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Seven months after filing for insolvency under its own administration, the hotels of Lindner Hotels AG have been restructured. The designated CEO of the family-run group, Adrian Lindner (35) admits to many mistakes in an interview with hospitalityInside two days ago. Above all, he wants to regain lost trust.
The pan-European class action lawsuit filed by hoteliers against Booking.com is a matter of billions of euros. The leading lawyer reveals this to us in today's interview. He is very confident of winning the case.
A stable prognosis for the future is back. Achat Hotels is out of self-administered insolvency after eight months. The group has shrunk significantly but has been successfully restructured. "It was a tough ride," says Managing Director Philipp von Bodman.
Creditors unanimously approved the plans, according to the official press release issued on Tuesday, 26 August. The long-term continuation of the company is thus secured. "Our owner, Hannover Finanz, was involved throughout and remains committed to the Achat Hotels Group even after the restructuring," adds von Bodman. There are no new co-investors.
Wellness-Hotels & Resorts GmbH has filed an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings with the Düsseldorf Local Court.
Introduced in 2021, the law was intended to enable consumers in Berlin to immediately recognize how clean a restaurant is. Now the Berlin Senate is scraping it due to excessive bureaucracy.
Two law firms are bundling claims for damages against the OTA in a new class action. This is based on the judgement of the CJEU from September 2024.
Bei Flugausfällen geben Airlines lieber Reisegutscheine aus anstatt den Ticketpreis zu erstatten. Doch ein Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshof zeigt: Passagiere müssen sich das nicht gefallen lassen.
The pandemic, natural disasters, inflation, ESG - all of these are forcing investors, owners and operators to introduce new flexibility into their contracts. Felix Krieglstein, a lawyer at the Jung & Schleicher in Berlin, a firm specialising in hotel contracts, explains the bumps and stumbles along the way.
The Irish Data Protection Commission has imposed a fine of 91 million euros on Meta Ireland. The accusation: The Facebook parent company has not sufficiently protected user passwords.
Are hotels allowed to offer their rooms cheaper on their own website than on Booking.com? This has been disputed for years. On Thursday, the European Court of Justice ruled in favour of the industry.