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"We have not yet completed the transformation, but everything is on track." After years of crisis and crisis management, CEO Gilles Clavie spoke in public again for the first time in Paris. He reported on how AccorInvest was able to absorb the economic crash.

While Branded Residences are not a new concept, they are currently enjoying a resurgence. The current trend is towards standalone properties. Demand from the (ultra) luxury segment is driving up the premium. The new hotspot is EMEA.

Ruslan Husry is a deal maker and wants to stay one: HRG's expansion list includes two more acquisitions by the end of the year. More will follow. "We are transforming HR Group to become a global hospitality leader. Now is the best time to grow."

Choice Hotels International chose October 2024 to relaunch the Radisson brand in the Americas. This move is seen as a major strategic step for the group, building on its acquisition from Jin Jiang in 2022. But for guests, owners and developers, there might be some confusion with the Radisson Hotel Group in the rest of the world. 

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky outlined a bold new strategy for the company, marking a shift from its original focus on short-term rentals. Chesky shared the platform's plans to explore new opportunities, including expanding into different markets, enhancing AI capabilities, and emphasising long-term stays.

With the new Koenigshof, a Luxury Collection Hotel, a grand hotel legend from Munich has presented itself in an entirely new look since yesterday: in a new straightforward, gold design of the Spanish star architect Nieto Sobejano, with only 106 rooms and the aspiration to form the new luxury trio in the Bavarian capital, together with the established Mandarin Oriental and the young Rosewood Hotel as a leisure hotel.

Louvre Hotels Group is embarking on a transformative journey with an investment of €400 million over five years. CEO Federico González believes it will be worth every penny if it propels Louvre Hotels Group into the top three hotel chains in the EMEA region. Markets are prioritised and Louvre benefits from Radisson's commercial platform. News after a long period of silence.

The travellers' changed mindset after the pandemic bestowed Minor, as well as others, with the best business year of all times in 2023. And Dillip Rajakarier, Group CEO of Minor International (MINT) and CEO of Minor Hotels, keeps the wheels turning in the constantly growing hotel group. The NH and Minor brands are blending more and more and new brands are to emerge in addition. An update.

The patina has faded, a new era is dawning. After almost two years of renovation works, the historic Schloss Fuschl in Salzburger Land is now known as Rosewood Schloss Fuschl. With the ultra-luxury operator, the hotel jewel is now catching up with the international resort industry. At the same time, it is opening to the locals.

With 16 hotels and apartment buildings, Seetelhotels is the top dog and largest employer on the popular German vacation island of Usedom. The privately managed hotel group is battling bureaucracy, costs and corona virus just as much as the chains. Rolf Seelige-Steinhoff is one of Germany's model entrepreneurs; he himself is a good networker, a keen analyst, a critic of politics - and a long-distance runner.