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Europe's payment infrastructure at turning point
28.3.2025

New rules, new technologies: What will payment look like in the future and what opportunities will open up for business and consumers? A study provides some insight.

Turning point for European hotel transactions
28.3.2025

Last year marked a turning point for the European hotel investment market with transaction volume surging 62% year-on-year, the highest level recorded since 2019.

Hotel finance remains most difficult in Germany
Tense or relaxed
21.3.2025

Hotel deals continue to pick up, the financial market is on the move. Nevertheless, hotel finance in Germany remains difficult, while neighbouring countries are offering yields of 7%. Leading figures from Art-Invest, BNP Paribas and Union Investment as well as consultants comment on the mixed European situation.

Risk control drives ESG reporting
14.3.2025

Besides the laudable desire to promote clean air, biodiversity, transparent governance and staff, it should be clear to hoteliers to comply with ESG standards to minimise operational risks. It's mandatory now.

Who is PAI, the new owner of Motel One?
7.3.2025

Eight funds managing 26 billion euros in assets, this is PAI Partners (PAI), the new 80 percent owner of Motel One. Following this week's "Breaking News", hospitalityInside did some research.

First comments from Chairman Dieter Müller
Motel One sells 80% to PAI
3.3.2025

The news broke this morning via financial media: Motel One founder Dieter Müller is selling a majority stake in his company to the French private equity group PAI Partners. The European financial investor is taking over 80% of the operating business of the Munich hotel chain, as the two companies announced. hospitalityInside spoke spontaneously with Dieter Müller.

Italy: Hotels the second most sought-after class
21.2.2025

Hotels are the second main target for real estate investors in Italy. Owner-operators and family offices invested most into this segment. For 2025, prospects are still positive.

RICS analyses see rays of hope in the real estate and construction sector
No all-clear for Europe yet
21.2.2025

Current trends in the global real estate and construction sector still leave little room for optimism. However, a closer analysis reveals differences. For alternative asset classes, including hotels, the expectations of experts worldwide are already more positive again.

BREAKING NEWS: IHG acquires Ruby Hotels
18.2.2025

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) has acquired from Ruby SARL the RubyTM brand and related intellectual property for initial purchase consideration of €110.5m (~$116m). This was reported by IHG at 8.30 a.m. (CET).

Loisium Wine & Spa Hotels start crowd investing
31.1.2025

The Austrian Loisium Group is injecting new momentum into its expansion plans with a crowd-investing campaign. Investors, wine and food lovers can now invest directly in the wine hotels.

Stock Exchange

Financial Results

Outperforming

Choice Hotels Int. Q1 2025: The franchisor is outperforming its chain scales and driving domestic RevPAR growth of 2.3% year-over-year and the global net rooms system size by 2.8%.  

Looking forward to the annual profit

IHG Q1 2025: The global RevPAR increased by 3.3%, driven by a globally diverse footprint and growth in each of Business, Leisure and Groups; it was a strong quarter of development performance, on track to meet full year consensus profit expectations.

Robust into the new year

Marriott Int. Q1 2025: Brands, fees and the travel demand have been driving the first quarter of 2025 of the world's biggest hotel chain. The international markets experienced particularly robust growth.

Huge pipeline and new brands

Hyatt Q1 2025: Business and group travel were the drivers of system-wide RevPAR growth. The quarter was also impacted by Easter, which fell in the second quarter this year, while last year's holiday fell in the first quarter.

Twelve quarters of record performance

IHCL Q4 2024 and FY 2025: The Indian Hotels Company Limited announces an impressive RevPAR growth für FY 2025 and proposes a dividend at 20% of consolidated profit after tax.

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