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The third-largest European tour operator FTI has come to its knees. With the start of the summer season, the hoteliers affected are worried how they will fill their beds again. Other tour operators agreed to help.
The global hospitality industry is witnessing a complex landscape of recovery and challenge as it emerges from the impacts of the pandemic. A new Global Hotel Performance Review shows concrete figures and changes in 2023.
The German hotel industry is optimistic about the future but is aware of the challenges posed by the tense economic situation. The latest IHA industry report provides concrete figures on this.
After a lengthy preparatory process, the Fresenius Group has parted with its Austrian subsidiary Vamed. The company was filleted for this transaction.
The air in the Italian hotel market breathes excitement. The post-corona euphoria is still going strong. The country's five largest hotel groups are continuing to fine-tune their concepts and expansion. TH Group is now venturing into the 5-star segment, Accor is pushing its collection brands, B&B wants even more leisure, Bluserena wants even more of the international demand, HNH is getting ready for an IPO and Egnazia is set for a mega leap in turnover.
More events, more participants, more enthusiasm - the meeting and event market in Germany has continued to recover. Events with over 100 participants are booming. Trend topics such as Work from Anywhere and Bleisure are setting new accents and certified sustainability is becoming a "must have" for business events.
Online retail is booming and with it the business with fake reviews that pretend quality where there is none. An initiative is declaring war on fraudsters.
A new evaluation of the German Lobby Register, introduced in 2022, has once again revealed structural deficits in the representation of interests in the tourism, hospitality and food service industry. It's not just about a lack of employees.
IHIF 2024 in Berlin simply burbled along, lacking both investors and several well-known exhibitors. The halls seemed full by the hour, but more often empty. The participants swam in shallow discussions. All in all, there was a lack of profile, flavour and people. Little performance for a horrendous ticket price of over 4,000 euros.
The first glance at the positive occupancy rate in the Serviced Apartment segment in Germany in 2023 is quickly put into perspective by the decreasing length of stay: Short-stay acted as a lever. But new concepts are lifting the mood again.