News & Stories

Frankfurt. Holidaymakers with motorhomes and caravans brought around 15 billion euros in revenue to German tourist regions last year, and the trend is still rising. Now, the industry association demands an expansion of the infrastructure.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Aareal Bank/UK, Arabella/Fuschl, Brera/Munich, BWH/Frankfurt, Four Seasons/Saudi Arabia, Hopper/Capital One, Hotel Castello/L'Aquila, IHG/Tanzania, Langham/Lifestyle brand, Limehome/Capital, Lindner/Leipzig, Louvre/Shanghai, Mandarin Oriental/Kuwait, Marriott/Hamburg, Movi Family/South Tyrol, Palazzo Maria Formosa/Venice, Perla Jonica/Sicily, Radisson/Eskisehir, Soravia/Tegernsee, Time/Morocco.

Munich/New York. The "open fire" in the lobby will no longer exist. The new brand The Cloud One will play in a different league than Motel One. The successful Munich-based company is now founding the One Family with the first hotel of the second lifestyle brand in New York. In future, they will be more drawn to conversions and even more to top locations. Both can also stand side by side in a dual brand complex.

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.