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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.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Hamburg Übersee, Achat/Dinslaken, Aparthotel Adagio/Contracts, Hyatt/Izmir and Cambridge, LFPI/Mainz, Mama Shelter/Luxembirg, Raffles Residences/London, Radisson Red/Dubai, Revier/Mountain Lodge Adelboden, Seehotel/Usedom, Vienna House/R.evo Katowice, Zoku/Paris.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): with Accor/Ibis Bayreuth, Algebris/Fund III, Alpitour/Results, Art-Invest/Ghotel Goettingen, Barcelo/Expansion, Best Western/Offenbach, CDS/Results, Choice/Comfort Stockholm, DeA Capital/Malaga, GS Star/Holiday Inn Mannheim, H-Hotels/Henne Takeover, Kimpton/Barcelona, Landal/Denmark, Marriott/Metzingen, Motel One Frankfurt/BVK, NinetyNine/Augsburg, Novum/Select Klagenfurt, Preferred/Members, Radisson/Riyadh, Scandic/GO, Vela/Reit im Winkel, Vienna House/Kronberg, Wyndham/EMEA/India, Zoku/Modular.

Berlin. The trend in the German hospitality industry is stable, despite the economic slowdown. The market is booming. Germany is more popular than ever as a travel destination. However, a shortage of skilled workers, cost pressure and bureaucracy continue to weigh on companies.