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Hamburg. Germany is and remains a popular travel destination, the growth of the industry is unbroken. However, this no longer applies to all locations, and the growing number of competitors is leaving its mark. The pipeline of new hotel projects will therefore become a touchstone for all destinations. Engel & Völkers and Horwath HTL with their market analyses in the run-up of the IHIF Berlin.

London. Accor maintains the top room count among parent companies in Europe, and Ibis is the continent's largest hotel brand, STR London reveals ahead of IHIF Berlin. In its new top ten room count Jin Jiang follows on rank two.

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.

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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