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The number of insolvent companies in Germany reached its highest level in more than ten years in 2025. Over the course of the year, 23,900 companies had to file for insolvency. The creditworthiness of the hospitality industry has reached the bottom of the scale.
Europe is passing budgets for 2026 in a moment of high pressure. Public debt stays heavy. Hotels, restaurants and airlines are easy to tax: they are visible, mostly local, and a part of the bill is paid by visitors who do not vote. The sector feels it every time budgets are tight, and 2026 is not an exception.
Lifestyle goes IPO! Accor's Board of Directors recently voted unanimously to begin preparations for a possible stock market listing of Ennismore, the group's lifestyle hotel and restaurant brand. Why?
Financing, capital and risk: These three pillars have so far made hotel projects bank-able. Now climate expertise is being added. Climate risks are increasing. As a result, value creation is changing - from short-term returns to lifecycle-oriented strategies. ROI, Return on Investment, is now RoI, Return on Impact.
In July, Pandox, the Scandinavian hotel operator, developer, and leaser of hotel properties, announced its intention to take over the Irish hotel group Dalata. The transaction is closed now, Scandic will operate the hotels.
Hotel investments in Europe remain attractive to investors, with a focus on Western European markets in the first semester of 2025. And: There were interesting developments in buyer profiles.
Many Germans don't want to miss out on a holiday, preferring to tighten their belts. The tense economic situation is now affecting consumption and other holiday spending.
Why do hotel stocks perform better in the United States and Asia than in Europe? And how have the framework conditions for hotel investments changed? Growth alone is no longer enough, even in the hotel industry. A stock market expert questioned the figures.
The non-profit status of JUFA Hotels for young people and families did not survive the coronavirus pandemic. The financial struggles of Austria's largest hotel group, which had been ongoing for four years, should come to an end with the takeover by a new investor from outside the industry.
Marriott International has successfully completed the acquisition of the lifestyle hotel brand citizenM, further expanding its global offering in the Select Service segment.
