Palma de Mallorca. Not always do brand allocations appear to be logical, but in the case of the Mardavall on the island of Mallorca, the new added name The St. Regis does not appear artificial. With its 133 rooms and suites, the most successful hotel of the ArabellaStarwood Group becomes the 14th St. Regis Hotel worldwide and the first resort in Europe after the two city hotels of The Lanesborough in London and the Grand Hotel in Rome. Re-branding has thus reached a new peak within the scope of the joint venture between Arabella and Starwood. But in the background, clear tension can be felt in the relationship between the two partners.

Munich. With three hotels in Germany, the group Juwel Hotels does not really belong to the large ones of the industry. In the meantime, concrete expansion plans are out in the open.

Berlin. Fundus announced its change of name with a representative card. Four weeks ago, Fundus Hotelentwicklungs- und Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH officially became the Adlon Holding GmbH. Logically, its headquarters are located in the Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin. This step allows for speculation.

Silver Spring. On 31 January 2008, the British franchise hotels Comfort, Quality, Sleep and Clarion will be conveyed to Choice Hotels International Inc. At the same time, the blanket franchise contract for Great Britain between Choice and the Real Hotel Group will come to an end; existing franchise contract will be assumed by a subsidiary of Choice.

Cologne. The Event hotel group, joint-venture partner of Blackstone in Germany, is currently engaged in a quarrel with a British consultancy for real estate financing over commission payments. A major international hotel chain won a lawsuit in September 2006, as Event Hotel GmbH failed to pay franchise fees worth millions of euros. Payment is still due, while the affected Event GmbH filed for bankruptcy three months ago. The Managing Director of Event Holding, Anders Braks, is also locked in a dispute with Wolfgang Trilsbach, the former partner and co-founder of Event. Event stated its view about the proceedings and accusations vis-à-vis hospitalityInside.com.

Dresden. Since its founding eleven years ago, Macrander Hotels have taken over four hotels in Germany thus belonging to the minor operating companies in the country. The enterprise definitely has expansion plans, but they follow the previous pace. Nevertheless, the hotels' results are absolutely respectable.