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Velden/Lake Woerther. Carinthia’s Hypo-Alpe-Adria Bank has invested 126 million Euros in a refuge for the rich and famous. Horst Schulze’s new brand Capella has been chosen to entice the guests. And the famous hotel manager is free of risk. It doesn’t have to become a profit machine, the bank says. All the same, the expectations of the former Ritz-Carlton President are high. A visit showed: The prestige Schlosshotel at Lake Woerther presents itself as ”completely normal” accommodation with small and less small imperfections.
Kuwait. IFA Hotels and Resorts is one of the bigger Arabian developers investing in mixed-use hotel and tourism resort projects. The Kuwait-based company has gradually been spreading its portfolio throughout the Middle East with projects on Dubai’s famous man-made Palm islands and even in Beirut’s mountainous areas. In fact, the developer has stretched its reach beyond the region and into Europe, the Indian Ocean region and Africa by forming strategic alliances with operators. A portrait of the big global player today.
Cologne. The future on the New Dorint Ltd hangs in the balance. The management team is, however, confident of victory. This year already, the team intends to increase the operational result of the group by eight million Euros. The leases for the hotels have been reduced by 12 percent.
Berlin. easyHotel has now signed a master franchise deal with the German i.gen hotels Ltd, Berlin. Within the next four years, ten easyHotels are planned for Germany, the first of which for Berlin.
Rome. The new translation of B&B is "Bed & Business". In Italy, this lodgings variant has become the new hit amongst single widows and childless couples. In place of tourists, more and more business travellers are turning up at the mini bed and breakfast establishments for which there is now already an official state directive.
Frankfurt/M. The HGM, Hotel und Management und Servicegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, based in Frankfurt on the Main, is still expanding further. In doing so, the brand Fleming's is being upgraded from 4 to 5 stars - noticeable by the addition "Deluxe."
Dubai. In May 2006, KM Holding decided to launch and raise an Islamic Fund of 2.3 billion US Dollar. The five buildings and the sixth on the way today represent 3 billion Dirham in investments. From now, the newly founded hotel group Tamani will become a hotel operator. The brand will represent the Arabian culture of the Gulf area, including a non-alcoholic concept and a concept for female travellers. An unusal approach.
Berlin. "Escapio", the reservation platform founded three years ago by internet expert Uwe Frers, has with its selection palette of special hotels exactly what today's hotel guest is looking for. Its reservation turnover shows excellent growth, and with increased demand, the range of offers is also spreading at the edges. Yet only on the basis of recommendations and personal research do the hotels receive their chance.
Innsbruck. A career changer without any special training and experience in tourism is to revitalise Oetztal Valley in Austria, which is mainly known as one of Austria's top-class skiing resorts. The heart, the town of Soelden, records the highest number of room nights of the Alpine Republic after Vienna. 39-year old Oliver Schwarz from the car industry is mainly aiming at reviving summer tourism in the alpine region - with sports. Many others are trying to do the same.