art

Will new fair Art Düsseldorf compete with largest German art fair in Cologne?

Art Cologne, the largest art fair in Germany and the oldest fair of its kind worldwide, might soon have competition on its hands with the launch of another art fair in the Rhineland region.

Health

Patients take flight as medical tourism booms

Medical tourism has grown into a healthy travel sector as people shop beyond their borders for everything from dental work to plastic surgery, say experts at Berlin's ITB travel fair.

France

Football-free fun: Berlin's French-German Fest

Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle signed a reconciliation pact between France and Germany in 1963. Berlin's first French-German Festival happened the same year - and yet Felix Reimer isn't sure this sugary Volksfest was quite what the two statesmen had in mind.

Christmas

World's biggest toy fair opens in Essen

Hundreds of toy-makers from around the world are showcasing their new games in the hope of making it onto children's Christmas wish-lists at the world’s biggest toy fair in Essen.