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Companies want to produce more in Europe again
29.9.2022

Stuttgart. Companies in Europe would like to produce more in their region again and thus give the added value to the local economy. More than 60% of respondents in a study are slowly relocating their activities in China.

News Mix
22.9.2022

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Munich, Castello/Tiber, Hyatt/Málaga, IHG/Jeddah, Leonardo/Hamburg, Marriott/Comer See, NH/Milan, Premier Inn/Kassel, Radisson/Middle East, Valtur Cervinia Cristallo Ski Resort/Italy.

Hilton designs rooms for space station
22.9.2022

Denver/McLean, Virginia. Space travel is becoming more and more commercial - now it is to become more comfortable as well. That's why Hilton and Voyager Space are working together to improve stays in space. The resulting innovations in design and technology could also benefit travellers on Earth in the future.

Big names, a lot of responsibility
22.9.2022

Wiesbaden. Best Western Italia gets a new CEO and a new COO, the Belmond Splendido in Portofino a new general manager. Willem van der Zee now works for Pandox, Arlett Hoff - long with HVS London - moved to SV Hotel in Switzerland. Daniel Eickworth, who left Hirmer Immobilien, is now with Freiberger Holding, and Hirmer has hired Frank Siegfried as developer and asset manager. Tina Haller, formerly of KPMG, is now responsible for the assets of the Munich entrepreneurial family Inselkammer. Mads Wolff is GM of 25hours Dubai. Carolin Beuster has taken over Global Sales at Althoff Hotels, Daniel Brettschneider manages the Essential by Dorint Stuttgart/Airport. and Fabian Zschweigert is now Head of M&A Central and Northern Europe at B&B Hotels. DER Touristik presents its three-member Executive Board.

Greek resort group Sani/Ikos sold
22.9.2022

Thessaloniki. Luxury resort provider Sani/Ikos Group is welcoming a new major shareholder, Singapore-headquartered global institutional investor GIC, to join its management team. The transaction values the Sani/Ikos Group at €2.3 billion.

Expo Real survey: Subdued expectations
22.9.2022

Munich. Economic worries are likely to dampen the mood at Europe's largest trade fair for real estate and investment in Munich. This was the result of a survey conducted by Messe München among participants in the run-up to Expo Real.

Globally, inflation and war are slowing down the recovery
Business travel, the big concern
22.9.2022

Washington. Recovery for the business travel sector was promising but was short-circuited in 2022 by several factors including inflation, the war in Ukraine, Covid, supply chain disruption and more. As a possible recession is looming, businesses are likely to cut costs. Cautiously optimistic, experts in the sector believe the sector will recover, slower, but will recover by 2026 as hoteliers and airlines will adapt to the new trend that sees business travellers being replaced by digital nomads.

Germany: Business travel is back - in a new form
22.9.2022

Frankfurt. The situation improved in 2021 but is not back to normal yet: The business travel volume and the spendings increased again in Germany in 2021, but are still far away from the 2019 levels. This is also caused by the permanent changed travel behaviour. At the same time, the companies' requirements towards holistic sustainability concepts of travelling employees are increasing. The pressure on the hotels is mounting tremendously.

9th survey by hospitalityInside and Union Investment ends on Monday.
How much are investments faltering?
22.9.2022

Munich. Join in! The 9th sentiment test of hospitalityInside and its cooperation partner Union Investment is still running until 24 October. Three questions on the transaction and investment market need your answer! Vote online here right now.

The Queen's funeral: London hoteliers cancelled bookings and resold at four times the price
22.9.2022

London. With the Queens' death, hotels in London have been fully booked despite hoteliers doubling or even tripling their rates. But with all due respect for the principle of supply and demand, the hoteliers may have gone a little too far this time: they cancelled pre-booked rooms to resell them at a higher price, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded or forced to rebook another room at a higher fare. A new low for British hoteliers?

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