News & Stories

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Newrest, Deka/Renaissance, Kempinski Residences/Bangkok, Hyatt/New York, Inteco/St. Petersburg, Maritim/China, Mandarin Oriental/Doha, Ramada/Leipzig.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Arosa, Hilton/Gdansk, Hyatt, InterContinental/Hamburg, Jumeirah/Shanghai, Mandarin-Oriental/Macau, Moscow, Hospitality Alliance/Berlin, Ritz-Carlton/Shanghai, Romantik/Bad Saulgau, The Savoy/London, Sol Meliá/Vienna.

Berlin. China's exports have already acquired for it the title of the new world champion. In addition the current year, 2010, will see the Chinese capturing a another new record: according to the latest predictions from ITB Berlin. Following the economic recession, China’s population will again be displaying a disproportionately keen interest in travel, with many travel plans actually being made during the current year.

Bern. According to first estimates of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, foreign travellers spent 15 billion francs in Switzerland in 2009, which is nearly 600 million francs less than the previous year.

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.