Plenty of activity during the crisis

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It is certainly unusual to read in the quarterly results of tourism companies how much kerosene TUI, for example, has secured for its summer season. Or, to put it another way – in a positive sense – Scandic emphasises that it is not suffering directly from the geopolitical situation. The chains are also remaining cautious, as Accor, Scandic, TUI and GHA all indicate in their Q1 results. The Iran conflict has everyone on edge, all over the world. In Germany, the first tour operators and travel agencies are announcing short-time working.

The World Cup drama has begun in the USA. In Philadelphia, FIFA cancelled 2,000 of the 10,000 rooms it had booked. Thousands of hotel rooms have been cancelled across all 16 World Cup host cities. Bookings are falling short of forecasts; ordinary fans can no longer afford the prices, but there aren't yet large numbers of high-spending fans either. The golden summer has been cancelled. MAGA.

Back to Germany, where the business travel market is changing. It is the small changes that show that cost control is currently the top priority. That means, for example, flying less and taking the train more. Or travel, yes, but no longer within their own country; they'd rather visit the (cheaper) neighbouring countries. In Austria, business travellers could give the hospitality industry a boost: The pressure on this sector is also intense, as the figures show.

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The Revo insolvency proceedings are currently in Phase 2, which, with the 'newly opened' insolvency hotels, also provides somewhat more transparency. At the same time, creditors are beginning to lodge their claims. Potential buyers move in the background. It is still unclear whether some are readying to acquire Revo Hospitality or whether the whole thing will end in a break-up. The two leading hotel insolvency lawyers spoke to the media, and we also spoke to other insiders.

What's the evidence? The topic of longevity is just as controversial, but it's a hype created by marketing. In TV adverts, toothpaste is already promising a longer life… My equally sceptical colleague Bärbel Schwertfeger interviewed an even more sceptical scientist from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany. He points out that the striking results seen in mice that have received the 'longevity vaccine' but warns that the same results in people keen to live longer might still be a little way off yet. Let the facts speak for themselves! My grandmother already knew some of that too. A must-read for wellness hotels.

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