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Gstaad. In December, the first 5-star hotel will open in Gstaad, which is being realised after 100 years in town. The gem was mainly financed by the sale of exclusive residences.

Berlin. World Travel Monitor, Deutsche Reiseanalyse, ADAC Travel Monitor, GfK Study – there is no lack of analyses for the previous tourism year and forecasts for the next summer. Therein, the German standard default has been confirmed, holiday travelling is no longer a luxury, but a need that is only spared in emergency situations. Indeed, other European markets indicate that this only holds true for the "World Travel Masters". Summaries from ITB.

Paris. A report shows that France counts less than 18,500 classified hotels for a total number of less than 648,000 rooms. The detailed analysis shows a national supply that has shrunk by 1 percent.

Munich/Berlin. The new Treugast "Trendgutachten Hospitality" introduced at the ITB this week conveyed ten mega social trends within the industry and analysed their effects on hotel real estate. The consultants see new growth potential in the mid-scale segment of the chain hotel industry.

Boston/Berlin. DLA Piper launched the "European Hotel Outlook Survey" for 2012. 84% of respondents think that the hospitality market will see little or no growth in the next 12 months.

Berlin. At the investment conference IHIF in Berlin, Wyndham Hotel Group unveiled a new guestroom design concept for its Super 8 brand in Europe and the Middle East this week. First development contracts and the first franchise contract were signed at the show.

Bern. The Switzerland hotel market reported mixed results in 2011. No surprise for insiders. Now, figures proved that the country’s hotel industry faced a tougher environment during the second half of the year.

London. Total European hotel transaction volume rose to 7.1 billion Euro in 2011, an increase of 9% on the 6.5 billion Euro recorded in 2010 indicating that investment activity in the hotel sector is improving, despite the continuing scarcity of debt funding.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Mei Jue, Cap Juluca, Divan Group, Fairmont/Kyiv, Gruppo Antoitalia/Turin, Hilton, Hyatt/Bangkok, Saudi-Arabia, IHG/Even, Interstate/Shanghai, Sofitel/Mumbai, Steigenberger/Bremen, Wyndham/Microtel.

Hamburg/Rostock. Horst Rahe, Managing Partner of Deutsche Seereederei in Rostock, is back again with a new hotel concept following A-rosa Resorts: "A-JA. Das Resort."  The guests are only to pay what they actually use and consume.