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Deka Immobilien faces a second major operator default in the Netherlands: The German institutional investor finds itself in court again, this time against Revo Hospitality Group, whose Dutch Mövenpick subsidiary has accumulated 4 million euros in overdue rent on a lease that runs to 2052 and commits 281 million euros.
The German hotel industry continued to recover in 2025, without fully reaching pre-crisis levels. Overnight stays are on the rise, as are insolvencies. Details from the new industry report.
Poland reached its peak in terms of development in 2019. Following the pandemic, operators were forced to optimise their costs, whilst the hotel sector grew rapidly. Hotel chains now account for 20% of the market.
For some time now, Poland has been regarded as an up-and-coming national economy in the EU and has come into the spotlight for international hotel players more than ever. Accor, Marriott, Essendi, Staycity, Leonardo, TFE or UBM – they all show their colours increasingly.
Unabhängige Hotels in Wien erzielen höhere Zimmerraten, die Markenhotellerie stellt kann dagegen nur mehr Betten bieten. Die Privathoteliers blicken trotz zahlreicher Herausforderungen zuversichtlich in die Zukunft.
Traditional business travel continues to decline. The MICE sector can largely offset this and help Germany retain most of its top rankings. But the market must now consistently embrace the change, including through bleisure travel.
The Italian competition authority is once again putting Booking under pressure. It accuses the OTA of sorting search results based on commission rates. This violates consumer protection rules.
New research shows that the European Serviced Apartment sector recorded approximately 1.2bn euros of transaction volumes in 2025, accounting for approximately 5% of total hospitality investment. This is also connected to Airbnb.
Seibu Prince Hotels, a leading multi-brand hotel operator in Japan, has set itself the ambitious goal of growing its worldwide footprint to 250 hotels by 2035.
Changes in the Serviced Apartment market in Germany remain dynamic in many respects: for the first time, more leisure guests than business guests booked serviced apartments. On the other hand, the segment is suffering from the economic crisis.
