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Wiesbaden. The new desires of some, mostly institutional investors in the resort hotel industry in the region of Germany, Austria and Switzerland raises the question for the right operators. German-speaking or national hotel groups that have already been managing resort hotels for a longer period, are clearly at a competitive advantage here. How will they react to current trends? What is new: Young lifestyle and budget brands are also venturing out on the resort path now.

Augsburg. Mini messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Lake Constance, Dubai Expo/Occupancy, Ennismore/Barcelona, Kempinski/Tel Aviv, Lindner/Düsseldorf, Precise/Berlin, Radisson/Turkey, Relais & Châteaux/Switzerland, RIU/Senegal, Soravia/Berlin, Stayery/Frankfurt.

Berlin. After the Corona drama, German hoteliers have to cope with new burdens and worries. Otto Lindner, hotelier and President of the German Hotel Association, confirms this in today's interview. For the about 20 large hotel corporations, life-saving aid is still missing; he is expecting a harsh index increase in the lease and rent agreements, is cursing about the wild west methods during the boom years and is angry about the one-sided preference of owners until today.

Wiesbaden. Is the interest evidenced from funds and family offices in resorts in German-speaking countries genuine? Credible and sustainable? No. CBRE, EY and Engel & Völkers take a very sober view of the current trend: Resorts are a black box for many new investors! Serious investors are few and far between, and the segment does not offer enough products for funds. The second part of our resort series describes the challenges and limitations for investors – and their plans.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Tokaj, Almae Collection/Italy, A&O/Berlin, Best Alpine Wellness/Alpbacherhof, BW/Vienna, CDSHotels/Apulia, citizenM/Rome, Dalata/Bristol, Dt. Hospitality/Baden-Baden, Hard Rock/Budapest, Harry's Home/Bern, HR Group/Esplanade, Iberostar/Sustainability, JPI/Rotterdam, KPM/Residences, Miniaturwunderland/Yullbe, Moselschlösschen/Reopening, Motel One/ Aachen, Novum/Berlin, Pandox/Mora, Preferred/Italy, Radisson/Oslo, RIMC/Poznan, Ruby/Amsterdam, Shedir Group/Rome, SV Hotel/Munich, TUI/Franchise, Venice/Grassi.

London. The versatility of Serviced Apartments and the willingness of operators to embrace new concepts are two of the key factors driving the sector's on-going success in Europe, with new brands emerging that focus on co-living and the combination of work and home.

Vienna. The travel budgets are slowly decreasing, the trend for last-minute has increased clearly since the start of the crisis in the Ukraine. At the destination, travellers prefer doing nothing and less culture. The number of flight travels is decreasing. Travellers are making their travel decisions based on security criteria and the information provided in advance by the travel agencies. The latest Reisekompass is available now.

Wiesbaden. Is the current hype surrounding resorts in German speaking Europe justified? It's such a good story. But how resilient are resort hotels really? The statisticians have taken a look at performance data - and they're by no means great. With this article, hospitalityInside.com starts a three-part series on resort hotels: their figures, their investors and the operator models.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Pipeline, Althoff/Berlin, Aermont/Milan, Armani/Saudi Arabia, Caminada/Living Circle, DER Touristik/Aldiana, Florence/La Gemma, Hilton/Venice, HomeToGo/e-domizil, Numa/Florence, Orascom/Balance, Palladium/Marbella, PGIM/Venice, Premier Inn/Dubai, Radisson/Bilbao, Rosewood/Vienna, Shangri-La/Balance, Venice/Nolinski.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Milan, Adina/Stuttgart, Alpitour/Calabria, Aspire Elements/Reutlingen, Blu Hotels/Lombardy, Club Med/Marbella, Dt. Hospitality/Ras Al Khaimah, Four Seasons/Rome, Hilton/Bologna, Italy/Market Figures, Kempinski/Indonesia, Limehome/Austria, Marriott/Safari Lodge, Novum/Cologne, Numa/Munich, Radisson/Vienna, Sensoria Dolomites/South Tyrol, The Secret/Sölden.