News & Stories

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.

Chicago. Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that it is evolving its extended-stay brand into a distinctive new hotel concept – "Hyatt House" – that will redefine the segment into a social and contemporary environment.

Frankfurt am Main. Romantik Hotels & Restaurants continues with their European expansion and now, have come to Spain. Two new hotels on Majorca will further increase the consortium to 213 members in 12 countries.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aloft/San Francisco, Andermatt Swiss Alps, Genting Group/Miami, Grand City, Healing/Lithuania, New Zealand, Vivanta by Taj/Bangalore, W London.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Four Seasons/Orlando, Hilton/Heathrow, Hyatt/Russia, New Orleans, Lindner/Langeoog, Moevenpick/India, Nira/Surlej, Rezidor/Tunisia, Sentido/Mediterranean Sea, Starwood/Paris, Union Investment/Amsterdam

London/Moscow. InterContinental Hotels Group sees Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States as a huge growth opportunity, and plans to have 100 hotels open by 2020, the company announced this week in Moscow.

Bern. Champagne pegged to CHF/EUR exchange: That was the response of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz to the expensive Swiss franc just a few days ago. On Tuesday of this week, the Swiss National Bank set a ceiling for the Swiss franc against the euro stipulating a minimum exchange rate of 1.20 CHF/EUR.

Paris. Despite a gloomy weather in July and August in certain areas of France, French Secretary of State for Tourism, Frédéric Lefebvre, reported that the destination did pretty well this summer with a 3% increase in term of visitors.