News & Stories

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): CSC/Italian Tourism, Garibaldi Hotels/Trentino, H.n.H./Double Tree Trieste, ibis Styles/New York, IntercityHotel/Duisburg, Leading/Expansion, RIMC/Tribute Hamburg.

Wiesbaden. Luxury has always been intrinsically linked to consumer's quest for status. But the way consumers choose to display status is shifting. Two studies reveal: hanks to the emerging middle-class status has become less about 'what I have' and much more about 'who I am'. Additional the passion of Chinese travelers for the shopping of luxury goods goes on but also sees changes.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): allsun/Greece, Azimut/Vienna, Best Western/Fuessen, CDP/Hotelturist, Danieli Bauer/Venice, IHG/Poland, Slovenia, LFPI/Luebeck, Omnam/Italy, Pandox/Hilton Heathrow, Trockland/Berlin East Side, Warimpex/H1 Results.

Augsburg. With the new edition of the "Kompendium der Markenhotellerie", the German Hotel Association presents detailed information about the hotel groups in Germany. Since 1999 already, the hotel association has published the yearly compilation.

Hamburg/Lucerne. The opening of the almost complete Bürgenstock Resort on Vierwaldstätter Lake near Lucerne in Switzerland has been delayed by four weeks. The opening of the luxury hotel The Fontenay in Hamburg, which is currently still under construction, has also been postponed by three months. Nevertheless, Fontenay Director Thies Sponholz gave hospitalityInside.com a tour of the construction site last week. This revealed a number of highlights.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Adagio/Freiburg, Adina/Leipzig, B&B/Rosenheim, Berlin/Tourism, Dormero/Roth, DRV/Tourism, Fleming’s Express/Frankfurt, Foremost/Hamburg, Germany/Tourism, Golden Tulip/Barcelona, GS Star/Boeblingen, Henri/Zurich, Hotel-Giants/Top 10, InterCity/Frankfurt, Marriott/Four Points Mestre, Munich/H1, Novum/niu Luebeck, Duesseldorf, Oetker/Jumby Island, Qatar/Visa, Plaza/Darmstadt, Preferred/Members, TUI/Robinson Crete, UK/Investments, Results H1, Vienna House/Warsaw, Wyndham/Spin-Off.

Neuchâtel. The Swiss tourism is currently experiencing a slight upturn: In the first half of 2017, demand from abroad overtook the domestic demand. In the first six months, also the hotels and restaurants in Germany continue to grow with a real-term sales increase of 0.3%.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Arcotel/Vienna, ArtInvest/Florence, Best Western/USA, Dormero/Dessau, Emaar/Vida Dubai Mall, Italy/Tourism, Hilton/Turin, Leonardo/Scotland, Motel One/Zurich, Karlsruhe, pentahotels/Moscow, prizeotel/Muenster, Small Luxury/London, Star Inn/Linz, Steigenberger/Constance.

Helsinki/Stockholm/Palma. Fuelled by strong economic performance and RevPAR increases, the Nordic region, including Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway, continues to grow in popularity. Also, the tourist stream to the Balearic islands continues to flow.

Rostock. arcona Hotels & Resorts are on a prestigious expansion course: they are taking over the famous Hotel Elephant in Weimar, which is changing owner and brand now. The property will be arcona's first franchise hotel under a Marriott brand.