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Bern. The wonderful summer was also a good summer for the Swiss hotel industry. From May to October 2018 overnight stays increased significantly. But the industry association hotelleriesuisse warns against too much euphoria. The yield is causing problems.

Frankfurt/Brussels. The next Radisson RED will open in Vienna in 2021. The group announced this yesterday evening in Frankfurt. It is a market entry. But what does Radisson Hospitality's new path under the new Chinese owner Jin Jiang look like? CEO Federico J. González answered questions from hospitalityInside.com during the event.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Best Western/Wiesbaden, Club Med/Fosun IPO, Courtyard/Europe, Fire & Ice/Tree-Chalets, Hamilton/BollAnts, H-Hotels/Münster, Hyatt/Expansion, IHG/Indigo Germany, Intercity/Frankfurt, LetoMotel/Nuremberg and Augsburg, Meininger/Reykjavik, Mestre/Hotel, Motel One/Frankfurt Römer, NUO/Expansion, Pellicano/Mezzatorre Ischia, Preferred/Germany, Radissony/Lund, Seetelhotels/Trassenheide, Sicily/Qatar, TUI/Robinson Fuerteventura, Turin/Palazzo Durando di Villa, Zabeel House/Dubai The Greens.

Zurich/Olten. Little room and lots of flexibility, this is the Gordian knot that the Swiss company SV Hotel wants to solve with its new product "Stay Kooook". Its approach focuses on the most central piece of hotel furniture: the bed. The idea is to tuck it away under another piece of furniture so creating extra space for a cosy living room feeling over just 22 sqm. In a showroom in Olten near Zurich, the Swiss operator, which up to now has only been active as Marriott franchise partner, presented its first own brand. The first two locations for Stay Kooook are fixed. Investors are sought for expansion.

Beijing. If proof is needed to emphasise the importance of shopping for the Chinese, the "Singles Day" on November 11, 2018 offered just that. Alibaba, the biggest online shopping company, collected orders for more than 30 billion USD within 24 hours, their closest rival, JD, reported another 23 billion USD in sales. But the hype slows down. Especially young Chinese traveller refrain from shopping more and more, instead seeking for more emotions and local experiences. Two travel consumption reports from Ctrip/MasterCard and CBNData/Fliggy reveal details. hospitalityInside.com's China expert Professor Dr Wolfgang Arlt with the summary of these two reports which have been published in Chinese only.

Zurich. The fourfold "o" in the name of Kooook is supposed to indicate: The Swiss operator SV Hotel arrives with a new Loooong Stay brand. The company presented it yesterday evening in Zurich. What's special: With a bed on rails, the guest creates space in his apartment where he needs it.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Barceló/Occidental Lisbon, B&B/Bayreuth, Brera/Frankfurt, Castello Del Nero/Leisure Ventures, CDL Hospitality/MGallery Florence, Deutsche Hospitality/Hurghada, Emaar Hospitality/Abu Dhabi National Hotels, Global Alliance of Private Hotels/Golden Chain, H-Hotels/Sales, Hilton/Curio Collection Lisbon, H'Otello/Renovation, IHG/Kimpton Rotterdam, Kempinski/Emerald Palace Dubai, Leonardo Hotels/Frankfurt, Meininger/Washington DC, Milan/Real Estate Sales, Palladium/Costa del Sol, Principe di Savoia/New Meeting Rooms, Radisson Collection/Moscow and Budapest, Reiss/Motel One Stuttgart, Rome/New Luxury Hotel, Sicily/Confiscations, Staycity/Dublin, Strabag/Premier Inn and Adina Stuttgart, SV Hotels/Frankfurt, Villa Magna Madrid/Sales, Zoku/Copenhagen and Vienna.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Luxury, Africa, Aria/Kreta, Best Western/Aiden and Sadie, CBRE Pygmalion/Purchase, China/Q3, Choice/Clarion Tekirdağ, GBI/HanseMerkur, Hampton/Kiel and Berlin East Side Gallery, Hyatt Regency/Kuwait, IHG/Staybridge NL, LXI/Travelodge, Middle East, Nicolaus Tour/Loan, Park Inn Berlin/Sky Suites, Pellicano/Mezzatorre Ischia, Radisson/Oman, Ramada/Munich Airport, Reuben Brothers/London Soho, Rotana/Sambia, Ruby/Zurich, Staywell/The Arch London, Stilwerk/Travemünde, Super 8/Koblenz, Zurich Pearl Hotels.

Timmendorfer Strand. At a party yesterday evening in Germany's first Barefoot Hotel in the seaside resort of Timmendorfer Strand on the German Baltic Sea, the internationally renowned actor, director and producer Til Schweiger announced the expansion of his brand in partnership with Rostock-based arcona Hotel & Resorts.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Aareal/Pandox, AccorHotels/Nextdoor, A&O/Budapest, Apple Leisure/Hesperia, Ascend/Freiburg, Atlantic/Uniq Kiel, Bahia Principe/Fantasia Tenerife, B&B/Stuttgart Zuffenhausen, Centro/NinetyNine Augsburg, Choice/Ascend Spain, Dormero/Düsseldorf, Gold Inn/Ginn Ravensburg, Henri/Düsseldorf, Katara/Grosvenor House London, Lürzer/Peakini, Lufthansa/Yilu, Moxy/Düsseldorf-Holthausen, Pop-Up/Saanen, Radisson Blu Olympiyskiy/Moscow, Radisson Collection/Riyadh, Radisson/Jin Jiang, RIU/Boa Vista, Rocco Forte/Palermo, Rooms of Rome/Sarasola, Scandic/Kiruna, Scandic/Molde, Six Senses/Crans-Montana, Sorgente/Phoenix Development, Uvet/Maledives and Zanzibar, Yotel/Porto.