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Initial evaluations of the figures for 2025 show that the number of overnight stays in Switzerland continues to rise. According to one forecast, this trend is set to continue in 2026.
The Italian holding company Alpitour World controls the hotel brands Voihotels and Vretrats. It looks back on a history spanning almost 80 years. Now, there appears to be movement in the holding company's five divisions. The new Group GM is probably just the beginning.
Austria's tourism year began with positive overnight-stay numbers and, at the same time, tangible pessimism in the industry. This is not an uncommon combination in the Alpine Republic, where industry scepticism is less about global crises and more about undesirable developments within the country.
Europe's event-driven tourism sector maintained strong momentum in 2025, with overall tourism spending rising by +7% year on year, a growth reflecting sustained demand for live experiences and the considerable economic value they generate for local communities.
"Where others see leaves, we see growth," said a real estate specialist recently, referring to the development of the hotel market next year. Such optimism also caused surprise among the participants.
The year 2025 has not been easy for the hospitality industry, especially in Germany. Europe's engine is stuttering, the chassis is trembling. More insolvencies are looming at the horizon as well as higher costs and zero profit. But the industry still finds time to celebrate itself. The ego is back – in parts – instead of transparency and credibility.
Airbnb must now delete around 65,000 holiday home listings. The Spanish government is cracking down hard. The accommodation is being denounced in Spain as a driver of the housing shortage.
At the beginning of September, German Event Hotels purchased the Keystone portfolio of 17 Accor-branded hotels (2,021 rooms) from US private equity group Blackstone.
BWH Hotels has long wanted to grow in the long-stay segment, and now the Serviced Apartment group Ipartment has joined the network. The first five properties are already operating under the new long-stay brand @home by Best Western.
Otto Lindner jr. left the Supervisory Board of Lindner Hotels AG at the end of 2022 but remained a shareholder of Lindner Hotels AG. With its relaunch after the group's insolvency, the 63-year-old has now also taken his leave as a shareholder. There are now new shareholders.
