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Hamburg. The holiday trip also held their fascination in 2012. All together, the travel intensity of the German citizens increased – for the fourth year in a row – to currently 54 percent. There are also good outlooks for 2013.

Munich. 2012 was a difficult year for the European economy, which had an impact on the German hotel market as well. PKF hotelexpertsMunich analysed 3 to 5-star hotels. In London, Deloitte presented a new report about the UK hotel performance in 2012.

Hamburg. An "Investment Climate Index" shows a uniformly upward trend for Germany, France and the UK for the first time since 2010. At the same time, a greater appetite for risk seems to be emerging among European investors. Nevertheless, financing stays difficult.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Ameron/Davos, DoubleTree, Hyatt/Istanbul, LH&E/Mettler, Mélia, Rezidor/Amsterdam, Small Luxury, VeggieHotels.

Boulder. More than US$12.5 billion in hotel transactions occurred in the U.S. in 2012. While hotel industry fundamentals continued to improve in 2012, investment activity dropped compared with the US$19.4 billion in asset trades that occurred in 2011. But a change is expected.

Vienna. In 2012, the transaction volume within the Austrian hotel industry lay only scarcely under that of the year before. And the outlook for 2013 appears promising. Numerous individual objects and a hotel portfolio with a high value increase potential are on the market.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Anantara/Dubai, Best Western/Jordan, Choice/UK, Dusit/China, Hilton Garden Inn/Turkey, Kempinski/Kenya, Moevenpick/Dubai, Orient Express/Santa Barbara, Starwood/North America, Virgin/Kenya, Vienna Airport.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Adagio/Cologne, Choice/Rome, Marriott/Edition LA, Motel One/Freiburg, Nordic Pure/Munich, Sofitel/Asia-Pacific, STR/UK, VDR, Worldhotels/Amsterdam, Wyndham/Jameson Inn.

Vienna. In the last few years, the increases in overnight stays have clearly been concentrated on the cities in Austria. The gap between city and country has become very large.

Munich. Transaction volumes on the German hotel investment market in 2012 rose for the third year in a row, though yield fell. The focus remains on the top 5 cities; capital comes primarily from outside Germany.