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Kiel. Corona is also polarising travel behaviour this summer. The number of people unsure about whether or go on holiday or not has more than doubled. But "we are still a society of travellers," Prof. Dr. Martin Lohmann concludes from his research – even if 2020 sees level of movement similar to those of the 1980s. But in crisis situations, people stick to familiar patterns – and continue to get in their cars. As part of the usual annual short-trip survey, the academic director of the FUR Travel Analysis this year posed extra questions as regards corona. This week, he gave provided some initial insight in an exclusive interview by hospitalityInside correspondent Fred Fettner. Lohmann offers consolation for countries who are placing their hope on Germans with travel in their blood: "Once a country opens its borders, the Germans will come." Business as usual? Not exactly.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): B&B/Cologne-Ehrenfeld, InterContinental Rome, IntercityHotel/Hamburg-Barmbek, Me and All/Hanover, Radisson/Q1, Room Mate/Porto, Warimpex/Q1, Zleep/Copenhagen.

Berlin. Since reopening, 81.5% of restaurants and cafés in Germany do not earn any more money. The desire to consume has so far failed to materialise, the halved revenue is too much to die for and too little to live on. The latest survey figures from the German Hotel and Restaurant Association speak for themselves.

Augsburg. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Credit, Maritim/China, Meliá/Results Q1, Paris/Recovery, Premier Inn/Expansion, Scandic/Results Q1, Stayery/Mönchengladbach.

Berlin. Even though the corona crisis has entered its next phase and many hospitality businesses in Germany are slowly getting back on track, experts agree: the sector will experience a wave of insolvencies in which at least 30% of businesses fall by the wayside. Initial surveys on this do not augur well.

Berlin. The effects of the Corona pandemic on the hospitality industry are devastating. As the Federal Statistical Office announced on Wednesday, revenue fell by almost half in March. The hotel and restaurant industry turned over 45.4% less in real terms in March than in March 2019. April is likely to be worse.

Augsburg. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western/Italy and Germany, Choice Hotels/financial report Q1, Marriott/financial report Q1 and AC Bremen, Plateno/7 Days Duisburg, TH Resorts/Rome.

Berlin. The expected consolidation process will hit the small-scale hotel and restaurant industry hard. Even without Corona, hostels with less than 50 rooms have already disappeared unnoticed in masses from the market over the last nine years. A statistical analysis shows the development.

Vienna. Metropolises with a high proportion of international guests and many congresses will suffer longest and most severely from corona. This also makes the situation in Switzerland explosive. Liquidity is becoming scarce. STR yesterday presented the latest performance data on Switzerland. And the consultants of MRP Hotels dare to make an unusual suggestion: entire hotel segments should be taken off the market for a while.

London. "We're not yet paying guests to stay in hotels," said STR Managing Director Robin Rossmann yesterday in typical British humour, introducing the presentation of performance figures in the DACH region. The virus has run aground the hotel industry in all three countries.