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Travelling is booming as an escape from the reality of life
24.1.2025

The first forecasts for summer holidaymakers from Austria and Germany show a new divide. The more pessimistic the economic situation, the greater the desire to leave everyday life behind. The tourism industry benefits from this.

News Mix from 24.1.2025
24.1.2025

a&o/Heidelberg, Accor/Istanbul and Austria, Adagio/Luxembourg, B&B/Lombardy, Begin/Fonds, Centralis/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Citadines/Berlin and London, Egnazia Ospitalità/Trentino, Hilton/Romania, HRG/Davos, Hyatt/Mainz and Expansion, Iberostar/Growth, ipartment/Düsseldorf, Kurrle Holding/flax Memmingen, Lufthansa/ITA Airways, Marriott/Croatia, Minor/Expansion, Nemi - Nest/Milan, Pandox/Brussels, Riu/turnover and expansion, Romeo/Rome, Ruby/Budapest, Union Investment/hotel sales. New design: Holiday Inn Express 

Government plans will lead to operational and financial breathlessness
Rising VAT: A blow to Dutch hospitality
17.1.2025

The Dutch government plans to double VAT on accommodations and related services, aimed at boosting public finances in 2026. The tax hike could lead to fewer bookings and lower profits. Hoteliers' concerns were ignored. Now, they face tough times ahead, with plans to freeze investments in key areas… starting now!

News Mix from 17.1.2025
17.1.2025

Adapt Apartments/Berlin, Aethos/Mallorca, a&o/Belgium, Akno/Liguria, Arlaes Management/Rome, Bob W/Munich, Bristol/Vienna, Casa Cook Madonna/Madonna di Campiglio, CBRE/AccorInvest, Cedar Capital/Villa Honegg Nidwalden, Covivio/Iberostar Tenerife, Dormero/Schwäbisch Hall, Dorint/Kitzbühel, First/Munich/Regensburg, Four Seasons/Gstaad, Grand Hotel Belvedere/Wengen, Israel/Tourism, Leonardo/Berlin, Marriott/Expansion, Mövenpick/Europe, Meininger Strasbourg, Minor/NH Collection, Monte-Carlo One/Courchevel, MYK/Mayen, Preferred/Newcomer, Radisson/Glasgow, Ringhotels/Deichhof Wremen, Rosewood/Amsterdam, Schani/Vienna, Switzerland/Luxuryresort, Seedamm Plaza/Pfäffikon, Siro/Montenegro, Soho/Takeover, Soges/Villa Olmo, Stayery/Berlin, Staycity/Dalston, Tapestry Collection/Milan, Travelodge/Barcelona, Welcome/Gelsenkirchen, W/Florence

500.000 publications per year are fake? Prof Dr Sabel becomes an activist
Fake Mafia in Science
20.12.2024

The biggest academic fraud of all time is rolling over us, largely unnoticed by the public. Hundreds of thousands of fake publications are produced and published every year by a profit-hungry Mafia. Academic publishers look the other way or play down the problem. An interview with Professor Dr Bernhard A. Sabel, author of the book "Fake Mafia in Science".

News Mix from 20.12.2024
20.12.2024

Abba/Berlin, Accor/Expansion, AFI Popular/Meliá, B&B/Openings, Blu Hotels/Fiscal Year, BWH Hotels/New Additions, Calimala/Milan, Casa Brera/Milan, Citygrove/Premier Inn Hannover, Dertour/Spain and taly, Elbtower/Sale Negotiation, Four Points/Emilia-Romagna, HNH/Fiscal Year, Hyatt/Flims, ipartment/Munich, Marriott/Outdoor Collection, NH Collection/Piedmont, Pacini/Rome, Scout24 SE/takeover, Stiegn'haus/Hochkönig, Therme Group/takeover, The Standard/Singapore, TUI/Asia, Valsana Arosa/SLH, Waldhotel Bürgenstock/repositioning

Paris and New York continue to fight Airbnb: drastically and softly
Two strategies for short-term rentals
13.12.2024

Short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com have created controversy in major cities worldwide. The latest news: Airbnb is rolling out new strategies like "Airbnb-Friendly Apartments" to Europe. The hotel lobby is fuming. Paris has taken an approach to regulate these rentals drastically, with success. New York City reacts rather softly.

GenZ: Yes to mobility, but climate not a priority
13.12.2024

Based on Fridays for Future, "CEOs for Future" was founded in Austria in 2019 as a cross-industry platform for intergenerational dialogue. A mobility survey showed once again that everyone is talking about the consequences of climate change, but hardly anyone is acting accordingly. 

Fitness check for Austria's hotels
13.12.2024

Banks have to pass a stress test. Austria's hotel industry voluntarily undergoes an annual fitness check - using well-founded key figures based on 800 establishments in the 3 to 5-star category. The GOP is not fit. 

PIF establishes its own hotel management company
13.12.2024

The Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund PIF is structuring its hotel activities. It has now announced the establishment of its own international hotel management company. The CEO of Adeera is Stefan Leser.

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Art-Invest/B&B, ASHG/FLI Group, Capri Group/Milan, Dubai/Hotel Market, Gruppo Una/Sicily, Habyt/Leipzig, Hilton/Dubai/Vienna, Hyatt/Madeira, IHG Vignette Collection/Egypt, Limehome/Prague/Barcelona, MGallery/Milan, Novum/Hamburg, Omniyat/Palm Jumeirah, Pandox/Double Tree, Premier Inn/Hamburg, Red Sea Global/Marriott, Scandic/Stuttgart, Signa/Elbtower, Staycity/London Liverpool/Unite Students, Tapestry/Sicily, The Cloud One/Düsseldorf, Tivoli/Portugal, Wald.Weit Rheingau/Kiedrich

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