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Berlin. Hard times lie ahead for the world's travel industry. According to the "ITB World Travel Trends Report", conducted by the consultants IPK International and commissioned by the global travel industry's leading trade show, "at best, 2009 will be a year of stagnation."

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: AIDA, Best Western, Design Hotels, Hilton, Iberostar, Ibis, Marriott, One&Only, Rezidor, Taj, Vienna International.

Berlin. European holiday makers prefer cars and train travel - flights with no-frill airlines are decreasing. This is the result of the ITB World Travel Trends Report, which was carried out by the consultancy IPK International on behalf of the ITB Berlin.

New Delhi. The Indian hotel group The Claridges Hotels & Resorts has reduced rates with immediate effect in their hotels The Claridges, New Delhi and The Atrium, Delhi, both primarily orientated towards the business traveller. The so-called "global meltdown tariff" is described by Claridges as an innovative price concept to meet the international financial crisis.

Zurich. Zurich's Hotel Atlantis, the former Sheraton Atlantis, is to become accommodation for asylum seekers. A week ago, Rosebud Group once again announced big plans for the Hotel Atlantis which it closed four years ago. This time too, plans fail.

Frankfurt. Once more Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels asked investors about their expectations and as a result of the survey, advise them to put hotel real estate on "hold". Reiner Nittka, Managing Director of GBI, a project development company in Berlin, does not evaluate the current situation as general negatively as JLL. He thinks that transactions still work in niche markets.

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: Château Guetsch, Grand City, Hilton, Moevenpick, Pullman, RIMC, Romeo Hotel, Starwood Hotels.

New York. According to American expert reports, Hilton will present a new lifestyle brand in the course of the next International Hotel Investment Conference in Berlin next March.

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: andel's, Banyan Tree, B&B, Best Hotels, Etap, Golden Tulip, Jumeirah, Louvre, penta, Steigenberger, TUI, Yellowstone Club World.