News & Stories

Paris. After France was rebuked by the American rating agency Moody's, there has been more crisis-related news. The national deficit, which is too high, a record-high unemployment rate, and only few reforms in the job market are the points of criticism. While everybody is concentrating on the economic weaknesses and political failures, they are overlooking the country's strengths. The real estate and hotel market is one of them. Despite the crisis, the market has remained quite robust. Especially in Paris, where the figures are tending upwards in 2012 again.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aberdeen/Park Inn Amsterdam, Atlantis Zurich, Blackstone/Burlington, Hyatt, Jumeirah/India, Land Fleesensee, Steigenberger/ Europaeischer Hof, Rezidor/Azure, WGF/Innside by Meliá.

London/Berlin. The economy hotel segment achieves higher occupancy in German cities than the luxury hotel segment. With the exception of Munich. In defining its rates, the economy segment depends on luxury hotels. A new survey compared both sectors and their performances in key cities summarizing some surprising results. The hotel performance analysis focuses on the four main German cities: Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western Germany/JOI-Design, Foremost/Stuttgart, Hilton/France, Croatia, Kameha/Zurich, Louvre/Bad Toelz, Marriott/Istanbul, Meliá/Innside Madrid.

Brussels/Munich. Aloft debuts in Germany: Starwood Hotels & Resort will enter the market with two hotels of its midscale brand – both centrally located in Munich and Stuttgart.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Anantara/Hainan, Choice/Europe, Fairmont/Changshu, Ghotel/Wuerzburg, Hilton/Garden Inn Davos, Double Tree Spain, Hyatt/Birmingham, Moevenpick/Nile, Relais & Châteaux, Preferred, Rezidor/Dortmund, Bremen, Sandals/Grenada, Schlichting/Seehof Ratzeburg, Starwood/Africa, Winters/Berlin, Wyndham/Saudi Arabia.

Bremen. The Bremen budget design hotel brand prizeotel is expanding in Hamburg and has acquired a plot of land on Hoegerdamm. The move could signal the beginning of a new expansion drive.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Ascott/Paris, CPH/Belgium, Four Seasons/New York, HVS/Germany, Land Fleesensee, Lindner/Thuringia, Louvre/Brandenburg, Marbella Club/Sierra Nevada, Marriott/Asia-Pacific, Starwood/Berlin-Brandenburg, Viverde/Gran Canary.

Munich/Salzburg. The Solutions Holding GmbH with its headquarters in Munich has bought Horwath HTL Austria. With this, a foothold is given to the German participation and consulting company in the neighbouring country and in East Europe - under an international label.

Nuremberg. Consumers' purchasing power across 42 European countries ranges from 4.5 times the European average in Liechtenstein to one tenth of this average in Moldova. Spain approximately reflects the average per capita purchasing power in Europe. A study for 2012/2013 reveals severe regional differences about the countries where the Wealthy live.