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Paris. Obviously working on his image and willing to appear more "human” and less "voracious”, Sébastien Bazin, Accor's new CEO played it "emotional" in front of Accor employees he met last Friday.
Chicago. Preferred Hotel Group launches a new "iPrefer". The loyalty program for the global collection of independent hotels now includes a points program and membership tiers that offer additional amenities.
Dubai. By 2020, Muslim travel will account for 14 percent of the international travel market. This sober figure hides a segment with huge potential. Today already in Arabia, a range of national hotel groups serve Muslim tourists, tourists who want to eat halal and a Muslim-friendly environment. Shaza Hotels go further than that though - beyond geographic frontiers: Their concept is the essence of a lifestyle brand which can even be marketed in Europe. What began as a regional sub-brand by Kempinski has meanwhile established itself as a culture of a very special kind.
Bad Doberan. The next round has been initiated. The leader of Halloren Schokoladenfabrik AG is once again making his move on the Grand Hotel Heiligendamm.
Delhi. Amanresorts is literally up for grabs. And who will buy this super-luxury hotel chain is a million dollar question. Speculation is rife ever since the closure of the sale between DLF Limited, India's real estate giant, with the chain’s founder Adrian Zecha reportedly did not materialise.
Cologne. The German newspaper "WAZ" reported the last Saturday, that Dirk Iserlohe, Managing Director E&P Holding GmbH & Co. KG before, in a penal procedure around the sales of the former "Senvital" seniors residence a witness should have bribed. Iserlohe defended itself in a statement yesterday massively against it. Yesterday at the same time the insolvency governor informed the press about the fact that the Parkhotel Bremen is led now in future as a 5-star Dorint. Dorint is the hotel-operator's companies from E&P.
Boston/London. IHS GmbH, a facilitator of technology and marketing solutions specialized in the international hotel industry headquartered in Frankfurt, was sold. IHS is backed by Trust International, Worldhotels, Nexus World Services, and IFH Institut.
Munich. For the first time, Oetker Collection introduced itself to the German media. And in addition, CEO Frank Marrenbach came up with a sweet surprise for Munich’s journalists at the Tantris restaurant on Tuesday: from now on, the young operating company will manage the renowned Frégate Island Private ecologic luxury resort on the Seychelles.
Berlin. The doner kebab was the beginning of the success of the Ayg Group in Berlin, the saga says. Then followed the Hasir Restaurants and these are now hotels. The group grows and grows and is quietly and softly conquering, but is entirely targeting the hotel and gastronomic market of Berlin. Capital observers know the large "Titanic Hotel" building site in the section between of the Kempinski Adlon and the Rocco Forte Hotel de Rome. It should open as a 5 Star Grand Hotel in 2014 and become the flagship of the group in Berlin. Altogether today, the group owns and operates nine hotels and multiple restaurants in Germany and in Turkey.
New York. Guest and customer behaviour is currently changing so rapidly that future and marketing research institutes can hardly keep up with noting down the characteristics of the newly forming target groups on paper. A new study once again calls for the hotel industry to become quicker.