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Wiesbaden. Karl-Heinz Pawlizki, Director of Operations Germany at InterContinental Hotels Group, announced the further expansion of Crowne Plaza in Germany vis-à-vis hospitalityInside.com.

Zurich. In Switzerland, people have a big say in matters. After the tiny municipality of Celerina near St. Moritz recently brought about the downfall of the planned architectural tower by top architect Mario Botta already during the planning phase, the new building of the congress building including a hotel is in danger.

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: Club Aldiana, Achat, Expo Real, Hilton/Marigold, InterContinental, Ramada, Six Senses.

Frankfurt. The German hotel market developed very well in 2007. 10.6 million additional room nights were able to be generated. The major German cities, however, account for only a quarter of the total number of room nights. In other words: about 75% of all room nights are allotted to small cities and holiday destinations.

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: Hotusa, IHG ANA, Moevenpick, Six Senses, Swissôtel.

Berlin. The hotel management company Grand City Hotels & Resorts, founded as recently as 2006, has grown in the first half of 2008 by four to 35 hotels in Germany and one hotel in Holland (see list portfolio). In 2007, expansion ran to 13 hotels, the Group's main method of growth being by means of franchise contract with the brands InterContinental, Accor, Rezidor, Steigenberger, Ramada, Choice and Best Western. The Group also runs hotels itself.

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: Accor, Anantara Resorts, Castlecamp/Zell am See, Fontainebleau, Samuel Braun, Scandic, Sheraton, Swissotel, TUI.

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: Banyan Tree, The Claridges, Christie + Co, Domina, InterCityHotels, Marriott, Preferred, Reval, Scandic, St.Lucia, Warimpex, Worldhotels.

Augsburg. River cruising in Europe has taken off like a rocket over the last decade with the number of passengers more than quadrupling over the period. In the last ten years, the number of river cruise passengers on continental European routes has more than quadrupled, rising at an annualised rate of about 20% since 1997 to reach an estimated total of more than 800,000 by 2007.

Hendersonville/London. Three of the most successful names in the market of hotel-industry research around the globe - smith Travel Research, Deloitte's HotelBenchmark and The Bench - have launched STR Global.