Recent information from the association - news from the gastronomy and accommodation industry http://www.ahrcr.cz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:54:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ahrcr.cz/certification-of-catering-services/the-founding-of-the-hotelstars-union-to-lead-to-harmonised-hotelstars-in-europe-3/ (Prague, 14 December 2009) An important step was taken today towards harmonised hotelstars in Europe: the hotel associations from Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland created the Hotelstars Union . Novinky - Certification of catering services Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:57:26 +0100 http://www.ahrcr.cz/certification-of-catering-services/together-to-the-stars/ Together to the stars! This is not a statement made by astronauts, but a reality that starts off a new stage of co-operation between associations representing the hotel and gastronomy industry around Europe. At the same time, it is a new form of communication with the customer, which, in a clear and transparent way, makes the customer's orientation easier when selecting a hotel or a boarding house in altogether four European countries. Novinky - Certification of catering services Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:58:50 +0100 http://www.ahrcr.cz/information-from-the-industry/2nd-quarter-2009-the-lowest-number-of-overnight-stays-within-the-same-season-since-the-year-2000-2/ In spite of the fact that, in contradiction to the year 2008, the 2nd quarter of this year has been endowed with the Easter holiday, the falling numbers of the guests and their overnight stays have continued. The number of overnight stays has attained 8.8 million, which has been the least of all the second quarters since the year 2000, and it has shrunk overall by 8.6 % on a year-to-year basis, more specifically by 10.1 % as far as the foreign visitors are concerned and by 6.9 % as concerns the local ones. The overall usage of hotels and boarding houses has weakened by 3.3 percentage points, reaching a value of 41.1 %. Novinky - Information from the industry Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:47:21 +0100 http://www.ahrcr.cz/information-from-the-industry/letosni-turisticka-sezona-2/ According to the research made by the Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants, this year's tourist season has so far ranked among the weakest ones in the last ten years. An ideal opportunity for both the local and the foreign tourist to visit the Czech Republic. Available capacities exceed the demand, hotels are offering favourable rates. Novinky - Information from the industry Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:50:26 +0100 http://www.ahrcr.cz/legislativa/reduced-vat-rates-for-restaurant-services/ The Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants (AHR CR) welcomes the success achieved by Mr. Miroslav Kalousek, Czech Minister of Finance, in enforcing the reduced VAT rates for the restaurant services in terms of all the EU member countries. Novinky - Legislation Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:46:01 +0100