Ice hockey World Cup cushions Zurich hotel losses resulting from Middle East conflict
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The Ice Hockey World Championships taking place in Zurich and Fribourg in May are helping Zurich hotels to cushion the loss of overnight stays caused by the conflict in the Middle East. Hotels near the stadiums and in the city centre are benefiting in particular, but there is no effect on the region as a whole. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Hotels in the immediate vicinity of the ice hockey stadium in Zurich are experiencing a positive effect on their occupancy rates around the tournament, Thomas Wüthrich, director of Zurich Tourism, told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA. Various city hotels in Zurich's city centre also reported "solid demand". According to Wüthrich, hotels outside the city centre are hardly feeling the effects of the tournament. There is no effect on the surrounding regions. At the same time, hotels are feeling the ongoing decline in demand as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. The ice hockey tournament should help to ...