On one's own journey

Dear Insider,

With this weekend, the world is travelling, half of Europe will go on vacation. It feels like the industry is booming, but DACH hoteliers have tears in their eyes: At the end of the year, their profit may have risen by just 1 percent. GOP is dragging everything down with it... Susanne Stauss listened in on a discussion at "half-time" this year.

One of the industry's larger groups, Louvre Hotels, is embarking on its own journey. CEO Federico González explains in a long interview with Sarah Douag how he wants to spice up Première Classe, Campanile & Co. The ex-Radisson CEO has taken 14 months to find his feet in the new terrain, and now comes the 5-year plan and a €400 million transformation for the group. 940 out of 1,720 hotels are still in France. Federico is now using the synergies with Radisson, including in e-commerce. Jin Jang, the parent company, watches respectfully, he says.

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