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Hamburg. Hotels living from airline passengers might have to adjust to a big loss in business. All across Europe, rising air fares have led to declining passenger numbers in the first six months. Airlines are compensating for the loss in their own way - among other things, by imposing shockingly high luggage charges, which ultimately spoil the appetite for travel.

Wiesbaden. 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: Columbia, Golden Tulip, Moevenpick, Peninsula, Rezidor, Worldhotels, Wyndham.

Frankfurt/M. The German real estate market is still interesting for investors, according to the result of a trend analysis about the strategies of real estate investors in Germany. Two thirds of the surveyed investors plan to increase their acquisition volume of properties in Germany. Hotel properties are still favoured. 146 German and internationally operating investors were surveyed, among which are nine businesses with an annual capital commitment of more than one billion euros.

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: Arkona, B&B, Conrad, Leela, Marriott, Orient-Express, Rezidor, Robinson, Scandic, Sun International.

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.