News & Stories

Frankfurt/Dubai. Five experienced tourism experts and advisors have set up a company with branches in Frankfurt and Dubai. They look back on years of experience as managing directors and CEOs in renowned companies and have access to a comprehensive network.

Schladming. Since the construction of a new congress centre in Schladming, a fitting congress hotel has been in consideration. Now, the construction has started. But whether the hotel will be finished in time for the World Ski Championship next February remains uncertain. The operator has been determined.

Atlanta. The U.S. lodging industry recovery may have begun in 2010, but it wasn’t until 2011 that the improved prosperity was shared by nearly all hotels in the country. Experts even expect significant gains in revenue through 2015.

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.