Frankfurt/M. The global market for hotel transactions is on track to break records in 2015. Global volume rose in the first six months of 2015 to a total of USD 42 billion. This was mainly due to cross-border buyers.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Carlson Rezidor/Ljubljana, Istanbul, D-Hotels/Sibenik, Dusit/South Africa, IBB/Berlin, Iberostar/Mallorca, Leonardo/Spain, Munich, LFPI/Alliance Hotels, IHG/InterContinental Bordeaux, Meininger/Rome, Morocco/Downturn, Poland/Hotel Sale, Secret Escapes, Starwood/Aloft Stuttgart, Steigenberger/London, Worldhotels.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): EIB/Strategic Investments, Europaeischer Hof/Baden-Baden, IHG/Indigo York, LHRE/South Africa, Peninsula/London, Ruby Marie/Vienna, Six Senses/Douro Valley, Thomas Cook, Union Investment/andel’s Berlin.

London/Frankfurt,. The current year will likely become a record year for hotel transactions in EMEA. The half-year figures from the JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group have suggested this. Investors from the USA and China have a strong interest.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Angola; Alltours/Canary Islands; Ascott/Qatar Investment; Design Hotel/Lake Como; NH/Trento; Schoerghuber/Hotels; Six Senses/Portugal; Starwood Luxury Collection/Europe.

Wiesbaden. The interest in German hotel property remains unbridled. Experts announce record figures for the first half of 2015. However, the industry is still waiting for additional portfolio deals, while individual transactions are experiencing a boom – and yield is under pressure.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Novotel Madrid, Aiana, Ascott Reit/Element, Bierwirth & Kluth/Moxy, H-Hotel/Leipzig, Lone Star/Amaris, Louvre, Peninsula/Istanbul, Sol House/Mallorca.

Chicago. Sharing economy businesses are here to stay and hoteliers need to adapt and find a way of cooperating with them. Hyatt just did it. The hotel chain bought in on Onefinestay, a distribution platform for private luxury homes. If you can't beat them, eat them.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): alltours/Hotels, Arborea/Neustadt, Autograph/Lucerne, Canopy/Iceland, Ibis/Munich City East, Marriott/Universal Music, Motel Plus/Frankfurt, Oetker/Lanesborough, Robinson Club/Scuol, Scandic/Copenhagen, Six Senses Spa/Mykonos, TUI Cruises.

London. Tourism and travel in the Middle East region exhibited solid growth in 2014. Since the start of the new millennium, key parameters of the sector registered positive compound annual growth ranging between 0.2% and 5.0% while year-on-year, the Middle East region recorded growth ranging between 3.0% and 8.0%. Some cities are at their peak, reveals a new study.