STR's preliminary November 2017 data for Berlin, Germany, indicates solid performance levels even with year-over-year declines. Based on daily data from November, Berlin reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
Mr. Krause also has an excellent knowledge of the hotel branch in Jena, where the positions he has held have included Deputy General Manager and F&B Manager at the Steigenberger Esplanade.
Mr. Dittmeier has many years of experience in the hotel branch, and his new appointment at the Steigenberger Esplanade represents a return to a hotel where he worked as Deputy General Manager and F&B Manager between 2008 and 2012 before joining the Steigenberger Hotel Linz as General Manager.
Berlin hotel revenues for November 2017 decreased significantly compared to the previous year. Current figures from the Fairmas Benchmarking prove the negative impact of the discontinued flight operations of Air Berlin on the capital's hotel industry.
The Steigenberger Hotel München opened for business yesterday, Thursday. It is the first hotel to operate under the Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts brand in the Bavarian capital and is located in the trendy district of Schwabing. General Manager Thomas Fischer was on hand to greet the very first guests, married couple Comploj from Bozen in South Tyrol. They cut through the symbolic red ribbon across the entrance and toasted a new era of hospitality in Munich with a glass of champagne. After this ceremonial moment, the guests were escorted to their suite, where they were presented with a framed piece of the ribbon as a souvenir of the special occasion.
NOVUM Hospitality, HIGHSTREET Development GMBH and FIRST Immobilien GmbH have again jointly agreed to develop a niu hotel – this time in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, at Moosacher Straße 45-47, which is very close to attractions such as BMW World, Sea Life or Olympiapark, as well as the "Oberwiesenfeld" underground station. The niu hotel is planned to open at the end of 2019 and, with approximately 203 rooms, is one of the largest establishments in niu"s growing portfolio. That portfolio meanwhile encompasses over 40 development projects comprising about 7,000 rooms, and the latest news is that NOVUM Hospitality is currently planning two niu hotels, comprising almost 400 rooms, in Munich – the city on the River Isar.
Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International's distinctive collection of passionately independent hotels, today announced its fourth hotel in Germany with the opening of Roomers Munich, located in the city's burgeoning Westend.
The new head of DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) at SiteMinder, the global hotel industry's leading cloud platform, is urging Germany's hotels to begin embracing the digitisation of travel.
NOVUM Hospitality and the HP&P Group of Giessen have signed a deal to develop a niu hotel in Cologne. Located on Lina Bommer Weg, the hotel will be just ten minutes from the city centre and Cologne Bonn Airport. With around 120 rooms, this new hotel from the innovative millennial brand of niu will open its doors at the end of 2019. "In the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne is the top choice for overnight stays," says David Etmenan, owner and chief executive of NOVUM Hospitality. "Demand from international guests is constantly rising. So for our unique hotel concept of niu we see huge potential."
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Steigenberger Hotels AG has made early arrangements to secure a long-term extension to the agreement for the Steigenberger Hotel Conti Hansa in Kiel. This means that the hotel will form part of the Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts portfolio until at least 2036. An extensive renovation programme has also been agreed with the building's owner Internos Global Investors. Renovation works will bring the hotel up to the enhanced standards that now apply following the further development of Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts.
In announcing the opening of the new office in Germany, ALHI’s Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot also announced that hospitality industry sales professional Becky Dimant has joined ALHI as Executive Director of Global Sales for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Based in ALHI’s new sales office in the Frankfurt area, she assists meeting and incentive professionals in the three countries with coordinating programs at any of ALHI’s member hotels or resorts, and with ALHI’s “Alliance” partners, which includes 23 luxury cruise ships appropriate for meeting and incentive programs, and Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in 100-plus locations worldwide.
Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), the world's leading independent Global Sales Organization serving the Meetings & Incentive marketplace, has opened its first Global Sales office in Germany. Located in the Frankfurt area, ALHI's new sales operation assists meeting professionals, incentive specialists, association executives and business executives in Germany, Switzerland and Austria who are interested in conducting meetings, conv entions and/or incentive programs at any of ALHI's member hotels or resorts. ALHI's distinguished portfolio features more than 250 luxury and upper-upscale hotels and resorts around the world, which are either independent or are with an independent hotel brand, and which specialize in serving meetings and incentive programs. This is ALHI's second Global Sales office in Europe, following the opening of ALHI's Global Sales office in London in March 2017. ALHI's luxury portfolio includes more than 150 distinctive hotels and resorts in North America; 35 in Western Europe; 13 in Eastern Europe; 17 in the Bahamas, Bermuda and Caribbean region; 13 in the Middle East; 31 in Asia; 9 in Africa; and 4 in South America.In announcing the opening of the new office in Germany, ALHI's Chief Sales Officer Mark Sergot also announced that hospitality industry sales professional Becky Dimant has joined ALHI as Executive Director of Global Sales for Germany, Swit zerland and Austria. Based in ALHI's new sales office in the Frankfurt area, she assists meeting and incentive professionals in the three countries with coordinating programs at any of ALHI's member hotels or resorts, and with ALHI's "Alliance" partners, which includes 23 luxury cruise ships appropriate for meeting and incentive programs, and Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in 100-plus locations worldwide. Prior to joining ALHI, Dimant served for 17 years as Director of Global Sales for Germany, Switzerland and Austria for Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI Hotels & Resorts), which is now part of AccorHotels. In that position she was responsible for account management for the meetings and incentive marketplace in Germany, Switzerland and Austria for FRHI's global portfolio of 120 luxury hotels across the Fairmont, Raffles & Swissotel brands. Her extensive experience also includes serving as Director of Sales, Germany for Canadian Pacifi c Hotels & Resorts for nine years. She may be reached at [email protected] and in the Frankfurt area at +49 69 660 56331 or +49 160 442 1091."With over 30 years of Global Sales service to the North American marketplace, plus our experience with our U.K. office which opened in the spring, we are very pleased to now expand our ALHI Global Sales services to Germany, Switzerland and Austria, in response to the many requests from planners and members," said Sergot. "With the addition of Becky, meeting and incentive professionals in these three countries now have quick one-call access to ALHI's portfolio of more than 250 exceptional luxury hotels and resorts in 63 countries."Mark Gorgon, ALHI's Vice President, U.K. and Europe, added, "Becky is a dynamic and dedicated sales executive who brings extensive experience in the luxury meetings and incentive sectors, as well as tremendous market knowledge, to this newly created position. She has a wonderfu l passion for serving her accounts, and terrific client relationships, and she looks forward to serving planners in the region with ALHI's Global Sales services." In addition to its member hotels and resorts, ALHI's portfolio features 10 Luxury Brand Collections to make it easy for planners to identify properties that will suit their programs' specific needs and unique desires. This includes the "Convention Collection," featuring ALHI's 31 member hotels and resorts that offer more than 500 rooms, have over 50,000 square feet of meeting space, and have at least one 20,000-square-foot ballroom. Other ALHI Luxury Brand Collections include: "Level 5 Collection," consisting of 63 member hotels and resorts that have earned the industry's highest recognitions; "City Solutions," offering 100 city-center hotels; "Golf Collection," featuring 72 resorts with championship golf; "Beach & Island Collection," with 53 member options; "Elite Retrea ts," consisting of 56 exclusive hotels and resorts with fewer than 200 rooms; "Mountain Collection," with 26 choices providing inspiring mountain views; "Bahamas, Bermuda & Caribbean Collection," offering 17 luxury-level tropical options; "Ocean Line Collection," with the 23 ultra-luxurious "floating resorts"; and "DMC Solutions," providing local expertise in more than 100 destinations worldwide. For more information about ALHI and/or its member hotels and resorts, or Alliance partners, contact your nearest of the 22 ALHI Global Sales offices in the United States, Canada, London and now Frankfurt. In Germany, Austria or Switzerland, contact Becky Dimant in the Frankfurt area at +49 69 660 56331 or +49 160 442 1091 or [email protected] , and visit alhi.com . In the U.K., contact Mark Gorgon or Peter Groom at +44 (0) 207-379-6793, email [email protected] or [email protected], and visit alhi.com .
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An IntercityHotel will open at the main railway station in Flensburg in 2020. It will feature the design concept of the Italian architect Matteo Thun, whose work can already be admired at the IntercityHotels in Braunschweig and Duisburg.
At the heart of the vibrant business metropolis, between the railway terminus and the financial district, one of more than 35 planned NOVUM Hospitality niu hotels is being built. According to current planning, the hotel with 189 rooms is due to open at Niddastrasse 60-62 at the end of 2018. "The capacity on the Frankfurt hotel market has grown over the past few years, as we too have recognised, and that is why we are delighted with the extremely central location. And it won"t stop with just one niu hotel in Frankfurt," reveals David Etmenan, CEO and owner of NOVUM Hospitality. NOVUM has partnered up with Commerz Real, as the proprietor, as well as GOLD.STEIN real estate M+E GmbH & Co.KG, as the project developer, for this project. The purchase was structured by Commerz Real as an asset deal in the form of a forward funding project.
STR's preliminary October 2017 data for Munich, Germany, indicates a significant increase in demand. Based on daily data from October, Munich reported the following in year-over-year comparisons:
This is the fifteenth time that the focus in Hall 4.1 will be on Adventure Travel & Responsible Tourism, with next year featuring coastal ecosystems as the key topic. At events under the heading of 'The Coast – A wealth of beauty, cultural treasures and biodiversity facing major threats' visitors to the 13th Pow-Wow for Tourism Professionals will be able to find out more from papers and discussions about sustainable and responsible tourism. The key topic will be coastal protection.
With an increase of around 18% since 2014, the growth of journeys in the luxury travel segment is almost twice as high as that of all foreign trips. All foreign trips rose by around 9% during the period. This is the result of a special evaluation of the World Travel Monitor on behalf of ITB Berlin. According to the study, Germany is the most popular destination in Europe. In the analysis, international trips were defined as all outbound short trips of up to three nights with expenses of more than 750 euros per night, as well as all longer stays abroad from four nights with expenses of more than 500 euros per night. In 2016, around 54 million luxury trips were made abroad. The market share of luxury travel rose to around 7% in 2016.
Hyatt announced today the opening of Hyatt House Düsseldorf/Andreas Quartier, marking the entry of the Hyatt House brand into the European market, and the fourth Hyatt House branded hotel to open outside the U.S. in 2017.