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Palma de Mallorca. Within 60 years, the Spanish hotel group Meliá has grown from a small company to a multinational group. At the annual Shareholder’s Meeting, founder Gabriel Escarrer Juliá gave an insight into the history of the company and pointed out the current development plans.

Augsburg. On June 23, 2016 more than half of the Britons voted in favour of "Leave" from the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron will be resigning until October, overnight the British Pound dropped to its lowest value since 1985, and shares are globally plunging. The BREXIT caused a "Black Friday" – and even more: rage and anger are spreading over a completely disunited island and finally international companies intend to leave the "United Kingdom". hospitalityInside.com asked experts in Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland, which consequences the BREXIT could have towards the hotel real estate market, the hotel industry and overall tourism.

London. While Europe is still in shock after the UK voted out of the EU last Thursday, British travel and tourism professionals are wondering how this outcome will impact their activities. Last Monday, coincidently, the British Hospitality Association held its annual summit in London and BREXIT was center stage. Surprisingly, experts and politicians reassured everybody, reminding them that until the British parliament triggers Article 50 nothing will change. Optimistic, the BHA also sees opportunities and leverage in its future negotiations with the next government. Meanwhile, CBRE London shared with hospitalityInside.com its latest market view report after BREXIT – and concludes: It's not that dramatic.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western/Lindau, Bilfinger/Poland, Carlson Rezidor/Poland, City Plaza/Cluj-Napoca, Dubai Opera, Eden/Pesaro, Helma/Zerpenschleuse, Motel One/Stuttgart, NH/Venice, RIMC/Mallorca, RIU/Gran Canaria, VOIHotels/Taormina, Wyndham/Athens.

New Delhi. MBD Group, India's largest education and leading hospitality company and German Steigenberger Hotel Group yesterday announced a joint venture to manage and franchise 20 hotels under the brand "MBD STEIGENBERGER" for the Indian Territory.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Autograph/Breda, Belvédère/Scuol, Corinthia/Meydan, Frasers/Maritim Dresden, Immoville/Klosters, Minor/Dubai, Novum/Amsterdam, Starwood/Sydney, Waldorf Astoria/Dubai, Yolo/Lenzerheide, Yotel/brands.

Beijing. Jin Jiang, Fosun, Anbang, HNA… the industry has become familiar with these groups as they continue to acquire assets around the world. Five years ago however, not many people in the Western world knew they even existed. And these four only represent the tip of the iceberg, as many more investment companies from China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong are also banking on western assets. Who are they? What are they after? Sarah Douag spoke with the Asia experts Susheela Rivers of DLA Piper Hong Kong, and Jileen Loo of CBRE London about these unpredictable key players in the current M&A trend.

Wiesbaden. Hotel reservations via Ryanair, a business travel tool via Airbnb: more and more providers want to make money by offering a place to stay. Everyone enjoys getting involved in the hospitality business. Almost every day, the Internet bestows new competitors upon the hotel sector; as such the holiday apartment ban in Berlin is simply a drop in the ocean.

Munich. The Munich-based serviced apartment specialist Derag Livinghotels has quietly and secretly entered the market: with "Soulmade" – a sustainable wooden construction hotel featuring a couple of feel-good-details.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Amaris/Expansion, Astoria Leipzig/FDM, B&B/Constance, Goettingen, France, Conrad/Makkah, Drees & Sommer/results, Engelberg/Grand Hotel, Europaeischer Hof/Bad Gastein, IHG/Crowne Plaza Americas, Jufa/St. Gallen, pentahotel/Wiesbaden, Sunstar/Davos, Union Investment/Hamburg.