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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
