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Has Germany's wave of bankruptcies begun?
15.9.2023

Rising costs and the consumer slump are driving more and more companies  in Germany into insolvency. For many companies, moreover, expiring  economic support is now boomeranging. The hospitality industry is  particularly affected, but large-scale insolvencies are also rising  sharply.

Azora's 2bn fund for resorts
15.9.2023

A new billion-euro fund: Spanish Azora property investment group plans  to raise €1bn in equity capital, to which the same amount in debt will  be added.

Italy: New investments and various investors in sight, banks remain positive
Supply and capital on the move
25.8.2023

On one hand, there are growing inflation rates and an absence of core investments. On the other hand, there is an increasing appeal of secondary destinations and resorts, both supporting the skyrocketing recovery of national tourism. The Italian hospitality real estate market looks like a very difficult jigsaw puzzle to solve, even for experts.

Germany: Great frustration in the 1st half, but transactions in preparation
Investments still in the cellar
14.7.2023

Financing bottlenecks, difficult pricing, continuing volatility: The transaction volume on the German hotel real estate market is stuck in the crisis despite good operating sales. Slight movement can be seen in the holiday hotel industry. The brokerage and consulting companies draw a sobering balance for the first half of 2023, but do not give up.

Refinancing: Where do hotels and other asset classes stand before summer?
The long wait for the trend to switch
14.7.2023

The journey into 2023 will continue in difficult waters. Predications that the downward trend could reverse from the middle of the year have since been dismissed by real estate experts. Interest rate hikes and persistent inflation are also a stranglehold for hotels, though as an asset class there are opportunities. We take a look at the state of things before the summer break.

The richest and the best paid
14.7.2023

Elon Musk is still the richest person in the world and Frenchwoman Francoise Bettencourt Meyers tops the list of female billionaires. Some also own hotels. Equally interesting is a list of the highest paid hotel CEOs.

2023 will require restructured debt – PE and funds have their own schedules
Waiting for debt financing
30.6.2023

While there’s a whiff of recession in the air, the question mark around  debt and interest rates is the major issue facing the hotel transaction  market currently. Among all asset classes, hotels are still sought  after, yet many will restructure their financings from 2023 onwards.  Distressed assets are very likely to emerge in the coming months.  Interest rates have not yet peaked in Europe. Funds and private equity  are just waiting for the best time to enter debt financing.

Real estate: Investment-relevant hotels increase total market volume
30.6.2023

The market volume of investment-relevant hotels in Germany has reached pre-crisis levels. This is primarily due to the considerable turnover increases of the operators, the so-called performance effect. Resort hotels are increasingly becoming investment-relevant. However, transactions are still a long time coming.

More insolvencies in Germany
30.6.2023

In the first half of 2023, significantly more companies filed for insolvency in Germany than in the same period last year. Manufacturing, trade and the service sector continue to be particularly affected. In the meantime, however, insolvencies are also increasing slightly in the construction industry.

Swiss start-up launches financing portal
1.6.2023

Zurich. A higher equity ratio, slower repayment and more critical checks by banks - they are not making it easy for many hoteliers and restaurateurs to get money at the moment. A Swiss start-up wants to prove that it can be done differently.

Stock Exchange

Financial Results

New records through the loyalty programme

Global Hotel Alliance Q2 2024: UAE-headquartered GHA has reported robust Q2 results across all key performance indicators. The second half of the year is looking positive.

Good foundation for further growth

  • Scandic Q2 and HY1 2024: The second quarter showed improved results and higher profitability, so Scandic will maintain a high pace to grow the hotel portfolio.

The active and dynamic way forward

Pandox Q2 and HY1 2024: The hotel market developed in a positive direction, increased international incoming travel from the USA and Asia also contributed to growth in multiple markets.

Oetker increases hotel revenue

Oetker Group FY 2023: The Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc has performed particularly well in the small, fine luxury hotel group. 

Premier Inn: German RevPAR reaches 57 Euro

Whitbread Q1 2024: Premier Inn's performance has improved in the first quarter of the UK group's financial year.

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