News & Stories

Berlin. Roughly three weeks after laying the foundation stone for a new hotel in Salzburger Land, Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts bought a hotel at Wolfgangsee. Southern expansion is thus on the move.

Munich. The first PKF Budget Report 2009 reflected the situation of the sector before the crisis. Now, PKF hotelexperts Munich has updated its findings. The financial crisis put paid to many expansion plans. The new 75-page document now describes the current state of the budget hotel market in Germany and provides charts and figures for its analysis. Despite the crisis, PKF Managing Director Ulrike Schueler says, the fact remains that budget hotels are the segment with greatest potential for growth in Germany." The low-cost hotels will, however, have to invest in advertising as at the upper end they are approaching the level of midscale hotels. The new report "Budget Hotels in Germany 2011" is available from today.

Frankfurt. The recovery of the German hotel investment market that had already stood out in the first quarter of 2011 continued further from April to June, although slightly more sluggish that originally expected. The entire year should see the cracking of the billion Euro threshold.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): B&B/Stuttgart, Regensburg, Etap/Ulm, Fairmont/China, Hilton/Las Vegas, Sentido.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): H10 Hotels/Mallorca, InterContinental/Portugal, Ritz-Carlton/Al Bustan Muscat, Le Richemond/Dorchester, Sofitel/China, Starwood/Saudi Arabia, TLG/Winter's, Waldorf Hilton/Hyatt Regency Birmingham.

Portsmouth. Developers await further economic operational and financing improvements, Portsmouth-based research company Lodging Economics predicts for Europe. But statistics show a decreasing pipeline.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Anantara/Abu Dhabi, Best Western/Iraq, Dusit/USA, Falkensteiner/Punta Skala, Hilton/Edinburgh, Lido Palace/Riva del Garda, Prora/Ruegen, RBS/Marriott UK, Starwood/China.

Chevy Chase. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced a major expansion and development initiative which it expects will bring the total number of properties in their portfolio to over 100 around the world by 2016 - including Bulgari Hotels.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Courtyard/Wiesbaden, El Gouna, Hyatt/Andaz, Grand City/Prestige Hotels, Starwood/Dubai, Worldhotels/Husa.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western/Turkey, HEI/Algonquin, Louvre Hotels, Grand City/Quality, Renaissance/Lucerne, Onxy/Hong Kong.