News & Stories
Eschborn/Frankfurt. Global procurement is currently under pressure like never before. Supply logistics are jammed, prices are rising. Budget hotel concepts without warehouse space present problems. Hotel groups have become dependent on few suppliers. But now the industry is reacting, calling for fully automated processes and its own shopping malls. "The industry needs to buy 'differently’," say the managing directors of the large German purchasing pool Progros. In this field, too, Change is in the air!
Berlin. The leisure market is booming, also in the wake of new forms of accommodation. The German Tourism Association has revised its catalogue of criteria accordingly and, since 2022, also checks accommodation such as Tiny Houses, converted overseas containers or tree houses.
Paris. Accor is about to launch a multi-brand all-inclusive platform with the goal of presenting 130 dedicated properties there by 2030. Lifestyle CEO Gaurav Bhushan learned from Rixos' experiences for families and kids.
Berlin. No accommodation is able to live without the laundry shop! Rolf Slickers, CEO of the Servitex laundry group, remains optimistic. But corona puts the established business model to the stress test: "Our concept is not pandemic-safe." For the medium-sized business, unforeseen threats have emerged: closed hotels, no longer working pricing models, strong wage increases, higher cotton prices, horror rates for freight containers, and Amazon as logistics competitor. There is more broken than just a supply chain.
Berlin. The German hospitality industry continues to groan under the inconsistent Corona measures in the country. Meanwhile, at least the government aid measures have been modified so that in future support will also be given to businesses that prefer to close down voluntarily because of the losses caused by the Corona regulations.
Frankfurt/M. Deutsche Hospitality is expanding its partner offering in the areas of franchising, management and lease contracts. The new service toolbox for franchisees is characterized, among other things, by a variety of digital solutions.
Geneva. The Global Hotel Alliance officially launched the digital rewards currency for its loyalty programme "GHA Discovery", announced last July, this Wednesday. It is an industry first. From January, 36 hotel groups with over 800 hotels and 11 million members will benefit from this.
Wiesbaden. Business has become brutally tough, the authorities are using hoteliers and restaurateurs for the purposes of public control, revenues are plummeting more dramatically than a year ago, yet almost every hotel group wants to avoid closures. The German hotel industry is suffering a massive hit from the new corona rules under the 2G and 2G+ regimes. How do the groups handle the challenge? Deutsche Hospitality, HR Group, Ruby Hotels, B&B, Premier Inn and Dorint report.
Berlin. On Wednesday, Ingrid Hartges was still holding in her hands a draft bill from the "traffic light" coalition, which stated that there would be no closures of restaurants and no bans on overnight stays. 24 hours later - yesterday - the second part of this sentence was no longer true. Across party lines, the 16 minister-presidents were suddenly in agreement: the "full" toolbox must be available. The Dehoga Managing Director on the current, unmotivating situation shortly before Christmas.
Berlin/Brussels. The fourth wave of Corona is rolling unchecked across Europe. Almost every country is fighting massive increases in infection and hospitalisation rates. A short foray through the chaos - and 14 lines about the future of tourism in the new German government paper. That is sheer mockery. This industry must finally stand up, together and across borders.