre [...] Continue Reading…

Flying Ryanair to Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

evan — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:46:21 +0000

Getting to Berlin for a good weekend can be a lot cheaper than a weekend in your home city, and definitely more exciting, but getting here by budget may not be so easy, especially if you’re not used to it. So here are a few tips to get you on your way to a budget Berlin holiday with [...] Continue Reading…

‘IFA Berlin 2011′ – 51st IFA Annual High-tech preeminent event – September 2nd til -7th at ‘Messe Berlin’

OTA-Berlin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:00:23 +0000

The Berlin IFA is one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics convention shows and brings together more than 1,500 international exhibitors and draws up to 200,000 visitors.

‘Messe Berlin’, the huge convention area in the centre of Berlin where the fair is taking place have already said that because of the huge demand this year, display space is almost fully booked up already.

At [...] Continue Reading…

Berliners in line-up to see Da Vinci’s portrait – “Renaissance Faces” the rebirth of portraiture in the 15th century exhibition at Berlin’s Bode Museum – until Oct. 31st

OTA-Berlin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:51:36 +0000

On Show in Berlin til 31st October – Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Lady with an Ermine’ (Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani – from Wikipedia -National Museum, Kraków

Thousands of art enthusiasts lined-up on Thursday outside Berlin’s Gemaldegalerie to see the portrait of ‘Cecilia Gallerani’ otherwise known as ‘Frau mit Hermelin’ or ‘Lady with an Ermine’ – which is just one [...] Continue Reading…

‘Funny Pictures from Berlin’ – “Angry Chicken…so so Angry” Berlin Manteuffelstraße, bei Görlitzer Bahnhof – submitted by OTA-Berlin guest

OTA-Berlin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:13:01 +0000

Yes ANGRY CHICKEN indeed!
You can just envisage Colonel Saunders being cornered by 2000 angry Chickens.
As a name for a restaurant, in these times when most chickens and other birds are fowly treated – if you will excuse the pun- and at time when vegetarianism is gaining a foothold in even Germany - a bastion of dead-animal eaters, is questionable!
People would rather not know [...] Continue Reading…