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Is DEI Destined To D-I-E During the Recession?
Articles & publications • 2023-02-27

Is DEI Destined To D-I-E During the Recession?

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Project of the month: Quality Hotel Vienna
Articles & publications • 2023-02-24

Project of the month: Quality Hotel Vienna

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Ghost Kitchens
Articles & publications • 2023-01-31

Ghost Kitchens

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Project of the month: Zum Stern Hotel
Articles & publications • 2022-12-01

Project of the month: Zum Stern Hotel

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Articles & publications - 2022-09-29

Ranking of hotel brands in Germany

We want to highlight a study done by our Munich office, that publishes an annual ranking (as per 31 March each year) of all hotel brands with more than 15 hotels in their portfolio in Germany.

This year's report analyses the development of hotel brands over the last five years and during the COVID-19-pandemic in Germany.
Articles & publications - 2022-08-30

Ageing gracefully - what should modern senior living concepts look like?

The population in Europe is continuously ageing. A declining birth rate combined with a higher life expectancy (women: 83 years; men: 78 years) are the main reasons for this development. According to the European Commission, people aged 65+ will represent 30 % of the total population in Europe while they currently represent 20 %. So the big question is: how should modern senior living concepts look like?
Articles & publications - 2022-06-30

Impact of higher inflation and higher interest rates on hotel real estate assets

  • Hospitality real estate assets have historically fared better than other real estate
    investments during periods of rising inflation, particularly in the upscale and luxury segment.
  • Historically, an interest rate increase of 100bp resulted in an increase of 28bp in cap rates, suggesting that preservation of value considerations during such an environment trumps other factors.
  • However, inflation can pose significant challenges – particularly if it gets out of control – this raises concerns particularly for lessors with long-term fixed lease contracts.
Articles & publications - 2022-04-08

#HospitalityHelps has facilitated over 120.000 guest nights for displaced Ukrainian residents since the start of the war

#HospitalityHelps has facilitated over 120.000 guest nights for displaced Ukrainian residents since the start of the war

The global initiative is today supported by over 600 hotels in 47 countries
Articles & publications - 2022-03-30

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse: Opportunities for Hospitality within the Next Tech-Revolution

A tech revolution has been ushered in over the past decade, setting the stage for transforming the online space as we understand it. A new iteration of the internet, Web 3.0 is envisioned – powered on blockchain technology and catalysed by cryptocurrency and digital assets – with transparency, efficiency and decentralisation as its driving principles. Untapped business potential is foreseen in the orbit of decentralised finance (DeFi), unique digital assets and an ever-expanding metaverse. An examination of opportunities embedded in virtual and augmented reality, powered by crypto-finance and banking on the valuation and transfer of unique digital assets, should therefore be of interest even to the traditional, technologically conservative hotelier.
Articles & publications - 2022-03-30

HospitalityHelps platform accommodated more than 20,000 Ukrainian refugees

More than 400 hotels in 42 countries provide free hotel rooms for up to five days to Ukrainians fleeing the war, using the Hospitality-Helps.org platform. During the two weeks of the platform's operation, more than 20,000 Ukrainians have been accommodated in hotels in Europe and on other continents. The project started as a private initiative and has now become a global non-profit platform for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees. The platform is also supported by Ukrainian volunteers who moved to Austria after the start of the war.