Once a slim volume published in book format only, the complete edition of the German Hotel Guide has since advanced to become a leading hotel database for travellers and users throughout the tourist industry. Travel agencies and persons travelling either on business or for pleasure have come to appreciate this comprehensive database listing some 5,000 places to stay - from small guesthouse through to exclusive hotel. Book and the online version make the German Hotel Guide an up-to-the-minute multimedia product. Close cooperation with tourist operators and industry associations ensure enhanced market visibility, boosting sale and distribution of the products …

The German Hotel Guide's hotel search engine is available free of charge to tourists and travellers around the world - http://www.hotelguide.de.

• Decide how you want your establishment to be found. One good idea, for example, is to "piggyback" on wider awareness of a larger, better-known town or city in your immediate vicinity. And be sure to take advantage of the multiple listings option.
• Decide how guests should get in touch with you; by phone or fax, or by using the convenience of online communication: link to your home page and email address.