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voco hotels makes its debut in Germany with first opening in Düsseldorf

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hotel groups, has announced the opening of its first voco hotel in Germany; voco Dusseldorf Seestern, in partnership with investor group, Hotelite Management. Located in the Lörick district of the city, voco Dusseldorf Seestern is a great premium option for those visiting Dusseldorf for business or leisure. The hotel is within walking to distance to the banks of the Rhine river and a short drive from the airport and the city's main shopping and business districts.

Hyatt and EuroAtlantic Announce Plans for Hyatt Place Düsseldorf Mercedesstrasse at Tadao Ando Campus & Tower

Hyatt announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a franchise agreement with EuroAtlantic Group for Hyatt Place Düsseldorf Mercedesstrasse at Tadao Ando Campus & Tower. The hotel will mark the second Hyatt Place hotel in Germany, joining Hyatt Place Frankfurt Airport. Together with Hyatt House Frankfurt Eschborn, Hyatt's select service brands continue a strong growth trajectory across Germany and Europe, expanding in markets that matter most to guests and World of Hyatt members.

The Wellem Joins The Unbound Collection by Hyatt in Düsseldorf

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of the newest luxury boutique hotel in Düsseldorf, Germany, The Wellem, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand. With 102 studios and suites, the hotel was previously operated under the Hyatt House brand and is located in the heart of the historic Andreas Quarter, just a few minutes walking distance from the famous shopping boulevard, Königsallee, and the Rhine river. The opening marks the first property under The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand in German-speaking markets and the seventh property to join the independent collection brand in Europe.

NOVUM Hotel Group and Citygrove Plan niu Tab in Düsseldorf, Germany

The NOVUM Hotel Group has been growing rapidly since 2004 – and the innovative brand niu has provided an additional boost since March. Recently the number of niu hotels has reached 33. Together with the English investor Citygrove European Developments Ltd, NOVUM Hotel Group is planning to build another hotel at Moscow Street 29. Start of construction - including 438 rooms - is planned for mid-2018. Gleeds Deutschland GmbH has been entrusted with project management. The architects of the building are Siemer Kramer Architect Engineers based in Hamburg.

Christian Prange has been appointed as Director of Sales at Swissôtel Düsseldorf / Neuss

Swissôtel Düsseldorf/Neuss has appointed Christian Prange as director of sales. Starting as an apprentice in 2004 at Sheraton Frankfurt Hotel & Towers Conference Center, he has held several positions within the hospitality industry throughout Germany. Most recently, Prange held the position of area manager sales, Marriott Hotels, in the Ruhr district.

Jörg Krauss has been appointed as General Manager at Swissôtel Düsseldorf / Neuss

He follows in the footsteps of Ronald Nilsson, who has started to act as General Manager of the first Swissôtel in India. J. Krauss comes from the NH Hotel Group, where the 40-year-old was previously the Regional Director for three NH hotels in the Heidelberg region. As the son of a hotelier couple, Krauss grew up in the hotel industry. Born in the Allgau region of Germany, he began his career as a chef in 1986 before continuing to be trained as a hotel manager. In 1992, Krauss joined the Hotel Eiss in Leonberg as an assistant manager - a year later, he moved to the Astron Hotel Hirschberg/Heidelberg where he was soon promoted to Deputy Manager and then General manager. In 1997, he was appointed to the same position at the Astron Hotel Oberhausen and between 2000 and 2006 managed the Astron Hotel Heidelberg. Between 2003 and 2004, he handled the takeover of the Astron Hotels in the Bergstrasse region by the NH Hotel Group. Since 2005, he has also been the manager in charge of the NH Hotel Hirschberg as well as being the regional director for the south-west region, at times responsible for 7 hotels with a total of 200 employees. Since 2007, Jörg Krauss has worked as General Manager of three NH hotels in the Heidelberg region with a total of 330 rooms and 80 employees.