Business Travel to Hamburg
Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany. This city which lies on the Elbe River has been an important center of trade and a major port for Central Germany down the ages. Today this city which is served by a network of canals continues to be an important hub for transportation in Europe. However Hamburg which is home to two artificial lakes and numerous parks and gardens is also a tourist magnet for it also hosts within its boundaries the world famous red light district, the Reeperbahn which is especially popular with late night, raucous revelers.
If you haven’t yet been to this gritty German city whose cityscape features modern buildings that stand cheek by jowl with grimy dockyards and old world renaissance and baroque architecture then perhaps you should consider including it on any ‘visit Europe tour’ for Hamburg has much to offer for a tourist in the form of world-class museums, avant-garde art galleries, pulsating nightlife, diverse restaurants and first class shopping opportunities.
The history of Hamburg dates back to 810 when it was founded by Emperor Charlemange. The city soon went on to become a strategic port that controlled much of the trade in the Baltic and North Seas for several centuries. Hamburg was destroyed by a devastating fire in 1842 and it also suffered greatly during World War II when it was almost razed to the ground by the Allied bombings, however after both these devastating events, the city bounced back due to the riches it had garnered from its position as a premier trading center in Germany.
If you are flying out to Hamburg from a US city then your voyage across the Atlantic is bound to include a long haul journey for which business travel is highly recommended. However if the reputed prohibitive cost of such travel is causing you to pause and rethink your journey, you need not fear for you can still afford to fly in the premier cabin of an air craft by tracking down a cheap business class seat to Hamburg.
Hamburg’s modern international airport is located 8 miles away from the city and it welcomes numerous airlines from all over the world. Often it is these very airlines themselves that offer discount business class airfares to Hamburg which they popularize through dedicated newsletters and various social media sites. If for some reason you cannot track down these cheap business class deals to Hamburg, you could seek out a reputable travel agent who can then help you located, a cheap business class ticket to Hamburg by making use of the exclusive relationship he/she has with various airlines. It also helps to bear in mind that if this travel agent is a high selling agent then he/she is likely to have access to cheap business class airfares to various destinations around the globe for airlines often count on high selling agents for regular, repeat business.
The discount business class airfares to Hamburg are often represent saving of nearly 70% over the normal business class fare. Moreover they are not lacking in any way for they afford you all the privileges of regular business class like priority check-in, excess baggage allowance, fast track security and immigration, airline lounge access and of course all the myriad onboard facilities like convertible full flat beds, limitless gourmet food and drink and personalized service.
All the luxuries and conveniences that are provided by your discount business flight to Hamburg go a long way in making your journey an extremely comfortable one so that once you arrive in Hamburg you are less likely to lose precious vacation time due to fatigue arising from jet lag.
So when is the best time to visit Hamburg? Of course this depends on the conditions attached to your discount business class ticket which often dictate the time of your visit. The summer months of June, July and August are the most heavily tourist trafficked months in Hamburg for daytime temperatures during these months are warm and agreeable and range from 19.9 to 22.2oC (68 to 72oF). However rain is a common occurrence during the summer months in Hamburg so if you plan to visit Hamburg during its peak tourist season you must include a sturdy umbrella with the rest of your luggage.