News & Stories
Hofgeismar. In the German state of Hesse, one community wishes to top the success of the resort Land Fleesensee in Mecklenburg Western Pomerania. The internationally active architecture office, Kraus Bohne, have already compiled plans for the so called Beberbeck Resort with five hotels and numerous tourist attractions. A letter from Kempinski has also fired the enthusiasm of the Mayor of Hofgeismar in the search for investors. If he's successful, the resort will open as early as 2011.
Frankfurt/M Investor interest in German hotel real estate is high. Because package purchases are rare on account of the lack of offers, capital interests are moving from the hotel groups to the individual hotels and from the city to the resorts. A long term analysis undertaken by the Frankfurt based management consultancy Hotour shows: German resorts are considerably more resistant to fluctuations in the economy than are their city based counterparts. Hotour Managing Director Martina Fidlschuster, also member of hospitalityInside's group of experts, describes in this article how the German resort industry has developed into a lucrative niche market
Munich. 2006 was a record year on the global hotels market. And the boom is continuing in 2007. Where developments are headed next will be analysed by experts at the 6th "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" to be held on 8 October 2007 at the Commercial Property Exposition Expo Real 2007, when they explore the question of `Hotel investment worldwide - where is the capital going, and where is it coming from?'.
Frankfurt/M. In 2006, business trips increased by five percent in Germany, but about half of them take place without an overnight stay. Stricter travel management by the companies obviously contributed to the fact that business travellers spent 8 euros less per night compared to the previous year. The results of the "Geschaeftsreiseanalyse 2007" of Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement aroused only limited enthusiasm in the hotel industry.
Zurich. The Swiss tour operator Kuoni is to split its organisation according to region and country into an organisation with three strategic business dvisions. Each of the three newly formed divisions will attempt to achieve market leadership together with their allotted brands.
Mauritius. All lights are green: The demand for hotel rooms in Mauritius has exceeded supply, and the hotels are making the most of it. The newly founded group Sun Resorts wants to secure its good figures, and more lifestyle and better service is the way its going. Their flagship is the luxury hotel Le Touessrok. Sun resorts is an offshoot from Kerzner International.
Worms. As of winter semester 2008/2009, the Department of Traffic and Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences in Worms and the Association of German Travel Management will start a new training course: the MBA in Business Travel Management.
Hamburg. Today, out of a total of about 10,000 hotels in Germany, 600 to 800 hotels are able to call themselves conference and event hotels. Tough competition that raises the question: How can hotels distinguish themselves in this market? Apart from accommodation and conference rooms, what can they offer to organizers in order to secure competitive advantages? Among others, event managers complain about unqualified sales people who walk around as if they were "brochure racks" in person. They accuse the hotels of playing hide-and-seek with regard to the costs and reproach them for lacking fairness concerning cancellation regulations.
Muscat/Milan. The first European Chedi has just opened in Milan. It’s the fifth hotel of this brand run by GHM, the management company of Amanresort creator, Adrian Zecha. Chedis are harmonious get-aways with the extra touch, as a visit to the hotels in Milan, Italy and Muscat, Oman shows.