News & Stories

Wiesbaden. The entrepreneur from Wiesbaden, Juerg Koellmann, is planning a new hotel chain. The chain will expand with hotels in two categories and combine the competence acquired previously in real estate development and hotel operation. Innside Premium Hotels developed originally from the Koellmann group.

Bern. In spite of hard times for the Swiss luxury hotel industry, the Bellevue Palace in Bern will be renovated this summer for 13 million CHF. Schweizerhof in Bern will also be given new life as the next 5-star hotel. Quite unnoticed by the public, the new owner has compensated small shareholders in a very unusual manner.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Russia, Continental Property Investment, Golden Tulip/Thailand, Grand City/Salzburg, Hilton/Aqaba, Hotusa, Marriott/China, Rezidor/Park Inn, Sol Meliá/Dubai, St. Petersburg/Astoria.

Paris. Despite global economic challenges, hotel developments continue to progress, with 432,000 new rooms injected into global supply by both independent hotels and groups.

Frankfurt. The slide of the German hotel sector has been stopped. The trend is again upwards, but developments are moderate and considered. Which segments and destinations provide operators and investors with the best opportunities are revealed by a current trend survey by Dr Luebke Immobilien. The hotel operators surveyed are largely confident that with improved offers they will see earnings rise to a more comfortable level than in the previous year.

Leipzig. An online travel agent and organiser plans to set up a low budget chain: The German company, Unister Holding GmbH, certainly sees itself as capable of succeeding in such an undertaking. Though at the moment, the plan is little more than an announcement.

Berlin. The global economic crisis has hit the hospitality industry in Germany hard. Winter sport regions excepted, hotels and restaurants have also suffered as a result of the harsh winter. More than half of all restaurateurs and hoteliers recorded fewer revenues through winter than in the comparable period the previous year.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Azimut, Fairmont/Zimbali, Four Seasons/China, Invesco Real Estate, Orient-Express/Sicily, Russia, Starwood/Georgia, Welcome,Westin, Dorint/roofing ceremonies.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western/Japan, Carlson/Asia Pacific, Ghotel/Koblenz, Hamburg, Hilton/Sicily, Hotusa, Scandic/Malmoe.

Vienna. The foundations have been laid since 2003, now, acting with partners, Susanne Kraus-Winkler has decided to expand on the successful idea of the "Loisium Weinwelt" and the "Loisium Wine & Spa Resort" in Langenlois near Vienna to make it a wine resort group in one of the most beautiful wine regions in the whole of Europe. Construction on the next project will soon begin and two further projects are in the pipeline.