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Paris. In order to englobe new activity in market research and database expertise, MKG Consulting has become MKG Hospitality, has taken on a new visual identity and will open new offices in Berlin and Geneva.
Berlin. Scandic and Danish real estate developer Schaumann Properties A/S have entered into a partnership that will develop a new hotel with 572 rooms located at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. The hotel marks the first serious step on Scandics new international growth strategy and is expected to open in February 2010.
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Design dresses up budgets: after the success of the German low-budget design hotel chain of Motel One, Austria's Cube-Hotels will also develop a "design cube". Thís was announced by Martin Lachout, CEO of the operating company of Vienna International at the hotelforum industry conference in Munich on Wednesday. The discussion about concepts of budget hotels showed the high degree of diversification in this segment. The hotel group of Motel One is growing outside Germany as well. Its joint-venture company with the Austrian Verkehrsbuero Group will sign the agreements for the first two Motel One in Vienna today: in the Molatgasse next to the Naschmarkt and the location of Rossauer Lende close to the city a 197-room hotel will be erected by 2009 and a 320-room hotel by 2010, respectively. / mapNews Mix
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: Hyatt, Marriott, Romantik, Vail Resorts.
Munich/Salzburg. Austrian tourism is booming, and the country is and remains extremely interesting to investors. But what hotel groups are among the strongest partners? The Investment Ranking Austria takes a look at exactly these questions and includes some interesting findings.
Frauenkirchen/Lienz. In these days, two scarcely developed tourist regions in Austria witnessed the go-ahead for the construction of two major hotel facilities - for a thermal spa in Burgenland and for a grand hotel in Lienz.
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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: GBI, Golden Tulip, InterContinental, Mövenpick, Rezidor, Westin, Willy Scharnow.
Madrid. NH Hoteles will continue to expand its portfolio in Europe. Since July, NH Hoteles has extended its presence in Europe by signing for over 1,500 rooms in Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Poland.
Frankfurt/Soller. As recently reported, the Arab Jumeirah Group is set to operate a 5 star hotel in Soller, Majorca. The Group has signed a long term lease agreement for the 120 room hotel. The incomplete construction compound presently blighting Soller's harbour, however, changed ownership.
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Augsburg. The keyword "News mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. The following companies are mentioned today: Dusit, Hyatt/Andaz, Mercure, Moevenpick, PATA, Western & Oriental/Galka Golden Tours.