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Warsaw. The Polish hotel market has been in the midst of intensive growth for several years. As a result, new hotel brands and new hotel chains are entering the market with incredible speed, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Munich/Hamburg. The luxury hotel Bayerischer Hof Munich sold its small Kitzbühel resort hotel to the owner of the Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Hamburg. And tour operator DER Touristik acquired a 50% stake in the small DSR Hotel Holding with the Arosa and a-ja brands. There is movement in the market.

Augsburg. Under the keyword "News-Mix" you will find mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Mövenpick Basel, Amano/East, Atlantic/Münster, Auberge Resorts/Florence, Brera/Böblingen, CDS/Florence, DeA Capital/CPI Property, DER Touristik/DSR Hotel Holding, GBI/Hamburg, Hogwarts/Bejing, Hyatt/Leisure, InterContinental/Barcelona, Mantis/Camp, Premier Inn/Stuttgart, Radisson/Italy, Seegatten/Pellworm, Six Senses/Luggage Free, TUI/Eurostar, Venice/Entrance Fee, Wyndham/Wroclaw. 

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Berlin. Radisson reacts to the increasing challenges in the hotel market with a convertible room: from bedroom to office in 15 minutes, furthermore, the Jin Jiang subsidiary tackles resorts and residences more strongly. Choice Hotels is completely repositioning itself in the middle of the pandemic in EMEA, repositioning its brands and focusing on Longstay. Wyndham is the most positive: the stock market price shows the group as "recovered".

Berlin. The German government decided on Tuesday to extend the Bridging Aid III Plus until 31 December 2021 - which will help the city hotels in particular, but also the resort hotels should the autumn and winter business fail again.

Berlin. Thanks to the relaxation of restrictions and increased tourist demand, the hospitality industry is on the upswing again. In August 2021, revenues were 5.7% below the August figures of the pre-crisis year 2019, according to Dehoga Bundesverband.

Augsburg. In Germany, the business world plunged from 100 to nearly 0. This is a dramatic drop of more than 80% as the current analysis of the German Business Travel Association VDR is revealing now. The hotel industry will be able to win back business travellers with new priorities – but it has to set its sights lower.

Valencia. International flights to European destinations in July and August reached 39.9% of pre-pandemic levels. This is significantly better than last year but the picture remains mixed.

Augsburg. Under the keyword "News-Mix" you will find mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Achat/Augsburg, Best Western/Corona new arrivals, Booking.com/Russia, Deutsche Hospitality/Italy and House of Beats, Do&Co/Munich, IHG/Kimpton, Kempinski/Brazil, Maritim/Pandox, Motel One/Copenhagen, Munich/Losses, Pan Pacific/London, Warimpex/HY 1 results.

Berlin. "It is all carried by the principle of hope". That was the terse comment of a German operator on the positively coloured discussions and statements of hotel operation, real estate and investment executives at the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin this week. The global noise remained negative, all the more weight to any positive aspect.