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Berlin. The legendary funds initiator Anno August Jagdfeld and the fund "Fundus Fonds Nr. 31", which finances the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, have sued the Signal Iduna insurance company.
San Francisco. Airbnb will celebrate this New Year's Eve, projecting nearly 2 million guests around the world staying in an Airbnb. That’s nearly double the number of guests who stayed in an Airbnb on New Year's Eve 2015/16.
Munich. The German Federal Fiscal Court has held that parking facilities for hotel guests are not subject to the reduced tax rate - not even in the case that no specific fee is charged. The reduced tax rate is only applicable to services which are directly linked to services provided in relation to the overnight stay.
Munich. The investor run on "safe haven" assets in Germany is certain to increase this year. This is expected by pretty much all experts. Germany will presumably also benefit from Brexit - and for this reason alone, attract increased interest from foreign investors. Many of these investors though have little or no experience with the German legal system. For this reason, Jan Wunschel, Partner, and Alexander Thiermann, Senior Associate, at the law firm Arnecke Sibeth in Munich look at the legal risks on acquiring real estate in Germany. With this article today, hospitalityInside.com launches its partnership with Arnecke Sibeth, a law firm which is active at four locations with 35 partners and over 100 lawyers.
Luxembourg/Vienna. In 2011, the Austrian federal government removed reimbursement for energy charges for service companies. Following the move, Prodinger, a tax consultancy based in Vienna, took up the case of a hotel, taking the fight before the European Court of Justice.
Duesseldorf. The Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf has turned down the application of Booking.com, to be able to maintain the parity clause in Germany until the legal process regarding the appeal of the company against the withdrawal of the clause is completely finalised. The German hotel industry has herewith gained another temporary victory in the battle against the claims of the booking platforms.
Berlin. The German federal government has agreed to repeal strict liability for WiFi connections. Foreign rivals in the hotel industry are unlikely to be especially pleased with this decision, as it removes one of their competitive advantages.
Berlin. The German International Hotel Association has come to the end of its tether with Expedia with regard to rate parity. Following an attempt by Expedia to put pressure on a member hotel, the IHA has now decided to pass the matter on to court.
Bonn. Just as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has left Berlin, the German Federal Cartel Office is initiating a procedure against Facebook, due to abuse of market power as a result of data protection violations. The focus is on the terms and conditions of use.
Bad Homburg. On the application of the German Centre for Protection from Unfair Competition, the Regional Court of Nuremberg has issued an injunction in respect of a misleading advertisement by hotel.de.