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Berlin. The second of three new Steigenberger Hotels in Berlin has been announced: Steigenberger BBI at the future airport will be followed by an InterCity Hotel with 412 rooms located at Berlin’s central station.

Barcelona. The Spanish hotel chain, Abba Hotels has generated a turnover of 72 million Euros in 2010. Occupancy and average room rate are also rising. A second Abba Hotel in Germany is already planned.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): A-rosa/Brava, CPH/IHA, Courtyard/Paris, Falkensteiner/Belgrad, Fleming's Vienna, Hilton/Barcelona, Interstate/Summit, pentahotels/Vienna, Onyx/Maldives, Six Senses/Vietnam, W/Taipei.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Mercure, Capsule/Shanghai, Grand City/Moevenpick and Cyprus, Hilton, Lido Palace, Marriott/Côte d'Azur, Starwood/Bursa, Travelodge, W/London, Wellness Hotels Deutschland.

Munich. German hotels are in an absolute upward swing: Both capacity utilisation and net room prices rose. This is now also documented by PKF hotelexperts Munich in their whole-year statistics for the German hotel market in 2010.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Boscolo, Hilton/Valencia, Jumeirah/Dubai, Malmaison, Shangri-La Sentosa/Singapore, Sol Meliá/Sevilla, Starwood/Sharjah, Jordan, Welcome/Meissen.

Zurich/Istanbul. With its first Swissôtel Living in Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts realises a new apartment concept, which will be extended following the motto "residences".

Parsippany. The hotel brand "Tryp by Wyndham" obtains a new identity and a new design. For the first time, this will be visible at Tryp in Berlin, which opened last December, as well as Tryp New York City, which will open in the second quarter of 2011.

Lausanne. The serviced apartment sector has proven to be relatively unaffected by crises all over the world. At least, it is more stable than traditional hotels in most regions. Despite the recession, serviced apartment capacities grew by more than eleven percent in 2009. Currently, 16 operators hold about 85 percent of the total worldwide capacities, three of the largest of which are hotel groups, with Marriott in the lead. In Europe, Marriott wants to signal a new path with the first Residence Inn, which will open in Munich. Therefore, the following report does not only address the sector’s worldwide development, but also takes a closer look at Residence Inn’s concept.

London. London's hotel business soared and then fell and is now, within a short period, completely on top once more. Occupancy has consistently increased, the room revenue of the five-star hotels at the end of 2010 has already surpassed the comparative values of 2007, says Russell Kett, Manager of the consulting firm, HVS London. Nevertheless, the euphoria exclusively applies to the British capital, the situation is more critical in the surrounding areas. In the competition for recovery, London has closed in on the 36 European cities including Munich, Istanbul, Zurich and Stockholm. Russell Kett speaks about the backdrop of the quick recovery and the significant differences.