News & Stories

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aurelis/B&B Cologne, B&B/Bonn, Bedarra Island, Cachet/Bangkok, InterCity/Leipzig, Internos, Marriott/Courtyard Aberdeen, Ritz-Carlton/Design, Widder/Zurich.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Poland, Anantara/Sir Bani Yas Island, Four Seasons/St. Petersburg, Hilton/Dharan, Hyatt/Moscow, Qatar/Germany, QE2, Six Senses/Bangkok, Starwood/Burka, Westin/Delta Airlines, Worldhotels, Wyndham/Iraq.

London. Serviced apartments are emerging as another growth sector across Europe, and one whose survival and expansion will depend on the concept appealing to an ever more cost-conscious consumer, says a new report. The latest trend: micro apartments which can provide eco- and budget-friendly living.

Frankfurt. The Hotels & Hospitality Group of Jones Lang LaSalle quantified the hotel transaction volume in Germany for the first half-year at 643 million Euro, CBRE, however, at 734 million Euro. In any case, the first half-year was active and both still expect continued large-volume accounting for the second half of the year.

Offenburg. Online shopping clubs are becoming increasingly popular according to one particular study. Even Travelfruits, Germany's first shopping club for luxury travel, is growing at a rate of 50 percent per month.

Frankfurt. Investors expect a good performance for the German hotel markets. With their purchase intentions, but also certainly score with two Spanish and two Italian cities.

Frankfurt/M. In the first half of 2013, the hotel transaction volume of 5.5 billion euros in the EMEA region was 38 percent above the level of the previous year. In the course of this, the growth rate in the first quarter was higher than in the second quarter.

Vienna. The year 2012 granted the Austrian hotel investment market a brilliant result, not least thanks to several large transactions like the Uniqa portfolio. This positive development also continued in the first half of 2013.

Hamburg. Demonstrations in Istanbul, a new uprising in Cairo… The subject of safety while on holiday is becoming increasingly more important to travellers. Now, a new web portal is delivering information about safe travelling and is even offering an "online travel safe".

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Anantara/Abu Dhabi, Fairmont/Baku, Hochschober, Marriott/Stuttgart, Minor/Per Aquum, Neue Dorint/Daun, Vienna Int./Arcadia, Warimpex/Prague, Wyndham/Istanbul.