From 9 to 11 March 2022 live on the stage of the acclaimed eTravel World segment, the focus will be on how to deal with the long-term fallout of the pandemic. For this reason, ITB Berlin is now inviting papers on the key topic of Travel Technology & Sustainability. Speakers have until 31 October 2021 to secure their slot at the eTravel World.
Daniel Hunger becomes General Manager of the Steigenberger Hotel Am Kanzleramt in Berlin.
Peter B. Mikkelsen will lead the Steigenberger Airporthotel Frankfurt with effect from 1 October 2021.
Strong partners have come together to assist with an integrative education programme entitled “Football meets Culture”. In Frankfurt am Main, local supporters of the initiative introduced themselves and described their work with socially disadvantaged children.
33 years ago, Joachim Marusczyk was a young public servant at the headquarters of German railway company Deutsche Bahn and a man who was always one step ahead. He was responsible for the revamping of major stations and for hotel and catering leases. Then he had the idea of developing a standardised and high-quality hotel product to be located at major transport hubs.
TFE Hotels continues its European expansion with the opening of their largest Adina Apartment Hotel, the 234-key Adina Hotel Munich, this October..
Ahead of this year's International Hotel Investment Conference (IHIF), Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has signed a franchise agreement to open Hilton Heidelberg, a 244-room upscale hotel in Heidelberg's city centre. The property will undergo a major refurbishment before welcoming guests in Summer 2022. The hotel is owned by Invesco Real Estate, the global real estate investment manager which acquired the property in 2017.
Job seekers are now able to submit applications to Deutsche Hospitality within only two minutes by reaching for their smart phones and leaving a simple voice message. This new system has been made possible thanks to a cooperation agreement with the Heidelberg-based software development company Talk’n’Job.
STR's preliminary July 2021 data shows Berlin with its highest performance levels since the start of the pandemic.
Ruby Hotels, the Munich-based hotel brand and pioneer of the 'Lean Luxury' philosophy, led by Michael Struck, CEO and founder, has launched its first Cologne hotel, Ruby Ella. The brand new hotel opened on June 7, 2021, and is the eleventh hotel of the Ruby Group.
Lübeck, known as the "City of Seven Spires" for the Gothic churches that punctuate its skyline, is set to become home to an IntercityHotel by 2023. The new build hotel will extend over six storeys and will include 176 rooms, a spacious lobby, a restaurant, a bar and various conference facilities. As is the case with all new generation IntercityHotels, interior design will be by the Italian architect Matteo Thun. The project is being realised as part of the existing cooperation agreement between Deutsche Hospitality and the "Commerz Real Institutional European Hotel Fund", via which Commerz Real, a property subsidiary of Commerzbank, has acquired the future hotel from the developer GBI.
For the first time in over 275 days, data from SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index reveals that on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, the volume of bookings to hotels in Germany again began exceeding the global average.
A new report by SiteMinder, the world’s largest open hotel commerce platform, sheds light on an evolved German traveller with significantly more demands and higher expectations of the hotels where they stay.
Pioneering lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke is pleased to announce the official launch of its first property in mainland Europe, Schwan Locke. The opening marks an important step in the rapid expansion of brand, which has established itself as a leader in the hybrid hospitality movement.
TFE Hotels, will open its very first Adina branded apartment-style hotel in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia region on July 15.
Aparthotel Adagio, Europe's market leader in the aparthotel sector is expanding its presence in Germany with a new Adagio access property in Freiburg.
Demand is high for the annual business highlight of the international travel industry. In March 2022 ITB Berlin – The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show® – is planning an in-person edition of the event whose success story spans more than 50 years – to which virtual elements will be added. As part of a three-phase trade show concept, the run-up will consist mainly of matchmaking and appointments. During the actual event ITB Berlin will provide a platform for business, networking, content and dialogue, and with its physical and hybrid trade show stands will create a setting for successful participation in the event. After ITB Berlin, over a period of one to two days the virtual Business Days will round off the concept with virtual appointments and livestreams.
A place with plenty of stories to tell. The Hotel Europäischer Hof in Baden-Baden, which has a unique history stretching back for 180 years and which occupies an unencumbered location within the direct vicinity of the city's historic assembly rooms and spa, its Europe-wide renowned Casino and old quarter, will be operated as a Steigenberger Icon in future. Albert Steigenberger laid the foundations for Steigenberger Hotels AG when he acquired the building housing the Europäischer Hof in 1930. The company he started has now gone on to become Deutsche Hospitality, which manages 160 hotels across three continents.
A series of exhibitions entitled “tinyBE • living in a sculpture” is set to provide a truly inimitable hotel and cultural experience between 26 June and 26 September 2021 as it joins forces with the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof to offer overnight accommodation inside unique pieces of art.
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announces senior appointment in its EMEA corporate F&B team with the hiring of Felix Hartmann, Regional Director of F&B, Continental Europe - who has taken on this new permanent role within the team. This appointment bring a wealth of in-depth industry knowledge and experience to the F&B team, having worked for either leading hospitality or restaurant companies.