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Madrid. For the first four months of the year, the World Tourism Organisation UNWTO recorded a fall from 269 to 247 million international tourist arrivals. According to experts, the bottom has now been reached. By the end of August, experts expect a fall of four to six percent. By the end of the year, this is expected to have reduced to three to five percent.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: Adina Apartments, Holiday Inn/Maldives, The Leading Hotels of the World, Moevenpick/Jordan, Pierre & Vacances/Intrawest, Rezidor, Traders.

Bern. The number of overnight stays recorded by Swiss hotels and cure hotels have fallen by 7.4 percent in the six months up to June 2009 compared to figures from same period last year. The slump is attributable to the global recession, adverse exchange rates and the increasing rates of swine flu - the latter according to the hotel association hotelleriesuisse.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: B&B, Courtyard/Rumania, Jumeirah/China, Mandarin Oriental/Las Vegas, Phuket, Ramada/China, St. Petersburg, Worldhotels.

London. Next March or April the famous Savoy London will re-open its doors after a massive, 100 million Pounds Sterling restoration programme by its owners to retain its Edwardian influence in its lobby and public spaces and Art Deco in the entrance, new bar and River Restaurant. The hotel remains bullish despite the negative trading conditions.

Hendersonville/Berlin. "The first half of 2009 was, without question, one of the most challenging the U.S. lodging industry has experienced," said Bobby Bowers, Senior Vice President of Operations at STR Global. "RevPAR fell nearly 19 percent - by far the largest first-half decline ever recorded by Smith Travel Research." The German hotel association Hotelverband Deutschland yesterday posted results for the first half-year 2009. In Germany, figures were quite moderate compared to the U.S.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: Aman/USA, A-rosa, B&B/Oberhausen, Deka, Iberotel/Fleesensee, Kempinski, Leela, Louis Hotel, Pullman.

Andermatt. Adrian Zecha's GHM Hotels will operate the 5-star hotel in the mega resort project in Andermatt, Switzerland, under the brand of Chedi. For Samih Sawiris, the developer of this major project, the last few stumbling blocks have been cleared out of the way.

Novi Vinodolski. After one and a half years setting up, Klaus Elftmann returns to Frankfurt, Germany. The experienced hotelier will leave the Croatian resort at the end of July. At the same time, Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts will assume parts of the complex. Speaking with hospitalityInside.com quite independently, Erich Falkensteiner responded to other rumours making the sector rounds.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: Adina, Hilton/Maldives, Hyatt, Kempinski/Halle, Maritim/Egypt, Motel One/Hamburg, Orascom/Morocco, Rezidor, Scandic/Oslo.