News & Stories
Hanover. As part of "The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai a Robisnon club and an Iberotel are to be built directly on the sea front. TUI Hotels & Resorts has now signed contracts for both hotel brands. Construction works for the two properties are to begin this year.
Munich. Munich's budget-hotel chain Motel One has closed a lease contract for a 185 room hotel directly adjacent to Wiesbaden's central train station.
Frankfurt/M. The number of Chinese tourists to Germany is growing steadily. Most tourist groups come as part of cheap package deals. All the same, tourism analysts are sure that the wait for less thrifty guests and early preparation will one day pay off. When this day will come, however, nobody can tell.
Augsburg. Each year, a small book is published at the International Tourism Fair that leaves insiders quite curious: Who is the "PR Agency of the Year"? Those companies that are listed among the top ten in this ranking, can expect to be considered in terms of budget allocation in contrast to others. However, the book does not answer the question whether those winners are automatically suited to their own demands. This is why hotel groups still have to do the pitch when looking for a PR agency. What benefit does a ranking have for both sides? How does a company find the right PR agency? What are the mistakes made by the company?
Munich. Last year a Munich based PR agency questioned large German companies about their partner PR agencies. Tourism companies were largely unrepresented in the study, instead the focus lay on weighty stock market listed undertakings. The ten central results give insight into the choice of partner.
London. Scotsman Ken McCulloch, creator of Malmaison, a group of value-for-money designer boutique hotels in the UK which began in the Nineties, is striking out again with two new hotel brands. One is set to spread across Europe and another to debut in the UK and the US, competing against the big players.
Berlin. Asia's Shangri-La Hotels are planning to almost double their number of hotels within three and a half years. In doing so, the group is venturing into North America for the first time and is willing to sign management contracts. Two new hotels are also planned for Germany.
Geneva. Kempinski Hotels & Resorts will exclusively conclude management agreements in future, even in Germany. The marketing agreements with the Indian Leela Hotels & Resorts will change into a management alliance in order to bring up new hotels. In the US, Kempinski has found a new partner in Omni Hotels within the Global Hotel Alliance. The ITB revealed a number of news items about Kempinski - as well as a rumour.
Berlin. The united Hilton Group is to introduce one or two brands from the USA to each European market. Hilton Manager Juergen Fischer revealed the company's quick and carefully planned expansion plans at the International Investment Forum in Berlin. Behind the scenes, the chain is also working on a central customer relationship and reservation system.