News & Stories

Berlin. The strongest expansion of Hyatt Hotels Corporation is taking place in China and India right now; the introduction of new brands outside the US, however, is happening in Western Europe and its key destinations. The second Andaz and the first Hyatt Place are just around the corner.

London. Europe's hotel sector saw a year of recovery in 2010 with average hotel values per room increasing by 1.5% to 215,200 EUR, following two consecutive years of double-digit percentage falls.

Frankfurt. Lloyd Fonds AG, Hamburg, a closed-fund company in Germany has commissioned Jones Lang LaSalle to manage a buildings complex in Leipzig.

London. Bulgari Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement for a new hotel in London that should be opened in spring, 2012. It is the third property of the luxury brand under the Marriott roof.

Frankfurt. The InterContinental Hotels Group has concluded contracts for the first two Indigo Hotels in Germany. Both will spring up in Berlin. The concept is clearly modified in comparison to the USA. Key point: It is a conversion product.

Frankfurt. The hotel investment market in the EMEA region revealed a clear upwards trend in 2010. At 7.7 billion EUR, investment volume based on transactions in excess of ten million EUR, came in 150% above the value from 2009.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Azimut/Kiev, Dubai, Fairmont/Riyadh, Kitzhof/Kitzbuehel, Missoni/Kuwait.

Vienna. For the first time, the relationship between guest lodgings and the number of inhabitants throughout Europe was compared. It allows worlds to collide with each other. The study provided by the Austrian Hotelier Association shows small countries with a touristic orientation at the top. Per 100 inhabitants, the most guest rooms are in Cyprus and in Malta. Then Austria with 3.5 follows before Greece. In Austria, in any case, the offerings will further rise and the occupancy will further sink. Even today, those who reach a 50% occupancy in Austria are doing well. Nevertheless, the communities do not want to know about a discussed "bed freeze".

Augsburg. Unter dem Stichwort "News-Mix" verbergen sich Mini-Meldungen zu nennenswerten Ereignissen der letzten Woche(n). Die erwähnten Unternehmen und Destinationen heute: Aurelius/MS Deutschland, Design Hotels, Grand City/Berlin, Lindner/Crans-Montana, Marriott/Europe-Libya, Precise/Spain, Ritz-Carlton/Toronto, Sol Mélia/Jin Jang.

Bern. In 2010, the Swiss hotel industry was on an intermediate high. With an increase in overnight stays of approximately 1.7 percent compared to the year before, the results fell better than expected.