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Berlin. Once again, IHIF and ITB Berlin were ideal venues for decision makers. The hospitalityInside team met with Azimut, H+ Hotels, IHG, Moxy, New Century, Room Mate/BeMate, Seetelhotels, Wyndham – and reports from the gossip factory.

Berlin. Once again, travel passion was the economic driver in 2015. Experts were having controversial debates at the ITB, if this will also be the case in 2016. As predicted, about 4.5 percent more travellers were abroad in 2015. For 2016 it is expected that the global growth will decline by 2 percent.

Cologne. Not budget, but boutique, not just food but culinary art and a trendy design. This is how Althoff Hotels presents its new brand. Urban Loft now follows Althoff and Ameron Hotels. The first hotel should open by the beginning of 2018 at the latest. At the same time, Althoff's Ameron brand enters a joint venture with the huge Plateno Group.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Alltours/Mallorca, Best Western/Plaza Hotelgroup, Hilton/Riad, Hilton/Curio Reykjavik, Hyatt/Unbound Collection, IHG/Munich, JSH/Ripamonti Hotel, Meliá Berlin/Union Investment, Meliá/Iran Moxy/Vienna, NH/Rome, Small Luxury, Shangri-La/Doha, Starwood/Aloft Palm Dubai, Super 8/Munich, 25hours/Hamburg, Villa Kennedy/GEG, Worldhotels.

Rockeville/Vienna. Choice Hotels is now expanding with rapid strides – thanks to the unique "co-branding deal" with Star Inn Hotels. 16 Star Inn Hotels will become Comfort and Quality Hotels but will keep their own names. This is the new thing – and could well become a blueprint.

Nuremberg. Nearly half a million Germans less, as compared to the prior year, have booked their summer holidays for 2016. Especially destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean are conceding severe drops in booking numbers. Caribbean destinations, especially Cuba, but also earth-bound destinations are becoming trends.

Rostock/Hamburg. Well-known brands in Germany are moving together in modified form. The hotel and apartment hotel group arcona, based in Rostock, has entered a joint venture agreement with DSR Hotel Holding, Hamburg. The deal makes the two hotel brands A-rosa and arcona Living sister hotels. a-ja Resorts, up to now part of DSR Hotel Holding, is given a special position.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Choice/Edinburgh, IHG/InterConti Sofia, Marriott/The Hague, Meliá/New York, Moxy/Stuttgart, RCI, RIU/Nakheel, Starwood/Aloft Brighton, TH Resorts.

Neuchâtel. The hotel industry in Switzerland counted a total of 35.6 million overnight stays in 2015. Compared to 2014, this is a decrease of 0.8 percent. Foreign guests accounted for 19.6 million nights, which is a decline of 1.7 percent.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Berlin/Conferences, BNP Paribas/Europe, Four Seasons/Abu Dhabi, Hilton/Doubletree Yerevan, IHG/Heathrow, Le Méridien/Rome, LMEY/Aldiana Hamburg, Marriott/Fairfield China, Novum/Wolfsburg, Pandox/Midstar, Patrizia/25hours, Room Mate/Milan, Ruby/Munich, Starwood/Imperial Vienna.