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September 13, 2012

Trust International Wins Back Founding Member Steigenberger Hotel Group as CRS Client

Trust International founding hotel member Steigenberger Hotel Group is moving back to Trust International's centralized reservation system (CRS) after a five-year hiatus. "After venturing out to experience the CRS landscape, Steigenberger Hotel Group has decided to return to Trust," commented Richard Wiegmann, Trust International managing director.

Trust International

Press Release Human Resources

September 10, 2012

The International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef, Bonn (IUBH) joins HOSCO

The Swiss company Hospitality Connection has announced the entry of the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef, Bonn, Germany to its exclusive online hospitality network: HOSCO. Hospitality Connection, based in Geneva (Switzerland), provides hospitality players including over 400 companies and 2300 students from 16 top-ranked hotel schools, with an innovative tool to meet and interact.

HOSCO

Bonn, Germany

External Article Sales & Marketing

September 5, 2012

Berlin Hotels Battle Apartment Owners for Tourists | wsj.com

Decades after West Berlin attempted to woo tourists with the lackluster slogan “Berlin is worth a visit,” Germany’s capital has usurped Rome as the third most-visited city in Europe. Legions of hipsters and budget tourist groups now pour into the city, looking for cheap rooms and invading its streets and clubs. In many cities, that would make the hotel industry happy. Not here.

WSJ

August 27, 2012

Accor: Sale of two MGallery hotels in Germany and the Netherlands under a €44m Sale & Variable lease-back agreement

As part of its asset management strategy, Accor announces a sale and lease back agreement concerning the MGallery Mondial Am Dom in Cologne (207 rooms) for €20.5m and the MGallery Convent Hotel in Amsterdam (148 rooms) for €23.5m. The transaction includes a renovation program of €12.4m, €7.3m of which will be invested by the buyer.

Accor

Press Release Markets & Performance

August 20, 2012

IHG announces Hotel Indigo Düsseldorf-Victoriaplatz in Germany

InterContinental Hotels Group's (IHG) boutique hotel brand Hotel Indigo continues to grow in Germany, with the signing of Hotel Indigo Düsseldorf-Victoriaplatz following two successful openings in Berlin earlier this year. Hotel Indigo Düsseldorf-Victoriaplatz will operate under a franchise agreement with LFPI Hotels Management Germany GmbH. The 126 room hotel is a conversion from the Lindner Rhein Residence into a Hotel Indigo, and will open in 2013.

IHG

Dusseldorf, Germany

August 14, 2012

Germany Does More than Resist

At a time of great economic difficulty for Europe, hotel performance is demonstrably weak when it is not on a downward trend, as is the case in Southern Europe. In this context, the findings of a study by hospitality observatory MKG Hospitality in Germany for the first half of the year are very satisfying. Whilst the country’s hotel sector traditionally lags behind that of other European countries when it comes to occupancy.

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July 6, 2012

76 new hotels due to open in July 2012

Also during this summer new top hotels will open their doors – for July a total of 76 new hotels worldwide are on register with TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading online and subscription based database for international hotel construction projects (www.tophotelprojects.com). Considered to be the most interesting new openings are the Kempinski Ambience Hotel in Delhi/India (480 rooms), the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai/U.A.E. (295 rooms) and the theme hotel "Bell Rock" at the amusement park "Europa Park Rust" in Freiburg-Rust/Germany (225 rooms). In August 364 first class and luxury hotels are due to open and it is scheduled that 285 new properties will welcome their first guests this coming September. According to the TOPHOTELPROJECTS database analysis approximately 1,270 new built hotels will be added to the global hotel and tourism market by the end of this year.

May 22, 2012

Germany remains Europe’s strongest investment market for new hotel projects

More than 54,000 new upcoming hotel rooms will put further pressure on the performance on 16,000 already existing hotels in Germany: over the next three to four years more than 380 hotels will open their doors in Europe"s largest national economy. According to TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading information service for international hotel construction projects, In Berlin alone 32 new hotels will be developed and currently under construction, including the Waldorf Astoria (TOPHOTELPROJECTS Nr. 5291, 232 rooms, opening in July 2012) located in a prime location in Berlin City West next to the famous "Gedächtniskirche".

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May 4, 2012

Meliá Hotels International to open its fifth hotel in Dusseldorf, Germany

With more than 350 hotels all across the world, the Spanish Meliá Hotels International chain has now signed a lease agreement on a fifth hotel in Dusseldorf, which will open its doors in the middle of next year. The new four-star superior hotel, which will be operated by the Innside by Meliá design brand, will be located inside the eye-catching Colorium building in the popular Medienhafen area of the city - also the capital of the Federal State of North Rhine Westphalia.

Melia

Dusseldorf, Germany

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Press Release Finance

May 4, 2012

Dubai Still Top In Terms Of Hotel Development

Hamburg, 2nd May 2012The speed of new hotel construction has note decelerated: TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading service for international hotel construction projects, reports that despite some delays caused by the financial and economic crises there are still 52 new hotels with more than 25,000 rooms in the construction and development pipeline. The most recent top hotel projects are three new Starwood properties.

Appointment

April 25, 2012

Torsten K. Schulze has been named General Manager at Steigenberger Airport Hotel Berlin

Steigenberger Hotel Berlin Director Torsten K. Schulze has assumed additional managerial responsibility by being named as the General Manager of the Steigenberger Airport Hotel Berlin, a new 322 room hotel located at Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport. This position is in addition to his role as General Manager of the Steigenberger Hotel Berlin at Los-Angeles-Platz. After originally training as a hotel clerk, Mr. Schulze is able to offer proven expertise built up over many years in the international hotel business. The establishments at which he has worked include the Kempinski Hotel Libertador in Buenos Aires/Argentina and the Kempinski Hotel Checkers in Los Angeles. Whilst in the USA, Mr. Schulze also studied at Cornell University in Ithaca/New York.

H World International

Supplier News Development

April 24, 2012

Best Western: Strongest Hotel Brand In The World Expands Further

Listing the most present hotel brands worldwide Best Western the unchallenged front runner: with more than 4,100 hotels and 308,000 rooms under the identically named umbrella brand the hotel chain is worldwide the number one - ahead of hotel brands such as Holiday Inn, Marriott, Comfort Inns & Comfort Suites, Hilton and Holiday Inn Express.

Press Release Operations & Strategy

April 20, 2012

Horst Schulze Operates The World’s Best Hotels

Horst Schulze is one of the most important hoteliers of our time. The German descent business man represents the principles of the luxury hospitality like no one else. Heading the Ritz-Carlton group for many years in the past he has created the widely known principle "We are Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen". Today Schulze runs one of the most prestigious international hotel groups with his Capella Hotels. According to TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading data research service for international hotel construction projects, he is currently developing five further top hotels and resorts.

April 12, 2012

InterCity Hotels’ big success: new top locations in Germany and East Europe

There is a secret of success since 25 years: best city location near central stations or airports, business chic or gadgets and satisfactory comfort – with 33 properties the InterCity Hotels by the Steinberger Hotel Group are a guarantor for a felicitous hotel stay in Germany and Austria. Now six further business hotels arise in Germany. One of these is the 412-room hotel at the central station in Berlin (TOPHOTELPROJECTS Nr. 10076). In Middle and East Europe up to 15 new hotels are expected to be built in the medium term. These facts have been derived from a data analysis by TOPHOTELPROJECTS, the leading data research service for international hotel construction projects.

March 27, 2012

Worldwide Meliá Hotels expansion with 16 new top hotels

Solid, family-run and listed on the stock exchange: This combination is rare in the top hospitality. Meliá Hotels International is owned by the Spanish Escarrer Juliá family and currently operates 350 hotels with the further expansion focus, which includes 16 new hotels with more than 5,000 new hotel rooms, in hot spots such as London, Paris, Barcelona and Frankfurt. The latest hotel project is the Meliá La Defense in Paris (TOPHOTELPROJECTS Nr. 13429). This 369-room hotel is expected to open its doors 2014 and is constructed by the Union Investment Real Estate.

Press Release Design & Architecture

March 27, 2012

The hotel as a gallery – the InterCityHotel photo art project

The InterCityHotel Group has joined forces with colleges of art to launch a special and unique project in which art students create tailored photographic works for InterCityHotels. Since 2008, all new InterCityHotels have featured specially produced photo art designed to match in with the respective hotel and its surrounding environment. In 2011, this successful project was extended to include existing InterCityHotels and hotels which have recently been renovated.

H World International

External Article Sales & Marketing

March 15, 2012

Airport NabCabs Pod “Hotels” in Munich Airport | happyhotelier.com

In Munich airports they have installed a couple of NapCabs. Minimal charge € 30 per stay of 3 hours. A bit less classy than the Sleepbox 01 of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. Napcabs are actually prefabricated boxes at the Munich Airport Terminal which has simple provisions like a bed and a work desk which you can rent for as short as 3 hours or for as long as 12 hours. You basically purchase some time via a touch screen using your credit card. The concept is quite familiar if you know Day Stay and Yotel capsule rooms but without the other person and the restroom.

Munich, Germany

Press Release General Management

March 13, 2012

EHL students won the 5th Annual IHIF Student Strategy Challenge

At last week's 15th International Hotel Investment Forum, a team of students from the École Hôtelière de Lausanne competed and won the 5th Annual IHIF Student Strategy Challenge. The Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne as well received a cheque for $30, 000 from Questex Media. The contribution signifies Questex Media Group's ongoing support of Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and their recognition of the contribution the school makes to the hotel industry.

EHL

Press Release Sales & Marketing

March 12, 2012

Off to new horizons at the ITB party at the andel’s Hotel Berlin

This year's pre-ITB customer event of Vienna International Hotels & Resorts, held under the motto "New Horizons", helped to convey the philosophy of the hotel group: to use its own strengths as a solid parent brand and competent hotel manager in order to promote and grow the already established for the long term. Andreas Karsten, CEO of VI, was also looking to the horizon yesterday during his speech: "With this party, we want to thank our existing clients and partners on the one hand and emphasise the flexibility of VI on the other. Vienna International plans to go on and to grow for the long term with more hotels and city destinations."