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Venice. The Venice local administration worries about the growing phenomenon of so-called "overtourism". Even UNESCO has recently officially asked the city to take action in order to put tourism flows under control. An estimated number of 30 million visitors per year enter Venice. But still, more hotels are to come.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Viparis, arcona/Holiday Apartments, Arthotel ANA/Munich, Dorint/Bremen, Fattal/Cyprus, Hilton/Q1, Hyatt/Q1, Hyperion/Dresden, Leading/New Members, London/Q1, Motel One/Q1, Rezidor/Q1, RIMC/Loerrach, Six Senses/Ibiza, TUI Blue/Expansion, Vaerde/Boscolo.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/ibis budget, Novotel London, Airbnb/Italy, Best Western/Kaiserslautern, Castillo Son Vida/Renovation, Centro/NinetyNine Heidelberg, Europe/Q1, Hyatt Regency/Amsterdam, Labranda/Malta, Lindner me and all/Toennies, Moevenpick/Maldives, One&Only/Ruanda, Radisson Blu/Warsaw, Rezidor/Expansion, Viceroy/Serbia, Warimpax/Results.

Guangzhou. A new group from China is looking for a start in Europe: The Dossen International Group from Guangzhou. With around 1,000 hotels, it is one of the smaller, regional groups that is now looking for partners, preferably in Central and Eastern Europe.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/Q1, Adina/Freiburg, Allegroitalia/Sicily, A&O Copenhagen, Best Western/Italy, Weibersbrunn, Curio/Siena, Eden/Taormina, Eurostars/Taormina, Fairmont/Morocc, Four Points/Montenegro, Nairobi, Hilton/Munich Airport, IBB/Malta, IHG/Holiday Inn Express Berlin, Novum/niu Halle, Esslingen, Oberoi/Al Zorah, Plaza/Schwerin, prizeotel/Munich Airport, Revitalis/Dresden, Romantik/Reit im Winkl, SEH/Development, Uappala/Emilia Romagna, Vienna House Easy/Leipzig, Warburg-HIH/Arcotel Berlin.

Beijing. 2016 results on expenditure from major outbound markets reflect increasing demand for international tourism across the world, as reported in the latest UNWTO "World Tourism Barometer". With a 12% increase in spending, China continued to lead international outbound tourism, followed by the United States, Germany, the UK and France.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): B&B/Lueneburg, Double Tree by Hilton/Cheltenham, Dukes Dubai, Hotel Eden/Rome, Hilton/Makkah, Hilton/St. Petersburg, Hilton/Stoke-on-Trent, Holiday Inn/Duesseldorf, Motel One/Leipzig, Bonn, Moevenpick/Addis Abeba, Moxy/Vienna, NH/Marseille, Novum, Orascom, Pierre&Vacances/Croatia, Red Bull/Landhaus zu Appesbach, RIU/Costa del Sol, Swissôtel/Dresden, Vienna House/Leipzig.

Vienna. In Central and Eastern Europe, the individual CEE markets show a varying positive development; however, the hotel market of the entire region shows a strong upward trend. Current findings about Belgrade, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Prague, and Warsaw.

Berlin. In 2016, the German hotel industry posted its seventh record year in a row. It remains very optimistic for the future too. At 279.6 million overnight stays, the sector recorded a 2.8% increase in revenue last year. At the same time, occupancy and net room rates improved and edged closer to the European average. The German International Hotel Association still points to many unsolved problems though.

London. The first "European Hotels & Chains Report" by Horwath HTL analyses 13 hotel brands, including strong leisure destinations such as Croatia and Spain and not only business-focused countries such as Germany, France and Great Britain, which we already introduced a little last week. Today, we present Croatia and Spain with the data that the report contains on hotel chains, their brands and market penetration.