Generative AI has become a reality in the German economy more quickly than many companies had anticipated just a year ago. 98% of companies now consider AI to be relevant to their business model and future value creation. This means that within two years, this proportion has risen from 56% (2024) via 91% (2025) to almost universal acceptance today. 

OpenAI rival Anthropic has long advocated for stricter regulation of AI development. Now, the CEO of the AI company Anthropic has argued that governments should be able to stop dangerous AI.

The Danish capital aims to promote sustainable tourism. To this end, the CopenPay scheme has been developed; following two summer trials, it will now run all year round. How can you benefit? Hotels are taking part.

People in Germany are switching off – at least some of the time. After years of steady growth and constant digital activity, internet usage in Germany is falling noticeably for the first time.

Night trains offer an alternative to flying for medium-haul journeys. A website with clever features shows the options available across the continent.

The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals in Germany has surged by almost 30% in 2025. 5,000 people own a quarter of the country's total financial assets. There is no end in sight to this trend.

In 2025, more than three times as many tourists as there are Greek residents flocked to the holiday destination. On jet-set islands such as Santorini and Mykonos, record tourist numbers are pushing the infrastructure to its limits.

New Mews research across 500+ properties shows AI is now standard in hotel operations, while human interaction remains critical for high-value guest moments.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is becoming a partner of the U.S. Air Force: The chain has signed a 50-year (!) contract with the Air Force - five decades to act as a hotel and management operator. 

Travelling by train from Germany to Spain – and the train is late for your connection? That can prove costly for travellers. The EU wants to strengthen their rights and make rail travel more attractive.

The German hotel industry continued to recover in 2025, without fully reaching pre-crisis levels. Overnight stays are on the rise, as are insolvencies. Details from the new industry report.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Hyatt is now actively using ChatGPT (OpenAI) for its staff, whilst Choice Hotels is integrating Amazon Web Services (AWS) to automate its value chain.

Travel & Tourism has strengthened its position as the world’s fastest-growing sector in 2025, with new data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Chase Travel, Lead Research Partner, revealing the sector significantly outpaced global economic growth.

From AI agents booking our trips to cities restricting visitor numbers: a new Executive Brief explores how trust, data and inequality could redefine global travel over the next two decades.

The results of a recent survey show: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the world's busiest airport for passenger traffic. At the same time, Chicago O'Hare International Airport ranks first for aircraft movements.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN World Tourism Organisation have launched the "Recipe of Change" initiative to tackle a global sustainability challenge: food waste.

Many travellers want to make the most of every moment on their journeys through Europe. To meet this demand, operators constantly expand the range of overnight train services.

Anyone who's tired on a flight longs to be able to stretch out across three seats. It's not actually comfortable. Now an airline has found a solution.

The Black Forest is rethinking rural tourism: currently, the region is working on a concept that transforms entire villages into hotels – without constructing any new buildings. This is based on the Italian model of the "Alberghi Diffusi".

More than 11,000 bankruptcies in six years: The crisis in the German restaurant industry is worsening. Many people are cutting back on dining out. A quick recovery is not in sight.

The consequences of climate change come at a cost. Without additional investment in climate protection, Germany faces the prospect of much higher national debt than previously expected by 2050.

Scandic has further elevated its climate ambitions now that its climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company's long-term goal is to reach net-zero emissions across the entire value chain by 2050.

Germans are travelling differently. New analysis on outbound demand shows they increasingly prioritise destinations that blend cultural heritage, natural beauty, and authentic local experiences. Europe remains the focus, with rising costs determining travel behaviour.

We all know the buzzwords of sustainability in hospitality. But what is it that regenerative hospitality actually looks like and what work needs to be done? The publishers Prof Dr Willy Legrand, Carlos Martin-Rios and Allessandro Inversini collected articles of 28 authors in five chapters.

At the end of January 2026, the German Federal Cabinet approved the Federal Government's new National Tourism Strategy. This strategy explicitly anchors business travel as a central pillar of tourism policy.

The world of work and the realities of life have changed fundamentally. Working time legislation has not. The aim of a campaign in Germany is to introduce a practical regulation on weekly working hours.