News & Stories

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western/Duesseldorf, Choice/Ceské Budejovice, Derag/Duesseldorf, Element/New Jersey, Fairmont, Marmara Sisli/Istanbul, Palazzo Versace/Australia, Park Hyatt/Hyderabad, Raffles/China and Manila, Sentido/Marrakesh, Sheraton/Edinburgh, Steigenberger/Nile, Westin/Puntacana.

Oberursel. A car rental company has commissioned a piece of pan-European research looking into the travel habits of holidaymakers in 2012. Travel industry will be pleased about the results.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Grand City/Mannheim, Hotusa, Innside/Duesseldorf Hafen InterCity/Bonn, Jumeirah/Mallorca, Landhaus Zu den Rothen Forellen/Ilsenburg, Marriott/Caribbean, Latin America, Okura/Sasebo, Sofitel/Agadir, Steigenberger/Braunschweig, St. George/Jerusalem, Swissôtel/Chicago, Vivedere/Turkey, Italy.

London. Total global hotel inventory increased by more than 2,315,000 daily rooms since 2000 to reach 13,443,014 rooms as of February 2012. Across all regions, branded room inventory has increased.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Choice/Erlangen, Friedrichshafen, Glo/Helsinki, Interstate/India, HIP/Czech Republic, LPFI/Speyer, Marriott/Edition, Savoy London.

Zurich. The Swiss hotel market is currently facing a consolidation process. The trend is towards fewer but larger businesses as well as international operators. Compared to other countries, the number of brand-committed hotels is still low. However, it is clear that the independent, private and non-brand committed hotels will suffer from the increase in international players. These concentrate on hotels in the three top cities of Zurich, Basel, and Geneva where the economical parameters are favourable. However, the advance of global players to the holiday destinations will lead to a change.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Carlson Rezidor/India, Hyatt/India, Lindner/Prague, Munich/Tourists, Pullman/Eindhoven, Robinson/Greece, Starwood/Spas, Swissôtel/Phuket, India.

Nice. German Hopp family kicks out Four Seasons Hotels: The owner behind the luxury resort Terre Blanche in Provence, France has decided to assume self-management. This became public yesterday.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Fairmont/Kyiv, Foremost/Nuremberg, Hilton/Amsterdam, Invesco/Eindhoven, Leonardo/Zurich, Mandarin Oriental/Atlanta and Marrakesh, Motel One/Amsterdam, NH/Punta Cana, pentahotels/Asia, Residence Hotels, Starwood/Westin, Union Investment/Meliá Paris, WertInvest/InterContinental Vienna.

Augsburg. From one to five hotels in the space of four years, and more are in the pipeline. McDreams Hotels, with offices in Augsburg, aim to shape the budget trend. Their low budget accommodation is concentrated in specialist market centres.