News & Stories

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Milan, Belstay/Italy, Bulgarella/Sicily, BWH/Orange, DSR/Seefeld, Four Seasons/Rome, Hyatt/Johannesburg, IHG/Vienna, Jumeirah/Muscat, Laqua/Tuscany, Mamula/Montenegro, Marriott/Paros, Novum/Düsseldorf, Numa/Norway, Radisson/Istanbul, Rom/Nazareno, Ruby/Munich, Scandic/Copenhagen, TH Resorts/Sustainability.

Munich. Occupancy rates in all European countries, except for Russia, were already back to pre-crisis levels in May at over 90 percent. Analysts expect a record summer for the leisure sector. And there is also a lot of catch-up business in the business and MICE sector.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Alma/Romania, Benetton/Edizione, BWH/Middle East, Corum Investments/B&B Hotels, Dt. Hospitality/Doha, Halbersbacher/Black Forest, Commodore/Venetia, IHG/Tashkent, Invesco/The Hague, Laguna Palace/Grado, Marriott/Cortina, Novum/Bremen, Premier Inn/Wolfsburg, Radisson/Mykonos, RIU/Metaverse, Rome/Party Headquarters, Scandic/Horsens, Transylvania/Hungary.

Berlin/Vienna. At first glance, the summer season looks pleasing for the industry in Germany and Austria. However, the booking rate is already slowing down. At the same time, the desire to travel is clearly greater than in 2019. And unfortunately, there are still the costs...

Brussels. Member States received a green light from the EU to help out businesses affected by the war in Ukraine. Trade unions otherwise warn of the death of thousands of businesses this summer. Companies with liquidity bottlenecks are entitled to direct grants, guarantees, credits and loans with subsidised interest rates. The aid must be linked to the increase in energy prices.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Accor/Zagreb, Adlon/Lament, B&B/Rome, BWH/Sardinia, Dt. Hospitality/Amsterdam, Four Seasons/Venice, Grand Hotel La Pace/Tuscany, Grand Hotel Tremezzo/Lake Como, Harry's Home/Telfs, Italy/Decline, LFPI/Cologne, Mandarin Oriental/Cortina, Maritim/Amsterdam, Marriott/Verona, Novum/Spain, Numa/Italy, Oriana Suites/Turin, Pandox/Scandic, Premier Inn/Q1, Radisson/Barcelona, SMG/IPO, Starhotels/Florence, TH Hotels/Veneto, Wyndham/Antalya.

Milan. For Smeralda Holding, 2022 is set to become a record year, with results never seen before. Qatar's famous destination resort also suffers from inflation but not from staffing. Another new lifestyle hotel is announced and it may no longer sail under a Marriott brand.

Paris. The ranking of the world's largest hotel groups changed little in 2022 from the prior year. While the aggregate rooms portfolio of the top-ten chains progressed by about 3% over 2021-2022, three of the groups experienced a decline in the number of rooms, led by Oyo whose total slid by over 20%.

Augsburg. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): BWH/SHA, Des Bains/Venice, Experimental Group/Biarritz, H-Hotels/Düsseldorf, HNH/Sicily, Icon/Florence, LVG/Novara, Marriott/Dubai, Meininger/Venice, Numa/Hamburg, Primestar/Vienna, Radisson/Durban, Scandic/Copenhagen, The Pavilions/Rome, Union Investment/Bremen, Wyndham/Crete.

Budapest. The situation in Central & Eastern Europe hardly differs from that in Western Europe in terms of current challenges, as became apparent at the HOTCO conference in Budapest last week. The performance of cities is improving at different speeds, but still lags behind  European averages. Instead of new-builds, everyone is now seeking conversions and soft brands are on the rise. What also remains in CEE: the severe lack of employees. And here, too, there are no visible solutions.