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Dubai (May 6, 2016). Middle East and Africa remain a strong expansion focus. During the "Arabian Travel Market" and the investment conference "AHIC" in Dubai, hospitalityInside.com collected the announcements of local and international chains. A selection – with Al Khoory, Centara, Dusit, FRHI, HMH, Marriott, Moevenpick, Paramount, Seven Tides, Starwood, Steigenberger, Wyndham, Yotel.

London. Travel managers are warned. Moscow hotels are to be avoided by companies with tight travel budgets as it is the most expensive city in terms of hotel average room rate for the 12th year running. Two brand new hotel surveys analyze demand and ARR around the world.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Alltours/Mallorca, Choice/Q1, Hilton/Q1, Hyatt/Q1, IBB/Gdansk, Interstate/Sale, Marriott/Q1, Patrizia/Stuttgart, Renaissance/Paris, Starwood/Q1, Seoul.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Ascott/Citadines London, Baglioni/Maldives, Club Esse/Sardinia, Exe Hotels/Spain, FRHI/Expansion, One & Only/Montenegro, Okura/Grand Nikko Tokyo, Premier Inn/Frankfurt, Ringhotels, Space Hotel/Rome, Success/Holiday Inn Express Regensburg.

Paris. Things are going smoothly regarding AccorHotels’ acquisition of Fairmont Raffles Swissotel. The French group announced earlier this week that it "has cleared all antitrust approvals in relevant jurisdictions", being one of the closing conditions of the pending acquisition. In a live video conference in Dubai on Wednesday, Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott, gave a few details about the Starwood takeover. But there is more consolidation news: TripAdvisor acquired HouseTrip.

Augsburg/Hamburg. Sentiment on the hotel investment market has dampened in spring 2016 - nevertheless, the market assessment remains positive overall and at a high level. Those surveyed painted a mixed picture when asked about returns and locations. These were the findings from the hospitalityInside INVESTMENT BAROMETER spring 2016.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Q1, Bespoke/Stay Cool, CapitaLand/The Crest Collection, Dorint/Schloss Rabenstein, Goldbeck/Première Classe, Hilton/Double Tree Tyumen, Jumeirah/Istanbul, Louvre/Golden Tulip Nairobi, Patrizia/Pierdrei Hamburg, Rezidor/Q1, Starwood/Element Amsterdam, St. Regis Belgrade, TUI/Blue, Magic Life.

Augsburg/Hamburg. Sentiment on the hotel investment market has dampened in spring 2016 - nevertheless, the market assessment remains positive overall and at a high level. Those surveyed painted a mixed picture when asked about returns and locations. These were the findings from the hospitalityInside INVESTMENT BAROMETER spring 2016.

Hanover. Independent of each other but almost simultaneously, two new reports on the Serviced Apartment market in Germany have just been published. Whilst a compact "Market Overview" still sees the segment as a niche, a more comprehensive "Market Report" states that temporary accommodation is now solidly established. The segment will grow by 30% by the end of 2018, also thanks to the efforts of international chains now in on the game.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Falkensteiner/Sardinia, Four Seasons/Croatia, Hilton/Conrad Doha, Hispania/Dunas, Hotusa, LifeClass/Hotel Slovenija, Marriott/ECN, Meliá/Soul House, Novotel/Brescia 2, Revitalis/Hampton Aachen, Ritz-Carlton/Budapest, Uappala/Expansion, Union Investment/Innside Aachen, Versailles, Westin/Doha.