Articles by Christian Stampfer
Report from Geneva – The 84th Geneva International Motor Show
GENEVA — The Geneva International Motor Show or Salon International de l’Auto marks the start of the year in Europe as the first significant motor show for car manufacturers. The show celebrates its 84th anniversary in 2014 and expects to welcome more than 700,000 visitors this year, as well as showcase multiple European and world premieres.
Since the economy in Europe, along with the European car market, seems to be improving, …
Opening of New Berlin Airport Delayed (Again)
BERLIN —The opening of Germany’s Berlin Brandenburg International Airport has been once again delayed. As reported today by the German news channel N-TV and several German newspapers, the opening of the German capital’s new international airport will take place at the earliest in March 2016. The opening of the airport was initially scheduled for October 2011 but has been delayed several times due to issues with the construction planning and …
Report from Detroit: Day 2 of the North American International Auto Show
DETROIT— The 2014 North American International Auto Show, one of the most significant auto shows of the year, entered its second day on Tuesday.
After hearing from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen among others on day one, the stream of launches continued with new and shiny cars from Cadillac, Lexus, Toyota, and Volvo.
CADILLAC
After much speculation on one particular design element, Cadillac debuted the all-new 2015 Cadillac ATS coupe. …
Report from Detroit – The 2014 North American International Auto Show
DETROIT— The 2014 North American International Auto Show traditionally marks the start of the automotive year . The show has been held, since 1907, in Detroit, Michigan (except for the years from 1943 to 1952) and remains to be one of the most important assemblages of the automotive industry in the United States as well as around the world. While other international shows focus on electric-powered and environmentally friendly cars, …
BMW Concept M4 Coupe Makes Public Debut at the BMW Welt
MUNICH—Now that BMW has finally brought the new 4 Series coupe onto the market, the Bavarian automaker is showing off the BMW Concept M4 Coupe, which should become available next summer as a production model. The 4 Series is the new name for the storied 3 Series coupe as well as for the cabriolet model. The 3 Series moniker remains with the sedan and wagon.
Revealed this past August in Pebble …
InterContinental Resort Berchtesgaden – Hotel Review
“Alle guten Dinge sind drei,” a favorite German saying that means “all good things come in threes.” Over the past years it has become a tradition for Frequent Business Traveler to visit the InterContinental Resort Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps after taking delivery of a new BMW in Munich. Now it was my turn to undertake the journey.
The hotel itself is located on a small hill in the former Sperrgebiet …
US Airways Dividend Miles Accounts Breached
US Airways recently disclosed that some of the airline’s loyalty program Dividend Miles accounts have been accessed by unauthorized users. The breach was first reported by a member of FlyerTalk.com, the world’s largest online travel community, in a post in July. The FlyerTalk member said in his post that 407,000 bonus miles had been transferred to an account at points.com without authorization.
A customer notification letter, which describes the incident in …
