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London. Today is the day when the United Kingdom was supposed to leave the EU for the second time. But the EU granted a postponement yesterday. So Brexit has become an endless story, creating increasing frustration and uncertainty for people and companies. One impact is already visible: the weak Pound is going to lose even more value in the case of a no-deal Brexit. The major concern in hospitality is about food imports from the continent. In terms of labour, the industry association UKHospitality has negotiated benefits in the case of a deal-scenario.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Junction at Pullman Paris, B&B/Rom, Best Western Plus/Erfurt, Choice/Quality Ostrava, Design Hotels/Edinburgh, Dorchester/Dubai, Four Seasons/Athen, Grupo Una/Florence, HanseMerkur/Stayery, Hilton/Zurich and Nuremberg, Hilton/Curio London and Malaga, IHG/Spain, Jumeirah/London, L'Agencia del Demanio, Marriott/AC, Meininger/Stuttgart and Bremen, Meliá/Albania, New Wave/Norderney, Oaktree/Italy, Oetker Coll./Ireland, Palladium/Palermo, Plaza/Acuisition and Mannheim, Radisson Blu/Ryadh, Ruby/Cologne-Ehrenfeld, Swiss-Belhotel/Baden, Tegernsee/Autograph Coll., Thomas Cook/Mallorca.

Berlin. The hotel industry was able to record the ninth successive year of growth in a row, but it was weaker. In 2018, the number of overnight stays in hotels, bed & breakfasts, inns and boarding-houses increased by 3% to a new optimum of 297.6 million according to the Federal Statistical Office. With 71.4 million overnight stays, foreign tourists and business travellers booked nearly one quarter of all overnight stays. The construction and brand boom continues.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Novotel Parma, Adagio/The Circle, Ascot/Citadines Connect, Best Western/Gut Branitz, Burg Wernberg/Closing, Campbell Gray/Alex Thalwil, Casual Hoteles/Expansion, citizenM/Capital, Como/Chianti, Double Tree/Brescia, HNH/Identity, Hyatt Place/Krakow, Capsule/Lucerne, Lindner Leipzig/Seminaris, Marriott/Riyadh, Marriott/Luxury Coll. Yerevan, Meininger/Munich 2, Norway/Luxury, Novum/Crowne Plaza Frankfurt, Oetker Coll./Scotland, Pantera/Munich, Plaza Premium/Heidelberg, prizeotel/Antwerp, San Marino/5-Star, Savoy Palace/Funchal, Scandic/Norway, Thomas Cook/Ibiza.

Wiesbaden.The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s):

Accor/MGallery USA, Barcelò/Galicia, B&B/Köln-Troisdorf, Best Western/Milan, Choice/Ascend Cologne, Venice and The Hub Oslo, Dt Hospitality/Intercity Amsterdam Airport, Fattal/Grange, Fifty House/Milan, Fosun/Club Med, Four Elements/Austria, Hapimag/Results, Hard Rock/Sicily, Hilton/Hampton France, Barcelona and Garden Inn-Canopy France, KanAm/Myhattan, Les Collectionneurs, Marriott/Expansion, Meininger/Budapest, Mövenpick/Savognin, Novum/Niu Berlin, Öschberghof/Renovation, Premier Inn/Al Jaddaf, Radisson Residence/Istanbul, Relais & Châteaux/Members, Rotanan/Expansion, Shaza/Mysk Jeddah, Signa/Chrysler Building, Staycity/Paris Resort, Uvet/Expansion, Veratour/Results, Voihotels/Sardinia.

Berlin/London. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts further expanded its hotel portfolio in Europe and EMEA in the past year and recently also increased its personnel. Within Europe, the world's largest franchisor is expanding strongly in Turkey. In the German-speaking countries, the Super 8 brand will continue to be a strong focus in the future.

Berlin. The German hotel market has been flourishing for years and for the ninth consecutive year, overnight numbers have increased on the previous year. However, not all German top cities performed equally strong – who won last year's performance race and who is lining up in the back? And above all: What's the next step? First of all: The capital Berlin is booming like never before.

Berlin. In 2008, independent hotels still characterised the image of the industry all over the world, apart from the US. Ten years later, in 2018, chains have caught up considerately all over the globe. At the IHIF Berlin two weeks ago, STR presented an interesting statistic – and already named the disruptor Oyo. The start-up from India was in the headlines again this week.

Berlin. "All in One" is the successful concept of Generator, IHG wants to make the new brand avid its biggest in Germany and Thai Dusit Hotels does not give up plans for Europe. The new German operator IHR names its new budget brand Roots, Seetelhotels repositions its 16 hotels on the German island of Usedom and invests 40 million, "Prince of Hesse" becomes a new tourist brand in Germany. From the talks between IHIF and ITB.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Art-Invest/Bonn Marriott, Best Western Italy/Forli, Capella/Global Hotel Alliance, Choice/Ascend Venice, Familotels/Results, GS-Star/Arthotel Ana Rostock, Harry's/Graz, Hilton/Riyadh, H-Hotels/Hyperion Munich, Hyatt/Spain, ibis Styles/Rome, Invesco Real Estate/Sylâbbus, Jumeirah Carlton/Renovation, Lindner/Investments, Pierre & Vacances/Southern Europe, Radisson Collection/Milan and Paris, Radisson/De-listing, Romantik/Italy, Shaza/Sharjah, Starhotels/Expansion, Stayery/Berlin, Thomas Cook/Cook's Club Mallorca, Union Investment/Microapartments Dresden, Yotalpad/Geneva.