News & Stories

Augsburg. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Airbnb/Corona aid, fees and losing hosts, Brera/Leipzig, Dorint/Sale, Holiday Inn Express & Suites/Netherlands, Leva/Expansion, Marriott/Data breach, Pandox/Operation, Ritz London/Sale, WeWork/Shares.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): DQuadrat Living/neue Marke, IHG/Indigo Madrid, Rotana/Riyadh, Ruby/Stuttgart.

London. "We have moved very quickly from a humanitarian crisis to a financial crisis," said Robin Rossmann, Managing Director of STR, as he began yesterday's webinar with media from across Europe. The updated key performance indicators were deep in the red across all countries. As he came to the number of confirmed corona cases, Rossmann pointed out that these aren't only "numbers", but human lives. Yet he also asked that we see that we don’t list sight of the light on the horizon for the future: the travel-hungry consumer with a burning desire for holidays and the destinations.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Hyde Living Munich, Accor/Transactions, Club del Sole/Plans, Dorint/Müritz, El Chiaty/TUI, Marriott/Tribute Frankfurt, Nobu/Ibiza Bay, Orascom/Hawana Salalah, Premier Inn/Dresden II, Radisson Red/Cologne, Radisson Collection/Lyon, Rotana/Expansion, Ruby/Geneva, Singapore GIC/Edition Madrid, Six Senses/Israel, Space Hotels/Il Corazziere, Steigenberger/Treudelberg Renovation, The Lux/Mauritius.

Augsburg.Two days ago, on 11 March, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Yesterday the stock markets crashed for the second time this week. It is the blackest week for a long time for the tourism industry. Yesterday, the first indicators reflecting the impact of coronavirus for hotels in Germany's top cities were made available: They are all deep in the red. The facts.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Fairmont Ireland, Aman/Janu, BHW/Expansion, bsmart/Dagmersellen, Corinthia/Doha, Design Hotels/Aktrotiri, Deutsche Hospitality/Expansion, Fattal/Leonardo Rome, H-Hotels/Leipzig, Logis/Swadelski, Maritime/Renovations, Meininger/Helsinki, One&Only/Montenegro, Relais & Châteaux/Members, Ringhotels/Oberkirch, Rosewood/Expansion, Rotana/Marrakesh, 7 Days Premium/Duisburg, Sightsleeping/Members, Stayery/Dresden, The Gate/London, The Student/Turin, UNU/Sicily, Zafiro/Mallorca.

Berlin. The cancellation of the ITB at short notice has turned the International Tourism Exchange into the International Travel Break. However, the travel analysis remains optimistic that there will be no break in the desire for travel of the Germans. Worldwide tourism is growing more cautiously now, but the analysis data stem from late January.

Cagliari. It's a 30-million-euro investment, capex included – and the only urban resort in Sardinia. The owners of the luxury resort Forte Village acquired and renovated Palazzo Doglio: a Leading Hotel of the World with 72 rooms and private apartments in the heart of Cagliari. But Forte Village is going for more: It's trying to export its business model to further locations.

Berlin/Beijing. After all the bad news from China, there's now some good news – at least for Kempinski Hotels. The luxury hotel group will be the principal hotel manager for the 10-billion-dollar mega-project Universal Beijing Resort, a new leisure park that will eventually boast between 6,000 and 7,000 hotel rooms.

Berlin. Once again, hotels in the largest German city destinations registered an increase in demand. Nevertheless, individual cities are beginning to falter in terms of performance: the competitive pressure is now even being felt at trade fairs.