News & Stories

Wiesbaden. Is the interest evidenced from funds and family offices in resorts in German-speaking countries genuine? Credible and sustainable? No. CBRE, EY and Engel & Völkers take a very sober view of the current trend: Resorts are a black box for many new investors! Serious investors are few and far between, and the segment does not offer enough products for funds. The second part of our resort series describes the challenges and limitations for investors – and their plans.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Tokaj, Almae Collection/Italy, A&O/Berlin, Best Alpine Wellness/Alpbacherhof, BW/Vienna, CDSHotels/Apulia, citizenM/Rome, Dalata/Bristol, Dt. Hospitality/Baden-Baden, Hard Rock/Budapest, Harry's Home/Bern, HR Group/Esplanade, Iberostar/Sustainability, JPI/Rotterdam, KPM/Residences, Miniaturwunderland/Yullbe, Moselschlösschen/Reopening, Motel One/ Aachen, Novum/Berlin, Pandox/Mora, Preferred/Italy, Radisson/Oslo, RIMC/Poznan, Ruby/Amsterdam, Shedir Group/Rome, SV Hotel/Munich, TUI/Franchise, Venice/Grassi.

London. The versatility of Serviced Apartments and the willingness of operators to embrace new concepts are two of the key factors driving the sector's on-going success in Europe, with new brands emerging that focus on co-living and the combination of work and home.

Vienna. The travel budgets are slowly decreasing, the trend for last-minute has increased clearly since the start of the crisis in the Ukraine. At the destination, travellers prefer doing nothing and less culture. The number of flight travels is decreasing. Travellers are making their travel decisions based on security criteria and the information provided in advance by the travel agencies. The latest Reisekompass is available now.

Wiesbaden. Is the current hype surrounding resorts in German speaking Europe justified? It's such a good story. But how resilient are resort hotels really? The statisticians have taken a look at performance data - and they're by no means great. With this article, hospitalityInside.com starts a three-part series on resort hotels: their figures, their investors and the operator models.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Pipeline, Althoff/Berlin, Aermont/Milan, Armani/Saudi Arabia, Caminada/Living Circle, DER Touristik/Aldiana, Florence/La Gemma, Hilton/Venice, HomeToGo/e-domizil, Numa/Florence, Orascom/Balance, Palladium/Marbella, PGIM/Venice, Premier Inn/Dubai, Radisson/Bilbao, Rosewood/Vienna, Shangri-La/Balance, Venice/Nolinski.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Milan, Adina/Stuttgart, Alpitour/Calabria, Aspire Elements/Reutlingen, Blu Hotels/Lombardy, Club Med/Marbella, Dt. Hospitality/Ras Al Khaimah, Four Seasons/Rome, Hilton/Bologna, Italy/Market Figures, Kempinski/Indonesia, Limehome/Austria, Marriott/Safari Lodge, Novum/Cologne, Numa/Munich, Radisson/Vienna, Sensoria Dolomites/South Tyrol, The Secret/Sölden.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Berlin, Aeroviaggi/Results, Arena/Pula, Artisa/Milan, Ascott/Vienna, B'mine/Frankfurt, BWH/Italy, Choice/Suburban Studios, Covivio/Club Med, DFI/Sheraton Esplanade, Mandarin Oriental/Homes, Drees & Sommer/AA Projects, Floating Hotels/Meyer-Werft, Garibaldi/Sicily, Isrotel/Greece, Motel One/Manchester, Munich/Tourism, Premier Inn/Stuttgart, Relais Borgo Scopeto/Tuscany, Rocco Forte/Palermo, Tuscany/albergo diffuso, Verkehrsbüro/Sale business travel.

Wiesbaden. The ongoing Corona pandemic and the related bottlenecks have had a greater impact on the German economy than on most other EU countries. It is worse than the EU average, and that is even without Ukraine figures.

Berlin. The pandemic has made online bookings even more convenient, especially for short trips. For travel information, users increasingly use social media, but read and book via different channels. For trips of 5 days or more, however, booking behaviour has changed significantly.