News & Stories

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week: Accor/Russia, Ascott, B&B/Dresden, Best Western/Africa, Etap/Berlin, Gotthard Hospiz/Switzerland, InterCity/Darmstadt, Sol Meliá/Innside, NH/Dresden, Starwood/New York.

Locarno. A turn for the better is now in sight for the legendary Grand Hotel Locarno. The former jewel in the crown of Ticino's hotel industry, built in 1875, stands before its comeback as luxury hotel. For the moment, the hotel is holding back with official statements, but industry insiders have exact rumours to report.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week: B&B/Europe, Citadines/Bali, Eurostars/Europe, Fairmont/Shanghai, Hilton/Mainz.

Frankfurt. Hotel transaction volumes in the EMEA region stood at 1.6 billion EUR in H1 2010. The result represents a 6% increase on the figure from the year-ago half-year. The number of cross-European investments also increased.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aman/Montenegro, Carlson/India, Falkensteiner/Ueberlingen, Four Points/Munich, NAI Becar/St. Petersburg, Ramada/Bensheim, Rezidor/Andermatt, Rhine-Main, Shanti Maurice/Mauritius, YTL/St. Tropez.

Berlin/Moscow. The Russian hotel company, Azimut Hotels, represented with 22 hotels in Austria, Germany and Czech Republic, has up to now focussed exclusively on business hotels. Now, they are considering expanding their offer to exclusive country hotels and are testing the waters on the Russian market. This business model could also be extended to the Western European market.

Sydney. Looking abroad: Optimism amongst leading Australian hoteliers is on the rise again after two years of declining demand, falling revenues and stagnant investor demand.

Makkah. The Holy Cities of Makkah and Madinah have almost infinite tourism potential – 1.8 billion Muslims from all over the world. Therefore, Saudi Arabia is becoming increasingly interesting for hotel investors. A study analyses this distinct market.

Atlanta. Three and a half years into their partnership, PKF Consulting, Inc. and Colliers International announced that they will further leverage their relationship by co-branding within the United States.

Beijing. Gross Operating Profit levels of the 5-star hotel sector in China have fallen to the lowest level recorded in the eight years the "China Hotel Industry Study" has been published.