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Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Barceló/Madrid, Centara, Fendi/Milan, Martinhal/Portugal, Meliá/Madrid, Le Méridien/Bahrain, Moevenpick/Pattaya, NH, Pestana, Rosewood/Rome.

London. The global growth of the budget and hostel sectors, including the fast-emerging commercialised private rental market such as Airbnb, is set to continue as the consumer increasingly values experience over formality and is highly influenced by social media in the choices they make.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aareal Bank/Hotels, Ameron/Davos, easyHotel/Middle East, Four Seasons/Casablanca, Hilton Garden Inn/Dubai, IHG/Indigo London, NH/Q3, Orascom/Balance Sheet, Qatar/Business Events, Steigenberger/Dubai, Amsterdam, TLG, Union Investment/Holiday Inn Warsaw.

Frankfurt am Main. After nine months, the global hotel transaction volume in 2015 has generated around 60 billion USD. A new record. And the boom is continuing.

Berlin. After residential property, investors prefer hotels. And here, they prefer 3-star business hotels. B cities are growing in popularity relative to A cities. A new investment survey summarised the current mood on the investment market.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Ascott/Paris, Tokyo, Host Hotels/Europe, Hyatt/Kuwait, Hyatt/Mallorca, InterConti/Ljubljana, Kempinski/Ghana, Leonardo/Ulm, Meliá/Asia-Pacific, Steigenberger/Gstaad.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Atlantic/Columbia, Belmond/Q3, Blu Hotels/Folgaria, Carlson Rezidor/Moscow, Muscat, Istanbul, Féderation Int./Cogne, Four Points/Saudi-Arabia, Hilton Garden Inn/UAE, Hilton Double Tree/Doha, INC Hotels/Piacenza, Jury Inn, Kempinski/Venice, Meliá/Results, Novum/Munich, NH/London, RIU/Maldives, Six Senses/Courchevel.

Madrid. Paradores de Turismo, the Spanish national hospitality company, created to promote qualified tourism and the recovery of historic places, opened a new line of business based on franchising. The first hotel will be 5-star Casa da Insúa in Penalva do Castelo, Portugal.

Basingstoke. Moscow remains the most expensive business destination in the world. Among the regions, only America shows average rate growth. Globally, the in-city fragmentation results in traditional hotel chains fighting for the conventional mid-market. Flexibility has become a driver, says a survey.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Adina/Munich, B&B/Weil at Rhine, Duesseldorf, Choice/BHKV, Hard Rock Hotel/Tenerife, Hilton/Q3, Ibis budget/Bamberg, IHG/Holiday Inn Warsaw, Marriott/Q3, Motel One/Munich, UK, Q3, Moxy/Vienna, Sensimar, Starwood/Q3, Thomas Cook/Casa Cook.