News & Stories

Hamburg. 25hours is in a hurry. In the next few years, eight additional hotels of this brand will open. Apart from city hotels, the business from Hamburg is not afraid to extend its knowledge to the resort hotel industry as well. St. Moritz, Kitzbuehel, Sylt and St. Tropez are among possible locations.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Milan/Bremen/Shares, Adina/Leipzig, Buergenstock, Blu Hotels, Crowne Plaza/Berlin, Dr. Lohbeck/Rangsdorf, Dusit/GCC, Europäischer Hof/Engelberg, Frasers/Hamburg, InterContinental/Davos, Interstate/UK, Marriott/JW Venice, Moevenpick/Lausanne-Ouchy, Waldhaus/Flims, Worldhotels, Wyndham/Ramada Almaty.

Berlin. The German hotel industry experienced its fifth consecutive year of growth in 2014 and the continued forecasts are also favourable. Germany as a travel destination remains popular. Nevertheless, the power of the hotel industry as a job engine has significantly decreased even before the introduction of the minimum wage.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Alila/Oman, Autograph/Nice, Canvas, Dorint Mallorca/Steigenberger, Dormero/Dorint Windhagen, Germany/PKF, Lindner Investment/Ibiza, Mercure/Munich East, Novum, Regent, Shangri-La/Jen, Starwood Capital/1, Viceroy/GHA.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Dorint Mallorca/RIMC, GBI/Moxy Stuttgart, Hyatt/Regency Tbilisi, Lindner Leukerbad/Heliopark, LetoMotel/Munich, Moevenpick/Istanbul, PPHE/Puna, St. Regis/Istanbul, UNA/Unipol.

Paris. A group from the UK overhauls Ibis in terms of growth. And changes in the development strategy cause several alterations within the Top 20 hit list of hotel chains and groups in Europa. The MKG Hospitality's 2015 ranking in Europe highlights several noteworthy trends.

Berlin. The approach of InterContinental Hotels Group in order to advance the expansion, especially via multiple development agreements, is slowly starting to provide exact figures. Robert Shepherd, Chief Development Officer Europe, is accelerating quality as well.

Berlin. Choice Hotels are strengthening their human resources for expansion in Europe and are changing their sales structure as well. This should support the franchise partners and accelerate the expansion in that region.

Berlin. Repeatedly, Carlson Rezidor's CEO Wolfgang Neumann has to face geo-political drawbacks in the optimisation process of the business. Be it the economic crisis in Norway or slumps in the Russian market. Because of the visible successes at the same time, the manager is confident that he will be able to increase the group's profits soon again.

Berlin. The industry is buzzing again – investors and hotel owners made many announcements during IHIF and ITB Berlin, and aside of it. The selection of today's businesses: Aloft/UK, B&B/Foncière des Murs, Best Western/Italy, Fleesensee/Radisson Blu, Fosun/Thomas Cook, GBI/Moxy, Holiday Inn Express, Kempinski, Leonardo/UK, Orascom, Premier Inn, Steigenberger/Jaz, Travel Charme/Austria, Virgin Hotels.