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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.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Air Italy/Liquidation, A&O/Florence and Warsaw, Art-Invest/Lindley Lindenberg, Atom Hoteles/Melia Brussels, Autentico/Italy, Berlin/RevPAR Record, Choice/Ascend Venice, Deutsche Hospitality/Intercity Hannover Ost, Eurostars/Haro and Coruna, Hamilton and Pyramid/Fusion, Hyatt/House Frankfurt and Regency Barcelona, Leonardo/Offenbach, Letomotel/Vienna, Marriott/Residence Inn Ghent and London, Ona/Barcelona and Hammamet, Staycity/Wilde Stuttgart, Tschuggen/Albergo Carcani, Vela/Düsseldorf, Wyndham/Rome.

Barcelona. Germany continues to arouse great desire in the international hotel landscape. Now the Spanish hotel group Catalonia also announced plans to multiply its portfolio in Germany and Austria. She goes for operator contracts but also loves to purchase real estate.

Vienna. Hostels meet the zeitgeist, especially with the younger travellers. This also applies to Vienna, Prague and Budapest. According to a recent study, the hostel sector in these three destinations is showing strong growth overall, with all cities show stable performance. There are differences in detail.

Berlin. German tourists remain an important travel benchmark: This year, they make earlier reservations again, Spain and Italy remain the most popular destinations. Overall, travel behaviour is set to change very little compared to 2019. But German tourists are not entirely predictable, after all, 42% are planning to visit a destination for the first time. And despite the continuing climate debate: The number of long-haul flights continues to rise with passengers "preferring to compensate than to do without". As regards incoming tourism, caution is advised. Coronavirus could mean significant damage to Germany if the planned three million overnight stays made by the Chinese do not materialise this year. Two important tourism analyses with their summer forecast.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Acron Helvetica/Radisson, Art-Invest/Lübeck, Best Western Italy/Sure, BKV/niu Hamburg, Blu Hotels, Bluserena/Investors, Club del Sole/Glam Village, Choice/Comfort Prague, DER/Galo Resort Madeira, Estrel Tower/Construction, Fosun/Italy, Four Seasons, IHG/voco South Africa/Indigo/Brussels, Kempinski/Ibiza, Louvre/Golden Tulip Belgrade, Luxury Private/Sicily, Novum/niu openings, Premier Inn/Darmstadt, prizeotel/Bochum, Shaza/Turkey, Volkswagen/Serviced Apartments.