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Delhi. Last week, following a complaint by a city-based hotelier, Ritesh Agarwal, and two other Oyo representatives were booked by the police in Bangalore for cheating and criminal breach of trust. The company denies any wrongdoing and has lawyers looking into the matter.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Novotel Hamburg, Ark Investment/Provaglio d'Iseo, Ascott/lyf Funan, Atlantik/Münster, Autograph Coll./Montreux, Best Western Sure Coll./Città della Pieve, Bikini/Zermatt, Dt. Hospitality/Intercity Wiesbaden, Fonciere LFPI/Italy, Harry's Home/Bischofshofen, Indigo/Erfurt, Jhotel/Turin, Leonardo/Southern Europe, Me and All/Hanover, Moxy/Lausanne, NH Coll./Munich, Pierre & Vacances/Expansion, Plaza/Hamburg Region, Radisson Residences/Istanbul, Radisson Red/London, Residence by Fraser and Premier Inn/Leipzig, Super 8/Germany, TH/Torre Chia, TUI Blue/Vietnam, WestInvest/Ananas Vienna, W/Muscat.

Paris. France has experienced a positive change in business with a decrease in unemployment rate and an increase in purchasing power, following the "gilets jaunes" disruption. This also reflects on Paris that remains alongside London one of the two most desirable destinations for hotel investment for more than a decade.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Achat/Mönchengladbach, Area24|7/Karlsruhe, B&B/Tank&Rast and Wolfsburg, Bikini/Zermatt, Dt Hospitality/Geneva, Dormero, EasyHotel/Takeover, Echo/Vienna, Ghotel/Bochum, GHA/Members, GSH/Expansion, Hampton, Hilton/Vienna, Indigo/Milan, Joe&Joe/Vienna, Johannesbad Group, Langham/Munich - and more.

Bethesda. Marriott opts for All-inclusive: The company signed management contracts with hotel developers who are investing over 800 million US dollars in the construction of five new All-inclusive resorts.

Bern. The Swiss hotel industry recorded a total of 18.7 million overnight stays in the first half of 2019. This corresponds to an increase of 1.5% over the same period last year. These are the provisional results of the Federal Statistical Office.

Geneva. This summer, two important developments have shaken up the order of the top-ten hotel chains. First of all, China's Jin Jiang International has surged from fifth place to displace Hilton in second-ranked position. And Oyo Hotels & Homes has arrived on the top-ten list for the first time – now in the fourth-ranked spot. Currently, the Indian disruptor is the industry's biggest challenge, aside from turning the ranking upside-down.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News-Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Adagio/London, Aiden by BW/Biberach, Batipard/Luxembourg, Best Western/Brindisi and Hanau, Cain/Barletta, Center Parcs/Ardennes, Europa Hotel/Tulip Inn, Four Points/Warsaw, GSH/Rilano Oberursel, Lindley/Frankfurt, Oaktree/Castello, Pantera/Seniors, Park Inn/Mekka, Preferred/Members, prizeotel/Wiesbaden, Raffles/Bahrain, Sheraton Grand/Salzburg, Steigenberger/Ras el Bar, TH/Investments, UK/Q2, Wyndham Vacation/Vacasa.

Frankfurt. The long-announced relaunch of the faded IHG brand Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts is on its way: By the beginning of 2020, six new flagship hotels in the US, Europe and China are to show how
public areas, guest rooms, F&B, technology and service etc. are to change.

Frankfurt/Main. Germany is booming as a tourist destination. A further increase in overnight stays is also expected for 2019. In Germany's top 10 cities though, the hotel industry can largely no longer benefit from this boom. This is mainly due to the large expansion of capacity.