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Bankruptcies in the hotel industry stem from excessive lease payments and superficial analysis. You don’t need more than 10 brands either. Expansion in France, Italy, the UK and India is underway. The AI teams are in place. Just like Louvre Hotels. Radisson Hotels CEO Federico J. González explains the details.
Satya Anand is one of the quiet, unassuming executives at the world's largest hotel chain, Marriott International. Originally from India, he now considers himself European and, on 28 March, will take charge of Marriott’s largest region, the Americas. Time to look back. As always, quiet, not loud.
Italy's appeal remains strong – and is currently attracting Israeli developer and investor Omnam Group. The financially strong company sees itself as a bridge between global brands and Italian craftsmanship.
Of the three business subsidiaries of the Italian AG Group, the hotel division is really stepping on the gas, mainly in the 5-star segment. The group started in 2000 as the RSI Group incoming tour operator, followed by consulting and hospitality. The synergies are there. Accor is supporting the expansion with the Raffles and Emblems Collection brands, Hyatt with Thompson and Joie de Vivre.
Ruby in the USA! Michael Struck's dream of the first hotel in the United States has come true. The Ruby founder is happy. IHG too; the chain bought the Ruby brand in April 2025. But Struck keeps his thumb on the details - and at the same time learns a lot from the global chain and the new market.
An insolvency is not caused by the economic failure of a single player alone. It is the final symptom of a deeply rooted structural failure within the system. Greed and aggressive scaling without proper data controls will lead to the abyss. An expert dissects the current model using mathematical logic and sharply criticises all stakeholders.
Multi-brand operator Primestar is moving into the legendary Elbtower in Hamburg, but not with its own brand, rather under the Hilton franchise flag. 195 hotel rooms will be part of a major digital premiere: thousands of people live and work in the tower every day and can access (hotel) services. Primestar's tech-savvy owner, Roland Rausch, reveals the first details.
Revo Hospitality, Europe's largest white label operator, is working on consolidating the company after the wave of takeovers in 2024. Since Monday, Union Investment has been offering the Pullman Schweizerhof Berlin property for sale. Revo, the tenant, has been given notice to quit. It is fighting back in court and does not want to move out. But there is also some positive news.
The shrinking process for the hotel portfolio of the former Deutsche Hospitality (DH) will come to an end in 2027 and transition to healthy growth. This was announced by Dr. Stephan Hungeling in our interview on Wednesday. The Chief Transformation Officer is currently pushing synergies with the Chinese parent company H World Group. That is all part of his job.
Choice Hotels International was heading into 2025 betting that its next growth chapter would be written in EMEA. Of its roughly 7,500 hotels worldwide, about 1,400 sit outside the US and the company now calls international expansion, led by Europe, the Middle East and Africa, its biggest opportunity.