News & Stories

Augsburg. Our interview with Seetel Hotels last week triggered a great reader feedback. The gas crisis and its consequences are fueling many fears and legitimate questions. Almost daily, current figures from surveys confirm that things are continuing to go downhill in Germany.

Kirchberg/Kitzbühel. The plan was for a hotel with 500 beds, then the Tyrolean municipality of Kirchberg near Kitzbühel reduced this number to 149. It now wants a smart 2-star product, not a 4- or 5-star hotel. A dispute between the local council and a large investor.

Rimini. The rise of new luxury destinations, coupled with the surge of top-tier properties and the increasing importance of a few domestic brands... The picture of the Italian luxury hospitality landscape is brilliantly evolving, although properties located in the Big 4 cities of Rome, Milan, Florence, and Venice had not yet reached their pre-Covid performances in 2021.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Aethos/Alps, Alpitour/Voihotels, Baglioni/Milan, Broadwick Soho/London, BWH/HOME, Design Hotels/Bad Gastein, Dt. Hospitality/Vejle, Edition/Rome, Hyatt/Krakow, IHG/Sambia, Ludwig House/Valpolicella, Marriott/Berlin, Motel One/Madrid, Premier Inn/Krakow, QC Terme/Lake Garda, Radisson/Dubai, Romantik/Unterammergau, Starhotels/P&L.

San Francisco. Are popular European capitals doomed to crack under the pressure of an ever-growing number of short-term rentals? It seems that the more they fight against it, the more Airbnb and the likes are recruiting new hosts. The biggest driver is the current inflation. Numbers speak for themselves.

Augsburg. The current crises are leaving their mark: The Ukraine war and its aftermath, as well as pent-up industry problems, have significantly weakened the 2019 upswing in the hotel industry. The subdued outlook is also putting the brakes on investments and transactions, though has not shaken faith in economy hotels or the tourism and leisure segment overall. This is the result of the current Investment BAROMETER, the autumn survey by the specialist publisher HospitalityInside, Augsburg, and Union Investment, Hamburg.

Augsburg. The current crises are leaving their mark: The Ukraine war and its aftermath, as well as pent-up industry problems, have significantly weakened the 2019 upswing in the hotel industry. The subdued outlook is also putting the brakes on investments and transactions, though has not shaken faith in economy hotels or the tourism and leisure segment overall. This is the result of the current Investment BAROMETER, the autumn survey by the specialist publisher HospitalityInside, Augsburg, and Union Investment, Hamburg.

Wiesbaden. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Arbireo/Cuxhaven, B&B/Venice and Bochum, Becher/Venice, Canopy by Hilton/San Giobbe, Dorint/Bitburg, Ennismore/F&B, Global Hotel Alliance/Sales, IHG/Turkey, Marriott Autograph Coll./Tegernsee and Oberstaufen, Motel One/Ulm, Numa/Berlin, Orient Express/Design, Portrait Milano/Hotel, Preferred/Members, Radisson/Dubai, Ruby/Amsterdam, Rosewood/Milan, Stayery/Wolfsburg.

Berlin. Together and measured by their gross value added and employment figures, the tourism and hospitality industry as well as the foodservice industry are among the top 3 economic sectors in Germany.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Hamburg, Algebris/Palermo, Barceló/Fuerteventura, Belmond/Houseboat, CDS/Sicily, Deutsche Hospitality/Prague, EasyHotel/Benelux, Ennismore/Hoxton-Mama Shelter-Neom, Gambino/Allgäu, IHG/Turkey, Majestic/Rome, Marriott/Brand 31, MHP/Q3, Radisson/EMEA, Relegance/Cortina, RIU/Senegal, San Domenico/South Tyrol, Soravia/Loisium, Sun Resorts/Sun Life, Tschuggen/Name Change, Una Group/Treviso.