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Portsmouth. Lodging Econometrics, a research company for Hotel Real Estate, has released its "Construction Pipeline Report" for Europe, announcing the total construction pipeline at a new cyclical high of 1,031 projects/172,815 guestrooms at the end of Q1 2008. But now, hotels having not secured their financing will be facing severe problems.

Augsburg.The keyword "News mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: andel's, DekaBank/Courtyard, IFA/Emirates, Four Seasons, Grand City, Meridia Capital, Mövenpick, Wyndham.

Frankfurt/M. In April, Europe's first Doubletree by Hilton opened in Cambridge and four follow-ups are already scheduled. Germany belongs to the preferred markets of the full-service brand Doubletree Hotels, Guest Suites and Resorts too. There are already 190 hotels worldwide, including 37 suite hotels. The target group is simply travellers.

Frankfurt/M. Marriott Executive Apartments, Marriott International's brand for long-term residency, will double its portfolio within the next 36 months. Currently, the group operates 16 MEAs in 13 countries outside of North America. Additional 15 MEAs are planned for Egypt, Bahrain, China, India, Qatar, Thailand, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Apart from this, it is still unclear whether the apartment brand Residence Inn will come to Germany or not.

Augsburg.The keyword "News mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: Banyan Tree, InterContinental, Kipp Karl-Heinz, Rezidor, Sterling, Wyndham Hotels. 

Munich. The European hotel industry starts into a weak 2008 by achieving an average RevPAR increase of 1.1 percent only making an average of 68 Euro. According to the recent STR Global HotelBenchmark Survey analysing the first four month 2008, the hotel market is going to stagnate at presesnt - after the growth figures of the past years. Only the Asian and East European markets send positive signals. The database specialists Smith Travel Research, The Bench and Deloitte having merged a short time ago underline the general trend with their results.

Berlin/Hirschegg. The ground-breaking ceremony for the new Travel Charme Ifen Hotel in Kleinwalsertal, Austria, took place yesterday. Raiffeisen Holding Kleinwalsertal and Travel Charme Hotels & Resorts are set to recreate a traditional hotel with the newly constructed Ifen Hotel. The hotel has been closed since 2005 and, if everything goes to plan, is due to reopen its doors in spring 2010. With the new hotel, the German holiday-hotel group Travel Charme extends its portfolio by a property in a classic winter sport region.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: Grand Hotels Bad Ragaz, Heliopark Group, Hilton, GBI/Motel One, CHI Hotels, Rezidor, RIMC, Six Senses Spas.

Duesseldorf. After 17 years, hotelier Thomas H. Althoff will part with the Villa Viktoria in Dusseldorf which he opened in 1991. In future, he will focus exclusively on hotels with gourmet restaurant.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies and destinations are mentioned today: Althoff, B&B, Hilton, Kempinski, Jean Nouvel, Scandic, Starwood Hotels.