News & Stories

Brussels/Cairo. Steigenberger is taking over the former Conrad Hotel at a central location in the Belgian capital of Brussels; and on the Nile, three ships have been named after the original German hotel association, which belongs to an Egyptian now.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Autograph Collection/Portugal, France, Design Hotels, Dormero/Dresden, von Essen-Hotels, Holiday Inn Express/Düsseldorf, Internos, Marriott/Izmir, Wyndham/Middle East.

Hongkong/München. Peninsulas Vorfreude auf das erste europäische Hotel in Paris ist gross. Bis zu dessen Eröffnung Anfang 2014 aber feiert die asiatische Luxuskette noch die Wiedergeburt ihres Flaggschiffs The Peninsula Hong Kong – u.a. mit einer neuen Zimmer-Technologie, die laut COO Peter Borer erneut weltweit wegweisend ist. Ausserdem denkt Peninsula über spezielle Resorts nach.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Switzerland and Asia Pacific, Beach Motel, Bulgari/Shanghai, Emaar/Dubai, Eurostars/Munich, Interstate/Utrecht, Marriott/Muich and Paris, Swissôtel/Dubai, Red Planet/Tune, Wyndham/Shell.

London. Italian hoteliers reported mixed revenue per available room results year to July. Sicily’s Taormina & Messina market led RevPAR growth and is one of four markets to report increases year on year.

Vienna. Motel One develops its fourth hotel in the Austrian capital. The new hotel at the central station with 530 rooms will increase the number of Motel One low-cost design rooms to more than 1,750 in Vienna by 2014. This is a total of 3,400 beds.

Frankfurt/Main. The first Element Hotel by Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Europe will open its gates in Frankfurt at the Main in 2014; it will be located in the Gateway Gardens directly in front of the Frankfurt airport. The start of the construction is scheduled for January 2013. And more "green" hotels will follow.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Allsun/Mallorca, Centara/Mauritius, Deka/Milano, Falkensteiner/Serbia, France, Ghotel/Wuerzburg, Louvre, The Madison/Hamburg, Moevenpick/Ankara, Starwood Capital, Travelodge, Viverde/Germany.

Baden-Baden. Within a few months, the Oetker Collection has again announced one more management contract: After Abu Dhabi and Morocco, there's now the Caribbean island of St. Barth. But where are the synergies there?

Las Vegas/Madrid. Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced this week that it has chosen Madrid, Spain as the preferred location to build an integrated resort development for the European market.