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Scandic to operate 56 Dalata Hotels
18.7.2025

One deal for four: Pandox and Eiendomsspar have brought Scandic on board as operator for the 56 hotels in the planned takeover of Irish hotel group Dalata. The transaction is valued 1.4 billion euros.

The European hotel market picks up in the middle of the year
11.7.2025

2024 was a challenging year for the hotel industry in many respects. And 2025? Christie & Co's figures, released right on time in the middle of the year, offer hope. However, there are no large portfolios for sale, but there is movement in the lifestyle and luxury segments.

Investments Germany: The market is back on track for the long term
11.7.2025

The German hotel investment market is picking up speed. Foreign investors are playing a stable role, and institutional investors are back. Germany's growing appeal as a tourist destination is raising further hopes.

Succession planning: Austria supports families
4.7.2025

Austria is supporting private hoteliers undergoing generational change with a four-figure sum. It may be a small amount, but it is a nice gesture: around 7,900 business transfers are expected in the tourism sector by 2029.

Family Offices and Private Equity support the plans – Push in Italy
Falkensteiner takes off with crowd investment
13.6.2025

The FMTG Invest crowdinvesting platform will make its debut in Italy next year. Since 2022, when the Austrian Italian group launched its first campaign, FMTG has promoted 14 of them, collecting more than 102 million euros from over 5,000 active investors. And they have already refunded a capital amount of 16.7 million in five tranches.

Tristan Capital Partners acquires easyHotel
9.5.2025

easyGroup has signed an agreement on 1 May 2025 to sell its budget hotel chain easyHotel to the real estate investment company Tristan Capital Partners.

Property AIFs in Europe: positive overall
9.5.2025

Despite difficult market conditions, property AIFs remain the focus of institutional investors, even though traditional fund countries such as Germany and the Netherlands are experiencing significant outflows. Hotels and logistics remain attractive. 

Austria's hotels under insolvency pressure?
9.5.2025

Immediately after the end of the winter season, Alpin Family GmbH went to the insolvency court on 30 April 2025. This is not an isolated case. Is the Austrian hotel industry facing a wave of bankruptcies? The obligation to repay outstanding Covid-19 economic aid in the current year is not making things easier.

What the deal tells us: Larger hotel chains under pressure to stay relevant
Marriott bets on disruptor citizenM
2.5.2025

Marriott International has shaken up the hospitality industry with its recent acquisition of Dutch hotel brand citizenM. The 355-million-dollar deal, with a potential 110 million in performance-based earn-outs, gives Marriott a majority stake in the disruptive brand. It also means Marriott finally has a credible answer to rivals in the lifestyle space. 

Sabre sells hospitality unit
2.5.2025

With the sale of its hospitality solutions business this week, the parent company Sabre Corporations is repaying its debts. It will receive USD 1.1 billion in cash from the new owner.

Stock Exchange

Financial Results

International travel, the 2025 momentum

GHA/Global Hotel Alliance H1 2025: With hotel revenues, room nights and demand for international travel all building on 2024 momentum, the H1 results set a positive trajectory for the remainder of the year.

Organic, solid, strong

Scandic 1HY 2025: The Scandinavian hotel group delivered a good quarter with increased organic growth, solid results and strong cash flow. Scandic had a good momentum and is maintaining a high pace of commercial development – including the of Dalata hotel deal. 

Stable earnings development

Pandox HY1 2025: At the end of the quarter and half year, Pandox' financial position is strong and, together with stable cash flow, this provides the group with significant capacity for the acquisition of new hotel properties and investments in the existing portfolio.

Strong second quarter

MHP Hotel AG Q2 2025 The Munich-based hotel operator recorded a strong second quarter , with hotel revenue revenue rising by 9% to €45.2 million.

The next generation takes over

Barceló Group FY 2025: The international hotel and travel group (Barceló Hotel Group and travel division Ávoris Business Corporation) generated revenue of more than €7.5 billion in the 2024 financial year – an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year. Now the next generation is taking over.

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