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Berlin. The spread of coronavirus in Europe last week has had an impact in the economy in general and on tourism in particular. Dark clouds are gathering ahead of upcoming mega-events in the industry. Today, Friday, the crisis team of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of the Interior will deal, among other things, with the effects of the corona outbreak on the world's largest tourism trade fair, the ITB in Berlin. The pressure is growing. For the IHIF Berlin and MIPIM in Cannes the first big exhibitors have cancelled. The trade fair organisers therefore stand before some tough decisions: What’s more important – responsibility towards people or towards profit? The travel-happy coronavirus/COVID-19 is rapidly turning into a global game changer.

Munich. Tourism in the Bavarian capital Munich continued to grow last year: 8.8 million arrivals and 18.3 million overnight stays were registered in commercial accommodation establishments with 10 and more beds.

Beijing. The novel coronavirus Covid-19 threatens both human life – and that of the economy. The impact is felt immediately by the hotel industry, which once again reveals itself to be one of the most volatile industries of all. Occupancy in affected and key destinations has all but collapsed and stands at close to 1%: Many cities are ghost towns. How are the hotel groups reacting behind the scenes? How do they respond to a crisis whose outcome cannot be predicted? How do you secure cash flow? Executives of chains and people living in China have given their answers to these questions. We quote from letters to owners and describe the concern for employees. A snapshot of the current situation.

Innsbruck. Alpine countries and Scandinavia consider themselves Europe's home of winter sport. When, as in this winter, the cold weather and snow fail to materialise, the cool self-image of the destinations takes a knock. This was particularly noticeable at the end of January at the ispo sporting goods fair in Munich. Textiles, outdoor and indoor trends are now pushing the classics ‘ski and snowboard’ into the background.

Warsaw. Poland is no doubt the most interesting hotel market in the CEE region for a couple of reasons. It's the star performer with an unbroken growth. Condo hotels and the consolidation of Poland's state-owned hotel groups under the re-launched Polish Hotel Holding will also help to drive hotel development in the country. Macy Marvel about the most important recent developments.

Berlin. The desire for holiday apartments/holiday homes continues to set the market in motion. Oyo from India is obviously buying the recently sold German tour operator Wolters Reisen, and statistics show that this segment is driving the tourism boom in Germany.

Paris. Once again, 2019 came to a close for European hotels with an increase of RevPAR. The last negative RevPAR variation was registered in 2009 after the financial crisis, which affected all markets across Europe. Europe has been doing well for 10 years.

Brussels/London. At midnight today, Great Britain officially withdraws from the EU. Tears in the EU Parliament this week, and the British Tourism Board sent soothing words on Thursday. Nevertheless, statisticians sense further changes in the hotel market.

Fidenza. Spontaneous end: TUI Italia will cease its activities, effective March 15, 2020. The news was announced by the Italian division of TUI Group, based in Fidenza near Parma, last week. This seems to be another step on the way to restructuring the company's business model. However, TUI will not withdraw completely from the Italian market.

Frankfurt/Main. Holidays with motorhomes continue to become more popular. New registrations of recreational vehicles in Germany rose last year by almost 14%, a new record – for the 6th time in a row.