Big fireworks and thousands of visitors said farewell to the “Norwegian Escape” in Hamburg / Germany yesterday evening. The vessel is the world`s newest cruise ship and the largest ship started a cruise from Hamburg so far. The Escape left Hamburg for a maiden voyage taster to Southampton, before setting out for its first transatlantic crossing to Miami on October 29 where it will be christened on November 9.
32.000 visitors from 40 nations, 400 concerts, 200 events and 220 conference items transformed the district of St. Pauli / Hamburg during the last days into Europe´s most creative neighborhood. The Reeperbahn Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary from September 23 to 26 and confirmed its status as Europe´s largest club music festival and hotspot for the international music- and digital industry.
Since 2008, the installation “Blue Port Hamburg” by Artist Michael Batz evokes international awareness. For the Hamburg Cruise Days, the installation puts the Port and the City`s main sights like the new Elbphilharmonic Concert Hall, the St. Michaelis church and the museum ship Cap San Diego in scene and shines a bright blue light on those points of interest every night until September 13th.
The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has approved Hamburg’s application for the “Speicherstadt and Chilehaus with Kontorhaus District” to be included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The decision was made at today’s Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany.
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has voted in March in favour of Hamburg as the official German nominee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The north German city of Hamburg prevailed over Berlin and aims to present games with short distances, on the water and in the heart of Europe's second largest port.
In recent years, Hamburg / Germany has become an international hotspot for the cruise industry. This September the north German port city will bundle its cruise-themed events: based on the motto "Hamburg welcomes you on board", both the general public and professionals from the cruise sector are invited to join the ten-day programme of events in Hamburg from 04 September to 13 September 2015.
When jazz meets the north German waterfront, this results in a unique crossover experience in the breathtaking setting of Hamburg’s port. At the 2015 ELBJAZZ Festival on 29 & 30 May 2015, more than 50 artists from around the world will be jazzing it up in ten exceptional venues with a distinctive maritime flair – ranging from cargo vessels to the Blohm + Voss shipyard.
From 13 to 17 March 2015, some of the world's toughest startup competitions will take place at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Only a few entrepreneurs have the potential to be successful in this major league of digital business ideas. The biggest single contingent of European startups will come from Hamburg.
With the launch of the new website www.healthcare-hamburg.com, the north German city of Hamburg is presenting a comprehensive information and service portal directed at health tourists from the Arab countries. The “Hamburg Healthcare” campaign is being launched during the “Arab Health” in Dubai, the world’s largest healthcare exhibition.
