Hot and cold: Kempinski, Amedia, Revo, Assets, Tech and Snow

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Since Monday, members of the Kempinski supervisory board have been informing their staff, general managers and hotel owners, via conference calls and meetings, that CEO Barbara Muckermann is no longer with the company. As of our editorial deadline yesterday evening, there had still been no official statement. No comment is also a comment. It seems that neither the shareholders from Bahrain nor the members of the supervisory board have a plan. That reminds me of an old German saying: Ownership brings responsibility! This means that one has a great deal of responsibility towards partners and staff. I've jotted down a few more observations.

"No guarantee for guarantees" is the headline of our interview with Udo Chistée. In 2022, the Austrian hotelier sold his Amedia hotel group to what was then the HR Group (now Revo Hospitality). At the end of 2025, he filed for personal and business insolvency and is now liable for approximately €110 million. In an exclusive interview with hospitalityInside.com, the 78-year-old sets out his view of the background to the situation. Why he sees the partnership with Revo Hospitality as the catalyst, and why Revo Hospitality rejects this view. A story you simply must read.

Apart from this article, we have updated the list of new operators at the Revo Hotels taken over.

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A further hearing was held at the Amsterdam court regarding the structure and transparency of Grand Metropolitan Hotels Holding B.V. (GrandMet). The court had previously removed the Smura family from management and replaced them with an independent lawyer. However, the lawyer has not yet been granted access to key documents. The financial mystery still centres on the Genisys AI software. The court had already cast doubt on its value during the hearing. Lawyers were, and still are, searching for evidence and sources of funding within this vast corporate network. Kateryna Smura was expected to provide the answers. It's all still rather bizarre, but the judges aren’t letting up.

And they are perfectly entitled to their obstinacy. The GrandMet case is being heard before a specialised Dutch commercial court which deals with commercial disputes. It is one of the most unusual courts in Europe. For example, it can suspend managing directors and members of the supervisory board, appoint independent successors, block company resolutions and place shares under temporary independent administration. In an interview today, Dutch lawyer Onno Hennis – whose firm does not represent either party – explains the extent to which the court can act in the GrandMet case.