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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): Avid/IHG, Best Western/Italy, Blu Hotels/Milan, Dormero/Bergström, Dubai/Venice, Four Seasons/Residence Milan, Astir Palace, Home2 Suites/Dublin, Italy/Taxes, Krone Assmannshausen/Sale, Motel One Spittelmarkt/Sale, 9Hotel Collection/Rome, Radisson Red/Riga, Ringhotels/Members, The Student/Vienna, St. Regis/Astana, Volkach/Budget Design.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Althoff/Ameron China, A&O/Bitcoin, Aviva/Sale, Best Western/Astana, Estrel/Renovation, Italy/Infrastructure, Lago di Garda/hotel sales, Radisson Red/Capetown, Ritz-Carlton/Geneva, Staycity/Wilde Edinburgh, Uappala/Tuscany.

New York. Destinations worldwide welcomed 598 million international tourists in the first six months of 2017, some 36 million more than in the same period of 2016. At 6%, growth was well above the trend of recent years, making the current January-June period the strongest half-year since 2010.

Amsterdam. Today, the European hotel transaction market is three times bigger than back in 2007 representing almost 8% of investments in all asset classes. Europe offers huge opportunities, though the market remains fragmented and investors should carefully analyze conditions and concepts. Spain has been picking up tremendously; Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Portugal have also improved their volume of transactions, whereas France, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Ireland and Sweden have recorded a decrease. At the 7th "Hospitality Investment Seminar" in Amsterdam last week, organized by CBRE, DLA Piper, Hilton Worldwide and Hospitality Support Group, 130 people from the hotel real estate sector discussed Do's & Don’ts in the European world of hotel financing.

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.

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