News & Stories

Berlin/Pisa. Sharing accommodation providers may be growing fast but they still have a relatively low share of the overall hospitality market in Europe. Their main impact is in cities where they generate significant numbers of visitors but also reduce residential accommodation.

Hanover/London. A focus on its core business, investments in growth markets and a considerable improvement in revenue characterizes the TUI Group in the successfully completed financial year 2015/16l. The Group outperformed its self-imposed goals in the operative result despite many geopolitical challenges and crises.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): Accor/Romania, Ameron/Hohenschwangau, Art-Invest/Dorint Mannheim, B&B/Potsdam, Best Western/Spain, Portugal, Germany, Choice/Greece, Hilton/UK, Italy, Q3, Mooons/Vienna, MTK/Mestre, Palazzo Grillo/Genua, Star Inn/Heidelberg, TUI Blue/Schladming, WSF/Almanac.

Berlin/Pisa. It has been a year of ups and downs for international travel in the Americas. In North America, the US outbound market is performing very well thanks to the strong dollar. But in South America, Brazilians have cut back on international travel this year.

London. London is suffering from the first impact of the Brexit decision; the regions are taking the lead now. Due to the weak Pound, travel patterns are already changing and costs for hoteliers and developers rising. While nobody, including the UK government, seems to know what Brexit really means, the vote on 23 June to leave the EU is already having a significant effect on the country's hotel sector – some of it is good and some bad. Inevitably Brexit was a central focus of discussion at Henry Stewart's "Hotel Finance, Investment and Development in the UK and Continental Europe" conference on 23 November.

Berlin/Pisa. Asians travelled more than ever so far this year, with a surge in trips to destinations within the region and including many more beach holidays. The outlook remains strong for 2017.

Augsburg. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): A&O/TPG, Achat/Hanover Finanz, AllegroItalia/Padua, Center Parcs/Tossens, Deutsche Hospitality/Cap Verde, Fairmont/Istanbul, Holiday Inn/Duesseldorf, Hyatt/Q3, Intercity/Hanover, Leonardo/NYX, Novum LikeApart/Aschheim, Orascom/Oman, prizeotel/Erfurt, SLH, Tribute/Amsterdam.

Berlin. The Serviced Apartment market is now also spreading in the large cities of Switzerland and Austria where local providers are meanwhile beginning to rival the international players, increasingly in B locations too. A further trend: Public spaces are becoming increasingly important.

Wiesbaden. The keyword "News Mix" will bring to you tiny bits of news about considerable events of the past week(s): AccorHotels/John Paul, Anantara/Algarve, Anantara/Oman, A&O/Venice, Four Seasons/London, GS Star/Boeblingen, NH/Q3, Orascom/Q3, Pandox/Invesco, Rome/Holy Year, Roomers/Baden-Baden, Staycity/France, Thomas Cook/Hotels, W Hotels/Algarve, YotelAir/Paris.

Augsburg/Hamburg. Opportunities and risks are spread broadly in the hotel industry. Whilst the digitalisation megatrend is clearly viewed as an opportunity, on the investment side, the sector currently shows itself to be quite ambivalent. The overall mood in the sector is meanwhile stuck around cautious optimism. These were the findings of the specialist magazine HospitalityInside and Union Investment in their current Hotel INVESTMENT BAROMETER Autumn 2016