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Usedom. The Seetel group has plans for three additional major projects on Usedom and is thus sinking another 70 million euros into the island. The family-led company already owns and/or operates 16 hotels, residences and villas - 15 of them on Usedom and one on Mallorca.

St. Gallen. In 2007, Switzerland experienced one of its most travel-intensive travel years ever, mainly due to the economic prosperity, an optimis-tic outlook and cheap transport. This is the most important result of a survey on the Swiss' travel behaviour.

Munich. Stefan Schoerghuber is now fighting before the Federal Constitutional Court against the failed conversion of the historical Kaltenbrunn estate in Bavaria into a luxury hotel. In early August, there were rumours about an appeal for the right to be heard before the Bavarian Constitutional Court. The lawsuit will cause a massive delay for the project in any case.

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, Dolce, Dusit, Hyatt, Radisson SAS, Ritz-Carlton, Rome, TUI, Wyndham.

Frankfurt. The German hotel investment market recorded a total transaction volume of roughly 584 million euros by mid 2008 based on 15 transactions, lying 58% below the 2007 mid-year result. This is the result of the most recent analysis of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.

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: Anantara, Gut Kaltenbrunn/Schoerghuber, Motel One, Pentahotels, TUI AG/TUI Hotels.

Vienna. This week, a property was sold at a top location in Vienna, comparable with Berlin's Adlon Hotel. In Vienna, a new luxury hotel is to be erected at this location as well.

Gelnhausen. On the occasion of its 30th  anniversary, the German consultancy von Bonin Personalberatung is granting scholarships to 30-year old junior employees in the hotel industry. Outstanding talents from the hotel industry, catering, tourism and their supply industries can win a total of 20,000 euros for further training on their way into the top management in the "Career of the Year 2008" competition.

London. The Chinese hotel industry has experienced nationwide declines in RevPAR through the first six months of 2008, according to STR Global's monthly survey of 528 internationally branded Chinese hotel properties. Several major markets have experienced occupancy declines as new hotel openings have stretched demand. With the world watching China for the 2008 Olympic Games from today, expectations are high for second half performance.

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: InterContinental, Prominents hotels, Rezidor, Taj, Whitbread.