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One refugee per night is more profitable than one tourist. In Europe, astronomical sums are spent each year to compensate hotels, holiday parks, cruise ships, etc. The agents make millions from this game. In the middle of the drama: the Dutch hotel group Van der Valk.
The meetings and events industry continues to gain momentum. This is the core statement of the 2024 trend barometer for the meeting and event industry by Accor.
The spectacular bursting of the AquaDome in the Radisson Collection Hotel Berlin on 16 December 2022 is an insurance claim. This is the result of an expert report. It was a sudden and unexpected event.
The Accor subsidiary Ennismore has launched its own loyalty program. It is intended to encourage its members to get to know new businesses in particular. Members of the Accor loyalty programme ALL, however, still have access to the affiliated Ennismore establishments.
The fourth year of losses is looming: despite an increase in turnover, businesses were unable to absorb the cost increases in the first half of 2023. The VAT discussion is thus becoming even more heated. And now the trade union NGG demands a basic salary of 3,000 euros for all.
The Global Hotel Alliance has reported stronger-than-forecast H1 2023 results, with room revenue up a remarkable 122% year-on-year by the end of Q2. The first Chinese travellers are back.
Two days ago, on Wednesday, the cabinet approved the draft of the 2024 German federal budget introduced by Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP). Yesterday, it emerged that the hospitality industry's wish to be allowed to keep its reduced VAT rate of 7% is not yet included in this draft.
Westerland/Sylt. In Germany, climate activists of the "Last Generation" have vandalised a hotel bar for the first time. The attack is aimed at luxury hotels and specifically at luxury hotel guests whose lifestyle is allegedly ruining the climate. This is a new dimension of politically motivated violence. Will luxury hotels be sealed off by barrier fences in the future, and will guests have to put up with greater digital control? We asked luxury hoteliers on the German isle of Sylt and in other cities. We also consulted an internationally experienced security expert on the issue. His advice is quite different.
Berlin. At the beginning of 2022, the German Bundestag introduced a central lobby register - with the aim of improving political transparency. The respective lobbyists entered their names in this register. Recently, it was updated and analysed with a focus on the tourism, hospitality and food service industries.
Geneva. In an environment of sharply rising interest rates and construction costs, White Label management companies would seem to have the upper hand. Indeed, there are a number of factors that favour these companies in the current context. American White Label companies have also cast an eye on Europe. And owners love the wide choice of franchise brands.