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The popular tourist city of Salzburg has also become a hotspot for renting out private apartments, especially via Airbnb. The city's controls are now having an effect - many of the "holiday apartments" are back on the housing market. 

B&B/Homburg, BWH/Padua/Velbert, COTP/Bochum, Coffee Fellows/Kehl am Rhein, Commercio e Pellegrino/Trevinvest, Crystal Hotel/Ifa Am Hotels, Dormero/Spain, H-Hotels/Erfurt, Hilton/Sicily, Hoxton/Florence, IHG: Six Senses Portugal/Kimpton Frankfurt/Indigo Menorca, Ipartment/Fürth, Istanbul/Tersane, Limehome/Milan, Milan/Family Cecchi, Nobu/Amsterdam, Nusco/Hyatt, Pandox/Sweden, Park Hyatt Vienna/Sale, Radisson Blu/Montpellier, Relais & Châteaux/Turkey, Swisspeak/Wallis, TH Group/Börse, Venice/Tourist Fee, Whitbread/Premier Inn

The share price of Dalata, Ireland's biggest hotel chain, surged by 16% last Thursday, as the company announced a strategic review to boost shareholder value, which does not exclude the possibility of a sale. 

Adina/Hamburg, Arosa Kulm/Conversion, Art'otel/Rome, Atmosphere Core/Borgo Monchiero Heritage, Dama Living/foundation, Dormero/Aalen, Mönchengladbach, Dubai/visitors, Ginobbi Group/Private Residences, Gruppo Una/sale, Holiday Inn/Dresden, Hyatt/Centric, IHG/Berlin, Exeter, Leonardo/Baden-Baden, Minor/Porto, Moxy/Hohenlohe, Novotel/Malta, Croatia, Pacini Group/Rome, Pandox/Pullman, Radisson/Ankara, Ruby/Copenhagen, Schroders Capital/Monaco, Sina/Milan, Van der Valk/Calais, Wyndham/EMEA

Controversy is all over social media following the announcement that Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has joined Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This decision has sparked outrage among Airbnb hosts and users, with many calling for a boycott of the platform. Financial experts are monitoring the situation very closely.

The global business travel sector is developing positively and the type and organization of travel are changing. Strategy meetings in aeroplanes or meetings in train carriages for greater efficiency - why not? Trends such as Meetings in Motion, Agentic AI technology and biometrics will have the biggest impact on the industry this year.

a&o/Growth, Aareal/Cedar Capital, Accor/Muze, Ammundi/Numa, Aspire/Oldenburg, Atlantica/Wavemaker, BI Grundstücksgesellschaft/Bridge Inn Hamburg, BWH/Sicily, Collegio alla Querce/Florence, Fairmont/Costa del Sol, Collective Hospitality/Selina, GetAway Group/Kurzreisen.de, Grand Hotel Straubinger/A-Rosa Collection, Hilton/SLH, HRG/HIX Munich Airport, Hyatt/Albania, Croatia, Select, IHG/Garner UK, Invel Real Estate/Yellow Square, Kempinski/Residence Munich, Kimpton Los Monteros/Marbella, Marriott/Madrid, Milano/Padua, Nomos/Rom, Ras Al Khaimah, Social Hub/Porto, Soges Group/Venice, VRtreats/Matera 

Demand is positive, but the pandemic, energy crisis and inflation are presenting the German hotel industry with unprecedented challenges. This is currently playing into the hands of limited-service products.

The Austrian Verkehrsbuero Group is completely reorganising its hospitality division. This is reflected in the brand and new personnel.

In future, Falkensteiner Hotels & Resorts will also be represented in the Austrian World Ski Championships resort of Saalbach. They are venturing into the 5-star Alpine Palace, which first needs to be remodelled.