Dear Insider,
The Expo Real is over. And we're doing a short wrap-up including statements and summaries of the latest transaction figures. Ten days after the Expo (yesterday), Whitbread is buying 1,538 rooms for the Premier Inn brand from Gorgeous Smiling Hotels, franchise-free. Wyndham is losing five Super 8, Accor 1 Mercure and GSH 2 hotels under its own elaya brand.
So it's not just hungry Pac-Men who are out and about these days, but also truffle hunters. These also include Motel One, which announced the takeover of six good Fleming Hotels on the first day of the trade fair. Are Motel One/Cloud One and Premier Inn now on the same path? And where is Accor?Many Spaniards can no longer afford to take holidays on their own islands, as our summer season review found out five weeks ago. And it's set to get even worse: Investors allocate 70% of their capital to 4- and 5-star assets. 3-star hotels are following suit. Everything is only going upwards, and fast. ... More
There was a slight sense of optimism, but no one expected miracles: Expo Real 2025 breathed realism, and the hotel industry followed suit. The resilience of the industry is viewed positively, but fluctuations remain within the industry.
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The city of Palma de Mallorca is introducing stricter rules for tourism. The city administration on the holiday island is planning a comprehensive ban on new holiday apartments and hostels.
According to the results of a study, in 2026 travellers will no longer be asking themselves primarily where to go, but rather why they are travelling. Instead of quantity, the focus will be on rest, comfort and relaxation – with or without the family.
Cybercrime causes financial damage amounting to 8.46 trillion euros worldwide, and the trend is rising. Companies are increasingly becoming victims of hacker attacks, as is currently the case with Motel One, for example.
When looking for a holiday home, you often find many filter functions such as location, size or price to choose from. One provider has now added public transport connections to make it easier to travel without a car.
Here you can find our picture gallery with impressions from Expo Real in Munich and our Bricks & Brains evening event.
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Many thanks to all partners, friends and visitors to World of Hospitality for attending Expo Real, for your trust and for your enthusiasm for the industry!
In the coming weeks, our authors will be preparing topics from the conference as well as impressions and results from discussions and interviews.
All company profiles and contact details of our partners will also be available on the Expo Real page of hospitalityInside.com until next summer. As always, further information and background reports can be found in the magazine or the Marketplace News.
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The Topics of the Conference HID:
Leisure Boom / Climate Risk / Franchise / Zero Profit / Market Consolidation
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Hotels Tomorrow, edition 2
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HospitalityInside Think Tank, edition 9 on 11-12 May 2026 in Brussels
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