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Hamburg. The number of border crossings from Mainland China increased in the last quarter of 2018 by 7%, but this growth only benefitted the destinations of "Greater China". The rest of the world saw a shrinking Chinese international outbound tourism market and welcomed for the first time in a last quarter of the year less Chinese visitors compared to the year before. A new analytical tool has been set up by COTRI ANALYTICS and will be published quarterly on the front page of hospitalityInside.com.

Madrid/Beijing. China, a valuable outbound market for the European Union is showing great promise for the future. A report from the European Travel Commission underlined an increase in arrivals in 2019 and promising figures for 2019. But is it really like that?

Berlin. German business travelers continue to travel a lot, as current surveys by VDR and DRV in the run-up to ITB 2019 show. However, the business guests are less likely to travel by plane; instead, the railways have gained ground as a means of transport – and to the delight of the hotel industry, travelers are travelling longer overall.

Brussels/London. Tourism in Europe is still booming. Significant outbound travel from the US and China was reported again in 2018. And: This growth continues despite the economic slowdown in the Eurozone and China. But the uncertainty about the influence of a "No Deal" Brexit grows.

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Berlin. The hotel industry in Germany remains on a sustainable growth course. With an increase in overnight stays of 4% to 477.6 million overnight stays of guests from Germany and abroad, the hospitality industry is reporting a new record for 2018. The number of overnight stays by foreign tourists and business travelers rose particularly sharply.

London. In 2018, the global hotel investment market once again exceeded the previous year's result. However, some regions suffered a significant decrease. The growth markets include the USA, while transaction volumes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa fell by a single-digit %age. In Europe, secondary markets are moving more into the focus of investors.

Paris. Paris' authorities are suing the rental platform for 12.6 million euros on the claim that it knowingly ignores new regulations and favors illegal rentals. Munich also analyzedthe offers listed at Airbnb. Two days ago, however, Airbnb filed an appeal against a December decision by the city. In Austria, already two federal states demand the mandatory registration of hosts.

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