The longing for vacation is present in most people even in these difficult and uncertain times, but the goals are different this year. It goes to the North Sea and Baltic Sea, to the low mountain range or to places that are not even known in Germany. And hand on heart, there are many of them for most. So vacation in Germany is popular.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9331″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Sophie von Seydlitz, Head of Marketing and Sales at Flair Hotels: “After the opening of the lockdown, Flair Hotels will benefit from the trend towards vacationing in their own country. Our hoteliers have already had a lot of bookings for the next few weeks and months and that is of course a very good signal. The opportunity to go on long hikes or bike rides in rural regions, where you usually have little or no contact with other people, offers the basis for a carefree holiday and brings a feeling of calm. In addition, the hotels can be reached by train or car and you can return home flexibly, quickly and easily. Of course, maintaining personal and hand hygiene has top priority in our Flair Hotels. „[/vc_column_text][blockquote text=“Sustainability and the use of resources are important to travelers when vacationing in Germany“ show_quote_icon=“yes“ text_color=“#ffffff“ background_color=“#75b81d“ border_color=“#ffffff“ quote_icon_color=“#ffffff“][vc_column_text]What else is important to vacationers? What else do guests value besides an attractive region and a good hotel? Sustainability and the use of resources continue to play a major role in the decision to vacation in Germany, as well as the range of leisure and excursion opportunities on site, paired with plenty of space and space. This means that hiking and cycling are very popular with many holidaymakers, among other things.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9321″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Flair Hotels, which are represented in attractive regions all over Germany, ensure with their philosophy exactly the holiday experience that is in demand and is becoming more and more popular. Flair Hotels are aware of their responsibility for sustainable action. The cooperation has its own working group that deals with the topic and forwards its results to all Flair Hotels. Avoiding garbage, replacing lightbulbs with LED lights, replacing power guzzlers with energy-saving devices and switching off unused devices are almost a matter of course. Many Flair Hotels are certified by GreenSign as a sustainable travel destination or are awarded gold in the environmental check of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association. B. the Flair Hotel Werbetal in the Waldecker Land.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9323″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]When it comes to food, in particular, regionality and sustainability play a major role in the Flair Hotels. In the Flair Hotel Reuner in Brandenburg, for example, they primarily produce themselves. There is a large garden where all the fruits and vegetables for the hotel grow. The hotelier family also keeps chickens for breakfast eggs, quails, lambs and rabbits and uses them to make sausage products. The hotelier’s father is a hunter, he delivers the game and the brother bakes the bread. If the hotelier has to buy something, such as fish, meat or asparagus, then only regionally. „We have our own nursery, where we grow and grow a lot ourselves,“ reports owner Daniel Reuner. From cucumbers and tomatoes to cauliflower, broccoli and kohlrabi to pumpkins and zucchini as well as fresh herbs, he has everything that is needed in the restaurant.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9317″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Flair Hotel & Restaurant Erck, which is located in the Kraichgau, between the Rhine and Neckar in the west and east, and between the Odenwald and Black Forest in the north and south, attaches great importance to regionality. The „Land of 1000 Hills“ is a sun-drenched, varied landscape of vineyards, forests, orchards and romantic river valleys and is worth discovering. Junior boss Alexander Erck says: “If you want to work economically, you automatically act sustainably, otherwise you will do something wrong. We live in the country and the preservation of our beautiful area is extremely important to us. That is why we try to work as resource-efficiently as possible and produce a lot ourselves. For example, we have our own bees. With everything we buy, we try to get it from the region as much as possible. So also our excellent beef, which comes from pasture cattle from the region. „[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9313″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]In the Flair Hotel Neeth, in Holstein Switzerland, sustainability is a top priority. The region is characterized by wide meadows, rolling hills and clear lakes. Over 150 beautiful lakes invite you to swim, paddle, sail and relax. Kiel Sailing City, manors, mansions and castles of Eutin or Plön in the midst of the formative cultural landscapes offer cultural balance. The Neeth couple have dedicated themselves to regional cuisine. Kay Neeth: “In our kitchen, fresh products are mainly used from the region. We still cook with hand and heart. Our Galloway is kept robust on nature reserves, the pork is regional, the game comes from the regional forests. Of course, there are also Holstein specialties such as sour meat with hearty fried potatoes and herring. Depending on the season, we add seasonal dishes such as asparagus, fish, light summer dishes, game and kale to our menu. „[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9319″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Another Flair Hotel that scores with a lot of landscape, untouched nature and sustainability is the Flair Hotel Werbetal in Waldecker Land – perfect for holidays in Germany. Hotelier Christian Gerlach also mainly uses regional products. „I buy z. B. Hutewald pig. Here in Basdorf’s Hutewald, they feed on beechnuts and acorns in autumn, ”says Gerlach. “For the first time, there were Waldecker country geese in the last goose season. I buy fish from the local fishery. ”Christian Gerlach takes it for granted that he avoids rubbish. “We heat CO2-neutrally with regional wood,” he says. “I’m interested in protecting the environment myself. I also feel connected to the other farmers in the region, because strengthening them is my declared goal ”.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9315″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

If you want to spend your vacation in Germany in a Flair Hotel, you will get an arrangement tip here. Information on other offers at: www.flairhotels.com.

With the Flair Hotel Werbetal offering “Hiking on the Urwaldsteig”, you won’t meet anyone for miles. You are often on your own along the Urwaldsteig on the Edersee, which leads through the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park. The large area is a hiking paradise and the Steig is the ideal route for everyone who wants to experience the wilderness step by step. Here you can forget everyday life and let yourself be captured by the fascinating views of the fjord-like lake landscape. Whether demanding tours, easy hiking trails or adventure trails for little adventurers – there is something for everyone. Even those who enjoy cycling or Nordic walking can start out into the beautiful Waldecker Land directly from the hotel.

Services

The arrangement includes the following services: three nights including breakfast and dinner, film lecture about the Edersee and the Urwaldsteig, hiking map and needle, free use of the sauna area, transfer service (if necessary by ship) can be booked as well as massages. The price for a „Landflair Room“ is € 229.00. Booking and information at: https://hotel-werbetal.com/in-3-tagen-um-den-edersee/.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=“9327″ img_size=“large“ add_caption=“yes“ qode_css_animation=““][vc_empty_space][action full_width=“yes“ content_in_grid=“yes“ type=“normal“ text_font_weight=““ show_button=“yes“]Book here:[/action][products columns=“4″ orderby=“title“ order=“ASC“ ids=“1479, 1785, 1109, 1314″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=““ row_type=“row“ use_row_as_full_screen_section=“no“ type=“full_width“ angled_section=“no“ text_align=“left“ background_image_as_pattern=“without_pattern“][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=““ row_type=“row“ use_row_as_full_screen_section=“no“ type=“full_width“ angled_section=“no“ text_align=“left“ background_image_as_pattern=“without_pattern“][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Unusual times require unusual measures: For the first time in the 37-year history of Flair Hotels, the traditional annual conference took place online at the end of November. But that’s not the only reason why this annual conference was a very special one. Furthermore, there was also important news for the 46 Flair members, because a new daughter was welcomed in addition to a new board of directors.

Hotelfux GmbH

With the advertising company Hotelfux, a subsidiary was founded a few weeks ago, the mother of which is 100% Flair Hotels e. V. is. The managing director of Hotelfux, who has been sales and marketing manager for Flair Hotels for four years, is Sophie von Seydlitz. During the event, Flair members explained the numerous advantages associated with the start-up.

“With Hotelfux we will in future be able to easily handle services that we have been successfully offering our Flair hoteliers for many years. With this step excellent opportunities have been created to be able to survive successfully in the market in the future. Because our scope of services has grown significantly in recent years and has become very flexible. Now we have also found the right legal form to map this even more successfully, ”explains Sophie von Seydlitz.

Plans & goals

The 33-year-old von Seydlitz has many plans: “With the establishment of Hotelfux, we now have completely new possibilities to offer our members flexible support. On the one hand, we can offer individual modules and continue to be active, above all, for hotels that are not up to Flair. Because the economic form of the association was no longer suitable with the strongly grown service portfolio to offer the individual the individual support that is needed. “

The basic aim of the GmbH foundation is to offer additional services that can be booked in addition to the services that are the same for all Flair members, such as quality management, branding, catalog creation, website, booking systems, etc. Non-members should also have the opportunity to use the special services of Hotelfux nationwide and in the EU-German-speaking area.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hotelfux is an agency that specializes primarily in medium-sized hotel business. The team is very familiar with the challenges and the systems and knows what potential hotel guests need and what they value.

The competent team of employees around Sophie von Seydlitz has already been expanded in the last 12 months. For example, an employee who is exclusively responsible for technical support and a social media manager came on board.
Strengths & target groups

Sophie von Seydlitz: “With the establishment of the GmbH, we are strengthening the parent company, Flair Hotels e.V., because with Hotelfux we want to earn money with our offers and services tailored to the industry and this will ultimately also benefit the Flair hotel cooperation. Because the Flair members can look forward to decreasing membership fees. In return, they all get the same services and can purchase highly specialized marketing and sales services from the subsidiary at a preferential price. “

The target group of Hotelfux are medium-sized, family-run businesses in Germany and in the German-speaking EU area. The Flair Hotels e. V. will again, as it was the original purpose, stand up for technical group solutions, lobby work and promote the exchange of experiences.[/vc_column_text][qode_simple_quote text_title_tag=“h2″ author_title_tag=“h5″ simple_quote_text=“… we offer highly specialized marketing and services.“ simple_quote_author=“Sophie von Seydlitz“ background_color=“#75b31d“ quote_symbol_color=“#ffffff“][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] A young board member moves up

The new management board elections of the Flair Hotel e.V. were also pending at this year’s conference.

First of all, Hans-Joachim Stöver, who has been chairman for six years, thanked his representative Petra Holzinger and the other board colleagues in an emotional speech for the longstanding support of all Flairies. A secret postal vote was then used. The sealed envelopes were sent by post to the Flair office in Ochsenfurt. There the votes were counted and the result announced last weekend.

With Daniel Reuner as 1st chairman and Sascha Bannier as deputy, a young board member is now starting work at Flair Hotels e.V. Both are supported by five other Flair colleagues, who competently fill the positions from treasurer to secretary to assessor and auditor.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Top hotel

This year again a “Flair Hotel of the Year” and the “Flair Chef of the Year” were chosen. The Häfner’s Flair Hotel Adlerbad in Bad Perterstal-Griesbach in the Black Forest can look forward to the title “Flair Hotel of the Year 2021” The hotel is not only located in an incredibly beautiful area, in addition to warm hospitality and a comfortably furnished hotel, it also offers a recently opened wellness area with a spacious sauna area. The SPA area with a Finnish sauna is completely in the Black Forest style , a thermium, a steam bath grotto, an adventure shower, a Grander water station and a beautiful view of the Black Forest. Gourmets will be personally cooked for the finest with culinary specialties. More information at:www.flairhotels.com/adlerbad.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Top cook

Chef in KitchenAlexander Erck is delighted with the title “Flair Chef of the Year 2021”. He is junior manager at the Flair Hotel Erck in Bad Schönborn, in Tuscany in Baden, and inspires guests with his creative, regional cuisine, which is based on seasonal and healthy products. The head chef in the “Der Erck” restaurant focuses on products from his region when shopping. Alexander Erck: “The products I use have to be from home – fresh, healthy and full of flavor. Of course, I know personally the baker, the winemaker, the farmer and the beer brewer who deliver to me. Only the best that the region has to offer comes to the table. ”More information:www.flairhotels.com/erck[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

More news

Further topics of the conference were the upcoming trainee days in February 2021, the social media workshop for members and the Flair donation campaign, in which the hoteliers donate EUR 1.00 for each out-of-home meal sold to organizations of their choice in December. In addition, on the first day of the annual conference, an all-day workshop by the company EagleControl was offered online. Willi Nusser from Illmensee, long-time Flair hotelier and now owner and company founder of EagleControl has developed a program with the industry-specific software „eagleControl“ that offers efficient solutions for numerous problems in the hotel and catering industry and is already enthusiastically used by many Flair colleagues. At the workshop offered, numerous efficient solutions in different areas were shown.

Der Beitrag Ein neuer Vorstand und eine neue Tochter erschien zuerst auf Flair Hotels.

Come with us to paradise – more precisely: to the hiking paradise. Bad Peterstal-Griesbach in the Black Forest stands for excellent hiking holidays. The German Hiking Institute has named the place a “premium hiking location”. This guarantees that the demanding hiking guests in Bad Peterstal-Griesbach are guaranteed an outstanding and unmistakable hiking experience. In this hiking paradise, the Häfner family takes care of their guests at the Häfner’s Flair Hotel Adlerbad. The hotel, which is surrounded by three premium hiking trails, is the Flair Hotel of the Year 2021.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Häfner family is all about hikers. „We have prepared more than 30 hiking tours of our own for our guests,“ says hotel owner Jens Häfner. Including, of course, personal insider tips from the hotelier. The GPS data and tour descriptions are exclusively available in-house. “We also lend hiking equipment such as hiking sticks, rucksacks or binoculars,” says Häfner. A GPS service, hiking maps, tour descriptions and local tour advice are a matter of course. The hotel even offers a hiking shuttle bus.[/vc_column_text][qode_advanced_image_gallery type=“masonry“ enable_image_shadow=“no“ number_of_columns=“three“ space_between_items=“large“ images=“10398,10609,8115″ image_size=“full“][vc_column_text] Mountain biking or pleasure cycling with the e-bike is also great in the region. Jens Häfner is happy to give tips for great tours. A trip to the Europa Park in Rust is just as good as a visit to a Baden winegrower. Or would you prefer a stroll through Baden-Baden or Freudenstadt? You can even experience a little piece of France on a detour to Strasbourg in Alsace.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]After the tours it’s time to relax and enjoy. The Häfner’s Flair Hotel Adlerbad is well prepared for this. In the restaurant there are delicacies from the region, always fresh and seasonal. “Our kitchen also pampers gourmets,” says Jens Häfner, making us want more. Those who want to switch off are in good hands in the wellness area with the modern sauna area. Here you can enjoy your time-out with a Finnish sauna, thermium, steam bath grotto, campfire and more. “Let your soul dangle with us,” invites Jens Häfner.[/vc_column_text][qode_simple_quote text_title_tag=“h4″ background_color=“#75b81d“ simple_quote_text=“The Flair Hotels have made Häfner’s Flair Hotel Adlerbad in the Black Forest the Flair Hotel of the Year“ quote_symbol_color=“#ffffff“][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Flair chef Alexander Erck

Relaxed casualness paired with the joy of extraordinary enjoyment – because of this unique combination of talent, Alexander Erck from the Flair Hotel Erck in Bad Schönborn in Kraichgau was named Flair Chef of the Year 2021. In his popular restaurant DER ERCK, the top chef spoils his guests with creative, modern regional cuisine and seasonal accents, which surprise again and again with supraregional impulses. “We also have a slight French twist in our kitchen, simply due to the proximity to nearby Alsace,” he says.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Alexander Erck’s focus is on purchasing: the products must ideally be from home – fresh, healthy and full of flavor from the place where they are produced on the plate. Of course, Erck knows the winemaker, the farmer, the butcher, the baker and brewer who supplies him personally. In this way he can guarantee the highest quality of the products and promote species-appropriate husbandry and sustainable production without genetic manipulation.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][qode_advanced_image_gallery type=“grid“ enable_image_shadow=“no“ image_behavior=“zoom“ number_of_columns=“four“ space_between_items=“small“ images=“7746,9708,9312,8249″ image_size=“full“][vc_column_text]As a hobby hunter, Alexander Erck shoots the game that is processed in the kitchen himself. He then uses the entire animal. Game dishes are on his menu all year round. „We sometimes make light summer cuisine with game and the guests just know it’s sustainable meat.“ Alexander Erck is also a beekeeper. „We have our own honey from my bees, which are in the hunting grounds on orchards.“ The sustainable cuisine at DER ERCK meets the highest standards. Alexander Erck also has a mission: “I would be delighted if our guests were enthusiastic about sustainability through my kitchen style. Food and the products that go with it simply have to be valued more again. „[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=“normal“ color=“#75b31d“][vc_empty_space][action full_width=“yes“ content_in_grid=“yes“ type=“normal“ text_font_weight=““ show_button=“yes“]Book your Flair Hotel and the Flair Chef of the Year here.[/action][products columns=“4″ orderby=“title“ order=“DESC“ ids=“1851, 1785″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=““ row_type=“row“ use_row_as_full_screen_section=“no“ type=“full_width“ angled_section=“no“ text_align=“left“ background_image_as_pattern=“without_pattern“][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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The Kraichgau region lies between the Rhein and Neckar to the west and east, and between Odenwald and the Black Forest to the north and south. The “region of 1,000 hills” is a varied landscape bathed in sunshine consisting of vineyards, forests, orchards and the romantic river valleys of the Neckar, Lein, Zaber, Kirchbach and Metter.

Picturesque medieval towns such as Eppingen and Bretten – also known as Melanchthon – transport you to another time and place, encouraging you to enjoy the conviviality and hospitality that is typical of Baden. Located on the the Badische Weinstraße, the Kraichgau region offers wine connoisseurs guided vineyard tours and enjoyable wine tasting sessions. The Baroque castles in Bruchsal and Schwetzingen show themselves off in all their glory, while the UNESCO world heritage site Maulbronn Monastery – one of the best preserved medieval monasteries – takes you back in time to the spiritual and economic life of the monks. The thermarium health and wellness park in Bad Schönborn offers rest and relaxation counterbalances the stresses of everyday life.

An absolute must during a holiday in the Kraichgau region is of course a visit to the Technik Museum with IMAX 3D Laser 4k cinema in Sinsheim. Also worth seeing are the German Confectionary Museum with the Baden bakery museum in Gochsheim Castle in Gochsheim, the Bonbon Museum in Kleinglattbach and, of course, Melanchton’s House in Bretten, built in the late Gothic style on the site of the birthplace of Philipp Melanchthon, which was burned down in 1689.

Hiking in the Kraichgau

Wine has been cultivated in this sunlit region since the 7th century and most hiking trails, walking routes and cycle tours in Kraichgau are related to wine storehouses, vineyards or mountain ranges where wine is grown. The Lauffen-based Katzenbeisser Runde, Lembergerweg, the Wein and Klosterrundweg in Vaihingen an der Brenz, Eppinger Linienweg or the “Wälder Weiher Weinplateau” circular hiking trail above the Kraichsee and the Derdinger Horn wine plateau are just a few recommended destinations for walkers in the Kraichgau region. The Stromberg-Heuchelberg Nature Park offers a special natural experience. Just a few years ago, the European wildcat in this region was extinct. Today, the Stromberg-Heuchelberg Nature Park is a base for researching the habitat of these shy forest residents and provides visitors with interesting information about wildcats and their life in the oak forests in Stromberg-Heuchelberg.

Cycling tours in the Kraichgau

On the Kraichgau-Stromberg ÖkoRegioTour, you experience everything that makes the Kraichgau so unique: quaint medieval villages, vineyards, must-see castles and monasteries, orchards, forests and of course the famous hills that provide your cycling tour with the necessary variety. If you would like to combine culture with activity, we recommend the Kraichgau-Stromberg castle tour from Gondelsheim Castle to Bruchsal Castle. During your holiday in the Kraichgau, it’s essential that you visit a tavern. If you see a broom in front of the building, this means that the winegrower or winemaker is attending with regional delicacies and wine from their own vineyards – which you can discover on the Kraichgau-Stromberg broom tour, among others.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=“22px“][vc_column_text css=“.vc_custom_1548342524251{background-color: #75b81d !important;}“]

Hotels in the region

Der Beitrag Kraichgau erschien zuerst auf Flair Hotels.