News & Stories

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.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): B&L/Hamburg, Dormero/SI-Centrum, Hyatt/Times Square, Mamaison/Worldhotels, Rezidor/Budapest, Viceroy/Turkey.

Duesseldorf. Lindner Hotels & Resorts will come onto the market with a new, high-quality hotel brand at the end of the year and with this, will begin new concepts that are directed toward a Live Community.

Berlin. After the crisis, the German hotel industry has also continued its growth in the first half of the year, 2011. These are the results of the current IHA "Economic Barometer Summer 2011".

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Lenôtre and Sofitel, Aida, Azimut, Banyan Tree/Singapore, Design Hotels/Croatia, Hotusa, Hyatt/Sotchi, IHG/HPT, Nobu/Las Vegas, Lodging Econometrics, Lonrho/easyHotel, Meliá/Genua und Bulgarien, Vienna International/Warsaw and Munich.

Munich. In the very middle of the main travel period, Germany’s largest automobile club, the ADAC, has launched a PR campaign against budget hotels. "Budget hotels promise low prices, standardised services and trendy design," the club states. However, it goes on to claim, they "do not always deliver on their promises, especially with regards to rates."

Bern. The Swiss tourism suffers strongly from the high Franc exchange rate: Foreign guests are absent and this threatens many companies in their existence. At the same time, rich Arabs look for new investment opportunities.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Axa Real Estate/Accor, LFPI Hotels, Marriott/Boscolo, MWB/Malmaison, Rezidor/London, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Starwood/Barcelona, Worldhotels/Antoitalia Hospitality.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Pullman Bery Paris, Hyatt/Noble, Kempinski/Baku, Marriott/Ankara, NH/Frankfurt, Piccadilly/Lloyds, Rezidor/Dubai.