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The French financial group LFPI (La Financière Patrimoniale d'Investissement) has now also given investors in its German subsidiary LFPI Hospitality Group more room for expansion by taking over several companies since 2021. And the subsidiary is transforming from an owner-operator to a white-label provider.
With a total of 64 hotels, H-Hotels is one of the larger hotel groups with German roots. But now the owner Alexander Fitz and his CEO Thomas Haas are also rethinking: The chain will continue to grow in Europe's major cities - and with a much sharper brand profile. Quality instead of volume is the motto, preferably supported by clever technology and AI.
Motel One opened its first hotel in New York to great acclaim last December and thus introduced its next lifestyle brand The Cloud One. hospitalityInside author Sylvie Konzack checked in on a private visit to the hotel last week and was disappointed: This hotel is neither a Motel One nor The Cloud One.
To date, Premier Inn has invested over €1 billion in the German hotel market. The Whitbread subsidiary has embarked on a 20-year marathon: High scalability and high profit are the goal. Various ideas are constantly being tested out: room, breakfast, OTAs. The trigger is real estate. Mark Anderson, Managing Director Property & International of Whitbread PLC, was in chatty spirits.
Rosewood Munich has officially opened. This marks the first time that the Chinese New World Hospitality brand has entered Germany, right in its most lively lifestyle city, where laptop and Lederhosen (leather trousers) come together to create fantastic rates. The future of the first ultra-luxury hotel in town began with an understatement party. Plus: an interview with Nico Nussmeier, co-CEO of Schörghuber Holding, which owns the property, about the hotel risk.
The new ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotel Munich will not open until mid-October, with 1,000 euros as an entry rate. Marriott's Extended Stay brand Residence Inn, however, also fills the till with 150 euros per night. Arabella Hospitality SE advances to white label operator, with luxury classics and fresh franchise brands. With Rosewood and Marriott at its side, expansion in DACH and Spain is underway. CEO Karl-Heinz Pawliziki on the new strategy.
Demographic changes and the increase in the number of people aged 60+ is undisputed, as is their vitality. These "best agers" are becoming sought-after permanent guests in the hotel industry. And as a result, offers geared towards their needs have expanded. There are now new forms of accommodation between senior residences and serviced apartments.
Full focus on Italy: The country becomes the pulse of Falkensteiner Hotel & Residences' expansion. The new (financing) mix: The planned Park Hotel on Lake Garda has more apartments than rooms. The architecture is by Matteo Thun. About the new plans.
In addition to the Italian market leader Alpitour, another tour operator is now venturing into the hospitality world: the Nicolaus Group is betting massively on its new hotel division under the Nicolaus Club and Valtur brands, as well as on its sub-brands Nicolaus Prime, as well as Valtur Escape and Italian Lifestyle Collection with authentic Italian flavours. The expectations are high.
The EU Parliament's invitation to Inge Huijbrechts came at short notice: As Global Senior VP Sustainability for Radisson Hotel Group - and representing the industry - she gave a speech there last week and took questions from MEPs. In the initial engagement with the European Commission administration, she learned - to her surprise - that the EU considers tourism as an eco-system as one with the textile industry. Inge Huijbrechts on her first direct interaction with the EU Members of Parliament.