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Middle East: Dubai more expensive than London

23.2.2007

London. Hoteliers across the Middle East posted their third year of double-digit revenue per available room growth in 2006. The region saw revPar increase 16.7% last year fuelled by a 17.8% improvement in average room rates - up to USD143 from USD120 in 2005. However continuing terrorist threats combined with an increase in hotel supply resulted in marginal declines in occupancy.

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News Mix

16.2.2007

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: Accor, Four Seasons, Leading Spas, Mandarin Oriental, Rezidor, Small Luxury Hotels.

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News Mix

9.2.2007

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: Accor/Go Voyages, Amanresorts, Ellington, Ibis, Kempinski, Jumeirah, Moevenpick, NH Hoteles/Jolly.

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German group to head 300 million project in Bonn

9.2.2007

Cologne/Bonn.
The former seat of parliament in Bonn is to be redeveloped into a conference hall for 4,000 visitors as well as a 350 room hotel. A small German group has won the contract as operator of this 300 million Euro complex, beating off international competition from across the world.

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Wellness and cycling boom

9.2.2007

Bonn. The Germans' favourite travel destination is and remains Germany. Last year too, no other country was pencilling in so often on to the German travel calendar as Germany, beating Spain, Italy, Turkey and Austria hands down. The trend towards short trips gathers momentum. Holidaymakers more often organised trips themselves, were booking less in advance and were taking time to compare different offers.

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Moderate growth after year of records

2.2.2007

London. Global hotel performance data for 2006 shows that all regions enjoyed double-digit growth in revenue per available room. Experts expect a more moderate growth in 2007. The interest in hotel-assets in Germany is supposed to slow down.

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News Mix

2.2.2007

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week. Today: Arcotel, Blackstone, Carlton/Moevenpick, Luxury Lifestyle, Marriott/Courtyard, Le Méridien, InterContinental, Steigenberger, Worldhotels.

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News Mix

26.1.2007

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: DIFA, Express by Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Kempinski, Leela, Le Royal Monceau, Waldorf-Astoria Collection.

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59 LSF sold, another contract cancelled

26.1.2007

Frankfurt/Paris. According to the French magazine "Les Echos", Blackstone acquired 59 hotels in France from Lone Star Funds, Texas at the end of the year 2006. This marks the end of the marketing-cooperation between French and German LSF Hotels which only started in 2006. There are more news from Germany .

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Villa Feltrinelli sold

26.1.2007

Gargnano. A small but renowned luxury gem has been sold: Bob Burn's Villa Feltrinelli on Lake Garda, Italy. In a tiny contribution in the Italian financial newspaper "II sole 24 ore" a figure of approx 40 million Euros was being bandied around.

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