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Frankfurt/Bad Orb. The 23 million Euro "Chinese Health Paradise" in Bad Orb already stands before the collapse, just shortly after construction has begun. Shanghai investors - so the official reason - have developed cold feet after potential problems arose concerning the provision of work permits for Chinese construction workers. According to some reports, the future of the Steigenberger Hotel will be secured by a former company employee together with the Ringhotels consortia.

Augsburg. As of today, 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: Moevenpick, Pandox and Rezidor.

St. Felix/Mauritius. From the mountains to the sea: on December 20, 2006, the Shanti Ananda opens in the south of Mauritius. It is the first sister hotel of the well-known Ananda - in the Himalayas located in India.

Bonn. The latest "Kompendium der Markenhotellerie 2006" provides detailed and structured information about Germany's hotel companies. The compendium is issued by the German Hotel and Restaurant Association and the German International Hotel Association.

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: Best Western, Dusit, Hilton, InterContinental, Kempinski, Regency, Taj.

Augsburg. As of today, 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: Dorchester, Hilton, InterContinental, Raffles, Versace.

Berlin. A new survey about cultural tourism reveals a market niche for hotels: cultural and city trips are lacking childcare services. In addition, the rates for city and culture trips have doubled since the introduction of the euro. Despite this, the interest in city and cultural travels remains very high.

Vienna. After recently adding the Dream Castle Hotel at the Disney Resort Paris and the Angelo Hotel in Prague to its belt, Vienna International Hotel Management plc shows no sign of stopping and this year will take on the Hotel Jan III Sobieski in Warsaw with further expansion to follow.

Frankfurt/M. With 1.03 billion euros, Germany's hotel investment volume already reached the highest level in the first 10 months of 2006 since collecting data began in 1990 on the German hotel investment market.

New York. Sources in the catering community in New York City are saying that The Cipriani Group, a major catering operation in the city, is about to announce that it has acquired several hotels in major U.S. cities.