News & Stories
Geneva Christophe Piffaretti is no longer Managing Director of Kempinski Residences, Geneva. Last Monday, Jean-Claude Bailly relieved him of his duty as CEO of Kempinski Residences, himself assuming the position.
Sciacca/Sicily. Rocco Forte's planned Verdura International Golf Resort & Spa in Sicily was hailed as the start of a new epoch in golfing and as pioneer for at least ten further golf courses. Yet as construction works reach a bottle neck, environmental protection groups protest and architects demand six figure damage sums from Rocco Forte, things aren't looking too rosy.
Berlin. After its debut in Stockholm last year, "HI Design" took place at the InterContinental Berlin for the first time. "Hospitality Interior Design" provided a business meetings forum for those involved in all aspects of this specific industry. Design will remain an important factor in hot markets like Dubai or Moscow as well for strongly expanding companies like Rezidor. Panel discussions focussed on environmental issues in the design process.
Linz. In two years, Linz will be the 2009 European capital of culture. But already today, a hotel in Upper Austria's capital has particularly adapted to this time. The newly designed Spitz Hotel unites culture, style and design in a special way. Here, international know-how meets regional art.
Vienna. The 1st "Hotel & Tourism Day" with podium discussion and "speed networking" will take on the 24th of May 2007 at the international trade fair for trade and industry properties Real Vienna in Vienna.
Hamburg. The real estate capital company of LB Immo Invest GmbH is further extending its hotel portfolio. Now, it has taken over the NH Hotel Erlangen. The investment volume amounts to roughly 11 million euros. Further purchasing of hotels cannot be excluded.
Munich. This year, Munich will see the European hospitality industry conference of "hotelforum" for the fifth time. Parallel to the real estate trade fair Expo Real on October 9 and 10, European experts from all areas associated with hotel properties will meet at the traditional Bayerischer Hof and the newly opened The Charles Hotel in Munich. The tendering for the hotel property of the year award has just begun.
Wiesbaden. Is smoking allowed in the restaurants or not? Hoteliers often find it difficult to send their guests out on to the street with their cigarettes. And since the future of German smokers has still not been definitively decided by law, Ania Schmidt from Betty Beige Design in Wiesbaden has been thinking about turning an addiction into enjoyment. She's the creator of the "enjoyment room". These are flexible enough to accommodate every law.
Baar. Hapimag managed to improve its business result in 2006. Turnover rose by 4.2% from 220.7 million CHF to 230 million CHF. The operating result was able to be increased by 6.4 million CHF. The consolidated annual result for 2006 amounts to 2.2 million CHF.
Paris/Vienna/Warsaw. Louvre Hotels and Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG will form a strategic joint venture to develop and own budget hotels in Central Europe.