News & Stories

Paris. The Ritz Paris will close for renovation, so as Le Crillon, Le Plaza Athénée, Le Prince de Galles… Obviously, les "grandes dames" want to make sure they will not lose market shares on the benefit of Paris' newcomers.

Frankfurt. For the autumn of 2014, the investor, Cells Bauwelt from Munich plans the opening of a Sofitel in the Alten Oper in Frankfurt. Thus, the never ending search for an operator at this location would have an end.

Augsburg. The commercial real estate fair Expo Real in Munich always is a source for hotel news. A selection.

Frankfurt. International interest in German hotel real estate remains unbroken. The transactions this year also demonstrate this. The German hotel investment market registered a clear increase in the first three quarters. However: The euphoria is curbed.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week: Accor/Mercure-Jupiter, Event Hotels, gambino/Bollmannsruh, Home Inns/Motel 168, Marriott/Frankreich-Qatar, Morgans/London, RIU/Berlin, Southern Sun/Johannesburg, Starwood/Barcelona, Tauern Spa Kaprun.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Deutsche Telekom/Hamburg, Choice, Interstate/TVHG, Lindner/Bratislava, Minor, Onyx/China.

Munich. A good 70 percent of the operators in Germany received a Blue Chip rating in this year's "Investment Ranking" by the Treugast Group. Motel One and Starwood Hotels return with AAA ratings as a "Most Wanted Investment Partner" for the third time. Overall, the operational success is speeding up the expansion plans within the country.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Dorint/Hamburg, Dubai, Hilton/Bern, Meliá/Orlando, Travelodge/London, W/London.

Vienna/Frankfurt. The Austrian project developer Porr Solutions and Steigenberger subsidiary InterCity Hotel have announced a cooperation agreement for the expansion of the 3-star brand in Central and Eastern Europe.

London. Currently, the German hotel market is most attractive in a tumbling European economy. The fairly stable economical context attracts the attention of investors and operators to a country where the conservative ROI calculations of previous years are welcome again. In time for the Expo Real in Munich, the London-based consulting firm HVS has prepared a comprehensive performance analysis of a number of selected German submarkets between 2008 and year-to-date 2011.