News & Stories

Stockholm. The Nordic hotel chain Scandic Hotels is launching a new hotel chain under a separate brand, HTL. The new sister company for Scandic will offer a streamlined hotel concept at the best city centre locations.

Zurich. From the Musikhotel up to the Zeppelinhotel: The Swiss hotel industry is abuzz with movement. While spectacular new projects are originating in the mountains and on Lake Constance, the wrecking balls are being operated in other locations of the once traditional properties. New 3- and 4-star properties are entering into the cities while the only 5-star hotel in the canton of Fribourg has just announced its closing.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Moscow, Dorchester/Rome, GHM/Maldives, Hampton/Voronezh, pentahotel/Prague, Renco Invest/Panhans Vienna, St. Regis/Istanbul.

Paris. Louvre Hotels Group announced the opening of 26 hotels under the Golden Tulip and Tulip Inn brands in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. To achieve this, the company agrees to regional partnerships. Completely new is the concept of Tulip Inn in an Alpine style.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): News-Mix with B&B/Boeblingen, Hilton Vienna, Metropolitan by Como/London, Moevenpick/Enshi, Romantik, Spas/Falkensteiner, Althoff, Starwood/Iraq, Palazzo Versace/Macao, Waldorf Astoria/UAE, Wyndham/Duba.

Vienna. In the increasingly more heavily occupied Viennese hotel market, a small, owner-controlled hotel chain has pitted itself against the Motel One chain in the Smart Design segment.

Paris. Cheval Blanc, the hotel brand of world number one luxury Group LVMH, anounced the grand opening of its new hotel the Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives for next November. This property marks LVMH Hotel Management development plans to become international.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aquis/MPI, Art-Invest, Blackstone/Interhotel, Bristol/Paris, Buehlerhoehe, Dormero, Expedia/Travelocity, Fairmont/Saudi-Arabia, Frankfurt/Osthafenmole, Four Saisons/Johannesburg, Greece, Hampton/Warsaw, Istanbul, Leonardo Royal, Marriott/Edition, Minor/Per Aquum, Palladium/Madrid, Prime Investors/London, Starwood/Samsun, Steigenberger/Braunschweig, Bremen.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): B&B/Prague, Blackstone/La Quinta and Hilton, Ritz-Carlton/Israel, Starwood/Athens, Wyndham/Turkey.

Bejing. A survey about destination satisfaction among Chinese travelling abroad reveals: Among the 22 destinations, the most highly rated destinations are the UK, Germany and Australia.