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Germany is to abolish the requirement for domestic hotel guests to fill in a registration form after lobbying from business travel association VDR.

Germany-based business travellers are now taking fewer but longer trips than they did before the pandemic, according to the annual Business Travel Report by the country’s business travel association VDR.

Hristoph Carnier is to continue in his role as president of German travel management association VDR. Carnier, who has been VDR president for three years, will stay in post following a vote at the association’s annual general meeting in Cologne on Tuesday (3 May). Meanwhile Inge Pirner has been re-elected as VDR’s vice-president.

The coronavirus pandemic forced many companies to halt business travel almost overnight. The economic consequences for airlines and hotels have been dramatic, leaving many wondering if corporate travel can bounce back.

Association says paying at check-in would be fairer for corporates and TMCs