News & Stories

Madrid. An estimated 700 million tourists travelled internationally between January and September, more than double the number recorded for the same period in 2021. This equates to 63% of 2019 levels.

London/Palma de Mallorca. IHG and Iberostar sign a strategic alliance for resorts and all-inclusive hotels in the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, Southern Europe and North Africa. This continues the current trend of operating companies merging. In this case, the smaller one spurs the larger one.

Leipzig. Worldwide, serviced apartment operators are performing as they did before the pandemic and want to continue to grow. But the current crisis situation is already slowing down the pipelines. The segment is relying on tailwinds from its resilience.

Wiesbaden. Mini-messages about noteworthy events of the last week(s): Adagio/Development, Baglioni/Palace Resorts, B&B/Villingen-Schwenningen/Milan, Cascina Galarej/Serralunga d'Alba, Dorchester/Tokyo, Deutsche Hospitality/Doha, Fosun/Thomas Cook and Fosun, Four Seasons/Residences Bahrain, Hilton/Rome, Hilton/EMEA, Keys/Rome, Minor/NH Coll. Middle East, Molo/Alexander Rome, Orascom/Q3, Pandox/Citybox, Ruby/Edinburgh, Santavenere Hotel/Maratea, Wyndham/Echo Suites.

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.