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Amsterdam. Featuring pioneering building techniques, QO Amsterdam paves the way for sustainability in the hospitality industry. Starting with the façade to an underground warm water depot and an own fish basin. Many topics were considered.

Stuttgart. The former Managing Director of a-ja Resorts has founded a hotel operation and consulting company in Holzgerlingen near Stuttgart. The primary purpose of the company is to acquire private hotels in Germany. Other business fields include development in the resort industry as well as support on brand creation and hotel operation in Germany.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Adina/Sub-brand, Cycas/Hyatt Hotels Paris, Dormero/Hagen, Excelsior Venice Lido, Grand Tirolia Kitzbuehel/Sale, Curio/Niepce Paris, Leonardo/NYX Madrid, Moevenpick/Kenia, NH/Expansion, Radisson Blu/Dubai Waterfront, Tribute/Hamburg, Universe-Hotel, Wyndham/Suffix.

Berlin. Tourism in Germany is booming. For 2017, the hotel industry reported growth rates for the eighth time in succession, and the number of international guests increased disproportionally. But this could change: The German Hotel Association is cautioning against over-capacities and other negative effects on the financial performance.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Italy, a-ja/Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Alpitour/Tanka Village, Avani/Dubai, Atom Hoteles/Atitlan, Authograph/Paragraph Georgia, Barceló/Music Hotel Madrid, City Hotel Oberland/Acron, Dusit/Asai, Iberostar/Expansion, Ibis Styles/Munich Airport, IHG/Indigo Durham, IH Hotels/Piazza die Spagna View, Karls Upcycling/Roevershagen, Niu/Buelach, Oetker Collection/Leading, Pandox/Hotel Sales Kiruna and more...

Berlin. The German market for oceanic cruises continues to grow dynamically: In 2017, 8.4% more Germans travelled on water than in the previous year. And the development of river cruises is just as promising in Germany: The travel agents sold more premium than standard cruises for the first time.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Mercure Calambrone, B&B/Spain, Best Western/Italy, Fontenay Hamburg/Opening, Hilton/Garden Inn Frankfurt, H-Hotels/Whitman, IBB/Eichstaett, Invesco/Sales, Kempinski/Muscat, Leading/Members, Motel One/Innsbruck, NH Collection/Italy, Pierre & Vacances/Mallorca, Rezidor/Park Inn Vilnius, TUI/Cruises, VP Hoteles/Madrid.

Venice. It was the worst year since 2010: In 2017, the Italian cruise industry recorded a steep decline, evidenced by the figures collected by Risposte Turismo in its traditional annual report "Speciale Crociere". From the global perspective, the European cruise ship industry is generally losing ground.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/SO/, Adina/Europe, Alpitour/Verkauf, Bulgari/Paris, Center Parcs/Allgaeu, Dorint/HR Group, Hilton/Belgrade, Hilton/Curio Reykjavik, H2 Hotel/Mainz, Hyatt/Unbound Europe, Jumeirah/Abu Dhabi, Maritim/Stettin, Meeting Point/Brands, Meliá/ME Sitges, Moevenpick/Expansion, Nicolaus/Il Gabbiaono, Union Investment/Portland, Valtur.

London. In 2017, Europe was the global leader in terms of growth in the hospitality industry – also predicting ongoing growth in 2018. Good prospects also for the hotel value in Europe – investors' confidence remains high. Only the global pipeline is driven by the US and China; both countries fuel 61% of the world. STR, HVS und Lodging Econometrics with their latest figures.