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Airbnb starts 2026 with its strongest quarterly numbers in years. But beneath the surface, something more important is happening. Hotels - the same industry that Airbnb spent 15 years disrupting, competing against, and telling travellers to avoid - are now the fastest-growing category on the platform.
The Schörghuber Group in Munich is continuing its growth trajectory despite the crises – and so is its hotel group, Arabella Hospitality SE. The group looks at locations outside Germany and, in addition to leases, is now also open to HMAs.
Every year, the Austrian National Bank (ÖNB) attempts to statistically analyse the financial flows generated by foreign visitors. The figures show that Austrian tourism remained remarkably stable in 2025.
Business travel activity among German companies remains at a standstill in 2026. As recently as early 2026, significantly more had anticipated an increase. The reasons include rising prices, geopolitical risks and air travel bottlenecks.
Despite the U.S./Iran conflict which began on 28 February 2026, the region’s hotel construction pipeline proved resilient in the last month of the quarter — closing Q1 at a record high of 717 projects and 177,110 rooms.
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.
