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Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): A&O/Brand, Ameron/Frankfurt, ArtInvest/Leipzig, B&B/HPG Capital, Buergenstock, Capella/Bangkok, Dolder/Zurich, GHM/Sharjah, Hilton/Paris, IHG/ Warsaw, India/SIM, Invesco/Cracow, Jail-Hotel/Lucerne, Mama Shelter/Prague, Meininger/Milan, Moxy/London, NH Collection/Frankfurt, NYX/Prague, RIMC/Loerrach, Sachs/Kaiserslautern, SeetelHotels/Heringsdorf, Starhotels/Royal Demeure, The Student/Rome, Viu/Milan, Wyndham/H-Hotels.

Berlin. At this year's International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Christie & Co published an overview of the German hotel market, analyzing six key cities – Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne and Duesseldorf. Conclusion: The market performs well and arouse interest of many new brands.

Berlin. Across the globe, people's travel decisions are determined by fear. Nevertheless, the number of foreign trips continued to climb steadily in 2016 and were 4% higher. The World Travel Monitor expects this growth rate to remain unchanged for 2017. What will change though will be the travel destinations. These are more than ever influenced by the fear of terror attacks. These were the findings of the travel and trend studies presented at the ITB by FUR, IPK, ADAC and Travelzoo, London. A summary of the current trends.

Berlin. At this year's International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Groups as IHG, Hilton and Wyndham announced their plans for Germany. Meininger Hotels signed a second hotel in Milan and HRS informed about Magnuson hotels joining its platform.

Bethesda. Marriott International says it expects to dramatically increase the size of its portfolio in Europe across all segments of the industry. Osama Hirzalla, Vice President Brand Marketing and eCommerce, described the current state of integration among reservation platforms and loyalty programmes to hospitalityInside.

London. Resilient European economies, the continued popularity of Mediterranean leisure destinations and Europe's importance for business travellers, should drive hotel occupancy and revenues in 2017, according to the latest PwC European Cities Hotel Forecast published at IHIF Berlin on Monday. On time to IHIF Berlin HVS published its "2017 European Hotel Valuation Index".

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Brazil Hospitality Group, Ascott/Dublin, Best Western/Naples, B&B/Treviso, Catalonia/Milano, Goebel/Diemelsee, Grand Hotel Palazzo della Fonte, Invitalia/Italia Turismo, Leonardo/Warsaw, Munich Tourism, Novum/Maastricht, Ruby/Expansion, Star Inn/Hannover, Veratour/Results, Visionapartments/Bitcoins.

Frankfurt. The analysis of the travel year 2016 reveals: In the previous year as well, the Germans stayed champions in the disciplines of vacation and travel. But they spent their vacation differently. Security dictates the choice. At the same time, the willingness to spend money goes up.

Munich. The brother and sister pair Alessandro Gambino and Sabrina Gambino-Kreindl will operate a 300-room economy hotel in the immediate vicinity of Munich's Ostbahnhof. The hotel will be operated under their own brand "gambino". It will be the fourth hotel of the group.

Hamburg. A new report shows: The hotel industry in Germany expects rates to rise further in 2017 – at least in the top 8 hotel locations. The amount of the rates shows big differences. Munich stays on the upper end of the scale. And: The luxury segment attains the best scores across guest ratings.