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Brussels/Munich/Berlin. Bureaucracy in Europe has its pitfalls, especially since regulations differ not only between individual countries, but also between their individual states. A summary of recent developments on EU sustainability reporting, special cases in Bavaria and the planned German immigration law.

Augsburg. Mini messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Graz and Sofitel Barcelona, Bellavista/Sardinia, Cadogan/London, Cape of Senses/Lake Garda, Castello/Milan, Choice EMEA/Sleep Inn, Club Med/Alps, Hilton/Klagenfurt, IHG/Al Khobar, Kempinski/Western Turkey, Kerzner/Dubai, Limehome/Porto, Marriott/Frankfurt and Venice, Meliá, Sicily, Nobu/Abu Dhabi, Nolinski/Venice, Noma/Rome, Orascom/ El Gouna, Radisson/Nice, Romantik/Zusmarshausen, Schörghuber/Lenggries, Warimpex/Results, Zleep/Madrid Airport.

Leipzig. With the experienced resilience during the last two years of the pandemic, providers of serviced apartments continue to experiment confidently with new concepts. In Leipzig, several "New Kids on the Block" introduced themselves. Their main topics were about hybrid as well as Gen Z concepts, B and C locations as well as the ongoing topics of health and senior living.

Chicago. Hyatt Hotels and Dream Hotel Group signed an agreement for a Hyatt affiliate to acquire Dream Hotel Group’s lifestyle hotel brand and management platform including the Dream Hotels, The Chatwal Hotels and Unscripted Hotels brands.

Vienna. Austria's holiday hotel industry set new records in the summer of 2022. Vienna's city tourism grew significantly in comparison to the pandemic - in overnight stays and in the number of rooms. Low budget hotels are fully booked, luxury addresses are not. The summer balance 2022.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Ama Stay/South Tyrol, Choice EMEA/Vienna, Commerz Real/Venture Capital, Deutsche Hospitality/Horsens, Ikos/Mallorca, Kempinski/Kurdistan and Berchtesgaden, Lecce/Luxury Class, Libertas/Baden-Baden, Lodging Econometrics/Conversions, Marriott/Kupferzell, Minor/Phuket, Monrif/Milan, Motel One/Innsbruck, Smy Hotels/Bologna, Union Investment/Amsterdam.

Madrid. An estimated 700 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September, more than double the number recorded for the same period in 2021. This equates to 63% of 2019 levels.

London/Palma de Mallorca. IHG and Iberostar sign a strategic alliance for resorts and all-inclusive hotels in the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, Southern Europe and North Africa. This continues the current trend of operating companies merging. In this case, the smaller one spurs the larger one.

Leipzig. Worldwide, serviced apartment operators are performing as they did before the pandemic and want to continue to grow. But the current crisis situation is already slowing down the pipelines. The segment is relying on tailwinds from its resilience.

Wiesbaden. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Adagio/Development, Baglioni/Palace Resorts, B&B/Villingen-Schwenningen/Milan, Cascina Galarej/Serralunga d'Alba, Dorchester/Tokyo, Deutsche Hospitality/Doha, Fosun/Thomas Cook and Fosun, Four Seasons/Residences Bahrain, Hilton/Rome, Hilton/EMEA, Keys/Rome, Minor/NH Coll. Middle East, Molo/Alexander Rome, Orascom/Q3, Pandox/Citybox, Ruby/Edinburgh, Santavenere Hotel/Maratea, Wyndham/Echo Suites.