News & Stories

Frankfurt/Munich. The 4th quarter of 2019 was the strongest quarter ever seen in terms of hotel transactions, CBRE reports looking back over the past year. The hotel investment market in Germany turned over EUR 4.85 billion in 2019, 24.5% more than in 2018. According to JLL, foreign capital investment in particular doubled. Yet yields continued to decline.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Anex Tour/Neckermann, Barceló/UFI, B&B/Marburg, Best Western/Kaiserslautern, b'mine/Cologne, Deka Venice/MTK, Dorint/Remscheid, Cologne, DWS/Glam Milan, Fergus/Malaga, Foncières LFPI/Milan, Holiday Inn/Munich, Ikos/Andalusia, Huazhu/Steigenberger, Mallorca/Funds, NH Coll./Verona, nhow/London, Oyo/Rooms, Paris/Google, Radisson/Blu Sakarya, Rom/Investments, Room Mate/Mallorca, Staycity/Growth, Trump/Washington, Thanos/Almyra, TUI/Wolters Sale, Union Investment/Poland, Welcome/Bad Friedrichshall.

London. For the time being, 2020 will not bring the stability the UK hopes for. Britain's tourism and hotel industry is swimming in the waves of politics, tossed to and fro by the various variants of the final Brexit exit treaty. The hotel industry must prepare for difficult months: Earnings are falling, performance is more likely to stagnate than improve, room capacities continue to increase and labour force remains threatened as the Conservative Party calls for an end to freedom of movement of people from the EU.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Abu Dhabi/FTI Investment, Adagio/Paris, Atlantic/Erfurt, Autograph/Ireland, Candrian/Hotel Zurich, CommerzReal/iLive Frankfurt, Deutsche Hospitality/Zleep Madrid, Europe/Pipeline, Fay/Leipzig, Ghotel/Hamm, GSH/Holiday Inn Switzerland, H-Hotels/Paris, Hyatt/Andaz Dubai, Hyatt Helsinki, and more.

Zurich. It's getting a bit tight on Zurich's hotel market. Over the last ten years, the number of hotel rooms in the Zurich metropolitan area has increased by 2,850. But: Even more than this are to come over next two years - up to as many as a further 3,400 rooms. The existing hotel industry plans to meet this challenge by investing in quality. And the city is falling back on its established strengths, proven structures and is striving to reposition itself, in MICE business in particular.

Paris. At Accor, the news about purchases and sales, new strategies and partnerships are turning up at the end of the year. These include the deal with 16 Mövenpick hotels, which the HR Group will operate in future, and an investment in the German eCommerce specialist dailypoint. hospitalityInside.com summarizes them.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Fairmont London, Airbnb/Zeus Living, Atom Hoteles/Acquisition Spain, Castello di Carimate/Sale, Fleesensee/12.18, Genting Hong Kong/Hotel Brand Ships, GSH/Bento Inn Munich, Hirmer/Bachmair am See, HNH/Double Tree Trieste, Hyatt/Unbound London and Hyatt Reykjavik, ibis Styles/Dresden, Langham/Murano, Millennium/Melia Bilbao, Minor/Avantara and NH Collection Doha, Mondial Cologne/MGallery, Moxy/Mainz-Kesselberg, Nakheel/Avani Dubai, Pantera/Munich-Moosach, Rocco Forte/Villa Igiea, Stayery/Bielefeld, Swisspeak/Meiringen, Timeless/Eurostrand, Vinggruppen/AROE, W/Abu Dhabi, Zugspitz Resort/Reopening.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): B&B/Rostock and Wetzlar, BWH/Name Change, BW Italy/Ragusa, Casual Hoteles/Expansion, CLIA/figures Q1+Q2, DER/Sentido, Jumeirah/Italy, Kempinski/Geneva, KSL/Soneva, Kurhaus Sellin/New building, Mandarin Oriental/Tel Aviv, Novum/Saarbrücken, Omnia/Rome, Radisson/Italy and Dubai, Radisson Blu/Dubai, Romantik/Africa, TUI/Fieberbrunn.

Paris/Zurich. The Hyatt Hotels Corporation has just announced it will open more than 20 new luxury hotels and resorts around the world by the end of 2020. They are also on an expansion course in Europe, especially in Switzerland.

Berlin. Outbound trips from Europe rose by 2.5%. Outbound trips from Eastern Europe recorded a higher growth rate than those from Western Europe. These are the first results of an analysis of travel behaviour in Europe for the first eight months of the year.