Valamar's new approach: Curated Experience
Valamar successfully opened the 5 Star Pical Resort in Poreč, the largest hospitality investment project in Croatia worth more than 200 million euros and offering a unique luxury family holiday experience.
The good old business model: Keep your feet on the ground
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Today, I’m making a case for conservatism. At a time when statistics for the German hotel industry show that it has the highest number of insolvencies in the economy, it was refreshing to speak to Yoram Biton of Leonardo Hotels. "Making a profit these days isn't easy at all," he notes soberly. "It's hard work." That’s why Leonardo is growing only gradually; franchising costs too much money and only the rent cover counts. This operator’s business model is ‘stay grounded and disciplined’. Yoram reviews the P&L with each area manager every month.
Some investors lack one of these qualities. This week, Deka Immobilien announced the new operator for the W Amsterdam: Corendon. The company is based in Turkey, has a background in tourism, and is now running its first luxury lifestyle hotel. But without the restaurants. Liran Wizmann will be allowed to continue running these. It’s all set out in the contract, but of course it’s confidential. So the former operator, who owes Deka Immobilien €23 million in rent, will remain a business partner? In any case, a lack of transparency in communication raises even more questions. My eight questions (inter alia, how Deka Immobilien will guarantee its investors that it will regularly receive rent) was dismissed with four sentences. Don't investors have any questions at all? ... More
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8.5.2026
Deka Immobilien no longer wishes to discuss the 23 million euros in rent arrears owed by the (former) operator, Sircle Group – headed by Liran Wizman. This week, it introduced an unnamed, tourism-focused operator from Turkey. Wizman is nevertheless permitted to continue running the W restaurants. Deka Immobilien did not provide any explanation for this.
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New 5 Star Pical Resort in Croatia opens for the Next Generation year-round
8.5.2026
Valamar successfully opened the 5 Star Pical Resort in Poreč, the largest hospitality investment project in Croatia worth more than 200 million euros and offering a unique luxury family holiday experience.
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Marketplace
8.5.2026
Insolvencies in Germany are on the rise: the catering, hospitality and property sectors are particularly hard hit. The record figures are hitting the federal states of Berlin and Bavaria especially hard.
8.5.2026
The new mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, went into the election campaign with the slogan "With me, Airbnb in Paris is history'’. A ruling has now been issued that points in that direction and is aimed at short-term landlords.
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Tech giants Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta plan to spend up to 725 billion US dollars (around 620 billion euros) this year as part of their AI arms race. The money is primarily set to go towards expanding infrastructure such as data centers.
1.5.2026
Facebook-owned company Meta wants to provide users with artificial intelligence that will be active for them around the clock. This will cost a fortune.
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