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Munich (September 22, 2023). You can feel the Expo Real (4-6 October) approaching: Requests for appointments are coming in, meetings are being arranged. The tension among the trade fair service providers and organisers is palpable. Preparations are in full swing, also for the World of Hospitality. Here everything at a glance!
Augsburg/Munich (25.08.2023). More than 70 companies with a focus on the hotel industry are exhibiting at this year's Expo Real (4-6 October). With 27 exhibitors, the joint stand of the World of Hospitality again reaches pre-Corona level and has two premieres to offer: For the first time, a hotel group from Asia will be there (Dusit Hotels) and a company from the Senior Living segment will present itself. Everything will be more colourful.
Düsseldorf (July 21, 2023). The opinion of chain hoteliers is reuqired: Take part in the next global study on hotel operations and the customer journey. Until 16 August.
Berlin (July 7, 2023). The hotel industry is not even perceived by politicians and other industries, let alone taken seriously. As we move towards a more sustainable world, in which the sector plays a major role, such disdain is felt with all the more force. The 6th HITT Think Tank concluded last week in Berlin with a discussion about teamwork and cross-border collaboration - and commitment.
Berlin (June 30, 2023). One thing is certain: ESG regulations will continue to tighten across the globe. Companies that are not prepared for this have no chance of survival. Solutions for investors and operators alike are already available, but without AI, the complex issues will remain unsolved. Other problem areas, such as the tangled web of green certificates, will (surely) require legislative intervention. The will to change is strong - and, among HITT community, the readiness to make a start was palpable. At the end of this, the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank, in Berlin this week, the strength of will in the hotel industry was notable. An initial summary.
Augsburg/Munich (June 23, 2023). The exhibitor placements are progressing. The World of Hospitality joint stand now has 25 exhibitors, including 15 hotel groups and, for the first time, a hotel group from Asia. Logo partnerships are still possible, it's getting tight for packages with a table.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 16, 2023). Ten more days and the HITT community will be back on board. And with it, exclusive news that Think Tank participants will be the first to hear. The latest results from the hospitality survey on changing consumer behaviour will be presented by Chairman Dr Crispian Tarrant from data researcher BVA BDRC: Baby Boomers are grabbing it, the younger ones prefer to talk about social. In addition, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Arlt will present his new "Meaningful Tourism Index Hospitality 2023" for the first time in Europe: His ranking shows which hotels have a true sustainability approach.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 9, 2023). HITT is a great alternative to huge conferences, a platform for new thinking processes, a place to bundle competence and for exchange, without any competition... We are receiving a lot of praise right now from our sponsors Accor, Drees & Sommer, Arabella Hospitality and Haefele as well as from Expo Real Munich and Hotelschool The Hague. They are committed to the good of the entire industry! The quality of the HospitalityInside Think Tank becomes visible in the fact that 14 of 16 speakers (our impulse generators) will participate in the Think Tank on both days for the first time this year – more than ever before.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 2, 2023). Covid-19 has shown it: The hospitality industry has no lobby. Not worldwide. This must not happen again in the course of climate protection policy. The solution for the climate can therefore only be: Collaboration! Teamwork! Inge Huijbrechts from the Radisson Hotel Group, Willem van der Zee from Pandox and Glenn Mandziuk from the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA) will analyse the power of the industry and its pain points at the HITT Think Tank. Only three weeks to go until the HITT in Berlin (26/27 June)! By the way, most of our 14 experts will be on board for two days - a novelty and proof of their confidence in this high-profile event.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 26, 2023). In exactly one month, on 26/27 June, international movers & shakers from the sustainability scene will meet for the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank in Berlin. The second day was almost exclusively dedicated to the topic of measurement. After the opening impulse by EYCarbon and two other experts, in the second part of this focus topic, three more critical professionals analyse the practice - and thus the large, spongy pond of sustainability certificates and measurement instruments.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 19, 2023). Without technology and digitalisation, the path to zero emissions cannot be achieved. The "pathway to net zero" must be measurable, the tools a motivation to continue measuring. Only data ultimately certify the success and the - positive - changes for companies and people. That is why the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) is concentrating very strongly on the topic of measurement this year. Florian Huber, co-founder of EYCarbon, explains how operators and investors can get a grip on its implementation. Also in this round is the lawyer Dr Felix Krieglstein from Jung Schleicher Rechtsanwälte in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 12, 2023). Where are the links between the many different system worlds in sustainability, what data is already available, what gaps need to be researched anew? Sophie Herrmann thinks cross-border and has already brought many different people and companies together around one table. The partner of the transformation consultancy Systemiq will therefore give the keynote at the HITT Think Tank, which will take place in five weeks in Berlin. She has lived and worked on several continents and now only thinks and acts in a networked way. Experience this likeable Munich native and cosmopolitan, for whom the knots in the sustainability network are connecting points for solutions. The perfect encouraging introduction to the 6th HITT and its main topic Measurement on 26/27 June in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (May 5, 2023). One billion business trips were made by Siemens employees worldwide in 2019, a proof of power by this company that now wants their employees to stay only in sustainable hotels. For lack of alternatives, Siemens has now set up its own "Green Stay" criteria - in association with HRS. How much pressure can this global corporate client exert on the hotel industry? The two movers and shakers of this initiative, Eric Hofmeister from Siemens AG and Fabio Fornari, Product Manager Sustainability at HRS Group, will be asking YOUR questions at the 6th HITT Think Tank on 26/27 June in Berlin.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 28, 2023). Customers are in power! And their decisions for a hotel are increasingly made under aspects of sustainability. This will have a strong impact on the performance of hotel operators. Therefore, at the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank, the data research company BVA BDRC will exclusively present results of a global survey among guests of large hotel chains from ten important source markets to the HITT participants.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 21, 2023). Of course, it is tricky at first, a touch of panic spreads, but then you understand very quickly how the "social" in ESG can be measured. Many hoteliers do not - yet - know how to evaluate measures on diversity, equality, migration, working conditions, human rights. Malin Lindfors Speace from Sweden, our "Social" expert at the HITT Think Tank on 26/27 June in Berlin, tells you. "In a year, everyone will be doing it!" Sign up!
Augsburg/Berlin (April 7, 2023). When plants, birds or insects visibly and tangibly disappear, alarm bells should ring. When landslides bury hotels, the story of the risks has long since begun. However, the hospitality industry can take positive countermeasures right from the start to preserve nature. The wake-up call that Zanetta Sedilekova, a young climate and biodiversity risk advocate, will give at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin at the end of June hits home.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 31, 2023). The programme of the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 26/27 June in Berlin is getting more exciting with each additional expert commitment. And more concrete, because the EU taxonomy is putting a time stamp on more and more sustainability rules. As of next year, companies will already have to take greater account of environmental, social and employee concerns. So which macro factors affect the hotel industry and how? Only the HITT can explain this: compactly in 1.5 days and with the help of exactly those movers & shakers who even work for the legislators in the background. The HITT Think Tank is anything but classic conferencing.
Berlin/Augsburg (March 31, 2023). Are some companies not finding employees because their CEOs don't prioritise talent acquisition? Because they still haven't understood that employee recruitment is hard-core sales business and has nothing to do with soft HR? Are many failures perhaps homemade? This is exactly what a self-critical expert discussion hosted by HospitalityInside and the recruiting company LHC International from Berlin revealed.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 10, 2023). Take the next sustainable step with us. We will take you to the "Next level: Measure. Benchmark. Drive. Lifting sustainability from intention to traction". This is the title of the 6th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT), which will take place in Berlin on 26/27 June 2023, once again on the ship. The focus of this English-language event is "Measurement". How and with what do you measure and manage measurement data? They influence the carbon footprint of your company. Once again, high-profile international specialists will be on board and ready for a lively debate. The programme.
Vienna (February 24, 2023). The European hotel industry has undergone significant transformation over the past decade, driven by changing consumer behaviour and economic factors. The HOTCO 2023 Hotel Investment Conference in Vienna on the 27-28 March 2023 will explore some of the most notable trends in the European hotel investment market, e.g., the resort market development.
Vienna (February 10, 2023). After five successful conferences, HOTCO, the hotel investment conference specializing in the large CEE region, is moving from Budapest to Vienna. Thus, on Monday/Tuesday, 27/28 March 2023, participants will meet for the first time on the Danube and at the Andaz Vienna. Organizer is Marius Gomola from Horwath HTL Hungary. He now announced more speakers and panelists. hospitalityInside.com is once again media partner of this event.
Madrid (February 3, 2023). The next few years will not be kind to hotel investors, that much is clear. This was already apparent from the opening statements made by the experts in the first round of discussions at the AOHIS Investors Conference in Madrid in mid-January. Yet there's one thing that owners and investors fear more than increased energy and labour costs, more even than inflation and higher capital costs. And that's the ESG criteria. They are the elephant in the room.
Madrid (January 27, 2023). Hotel markets are recovering worldwide. But costs put pressure on GOP margin analysis Michael Grove, COO of Hotstats, revealed how variable and fixed costs are now on the move at the AOHIS investors conference in Madrid on 16-17 January.
Augsburg (March 17, 2023). On March 24th the registration deadline for the main exhibitors at Expo Real 2023 ends. Individual companies can still register for the World of Hospitality joint stand and secure their own spaces and stands. Book now! Special requests can also still be fulfilled.
Madrid (December 23, 2022). The Atlantic Ocean Hotel Investors' Summit (AOHIS) kick off on 16-17 2023 at the NH Collection Eurobuilding hotel in Madrid, with 115 speakers lined up, almost half from the hospitality real estate sector. So far, a total of over 70 investors, developers and owner-operators are registered with more to come. HospitalityInside supports AOHIS as a media partner. Our subscribers receive a special price.
Augsburg/Berlin (December 9, 2022). If you don't know the HospitalityInside Sustainability Think Tank yet, you should watch the brand new video we present to you today: with live pictures and voices from this year's HITT on Berlin's water, in intensive discussion in the ship's belly and relaxed in the evening on the restaurant ship. Everything authentic, uncomplicated, top-class.
The date: 26/27 June 2023. The programme planning is underway, the HospitalityInside editorial team and the Advisory Board have started their work... Let yourself be inspired by a special spirit: "HITT - The Film", at www.hitt.world.
Madrid (November 4, 2022). The timing is clever: Two days before the start of the Spanish tourism fair FITUR - which wants to become the new ITB - a new hotel investors' conference will have its premiere in Madrid on 16/17 January 2023: AOHIS, the Atlantic Ocean Hotel Investors' Summit. It will take place at the NH Collection Eurobuilding Hotel. It will not be a "commercial show", but an event with content and quality, limited to 300 participants. HospitalityInside is happy to support AOHIS as a media partner. Our subscribers receive a special price.
Munich (October 14, 2022). In one of its fiercest years of crisis, the hotel industry is once again showing perseverance and confidence at Expo Real 2022. With intensive talks and negotiations at the exhibition stands and many meetings around the trade fair. Never have there been so many evening events within the industry as this year.
Here you can find photo impressions of the joint stand and our evening event.
Where business is born:
To the video of the meeting magnet WORLD OF HOSPITALITY
Thank you to all co-exhibitors and their staff!
Where hospitality meets real estate:
To the video of the networking magnet BRICKS & BRAINS
Thank you to all guests and our sponsors!
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Munich (September 16, 2022). The registration deadline for co-exhibitors at Expo Real 2022 in Munich ends today. In total, more than twice as many exhibitors have registered as last year, a record number of exhibitors have registered for the Career Day and seven exhibition halls are open again - just like in the record year 2019. The World of Hospitality, a magnet in Hall A1, has also gained another co-exhibitor at the last minute. The new stand design is there, the team is prepared. After a two-year break, there will again be a SPECIAL in print and online and the survey for the hospitalityInside Investment BAROMETER will start again soon.
Berlin (July 1, 2022). In this sort of atmosphere, I’m able to switch off; I can reflect and exchange views directly and in person... The feedback for the 5th meeting was very positive. HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) was significantly more positive than the previous year. Not because summer business is good right now, but because knowledge about sustainability has grown. The issues were just as complex as last year, but among investors, developers and operators, sensitivity to detail has grown. Twelve experts formed the network and took a look further ahead - with breaks in the idyllic surroundings of the Havel.
Paris/Berlin (June 10, 2022). "For the first time, we've reached real momentum, a sweet spot, as it were, on sustainability. And for the first time, all stakeholders are paying attention: Pressure now comes from all directions, simultaneously." The apparently depressing environmental situation is a huge motivation for Brune Poirson. As of May of this year, she has been Chief Sustainability Officer at Europe's largest hotel group, Accor. "And this is exactly the right time to make serious changes to business towards sustainability," she says, trying to motivate the hospitality industry. She herself is one of the politically relevant personalities in Paris on the subject of sustainability.
Berlin (June 3, 2022). The 5th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 27/28 June 2022 is just as "purpose-driven" as the young people who already choose their employers according to value criteria today. Or like the investors who want to add value to their real estate in the future. Our values aim to provide honest, factual and high-calibre information on the sustainability issues of our time. Come aboard in Berlin to exchange knowledge with colleagues and experts on a solar-powered event ship. Today we introduce you to the latest top impulse providers - including Wyndham, Hyatt and the Association of Pfandbrief Banks.
Munich/Augsburg (July 22, 2022). After two exceptional years marked by restraint and caution with regard to trade fair participations, demand for Expo Real is picking up significantly again this year, both internationally and from all sectors, Messe München reported yesterday. It also confirmed that seven exhibition halls will be open - last year there were five. The joint stand "World of Hospitality"(WoH) will be located with two stands in Hall A1: with a spacious main stand as well as with larger, individually designable areas for companies that want a stand with more space. The main stand will have a completely new design.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 15, 2022). The sustainability wave has overtaken everyone, large and small hotel groups, investors as well as developers, CEOs and the customers. "We are a name in the market, but we still don't know enough about the implementation of ESG goals," says a recent HITT sponsor. "We need exchange and inspiration". This is also how the other sponsors of the Hospitality Think Tank see it. Achieving the big picture in a common spirit is what all participants want - also at the 5th HospitalityInside Think Tanks on 27/28 June in Berlin.
Augsburg (April 8, 2022). When the war broke out in Ukraine six weeks ago, initiatives in the hospitality industry were quickly set up across Europe and booking platforms were programmed. These offer beds along the refugee routes, apartments and now also apartments for longer stays. Even Booking.com is joining in. All the initiators have worked day and night as volunteers and have had other experiences.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 8, 2022). Glenn Mandziuk, the new CEO of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance as of May, will provide the keynote at the 5th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin and thus introduce the exchange of ideas on board the seminar ship. Where does the industry currently stand? The hotelier's son, tourism and sustainability expert will answer this question with a global view. The HITT programme is thus growing by another personality whose voice counts in the sustainability scene. In the meantime, we have packed the programme into a fixed time frame so that you can plan more precisely.
Munich (1.4.2022). The registration for the World of Hospitality took place last week. The joint stand is again represented with two stand areas. All exhibitor tables, small and large, can currently still be placed directly on the corridors at the main stand. Interest in Expo Real is gratifyingly high. Secure your place at this important real estate fair now. Information on the basic packages can be found in the PDF attachment below.
Hamburg (April 1, 2022). Investors and project developers have to rethink faster: Location, location, location will no longer be a decision criterion for hotel real estate in the future. Their value increases with their function, networking and location. And: From now on, change is a daily occurrence. Asset classes will dissolve. Such statements were discussed by the participants of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in an in-depth post-event workshop on Tuesday in Hamburg. Furthermore, today we introduce the fifth impulse generator in HITT 2022, which is coming up at the end of June in Berlin: a man who knows how to convert web users into guests.
Berlin (March 18, 2022). "We are a force for Good": With these words, Wolfgang M. Neumann, Chairman of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA), appealed to all colleagues in the hotel industry and tourism to get involved in sustainability at the ITB last week. A circle of CEOs - among them Sébastien Bazin of Accor - encouraged the industry, as is seldom the case, to start even with small things. Every step is valuable and sets a chain in motion.
Berlin/Augsburg (March 11, 2022). Corona has positively raised global awareness of sustainability. Putin's war in Ukraine is reducing progress in terms of climate concern to a struggle based on energy resources. At the same time though, it is precisely this that sensitizes us again to the urgently needed change in our politics, everyday life, travel behaviour and hotels. Think tanks like the Hospitality Inside Think Tank (HITT) are once again setting the course for a sustainable corporate future. The 5th HITT on 27/28 June in Berlin brings experts with global know-how and a 360-degree perspective to stage: They explain to hoteliers, investors and project developers where and how current factors come together. We introduce you to the first impulse generators today.
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Berlin/Augsburg (February 18, 2022). We are back on the ship in Berlin! The 5th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) returns to this inspiring event location - and will be a presence-only event again this year! Join us again in the maritime ambience under the title "Embrace ESG for people, planet and prosperity." Get one and a half days of brand-new "Insides" in sustainability - exclusive, face2face with a limited number of participants and top impulses. On 27/28 June. Meeting place Moabit.
Munich (February 4, 2022). Since this week, Expo Real has opened the online registration for exhibitors. Planning for the joint stand World of Hospitality 2022 has also started with this. Once again, HospitalityInside is offering the compact workstations (in various versions) at the main stand, but also customisable areas at the neighbouring stand, where companies can implement their own CI on a square footage of their choice. All exhibitors benefit from the same professional service and catering.
A tree's rings tell the year's story – was it rainy, dry, mild, cold, stormy? Did spring come late, winter too soon? The trees around us, whether spruce, fir, beech, oak, ash, or alder may have different sorts of wood, but they all have a common ring pattern. That's just how things are when you share the same location, soil and climate.
What will our "annual rings 2021" look like one day? Will they be the imprint of all-encompassing climate change? Of the political climate, the economic climate, the climate of opinion, the world climate per se ...? Doesn't all this leave impressions deep within each tree, within each one of us? Somewhere a laboratory door wasn't closed property or a bat got eaten – and a few weeks later we're all working at our kitchen tables. No more work commute.
It's quite all right to be startled by that. Things like this leave their mark. But it's not only your little grove that's taken a beating, whole forests are dying, whole species, cities, industries on top of that. Everything has consequences. We felt it coming. "The world has become small enough that each act results directly back to the perpetrator". Now we understand what [the German philosopher] Peter Sloterdijk meant by that in 2010. But what conclusions have we drawn from this? Are we becoming action-less, heart-less, head-less?
Let's focus on the difficult tasks ahead, let's "venture progress" are the sounds coming out of Berlin! "Whether that will work out?" ... is the lingering doubt we hear from the German forest. If you shout out "flexibility, digitisation and adaptation,” the words "stability, solidity, reliability" echo back.
Does this have to be a contradiction? Or is it our NEW way of bringing seemingly incompatible things together? Trees stand where they stand and have to hope, for sun, for rain, for better times. We can change our standpoints, find new perspectives, even change climates.
Moving instead of putting down roots does not mean losing our roots. A piece of wood in the hand is like life: It has substance, warmth, structure. You can make many things: from it, with it, on it... And it becomes more interesting the longer you "use" it.
We wish you a strong 2022. In which we dare to venture something, to move and grow solidly. But without haste, without the rush, no running. Because strong trees do not grow faster for it.
Words for the turn of the year 2021/2022 from Gerhard Fuchs,
Managing Director of "die fuechse", a consulting company
for marketing, loyalty and change from Eschenlohe in Bavaria.
Munich (October 15, 2021). The depressive phase is over, confidence prevails again. Expo Real 2021 has taken place! The hotel industry also had reason to toast to this industry emerging from a historic low. It laughed and celebrated again this week, among others with HospitalityInside at the networking event BRICKS & BRAINS. There were new and thoughtful discussions at the Expo Real hotel conference and with her many interlocutors at the two joint stands of the "World of Hospitality". We also captured everything in pictures... Your direct link to YouTube! More details…
Munich (24.9.2021). Expo Real 2021 is noticeably picking up speed with more than 1,200 exhibitors, an up-to-date conference programme and an attractive hotel marketplace with around 30 companies. In line with the development in the hotel industry, some decisions were made very late this year, also at the World of Hospitality.
Munich (September 24, 2021). After the annoying cancellation of Expo Real last year - 36 hours before the start of the fair - there is now a positive new start, with more than 1,200 exhibitors and also a conference programme again, which, despite cutbacks, allows five panels for the hotel sector.
Munich (September 17, 2021). Will the "Carbon Footprint per Available Room" become the new benchmark? Very likely. Must hotel real estate be retrofitted in order to meet sustainability requirements or built differently in order to find guests or operators at all in the future? Yes. "I haven't been negative enough yet," said Keynote Speaker Wes Paul. He wasn't the only one shaking up the hotel industry: With their critical, demanding and challenging impulses, 16 speakers pushed operators and investors not only to think further - but also to act! This week's HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) provided executives a content-rich, intensive forum, devoting two days to the crucial topic of the future: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers."
Munich (September 3, 2021). Internet, automation, digitalisation and now sustainability: with the disruptions of recent times, the think tank format has become increasingly popular, additionally driven by Corona. Since 2018, HospitalityInside has offered the industry such an unconventional but challenging forum. Even then, there were many questions from unsettled executives about these big issues. Questions that CEOs would never ask in a mega-conference, but in an exclusive setting with an "off-the-record" character. The 4th HITT - in just two weeks - will again create this special spirit - also thanks to old and new sponsors who are themselves in search of answers.
Munich (August 27, 2021). Almost weekly, new studies confirm the growing importance of sustainability and digitalisation: economic growth can only come from the combination of these two. And the dynamics of the news show: We are living in an eventful decade. This is exactly where the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) comes in and imparts valuable knowledge from research and practice to managers. Never before has HITT had so many top-class speakers - hotel insiders as well as experts from hotel-critical industries. Only 16 days to go! Learn along, position your company correctly.
Munich (August 6, 2021). The Covid crisis has accelerated the topic of sustainability & digitalisation. "This is the decade of change as technology matures, governments develop regulations, incentives and penalties, and consumers increasingly vote with their wallets," says Tim Davis, Partner at Pace Dimensions in London. Resilient businesses are emerging now! That's why it's the perfect moment to connect with industry peers and ask experts personal questions. The 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September makes just that possible. Sign up!
Munich (July 30, 2021). Sustainability & digitalisation: one will no longer work without the other. Technology makes energy saving measurable, for example, just as travellers measure hotels by their "green" activities and book them accordingly. How much are the two big trends already intertwined? This is exactly what Chief Technology Officer Floor Bleeker of Accor, Andreas Ewald as Managing Partner of Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting and Klaus Kohlmayr, Chief Evangelist of the revenue specialist IDeaS will discuss at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on Monday, 13 September. Live in Munich and virtually.
Munich (July 23, 2021). A sustainable approach helps the planet, but also the shareholders! Natural disasters cost insurance companies $42bn in the first half of 2021, a ten-year high, according to Aon, Germany's largest insurance broker. Wolfgang M. Neumann adds: Don't just talk positively about sustainability, act! "Leaders need to embed this new culture," says the former hotel CEO. At the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 14 September, he explains how hospitality leaders can achieve this.
Augsburg (July 16, 2021). Before investors invest in sustainability, they often stereotypically ask for benchmarks and scalability, thus quickly pushing the issue back to the operator. They are supposed to find the right tool. In reality, other forces now determine what happens. In future, all practitioners will have to operate with new "ESG KPIs". "Master the Measurement!" is the name of the panel discussion at the HITT Think Tank in September, which describes surprising changes in sustainable benchmarks and tools. Sparkling stuff for investors, operators, bankers and builders.
Munich (July 9, 2021). Rejection is crumbling: The number of investors interested in sustainable building and operation is slowly growing. But those who already live it remain sceptical - still see a lot of greenwashing. So how do investors, developers, architects and operators get together? Three gentlemen have a decided opinion on this: at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September, executives from the Zech Group from Bremen, Invesco Real Estate and the sustainable serviced apartment hotel Soulmade from Munich will discuss.
Barcelona/Berlin (July 2, 2021). The big, formative decisions around the topic of climate and sustainability will come from individual states and the EU. Their requirements will affect the hospitality industry in many facets: from real estate to the operator concept, from financing to employees. Two experienced lawyers from the global law firm Baker McKenzie show the complex, overlapping legal structure - and its pitfalls. Xavier Junquera from Barcelona and Dr Ulrich Hennnings from Berlin will speak at the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13 September.
Hamburg (June 25, 2021). What role will hotels still play in the new inner-city mix of the future? "They will have to embed themselves - they need the approval of the population!", says Gesa Rohwedder, Head of Hospitality of the internationally operating project manager Drees & Sommer. At the 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 14 September, she will ignite a discussion under the topic "Urban Hospitality under Fire". The frame conditions are changing.
Augsburg/Munich (June 18, 2021). How do think tanks come to life? Through lateral thinking, networked thinking, thinking out of the box. This creates "oxygen to the brain of the business, and the exchange with people in one room will be like an injection of energy". This is how complex topics can be broken down, understood and implemented. The topic of this year's HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in September is complex: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers". For the first time, HospitalityInside has therefore set up a four-member Advisory Committee. The top-class programme is also thanks to these heads: Wolfgang M. Neumann, Tony Williams, Xenia zu Hohenlohe and Tim Davis. We introduce them and their views on the topic.
Augsburg (September 17, 2021). This year, visitors to EXPO REAL will find the "World of Hospitality" and the majority of the hotel industry exhibitors in Hall A1. There are now 15 companies exhibiting at the joint stand. New additions are Novum Hospitality and Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting. As in 2019, the World of Hospitality is spread over two stands.
Click here for the complete list of co-exhibitors and their portraits - go to the World of Hospitality landingpage which will be the communication hub for virtual visitors during the fair.
Bangkok (June 11, 2021). "Sustainability has to be honest". Neil Jacobs, CEO of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, knows it. The wellness pioneer of the global wellness scene sells his guests wellness, health and now follows their new lifestyle. Neil Jacobs opens the second day of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 14 September.
London/Augsburg (June 4, 2021). How can sustainability prevail in the hospitality industry? Wesley ("Wes") Paul says, "Sustainability only works if you can make it affordable across a broader spectrum of travellers, we simply can't leave it as the preserve of the rich. Sustainable tourism, in its current form, is an expensive premium product, we must adopt technologies that will make it affordable so that the bulk of tourists can reduce their impact on the environment." Words from a finance, investment and technology professional with 25 years' experience at JP Morgan where he was Global Head of Investments. Today, he invests in technology himself and has solutions at the ready. With his networked thinking, he will open the 4th Hospitality Inside Think Tank (HITT) on 13 September.
Augsburg/London (May 28, 2021). It is no longer the sustainable building alone that is demanded from future (hotel) investors, but its impact on the climate and the entire environment. The focus has changed substantially in recent times. Construction companies, project managers, architects and designers are learning a lot and very quickly at the moment: the goal of pushing emissions to net zero is increasing the competitive pressure, says Alex Duckworth, Principal Consultant Sustainability, Buildings and Places at AECOM - a gigantic service company in the construction sector with 80,000 employees around the globe. At the 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September, he will be taking a look at the bigger picture.
Augsburg (May 21, 2021). On the back of Covid-19, the new Sustainable Natives are noticeably spurring a change in thinking pro-sustainability. Their changing behaviour in consumption, online shopping, travel, food and drink will continue to significantly change retail like travel and accommodation and make the supply chain mercilessly transparent. Tourism also lags behind because the CEO is asleep. Fflur Roberts, Global Head of Luxury Goods at international data analyst Euromonitor, will talk about this at the 4th HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 13/14 September. Here's an appetizer.
Augsburg/Munich (May 7, 2021). The HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) has never been so comprehensive, international and top-class, and this is the first time the Think Tank will be set up in a hybrid form. On 13/14 September, participants will be able to meet live in Munich, with everyone else joining the event virtually. The theme will be the current mega-trend accelerated by corona: "Sustainability & Digitalisation: The Change Drivers." Join us as we discuss how sustainability is resetting the course of the hospitality world this decade and how digitalisation enables this future.
Augsburg (January 15, 2021). The six months between our last podcast and today show how much the virus also hunts journalists. At the end of May 2020, Great Britain was "only" worried about the virus, in January it is Covid-19 and the last-minute Brexit exit. That's why a large part of the speaking time in the 3rd United Hotel Media Podcast today belongs to the editor-in-chief of Hotel Analyst in London, Andrew Sangster. He predicts the mega travel boom in late spring.
Munich (October 9, 2020). Corona has also shrunk the size of Europe's largest real estate and investment fair and converted it into a hybrid model. The previous six rounds of discussions at the hotel conference have been reduced to four. Nevertheless, on Wednesday there is still enough room left to discuss the most important "hot topics" of 2020: the operator black box, rents/leases and insolvency/third party use. In the end, a futurologist will give courage. Another panel on Thursday will focus on the current degree of digitalisation in hotels. The programme in detail.
Munich (October 16, 2020). As hospitalityInside reported in Breaking News on Monday evening, the Expo Real Hybrid Summit planned for 14-15 October 2020 "was cancelled at short notice due to the currently worsening Covid-19 situation in Munich". Numerous participants had previously announced that they would not be attending the event, according to the fair's official announcement. On Wednesday afternoon, Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München, joined a virtual meeting of hospitalityInside.com in which 35 executives listened in, including exhibitors of the "World of Hospitality" and Expo Real visitors. You will find Stefan Rummel's statements in a box at the end of this article.
Munich (September 18, 2020). At the Expo Real Hybrid Summit on 14-15 October 2020 HospitalityInside will present this year's joint hospitality stand with a "Smart Space", as reported. Meanwhile, 15 partners from the hotel industry, real estate, investment and consulting have joined. The new HospitalityHub in the lobby of the MASEVEN apartment hotel has also convinced the first virtual participants to make their way to Munich and to unroll their banner there. Some tables are still available. A great opportunity for other companies to join. The information package for the HospitalityHub is free for download here.
Munich (September 4, 2020). At the Expo Real Hybrid Summit on 14-15 October 2020, HospitalityInside will present this year's joint hospitality stand with a "Smart Space". 14 partners from the hotel industry, real estate, investment and consulting venture into this new terrain with us.
Augsburg (July 31, 2020). Everything will be hybrid, everything will be smaller and smarter. Step by step Messe München is sharpening the profile for the Expo Real Hybrid Summit on 14-15 October. This is exactly what HospitalityInside is doing with its "Smart Space" under the World of Hospitality flag. The first partners have been found and more are being sought. And networking is a bonus on top.
Munich (July 17, 2020). Messe München has published further details and prices for its first "EXPO REAL Hybrid Summit" on 14-15 October 2020 at the ICM – International Congress Center Munich. As reported (see link), the format of the Expo Real Summit 2020 consists of three pillars: conferences – live on site or virtually via livestream; Smart Spaces – permanently configured stands and special shows on specific topics.
Augsburg (June 26, 2020). The fear of the ghost of digitalisation is gone. Within four months the "digital maturity" of people has grown explosively, thanks to home office and home schooling. Families such as employees and company leaders have adapted, change their behaviour. Now it's a matter of living digitalization, integrating it, setting up the hotel group anew, analyzing the competition and guest wishes "differently". The new next goal is to turn benefits into profit with digital strategies and tools! The discussions at HITT 2020 therefore contained many imperatives.
Augsburg (June 19, 2020). Corona turned the feedback on HITT 2019 into an urgent wish: The think tank participants asked for even more pragmatic insights from insiders for next Tuesday, 23 June. And this is exactly what HospitalityInside is implementing for the third HITT – in virtual format for the first time. The sponsors have an important content role to play: they convey their own know-how, in some cases even exclusively. This is not about products, but about digitalisation strategies. Why Sabre Hospitality Solutions, Accor, Langham Hospitality, Drees & Sommer and Expo Real are supporting the HITT 2020.
Munich (June 12, 2006). Expo Real 2020 changes its date and format this year: Europe's largest real estate and investment trade fair in Munich is going hybrid – reacting to the current situation. The date was shifted from October 5 to 7 to October 14 and 15. Messe Muenchen expects the green light from the Bavarian government on June 20. They were already familiar with the new concept and had basically approved it at the core.
Augsburg (June 12, 2020). The challenges posed by Corona are massive. Accor COO Europe, Duncan O'Rourke, and Jamie Cole, Senior Vice President Global Channels at IHG, agree on this. One has the cross-operational glasses on, the other has the "touchpoints" with customers in mind. Duncan and Jamie initiate the discussion on "Acceleration on the digital frontier" at the 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT). Get inspired and register for this virtual conference with high quality content! On 23 June the time has come.
Augsburg (June 5, 2020). The hotel industry is trying to learn from the retail trade how to anticipate wishes and personalise offers. Conversely, the retail industry "hotelizes" its shopping malls and shops. Corona is now driving both sectors towards a balance between stationary and virtual sales. The "booster" for additional sales is "delivery", for both: shop and hotel must "deliver" their promises, just as the product must be delivered to the customer's home in real life or the wishes must be fulfilled in the hotel itself. At the 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 23 June, a fascinating discussion is set to take place between the shopping mall investor and developer ECE Group (Otto Group) from Hamburg, the luxury hotel group Langham Hospitality from Hong Kong and Sabre Hospitality based in Dallas.
London (May 29, 2020). The hotel management of the future must bid farewell to its silo-like structures: a new management muscle must grow up that allows for quick reactions and innovative adjustments to structures and products. Tim Davis has been the moderator and facilitator of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) since 2018. For the first time, Tim will show the way into the large field of digitalization. His impulse focuses on the impact of changing competitive environment, new 'norms', and opportunities to win.
Augsburg (May 22, 2020). Corona talk, six weeks later: The development of the pandemic has differentiated around the globe. And this is how the three chief editors of the trade media Hotels (USA), Hotel Analyst (UK) and hospitalityInside.com (Germany) sound in their second, 20-minute "United Hotel Media Podcast". Listen in...
Washington (May 22, 2020). Artificial intelligence must be useful. Corona helps here as well: The virus has already broken the hype in this field and exposes useless things. Unfortunately, however, AI tends to be the big opportunity for large companies rather than small ones, says Tom Seddon regretfully. The former hotel executive is one of the global thought leaders of AI – and will enrich the virtual HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) as a speaker on June 23, 2020! He will explain to executives how AI first makes decisions and then profits. Have you already registered for the HITT?
Augsburg (May 15, 2020). "Digital contacts" will increase, communication will become faster, apps connect the world and convey security. How Michael Struck, CEO Ruby Hotels, and Jens Gmiat, COO Zoku, assess the world, which is currently moving at high speed thanks to digitalisation, you can experience for yourself at the 3rd HITT, the HospitalityInside Think Tank, on 23 June – for the first time in virtual form. With just one click you can be there live! Why is digitalisation NOW, in the middle of the Corona crisis, the top topic? Michael and Jens deliver appetizers...
Augsburg (May 1, 2020). Done! Our programme for the 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) is now adapted to the first virtual edition of this event. The entire programme for June 23 can be found here online – and you can also book it starting today! The event will be a digital edition held in English, which allows people from non-German-speaking countries to participate. A well-orchestrated digital conference guided by the seasoned moderator Tim Davis from London awaits you. The word "corona" will not be included, but both impulse generators and their topics will touch it. After all, we are all moving towards "new norms" at high speed: in the operating models of both established and young chains, in personalised customer journeys and with respect to generating a customised service quality. Much of this is probably controlled by AI, artificial intelligence.
Augsburg/Munich (May 29, 2020). The Expo Real 2020 will take place. This was and is the declared aim of Messe München four weeks ago. On 26 May, the Bavarian state government now officially permitted trade fairs from 1 September 2020 again. No details are yet known - except that the Corona requirements must be fullfilled here too. Messe München is working with the city and state government on appropriate hygiene measures and requirements. The date is 5-7 October.
Augsburg (April 24, 2020). In view of the current situation, many decision-makers are lacking words – but not everyone. Today Michael Struck, CEO of Ruby Hotels, gives us his view on the Corona, Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin appeals to employees and partners.
Augsburg (April 24, 2020). Only the format changes, the content remains as demanding as it was discussed before the outbreak of the Corona crisis: The 3rd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) will take place, but in digital form. The planned extension of the program to two days will be dropped, we will concentrate on Tuesday, June 23.
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Augsburg (April 3, 2020). In view of the current situation, many decision-makers are lacking words – but not everyone. Today Michael Struck, CEO of Ruby Hotels, gives us his view on the Corona, Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin appeals to employees and partners.
Augsburg (April 3, 2020). 12 months, 3 or 7 years? When will the Corona crisis be over? The editors in chief of the trade media Hotels (USA), Hotel Analyst (UK) and hospitalityInside.com (Germany) met for the 1st "United Hotel Media Podcast".
Augsburg (March 27, 2020). In view of the current situation, many decision-makers are lacking words – but not everyone. These CEOs give us their views on the Corona crisis and its consequences...
Augsburg/Berlin (February 21, 2020). The HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) 2020 can be booked starting today! For the third time, this creative platform for hospitality executives will kick off again on June 22/23 – this time in Potsdam, south of Berlin with the "SPOTLIGHT" premiere on day 1. Accompany young software companies and agile market leaders on new digital ways towards the customer experience. This can also be booked separately! However, the number of participants for day 2 on the seminar ship remains limited. On both days, it is all about the one big goal: "Boost your Service Delivery. Bring your Hotels to Life in a Digital World". Today, we are presenting the programme to you.
Budapest (January 31, 2020). "Emerging Europe" turns 30 this year. "And the countries have changed, from imitation (of the west) towards innovation," said market expert Andrew Wrobel, describing the impressive change at the Hotel Investment Conference (HOTCO) in Budapest last week. This is especially apparent in the Hungarian capital, the gate to Southeast Europe. The B2B platform also showed that the challenges move from west to east, as well as the discussions.
Hamburg (January 24, 2020). Are you a Hospitality PropTech or do you know one? Then it is high time to apply… With the "PropTech Innovation Award 2020", Union Investment is promoting young innovative people and lateral thinkers. They are looking for solutions for current issues in the real estate industry. This year, the category "Connected Hospitality" is present for the first time. The three winners from all six categories will receive cash prizes of a total of 40,000 euros. However, interested parties have to hurry with their applications!
Budapest (January 10, 2020). Only ten days left until HOTCO Budapest! The annual conference at the Kempinski Budapest, this time on 20/21 January, brings together a large bouquet of colourful and hot topics. Discussions will include blockchain, the true value of F&B, the growing shortage of employees and of course new opportunities for developers and investors. Marriott's European President Liam Brown and Kempinski CEO Martin Smura are expected as speakers, among others. hospitalityInside.com is also present as a media partner.
Budapest (December 13, 2019). "The market in the CEE and SEE was being underserved, and presents tremendous opportunities," says Marius Gomola, founder of the HOTCO Hotel Investment Conference in Budapest. The fourth annual event will open its doors in Budapest on January 20-21, 2020. HOTCO talks about investment and transactions under the title "20/20 Vision for Hotel Investment and Deal Flows in CEE, SEE and New East". hospitalityInside.com supports the conference as a media partner.
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Augsburg/Munich (March 20, 2020). The final registration phase for participation in the renowned joint stand "World of Hospitality" has started! You can still secure a place in this hospitality magnet. And become part of an attractive networking programme at executive level! Here you find the conditions 2020.
Munich (October 18, 2019). In keeping with the unaffected mood in the hotel industry, the hotel marketplace in Hall A2 at this year's Expo Real seemed to shine brightly. Many exhibitors had given their stands a new, open and communicative design. The "World of Hospitality" featured further individually designed exhibitor areas. The forum for HospitalityInsides Networking Event was as lifestylish as it was cosy. Watch the videos now! The relaxed design also contributed to the many lively and well-attended discussions at the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue".
Augsburg (October 4, 2019). Expo Real will open its doors again on October 7 – this time with an additional hall and a more extensive conference programme. But not only the trade fair has changed over the past year: Trends such as digitalization are forcing the entire industry to rethink, creating new business models and strategies. The 10th hospitalityInside SPECIAL EXPO REAL takes up these topics.
In times of comprehensive change, it is above all the constants that offer a point of orientation as to how far one has already come on the journey. This is why the hospilalityInside SPECIAL EXPO REAL will be appearing again this year – for the 10th time: a small anniversary! For the first time, the print run exceeds 4,000 copies this year – printed exclusively for Expo Real.
Munich/Augsburg (August 30, 2019). Despite the summer holidays, many are already pulling out their diaries in preparation for Expo Real in October (7-10 October 2019). To make planning easier, here's an update of the HospitalityInside activities: The joint stand continues to grow, the networking event "Bricks & Brains" will take place on a different day – and we also take an initial look at the programme for the hotel conference.
Munich (July 5, 2019). The countdown is on: 100 days to go until Expo Real, Europe's leading trade fair for commercial real estate and investment. This year, the fair will be expanded by one hall, and regarding the exhibitors with a focus on hospitality, things are in motion again as well. Here are the exhibitors under the roof of "World of Hospitality" in 2019.
Berlin/Augsburg (May 31, 2019). The second Think Tank is over, the feedback continues and the HITT participants are already driving forward Think Tank 2020 with additional internal ideas and suggestions ... The hospitalityInside team is very pleased about the overwhelming feedback and this lively community, which fully absorbed the truly unique spirit of this "floating forum" on the boat. This is why we would like to let a video do the talking and our participants "literally" comment on the event ...
Berlin (May 24, 2019). Figuratively speaking, the area of conflict created by digitisation is located right in the middle of the bright red sunset and the fierce lightning of a thunderstorm that ended the get-together at the 2nd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin on Sunday evening. On Monday, on board the seminar ship that floated along the Havel river for eight hours, everything started to flow: the top speakers encouraged the industry to rethink the hotel industry, to let go of old patterns, to experiment and to dare to take extremes. Everyone talked about – successful – examples from all over the world, no matter whether it was about markets, retail, HR or the global categorisation of the industry in the digital world. A lively, intense day full of pragmatism and fun with a flying microphone.
Berlin (April 19, 2019). "I would love to have the problems of the hotel industry!" Dr Marc Schumacher meant that seriously in the preparatory discussion leading up to his appearance at the 2nd HITT Think Tank on the seminar ship in Berlin on May 19/20. According to the retail specialist from Liganova, this industry – in contrast to most other industries – has ideal prerequisites for the digital era. It is just not aware of the fact. This is exactly what HITT wants to achieve: an open discussion with people who think outside the box and who encourage hoteliers to embark on the new "experience economy". Register now under www.hitt.world. Our sponsors of the first HITT will also be there again, and they will tell you here and now how they see the development in digitisation, and why they are back at the 2nd Think Tank.
Berlin/Augsburg (April 5, 2019). Digital minds think differently: out of the box, globally and customer-focused. The programme of the 2nd HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 19/20 May in Berlin is now complete with further high-calibre "Impulse Generators" from globally active companies. Again, non-hoteliers will speak. The four speakers come from PwC/PricewaterhouseCoopers Switzerland, Liganova/Brand Retail Company from Stuttgart, Scholz & Friends from Berlin and EY (and previously Publicis.Sapient) from the USA. These four bring in their experience from markets and methods, their own digital and tech projects. Enjoy a day about digitalisation as your personal "experience" on a seminar ship and in a small circle of only 60 participants... The registrations are running.
Berlin (March 22, 2019). The first HITT Breakfast two weeks ago was the starting shot for a new networking event in Berlin. 70 guests followed the invitation of HospitalityInside and co-host mrp hotels and found their way into the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin between the end of the IHIF and the beginning of the ITB. Yaning Liu, Director of Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality from Beijing, gave the keynote speech at the HITT Breakfast premier, focusing on digitisation. We include a video of this today – and further information (boarding, get-together) for the second HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 19/20 May 2019 in Berlin. The first wave of registrations has been accepted. There are still places free.
Prague (March 15, 2019). In 2016, the Chinese online merchant Alibaba redefined retail: It went offline. Because acquisition costs for the customer are lower in store. Apart from that: The Chinese still tend to buy offline, defying their general addiction to the internet. The result of Alibaba's decision: Since then, it's no longer been the retail groups, but the internet and technology giants that have worked hard on efficiently combining online and offline sales and so to learn even more about the individual customers. "New Retail" is the magic word of the future.
Aachen (March 1, 2019). Networking around digitalisation: In future, HospitalityInside will support this exchange within the frame of its HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) stronger. For the first time, the publisher invited the HITT Community for breakfast (including key note) in Berlin, in the context of IHIF and ITB. Last week, a small circle met for an exciting workshop with Drees & Sommer at Aachen University, to learn more about the interconnected property. Such networking and post events are held so that everyone can learn from everyone. The next hotspot will be the Think Tank on May 19/20, 2019, in Berlin again and on the ship again. An update concerning content and dates.
Prague (February 15, 2019). Alibaba, Tencent, WeChat, Mini Program, KOLs, digital payments, retail and consumer trends… The new m2C / marketing to China Conference offered deep insights into China's world of marketing and e-commerce at the end of January in Prague. The premier event, which was accompanied by hospitalityInside.com as media partner during two days, presented itself as a trend mirror with strong content of the world's largest travel, consumption and digital market. A first summary and introduction into the "app economy China".
Berlin (February 1, 2019). HITT 2019 is about to cast off again! Once more in Berlin and with the inspiring seminar ship. On May 19/20, the HospitalityInside Think Tank will set course for the idyllic Havel and the issue of digitalisation for the second time. This time, the title is: "Digitalisation: The new value creator. Learn from others". What can the hotel industry learn from other industries? That's the focus. Once again, non-hoteliers will provide the impetus, and once again there will be plenty of room for in-depth discussions with top-class experts. Today, we present the first two impulse generators to you. With immediate effect, you can submit a binding registration for HITT 2019.
Augsburg/Munich (May 10, 2019). The next deadline is approaching - then prices will rise! Messe München is raising its prices for exhibitors on 19 June 2019. So make sure you get your place at the "World of Hospitality" joint stand at EXPO REAL 2019 now!
Prague (January 11, 2019). In Europe, the battle between hotels and OTAs for direct bookings has been on for years. Chinese address guests directly. For them Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a commodity, chat bots are taking reservations and travellers check-in with face recognition solutions. The conference "Marketing to China" (m2C) on March 29-30, 2019 in Prague will explain the different approach to the Chinese customer and how to anchor the own hotel brand in the Far East. Subscribers to HospitalityInside's paid content magazine and participants of the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) still receive a discount - even last minute.
Munich (October 19, 2018). Bright faces, sounding glasses, good conversations, new contacts and projects: The hotel asset class had good reason to celebrate at Expo Real 2018, as it is one of the most sought-after segments in the current real estate world. Below you will find photo/video impressions from last week's HospitalityInside world...
Munich (October 12, 2018). That visitor numbers grew by over six percent at the Expo Real was also felt at the joint stand “World of Hospitality” (WoH). In particular, the excellent quality of contacts and the projects offered were praised.
Augsburg (October 5, 2018). More startups and innovations at EXPO REAL, hot market conditions, overcapacities, merger pressure, co-working spaces and much more moved the industry last year. The hot off the press hospitalityInside EXPO REAL SPECIAL takes up such topics – as a background for many discussions that will take place at Europe's leading real estate and investment trade fair in Munich from Monday. Immerse yourself in the contents, download the eMagazine in German or English and send the link to your business friends as well!
Munich (September 14, 2018). The World of Hospitality is entering its eighth year. As usual, top-class companies from the hotel industry and related sectors will once again be presenting themselves at this Expo Real at the joint stand organized by HospitalityInside in Hall A2 (Stand 240). Get an overview of the 31 exhibitors at the "World of Hospitality", their profiles and where they can be found at the joint stand (stand plan in the attached PDF below).
Augsburg/Berlin (October 26, 2018). HITT, Edition 2: The second HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) will take place on Sunday/Monday, 19/20 May 2019 – again in Berlin and again on the seminar ship. SAVE THE DATE! You can register for this on the website www.hitt.world or send us an eMail. The new programme is maturing and further information will be available in mid-January 2019.
Munich (August 24, 2018). Hospitality is moving! At this year's Expo Real, which will open on 8 October at Munich Trade Fair, visitors will find exhibitors from the hotel industry in Hall A2, and no longer in Hall C2. The entire sector will move. The reason for the change is the extra space required by Retail. Organiser HospitalityInside will present 31 exhibitors at the joint stand "World of Hospitality” (A2.240), which for the first time will also include a destination. With the hotel exhibitors, the Conference Forum will also move into Hall A2 – to the "Planning & Partnership Forum”. Below you find the names and news about the joint stand, the networking event "BRICKS & BRAINS" and the Expo Real hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue".
Prague (October 26, 2018). "m2C" – the "marketing to China" conference coming up in Prague in January 2019 is a new concept of knowledge sharing event between high-caliber professionals focused on Chinese digital marketing & eCommerce and Western companies interested in entering the Chinese market and launching promotional campaigns and sales activities to its 1.4 billion consumers. Hospitality and travel are two segments of many, such as consumers, retail, sport, real estate, food, entertainment, fashion and technology. hospitalityInside.com will support this premiere as media partner and offers its subscribers and HITT Think Tank participants special rates. Early-birds benefit most.
Berlin (June 15, 2018). The programme was electrifying: Most participants arrived very early. Only the storms over Germany and the airlines caused some to doubt whether they would make it in time on Sunday evening to the event’s unconventional kick-off in the 25hours Bikini Berlin or whether the seminar ship would raise anchor promptly the following morning... On Monday 11 June at 9:30 am, the 1st HITT focusing on Emerging Technologies got underway. As the Orca ten Broke docked again in the evening in Moabit, it had given birth to the creative chaos we had hoped and forged an HITT community eager to discuss the issues raised. A first impression from the premiere, also see the photo/video link at the end of this article.
Augsburg/Berlin (June 1, 2018). Just 10 days until the HITT premier – the HospitalityInside Think Tank in Berlin. This begins with a small change among the impulse providers. Bryson Koehler from IBM Watson had to cancel his participation, so his colleague Rob High, Vice President and also Chief Technology Officer will open the HITT as a first speaker. So HospitalityInside will retain the “think outside the box” approach from the very beginning. HospitalityInside.com as event organiser is now busy with the final organisational details. If you wish to help shape and experience this special event on the seminar ship...
Augsburg/Berlin (April 20, 2018). The programme of the 1st HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) is complete! Travelling from Atlanta, Bryson Koehler, Chief Technology Officer of IBM Watson, will join us, putting the important trends within emerging technologies into perspective. In addition, renowned and future-oriented companies will be complementing the circle of sponsors: after Sabre Hospitality and AccorHotels, HSDS, a software solutions specialist from London/Cluj, Drees & Sommer, an international project developer, and Expo Real, Europe's leading real estate and investment fair, will be supporting HITT. Additional cooperation partners will be REIN, the Real Estate Innovation Network that celebrated its debut at Expo Real last year, and the Hotelschool The Hague from the Netherlands. "Emerging technologies – Friend or foe" is the title of the Think Tank taking place on a ship in Berlin on June 10/11 – in English. Book now – participation is limited due to the ship's capacity and the HITT concept.
Augsburg/Berlin (April 6, 2018). Orca ten Broke. This is the name of the wife of the German pirate Klaus Stoertebeker. He was the cause of scandal in the 14th century with his raids on North German waters. It is also the name of the Seminar Ship on which the first HospitalityInside Think Tank HITT will take place. The contents of the HITT on 10/11 June 2018 in Berlin will be "Emerging Technologies" and will take a look far into the future. Seven centuries ago, it was wind and muscle power that drove the ships forward, today it's solar power. HospitalityInside pushes forward into new land with this Think Tank. Today, we present the event location. A flexible dinghy will ensure that participants won't have to throw themselves from the deck to be able to reach land.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 23, 2018). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and China are two closely related topics. The Middle Kingdom is pushing digitalisation forward at an extremely rapid rate in a bid to become global leader in emerging technologies. Accordingly, the speech by Dr Andrew Lim, Professor for Technopreneurship and Innovation at HotelSchool The Hague on the subject of AI fits well with the follow-on speech by China expert Prof Dr Wolfgang Arlt from COTRI Research Institute. These are two further highlights at our first HITT Think Tank, which will take place on 9/10 June 2018 on the seminar ship in Berlin. Have you registered already?
Augsburg/Munich (June 1, 2018). After the main exhibitor deadline has expired, the deadline for all co-exhibiting companies is coming closer. As soon as the regular registration period will have expired on June 22, 2018, fees for co-exhibiting companies will rise. So, save your space at EXPO REAL on time – now!
Augsburg/Berlin (February 23, 2018). Our new Think Tank is finding more and more friends: Today, we can announce AccorHotels as second sponsor for the HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) on 10/11 June in Berlin. "HITT is an excellent fit for our way of working", Daniela Schade, COO Central Europe, explained of the decision to provide sponsorship. We also introduce our first "Impulse Generator": Prof Thomas Lachmann from the University of Kaiserslautern. As expert for "cognitive science", his research focuses on the relationship between man and machine. The get-together in the evening prior to our brainstorming on the seminar ship will take place in equally unconventional surroundings, The 25hours Bikini Berlin.
Vienna (February 23, 2018). "We are the most passionate of all tourism schools"!, the exuberant professor joyfully called out to the 650 guests in the hall of the Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen in Vienna. With these words, Helmut Kuchernig, mentor and co-founder of "The Theatre Hotel", gave the starting signal for the big cultural and culinary final: Last Saturday evening, two 17-year-old "chefs" provided 650 three-course menus and 500 breakfasts in the morning. 260 school students of the HLTW13 Bergheidengasse in Vienna ran, served, organised and sweated – and laughed late into the night, totally exhausted but happy… They had "passed".
Vienna (February 9, 2018). The countdown is on, and next Friday and Saturday, excitement will reach its peak. As reported, 230 school students of the HLTW13 Bergheidengasse tourism and economics school will stage the so-called "Theaterhotel" at Austria Trend Hotell Savoyen Vienna. There is an additional challenge connected to this event taking place on Saturday, February 17, 2018, as songwriter Konstantin Wecker will give a charity concert in the course of Theaterhotel. A tiny detail within a huge organisational effort that will be fully taken care of by school students of the A levels class in collaboration with their younger schoolmates. This hospitalityInside article is to further support the young people's passion for hotels and tourism!
Augsburg/Berlin (February 9, 2018). The welcome given to the announcement of the 1st HospitalityInside Think Tank (HITT) in Berlin on 10/11 June 2018 was extremely motivating. This forum is of a very different kind – the event will take place aboard a ship as "floating forum", will host 70-80 participants and provide lots of space for direct interaction, this forum is very different. Another innovation is that it also incorporates non-hoteliers. For the moment, not all "impulse providers” are in place for the full range of issues to be addressed, but the general structure of the programme has been finalised. Prices have also been set, in particular those on offer to the early birds. HospitalityInside subcribers will receive special terms. From today, booking is possible via www.hitt.world. The first international sponsor has also been secured: Sabre Hospitality Solutions will be the platinum sponsor of the 1st HITT. The details.
Munich (January 12, 2018). Hotel rooms in Germany are becoming increasingly smaller and more efficient, without having to relinquish their stylish design standards. Budget hotels have proved that the same amount or even more money can be made from rooms of just 15-19 sq.m. in size, compared to the 22-24 sq.m. rooms of the large 4-star hotels. The secret is to be found in their clever design. Learn more from the major names of the sector – from experts from GBI AG, Invesco Real Estate, Motel One, Ruby Hotels and a2 architecture. On Monday 19 March 2018, hotelbau and hospitalityInside.com will hold a one-day symposium on "Efficient use of space in hotel planning and operation" at the Hotel Sofitel Bayerpost Munich. The day is rounded off with the visit of three hotels in Munich.
Augsburg/Berlin (December 15, 2017). HospitalityInside is launching HITT – HospitalityInside Think Tank – the first of its kind and a prelude to a series of think tanks revolving around the issue of digitization and artificial intelligence. Non-hoteliers provide input and impulses, while we integrate our sponsors and their know-how – and our participants determine the discussions and future focuses of this internationally aligned event. SAVE THE DATE: Berlin, June 10-11, 2018! Please find more here and on our new microsite at www.hitt.world.
Vienna (December 8, 2017). The history of this Theatre Hotel is unique. Artists made the beginning, but it was the school students at HLTW13 Bergheidengasse in Vienna who turned it into the biggest school charity in Austria – which today even has an impact in Asia. Next time too, at the eleventh event on Saturday, 17 February 2018, school students will cook for and serve around 1,000 guests. For years, around 200 young people have, for one evening only, turned the Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen in Vienna into a unique backdrop for music, man and mankind. The highpoint 2018: a concert with the famous singer songwriter Konstantin Wecker. hospitalityInside.com is supporting the Theatre Hotel with a media partnership. Because unusual activities require unusual reporting.
Munich (October 13, 2017). Whether such positive sentiment can be beaten? This was the question many Expo Real visitors asked themselves last year. And yes, it could be beaten: In 2017, the real estate world was on fire and the heat was hottest where the hotels were, particularly around the best and the most popular. The number of announcements made was almost dizzying. But hospitalityInside also caught the odd critical voice. – To balance things out: images from the networking event “Bricks & Brains” which reflect the positive sentiment in the sector as well as photos from the busy happenings at the joint stand “World of Hospitality”, from the meeting with Thuringia's Minister President Bodo Ramelow and from the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID). The YouTube links can be found here.
Augsburg (September 29, 2017). Full house – full programme. With 31 exhibitors alone at the joint stand "World of Hospitality", Expo Real will set signals once more. The hotel real estate industry continues to boom and attract the interest of politics again: the Minister-President of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow, has an appointment with several exhibitors at "World of Hospitality". As usual, our hospitalityInside SPECIAL will be available with this edition prior to Expo Real. You can view the online version here or download the PDF.
Munich (September 29, 2017). This year will probably see a new exhibitor record for EXPO REAL, at least in the hotel segment. More than 60 businesses, which are important to the hotel industry, are represented in Hall C2 alone, 31 of them are present at the "World of Hospitality", 19 of them are hotel groups. The 31 exhibitors at a glance.
Berlin (September 1, 2017). As of 2018, there will be no more individual "ITB Hospitality Day" at the ITB Berlin Convention. The trade fair management surprisingly announced that they want to streamline the convention's programme and focus on the hospitality topics of "luxury" and "technology". They will pop up in other convention panels.
Augsburg (July 14, 2017). EXPO REAL 2017 in Munich is already casting its shadow ahead: HospitalityInside's preparations for the joint stand, the hotel conference networking event and the special edition of the magazine are in full swing. Concerning "World of Hospitality", a few changes have just taken place, freeing up one space at the stand; moreover, logo partnerships are still possible.
Berlin (April 21, 2017). Hoteliers continue their fight against OTAs, but OTAs have their own problems now: they have to stand their ground against metasearch engines. In addition, mergers have also become part of the agenda in this segment. The middle class seemed to be drifting off further, admitted private hotelier Marius Donhauser. Therefore, Trivago's Managing Director Johannes Thomas is focusing on search results for individual as well as chain hotels more than ever. Because of these dynamics in the market, HRS' CEO Tobias Ragge sees great chances for local players, as he stated at the 12th "ITB Hospitality Day" in Berlin in March. But all in all, the entire distribution has developed into a "money game".
Berlin (April 7, 2017). When Conrad Hilton described the key criteria for a hotel as "location, location, location", he failed to take one thing into account: Real estate is often more stable that the political and societal situation of the countries in which it is built. This is how one could describe the background to the "The Blessed and the Cursed" discussion during the ITB Hospitality Day. Hotel CEOs and tourism experts from Iran, Greece, Georgia and Russia spoke here on possible hotel performance in both good and bad times. Dramatically bad times, caused by wars or sanctions, can carry the seed for future fortune within them: It can only get better.
Berlin (March 31, 2017). As strange as it may appear after the recent terrorist attack in London, many experts, including the highly regarded professor, Hans Rosling (who recently passed away), keep on saying that statistically, the world has never been safer than today. Yet, the risk is real - in Europe and everywhere else on the planet. Should one stop travelling because of it? "No" answered a strong panel of experts during the "ITB Hospitality Day" conference about safety & security. Moderated by Professor Stephan Gerhard, CEO of Solutions Holding, the discussion covered many topics such as: resilience, how hotels can be better prepared, who should pay for more safety and how sharing best practices within the industry could make the difference. All four panelists also agreed on one thing: talking about security & safety should not be taboo anymore.
Berlin (March 24, 2017). Is the hotel industry prepared to embrace automation, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence? This question was asked during the 12th "ITB Hospitality Day" at ITB Berlin to an interesting panel of hospitality geeks who breathe new technology and could predict what the future of the industry will look like in 10 years. Moderated by Dr. Andrew Lim, professor of Technopreneurship and Innovation in Hospitality at Hotelschool The Hague, these experts talked about: digital reception, localized automation, the hospitality of things, smart PMS, guest room automation, mobile engagement, integration of guests' devices and the security around it. Hoteliers are warned: you have to be in it to win it.
Berlin (March 24, 2017). It doesn't have to be a bad discussion when participants basically agree. This was clear from the podium discussion "From foodies to food design to no food: How hotels deal with the challenges posed by F&B" within the framework of the ITB Hospitality Day on 9 March, 2017. Here, consultants and hotel managers were broadly able to agree that the era of formal and staid hotel restaurants in cities were now a thing of the past. Everything is in flux: The good old Food & Beverage (F&B) manager from yesteryear is today the manager for F&D (Food & Drinks) or better, the man for FD&D – for Food, Drinks and Design.
Berlin (March 17, 2017). Somehow, it was just like last year. Only when the subject was broached again did some of the IHIF participants furrow their brows with worry: at the end of this European election year, they will know more, whether 2018 will cause a crash in the (hotel) property and investment segment or not... Until then, brokers, bankers, investors, and operators were and are running breathlessly in circles, keeping the huge money wheel in motion. The hotel asset class is booming, operators are earning good money, but the industry has not found its way into the future yet.
Berlin (March 17, 2017). Let's meet at the neighboring hostel for a nightcap? For some residents, this has become part of normal life. "Hostels are fun. They are tasty, colorful, social, central, unique, and fantastic," just to mention some of the buzz words used in the image film of the Hostelworld Group at the 12th "ITB Hospitality Day" last Thursday in Berlin. The hotel conference proved: the hostel market is in a major shift from a backpacker image to the social hub of the city. Most investors, however, do not seem to have completely realized this.
Berlin (March 10, 2017). No trace of bad tidings, except for the fact that the run on hotel properties is driving the rates further up and opportunities are getting scarce. At the 20th IHIF Berlin, the CEOs of small and large hotel brands were as confident as ever before, and investors that had already obtained an object, were spoilt for choice to find the right operator among many capable ones.
Augsburg (March 3, 2017). Did you know that Airbnb and Uber are not (!) disruptive companies? The Harvard professor, who invented this term, is upset about its misuse. Stay tuned for these topics in the new hospitalityInside IHIF / ITB SPECIAL which we present to you online here. As of today, the printed version is distributed in Berlin. For the ITB hotel conference, the "ITB Hospitality Day", HospitalityInside has been media partner for 12 years now; however, we are participating at International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) for the first time this year. Therefore, this SPECIAL debuts topics from hotel operations as well as investment.
Berlin (3.3.2017). When it comes to German-speaking hotel markets, Rupert Simoner, CEO of the Austrian Vienna House hotel group, describes it succinctly: "Germany is hot, Austria is lukewarm and Switzerland remains select," he says. With respect to investment, he is right: This is exactly how the German-speaking hotel market fanned out in 2016. Development in the "hot" German market even runs anti-cyclical toward the trends in EMEA and worldwide.
Berlin (February 24, 2017). The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) announced the recipient of the 2017 Young Leader Award; Director of Acquisitions and Strategy at Meininger Hotels, Eva Bachmann.
Berlin (February 24, 2017). What comes next after Super-Mario, the robot? At the "ITB Hospitality Day" 2015, the youngest employee at the Marriott Ghent in Belgium showed how to welcome and entertain guests. This year, the ITB convention continues this path and also wants to check out if the industry is already welcoming the digitalized world. Other panelists will discuss technology from the metasearch perspective. A crucial role plays technology when talking about safety and security. But, especially here, safety and security managers appeal to human colloaborations. On Thursday, 9 March at 10:30 a.m., the 12th ITB Hospitality Day has these highly interesting panel discussions in store. In Hall 7.1b/Auditorium London.
Berlin (February 17, 2017). Although technology topics are flooding the conference program this year, there are still topics at the "ITB Hospitality Day" that focus more on markets and people. Young, traveling enthusiastic people drove the hostel segment forward and made it so hip with their demand that now even hotel chains are interested in the 'lowest'segment. Whoever travels needs to eat. This is why F&B concepts are now thriving again – from food design to no food. And finally, new destinations like Iran open their doors, outsiders like Georgia are booming, Greece and Russia are catching up.
As media partner and organizer of the ITB Hospitality Day, hospitalityInside.com introduces today three of the six panel discussions.
Berlin (February 17, 2017). 2017 will see the joint stand "World of Hospitality" for the sixth time at the ITB – this year with new design. The semi-circular form gives the stand in Hall 9/108 softer contours. An ideal framework for intimate and serious conversations with old and new business partners. Hotel groups and technology-oriented companies have given the stand its character – and so its motto "Hotels, Technology & More".
Berlin (February 10, 2017). From clinical IT to lively travel worlds, with crises and opportunities mixed in – these are the topics of the 12th ITB Hospitality Day at the ITB Berlin Convention 2017 at the beginning of March. High-ranking speakers will be taking an in-depth look at hostels as the new social hub, at food design, safety & security, Automation, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence, as well at emerging and challenging markets (Iran, Russia, Georgia, Greece). Last but not least experts will discuss the importance of metasearch. International experts on stage – on Thursday, 9 March 2017, from 10.30 a.m. in Hall 7.1b/auditorium London.
Berlin (February 3, 2017). To be among the top executives is at all times of significant importance to newcomers to the sector. Whoever then even receives an award during the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin is twice as proud. That's why the "2017 Young Leaders Award" once again takes place in the plenum during the congress at the InterContinental Hotel Berlin, 6-8 March.
Berlin (January 20, 2017). As the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) Berlin celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2017 (from 6th – 8th March), the conference programme will reflect on how the sector has changed during that period, how it is likely to evolve in the years to come and how to succeed in new market conditions. hospitalityInside.com will be a media partner of this international event for the first time this year, which always begins two days before ITB.
Berlin (December 16, 2016). With the New Year, the world's largest tourism fair, the ITB, also moves closer. The joint stand "World of Hospitality" in hall 9 is almost complete. Alongside Motel One, Premier Inn is yet another international player represented at the stand. The programme for the ITB Hotel Conference is already in production, and the annual ITB Special will be expanded to become the IHIF/ITB Special for the first time ever, as hospitalityInside becomes the official media partner for the investment conference.
Munich (October 14, 2016). It was hardly imaginable, but true: This year's Expo Real in Munich was even livelier and busier than last year. The big run on hotel real estate continues unabated - above all in respect of "safe haven" properties, as expected. Low interest rates and the competition for the little land available have given rise to a veritable hunt for real estate. Reason enough for intense discussion at the joint stand "World of Hospitality" which with 30 co-exhibitors was the biggest hospitality stand in Hall C2 and the core around which new hotel exhibitors clustered.
The lively first day of the trade fair was then followed by the exclusive networking event "Bricks & Brains", once again attended by over 150 guests – this time in the spacious surroundings of the trade fair halls above the North Entrance. The links to the video impressions...
Augsburg (September 30, 2016). In the next few days, hundreds of real estate experts and hotel operators will be meeting at Europe's leading real estate and investment trade fair Expo Real 2016 in Munich. Right on time for this event, the 7th hospitalityInside SPECIAL EXPO REAL has been published. With its expert articles, it offers a lot of background information – for all visitors at Expo Real and for all readers of our website. "The big Run", the headline on the magazine's cover, reflects the extreme momentum the industry has experienced in this year. On around 100 pages, in German and English, the new SPECIAL provides information about the trade fair and the hotel conference. Expert contributions of hospitalityInside.com round off this special edition.
Munich (August 26, 2016). Six years after the start of the hospitality Joint Stand at the Expo Real Munich, the stand now counts 30 co-exhibitors (23 in the previous year). The "World of Hospitality" has become a strong magnet in Hall C2 around which an increasing number of hotel groups, developers, investors/finds, consultants, architects, lawyers and other hotel specialists are able to present themselves. At Europe's leading real estate and investment fair from 4-6 October 2016, the asset class 'Hotel' will be more visible than ever. Something which is also due to the persistent boom in the real estate sector.
Frankfurt (August 5, 2016). The German Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society (CHS) plans its annual meeting in Frankfurt this year. The alumni and Cornell friends will meet from October 28-30 at the Grandhotel Hessischer Hof Frankfurt. Registration has already started.
Munich (July 29, 2016). There are already several sustainability certificates throughout the hotel industry. But how are they being put into practice in everyday business and how do guests react to them? Frank Oettinger, Vice President Operations & Franchise H-Hotels, addressed certification at the first "Green Hotels – Nachhaltigkeitszertifikate für Hotelimmobilien" ("Green Hotels – Sustainability certificates for hotels") expert symposium on June 22, 2016, at Ramada Hotel & Conference Center Messe Muenchen from an operator's view – providing profound examples that actively involve both employees and guests.
Warsaw (July 22, 2016). The third conference "Spotlight Hotel Poland" in June in Warsaw showed that especially Poland is intensely discussing its market opportunities and is therefore clearly balancing opportunities and risks. Meanwhile more international investors and operators feel attracted by the country with a stable economic framework and a continuously increasing demand. Poland remains the driver in the CEE region.
Warsaw (July 1, 2016). "2015 was a strong year for Poland, and 2016 will be the same," Lukas Hochedlinger, Managing Director Germany, Austria, CEE at Christie & Co says. And he views the "basic trend" in other Eastern European countries to be "very positive", even in secondary locations. The discussion rounds at the 3rd "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" conference in mid-June confirmed the good "hotel forecast" by Hochedlinger. In the InterContinental Hotel Warsaw, over 250 high-calibre participants arrived for the conference - also a sign of the interest for (more) hotels and international investors. A first impression.
Augsburg/Munich (June 17, 2016). The current hunt for new hotel locations is in full swing and the world's largest trade fair for property and investment, EXPO REAL 2016, is well preparing for it. Also, this is obvious due to the higher number of hospitality exhibitors this year. Their presence could well exceed 50 in October in Hall C2. For the joint stand "World of Hospitality", 28 exhibitors have already registered, among them nine new companies compared to last year.
Warsaw (May 20, 2016). The list of speakers and discussion round participants at the conference "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" from 13-14 June at the InterContinental Hotel Warsaw is finally set. Among others, participants will be representatives of the Polish Tourism Organisation, of the Polish Chamber of Commerce, of leading Polish as well as vicinal and global hotel groups (e.g. Orbis, Vienna House, Rezidor, B&B). More than 200 participants will be expected. However, interested parties are still welcome to register.
Munich (May 6, 2016). Sustainable building and sustainable hotel operations are far from being dull issues – because they have to actually be pursued in everyday life. How to go about "green hotels" is demonstrated by the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center Munich Messe. It achieved the desired DGNB platinum certificate. How everything began and fell into place will be illustrated by the makers at the specialist symposium "Green Hotels – Sustainability Certificates for Hotel Real Estate" on June 22, 2016 (in German language). The organisers are the trade publications hotelbau and hospitalityInside.com.
Berlin (April 29 2016). Where are loyalty programs heading to? Why are they becoming more important to travel providers and what are the reasons for hoteliers to be active in several programs with one hotel? A distinguished circle of representatives from TrustYou, Marriott, Sabre Hospitality and Miles & More were searching for answers at the "ITB Hospitality Day" in March.
Berlin (April 22, 2016). Everything flows these days, though there are signs that the current has now become sensational... digital natives and millennials swim at the centre, sloshing into working life. From 2020, every second employee in the world will be a digital native. But what is a digital native? A member of that demanding generation, born towards the end of the past century with a super-ego and more expectations than willingness to work? Speaking at the "ITB Hospitality Day" in March, Andreas Reiter, Head of the ZTB Zukuftsbuero, as research institute in Vienna, explained why today it doesn't help to ignore this generation.
Gravenbruch/Frankfurt (April 22, 2016). The third edition of the B2B-luxury fair "loop" at the Kempinski Gravenbruch last week was considerably more international than the last two events, which especially excited the buyers, since more and more well-off clients are looking for new travel destinations: The current crises regions are fueling the search for safe destinations, extravagant ideas and reliable hotels. 100 Hosted Buyers from all parts of the German speaking regions met 100 hoteliers from around the world – two and a half days in 15-minute intervals. That adds up to 70 conversations each and as always, it was intense but good.
Munich (April 15, 2016). The real estate sector is booming, the hotel market effervescent. This is driving interest in Europe's largest trade fair for real estate and investments EXPO REAL in Munich - and more specifically also for the joint stand "World of Hospitality" in Hall C2. In comparison to last year, the stand is set to grow once again. For the moment, the early bird discount still applies.
The registration deadline for Expo Real 2016 is fast approaching. There are still 71 days to register as co-exhibitor.
19 acceptances for the "World of Hospitality" have already been given, the remaining places are reserved until 6 May. Co-exhibitors from last year who have not yet confirmed their reservation are kindly asked by organiser HospitalityInside to do so by 6 May 2016. Those looking to exhibit at "World of Hospitality" for the first time and who have not yet made a reservation should also do this before 6 May.
Berlin (April 15, 2016). Innovation in the hotel industry has up to now often come from small and medium-sized companies; companies which have intensive contact with the guest and which pursue ideas based on guest suggestions and needs. Larger chains today work with "innovation labs" and trend researchers to turn their guests into fans. Will the hotel concepts of tomorrow arise in this way and how big is the impact of technology and digitalisation? A discussion round at the ITB hotel conference in March sought answers.
Warsaw (April 22, 2016). The third edition of "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" will come up on 13-14 June, 2006 at the InterContinental Hotel in Warsaw. For the first time, the event will also talk about the investment activities and opportunities in Central Eastern Europe. Registration is open. For the third time, hospitalityInside.com is also a media partner of the event.
Berlin (April 8, 2016). The Chinese Plateno Group is already operating the first hotel of its brand 7 Days Inn in Ansfelden near Linz in Austria; the hotel in Puch near Salzburg is to open in April. The group wants to enter Europe only selectively; however, partnerships are desired – in both geographical directions. In China, the market leader has obtained more power through the participation of Jin Jiang, and the loyalty programme and WeChat have become influential tools for customer loyalty. The figures are staggering. At the hotel conference, the "ITB Hospitality Day", Plateno's Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer Eric Wu explained in a discussion with hospitalityInside's Editor-in-chief, Maria Puetz-Willems, the strategy of the Chinese hotel giant and the background for its rapid expansion course.
Berlin (April 1, 2016). Fighting hard to regain control over their distribution and most importantly over their customer data, even major players in the hospitality industry have lost ground over the years to OTAs and metasearch engines. Yes, hotels are resisting, but isn't it a lost battle? During last ITB' Hospitality Day, one session moderated by Wilhelm Konrad Weber, partner at Swiss Hospitality Solutions touched on many topics and what’s more, with two very talkative guests: Terri Scriven, Industry Head of Hospitality at Google UK and Peter Verhoeven, Managing Director EMEA at Booking.com. Both explained how dynamic and exciting the travel world was becoming, noting that many new disruptive players are entering the game (e.g. Airbnb). Consolidation, acquisition, innovation, disruption, etc. The distribution landscape is evolving and with it, mentalities and consumer expectations. So, who is fitted to win over the client?
Berlin (March 18, 2016). Seldom has a participant in a discussion at "ITB Hospitality Day" during ITB Berlin received such attention as was the case with Mario. Visitors would love to have hugged the 57 cm "tall" robot with mischievous eyes; at least, they all wanted to take a picture of him. The Japanese female robot ChihiraKanae seemed a bit more wilful although she had humanoid features and attracted a great deal of interest at the ITB Marketing and Distribution Day. There were many topics for discussion concerning robots and their impact on the work environment – with the sober recognition that the programmed beings are able to find their way into the hotel industry faster than anticipated. Fred Fettner provides a summary.
Berlin (March 18, 2016). About 120.000 trade visitors in five days – there have never been more attendants at the ITB Berlin; an excellent result right on time for the 50th anniversary of the exhibition, which all began in 1966 with nine exhibitors and 250 trade visitors. Today, the joint stand "World of Hospitality" alone counted nine exhibitors – and everyone was enjoying the positive atmosphere and took home good business. At least, this is the opinion of Thomas Berndt, Managing Director of KOS Objekttextilien International, and he surely was not the only one who appreciated the personal touch with the persons in charge of the hotel chains. Business is still done face-to-face, this was hard to deny last week.
In our YouTube video we provide impressions of our stand and also of the very successful hotel conference. The ITB Hospitality Day counted 1,723 visitors plus 717 in the livestream. / map
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Augsburg (March 4, 2016). ITB still is the world's biggest tourism trade show and a vibrant multi-cultural meeting place to be… The new hospitalityInside ITB SPECIAL also presents itself colourful – and introduces Europe's first hotel robot "Mario" in the context of the hotel conference. And in contrast to this, a tea farming village in China with a Facebook connection. This is light and good reading to download online – or in its original print version. Get your copy at the ITB stand "World of Hospitality"!
Berlin (February 26, 2016). The world of OTAs is turbulent and this will make the "duel of giants" even more exciting at the 11th ITB Hospitality Day: Google and Booking.com will encounter each other. This promises to be a highly interesting panel.
Berlin (February 19, 2016). Digitalisation will be a key theme at this year's ITB Hotel Conference, and at the ITB Hospitality Day, this will be linked in with the subject of employees (of the future) and with the guest in the two last discussion rounds. A future researcher talks of digital natives and experts talk about the "investment guest".
Munich (April 22, 2016). Sustainability certificates already impact on finance today and thus also on the value of hotel real estate. They also force owners and hotel operators to think and act sustainably, which has a positive effect on costs. But how is that in practice? This is explained by speakers at the specialist symposium Green Hotels initiated by the two specialist magazines hospitalityInside.com and hotelbau. The symposium will be held in the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center in Munich on 22 June 2016. Those interested can already register.
Berlin (February 12, 2016). For the very first time, a Chinese hotel group will attend the "ITB Hospitality Day": Plateno Hotel Group. With 3,000 hotels, it's the biggest chain in China - and is now preparing its market entrance in Europe through offices in Berlin. Maria Puetz-Willems, Editor-in-Chief of hospitalityInside.com, will interview Eric Wu, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director of the Guangzhou-based hotel chain Plateno at the ITB Berlin.
Berlin. The joint stand "World of Hospitality" at ITB 2016 presents again renowned businesses from software, eCommerce and media, consulting and the hotel industry. Private Palace Hotels and NFON AG will join the stand for the first time and will place itself among a host of technology and eCommerce companies alongside Next Gen Opti, Macnetix and Media Carrier. The low budget design group, Motel One, will also be present again just the same as KOS International. Al Jazeera Media Network is back again, after 2014. The co-exhibitors 2016 introduce themselves.
Frankfurt (April 8, 2016). 100 exhibitors and 100 luxury travel buyers will come together again this year at Germany's only luxury travel trade fair "loop - luxury on our planet". For the third time already, the B2B trade fair will attract hoteliers and travel agencies/tour operators to Frankfurt. hospitalityInside.com will also support the event for the third time as media partner.
Berlin (February 5, 2016). The "Special Guest" of the "ITB Hospitality Day" on Thursday, March 10, 2016 is named Mario and he is a hotel robot by profession. The visitors to the 11th hotel conference of the globally leading trade fair for the international travel industry will not only be able to experience him during the opening, but also briefly at each of the talk rounds. Regarding digitisation, the central topic of interest of the ITB Berlin conventions, well-known hotel experts will discuss the subjects of robotics, high-tech innovations and innovation labs – and more during the ITB Hospitality Day. As usual, HospitalityInside is an exclusive media partner of the conference.
Munich (October 16, 2015). The first Expo Real day was for HospitalityInsiders the litmus test of ability and networking opportunities at the stand. Our joint stand "World of Hospitality" filled over the course of the day not only with the 100 or so staff of our 23 co-exhibitors, but guests were also attracted in droves. We captured some of the impressions at the stand with the camera. As we did too at our evening event "BRICKS & BRAINS". One hour after the end of the conference, the Who's Who of the European hotel real estate and investment scene found their way to the new and extremely chic "Meet & Retreat Lounge", where we were also able to welcome Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Munich Trade Fair, for the first time. HospitalityInside thanks all its sponsors, co-exhibitors, its guests, the Expo Real and the many helping hands for their valuable support, all of which made Expo Real 2015 once again a great success!
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Munich (October 9, 2015). The mood last year was already very optimistic and this time, it was euphoric. The Expo Real 2015 that had come to a close on Wednesday evening in Munich reflected the current boom in the real estate industry. It allowed Germany to shine even stronger as an island among a sea of leagues …. Nevertheless, it was significantly international among the tables of the 23 co-exhibitors in the “World of Hospitality” joint stand: Everyone was occupied non-stop during the two primary fair days, some business cards went out, others proudly showed entire packets of business cards that they had already gathered on the first day to their colleagues … Statements from some of the 23 co-exhibitors regarding the trade fair and the joint stand.
Munich (October 2, 2015). It is "the most important trade fair for us," "with the 2World of Hospitality" as the hub and pivot for exciting hotel deals" … "We further expand our brand awareness…" Hotel groups, funds and general contractors will begin Expo Real with such statements next Monday, October 8. Europe's leading real estate and investment trade fair is guaranteed to draw even more exhibitors this year. We have asked some exhibitors from the hospitality industry why they were likewise drawn to it – have a read and make your appointments directly!
Augsburg (October 2, 2015). In the world of real estate and hotel real estate, the year has been one of transactions and mergers. At the same time, new funds and investment companies have come into existence, Chinese investors are pushing their way into the global competition, and in Europe the delineation between (private) residence and hotel is becoming ever less clear. The hot-off-the-press "hospitalityInside SPECIAL EXPO REAL 2015" explains such trends from the specialist perspective. Get your special edition - in print at the Expo Real or online at hospitalityInside.com.
Munich (September 25, 2015). At the hotel conference of the investment and property fair Expo Real Munich, from October 5-7, change will show its face. The discussions will pick up the challenges of lifestyle hotels, cheap money, China, property value and contracts.
Munich (October 2, 2015). 23 companies have finally confirmed their participation in the "World of Hospitality" joint stand at the Expo Real 2015. With its prominent location next to the "Special Real Estate Forum" the stand is tightening its role as the hospitality magnet at Europe's leading property and investment trade fair. Only four years ago, the concept started with 7 co-exhibitors only. Today, you will find large international chains there as well as smaller and young hotel groups, investment companies, developers, funds and globally-active consultancy companies. The "World of Hospitality" label is generating a strong signal effect for investors, bankers, funds and business partners who are interested in the asset class Hotel. Who joins the platform this year? Check it out: Below, you will find the individual company portraits.
Munich. The guests of the networking event "BRICKS & BRAINS" 2015 at Expo Real Munich will be able to establish and intensify contacts in a new and stylish atmosphere this year: at the redesigned "Meet & Retreat" lounge at Messe Muenchen. For the 7th time, the top-level event is welcoming guests "by invitation only". For the 7th time, Kempinski Hotels will act as the main sponsor again, as well by bbg-Consulting and CBRE Hotels who are repeatedly "Gold Sponsors". The illustrious circle of guests from hotel groups, investment companies, private equity representatives, consultants, and project developers will appreciate it again.
Munich (August 28, 2015). 23 companies have finally confirmed their participation in the "World of Hospitality" joint stand at the Expo Real 2015. There are new participants among them: the Scandinavian owner-operator, Pandox, the German Novum Group, the European-oriented Plaza Hotelgroup, the general contractor, TKS and the new investment company Primecity. With this, the stand continues to expand its role as a hospitality magnet at the leading property and investment trade fair in Europe.
Berlin (August 28, 2015). Hotel groups and suppliers of solutions for hotels also have the possibility to present themselves once again in the “World of Hospitality” joint stand at the next ITB Berlin in March, 2016. HospitalityInside is offering varied and comprehensive packages for a maximum of 13 co-exhibitors at the now traditional location in Hall 9.
Warsaw (July 3, 2015). Poland is currently in an enviable position: Demand from tourists in Poland is rising, more and more hotel chains are looking for concrete locations, and more foreign investors are turning their attention to the country. The Polish themselves are open, thirsty for knowledge and are attempting to avoid the mistakes made by other countries with regard to hotel development. For this reason, there are lots of discussions, also with partners and neighbouring countries. The second "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" conference in mid-June in the Westin Warsaw revealed just what the Polish are worrying about.
Warsaw (June 26, 2015). "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" launched one year ago. Last week, 200 participants, around 40 more than at its premier, were at the second such event. Promisingly, this included many Poles. The event proved that the hotel pulse is beating strongly in this country. Talk rounds also revealed minor changes over the last 12 months. Hoteliers are already thinking beyond national borders and international developers are increasingly thinking in a more differentiated way. Only the bankers remain conservative and are pleased to find investors willing to finance projects in Zloty.
Offenbach (June 12, 2015). The small, refined "loop" luxury trade fair in Offenbach has developed admirably (as reported in March/see link). The second edition this year also demonstrated how important the personal conversation between supplier (hotel) and customer (in this case, buyer) is and particularly in the luxury segment. "Luxury always starts with the person," said Andreas Mueller, "because in this segment, emotions are exclusively sold." The Managing Director of Lobster Experience, the organiser behind loop, believes that hoteliers and sales managers often convey too little empathy. Mueller is a follower of neuro marketing, the connections between the personal character and the dialogue with the luxury guest. "To know that my customer is a 64 year-old entrepreneur is not enough!"
Munich (June 12, 2015). 22 companies have already confirmed their participation in the "World of Hospitality" joint stand at the Expo Real 2015. There are also four new participants among them: the Scandinavian owner-operator, Pandox, the German Novum Group, the European-oriented Plaza Hotelgroup and the general contractor, TKS. With this, the stand continues to expand its role as a hospitality magnet at the leading property and investment trade fair in Europe.
Lucerne (May 1, 2015). There were no industry-moving messages at the 4th "World Tourism Forum Lucerne" (WTFL), but there were an increased number of tourism participants with catchy names in exchange. Nevertheless, the original claim of the forum to become an event comparable to the Forum WEF/World Economic Forum in Davos is still quite far away: Host countries such as Azerbaijan filled the event ticket box, the Queen Mother of Bhutan beneficially enriched the programme and individual speakers such as Jeremy Rifkin were provocative. However, the true tourism leader is still absent – particularly from the hotel industry. Maybe this will change next year: After 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015, the Lucerne Forum will enter China in 2016. The event should be taking place annually in the future.
Warsaw (April 24, 2015). 80 percent of the speakers and talk round participants have already confirmed two months before the event. This is a good sign for the second edition of the small, refined "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" Conference on June 16, 2015 at the Westin Hotel Warsaw. Registrations are still possible, the regular price of 160 Euro remains affordable. Up to the end of April, the early bookers were even paying only 140 Euro. It is about the hotel market in Poland, its development, its financing, the potential for investments and about the role of the chains.
Lucerne (April 10, 2015). The 4th "World Tourism Forum Lucerne" (WTFL) is approaching. In two weeks' time, the conference organisers are expecting decision-makers from tourism, commerce, policy, science and finance on April 23-24, 2015. The participants from more than 60 countries will be arriving in the meantime. One of the most prominent speakers this year will be Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends in the USA and Adviser to the European Union.
Berlin (April 10, 2015). Those who are looking for the fairy tale of selfless sharing will not find it in the Sharing Economy. On the contrary. A new branch of industry that makes use of missing resources and of missed developments within individual industries has sprung up before our eyes. "The Sharing Economy creates no better capitalism," believes Robert Wissmath, Managing Director DICON Marketing and Consulting Company, "but rather, it extends the present economic processes." It did not take long for Airbnb, the signboard for the Sharing Economy and great scapegoat of the hotel industry, to be the subject. The discussion of the "Sharing Economy" subject during the 10th "ITB Hospitality Day" at ITB Berlin at the beginning of March demonstrated that the hotel industry is now on the path toward loosening its opposition and thinking more strongly about synergies or even cooperations with sharing suppliers.
Berlin (March 27, 2015). Luxury and lifestyle and budget and lifestyle are not contradicting each other; both segments are now forming the most different of symbioses within the industry. Concepts such as those from the Adlon Kempinski in Berlin or Indigo and Ruby have something in common: That each is focussing intensely on the communication with the guest and on that which is relevant to their properties. "The lifestyle mega trend will change our world radically and in the long term." 70 percent of the listeners at the "Luxury/ Budget Lifestyle Panel" at the 10th "ITB Hospitality Day" agree with this statement. And with this, the conference visitors quite clearly gave the red card to the standardised hotels for Joe Q. Public.
Berlin (March 27, 2015). Two different concepts, but several parallels: The Yotel brand – renowned for its "sleep cabins" in windowless airport hotels and the "Yobot" robot – repeatedly causes surprises within the industry thanks to its innovative power. Freshly founded Barefoot Living follows an entirely different concept: it approaches the hotel business from an emotional aspect instead of solely trusting in design and hardware. An exciting contrast at the 10th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference of the world's largest tourism trade fair in Berlin early March.
Warsaw (March 27, 2015). The momentum of the successful premier last year continues: therefore, a second edition of the small, but efficient investment conference "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" will take place on June 16, 2015. The event is organised by the Polish publishing house Poland Today and receives content-related support from Christie + Co Warsaw. hospitalityInside.com will participate as transnational media partner once again.
Frankfurt/M (March 20, 2015). The "cake design" has proved itself, just the same as the 15 minute tempo for intensive conversations between hoteliers and buyers. The fact that the Offenbach-based marketing representatives, Lobster Experience, had touched on a nerve with their "loop" premiere the last year was impressively underlined in the second edition: Only beaming faces everywhere. As a result, loop, short for "luxury on our planet", has been able to establish itself as a valuable B2B trade fair in Europe. This year, the large hotel chains were present with their luxury brands for the first time.
Berlin (March 20, 2015). Online Travel Agents (OTAs) that do not want to be such consider as such are afraid of system operators such as Google or Android which could turn out to be the true powers of evil that could make the hotel industry depend on them in the future. The intense "ITB Hospitality Day" at ITB 2015 was coming to an end when an illustrious panel addressed the question whether the independence of the hotel industry was in the process of nearing its end as well. Trusting the vote of the audience at the end, this question must be answered with a clear yes: only 26 percent expect the hotel sector to generate the majority of reservations by itself.
Lucerne (March 20, 2015). The 4th "World Tourism Forum Lucerne" (WTFL) to be held on 23 and 24 April 2015 will again attract some 400 top decision makers from the international fields of tourism, politics, business, finance and science. This year also sees the participation of Azerbaijan as the first-ever guest country to be invited to this event at the KKL Culture & Convention Centre. For the first time, the "Start-Up Innovation Award" will be launched - aimed at promoting creative and innovative new business ideas in the global tourism industry. Once again, hospitalityInside.com is a media partner of the event.
Berlin (March 20, 2015). The appointment plans of the co-exhibitors at this year's ITB Berlin had been well filled; the overall assessment of their own appearance at the world's largest tourism trade show was accordingly positive. Eight exhibitors spoke about their company, products and trends in front the camera at the "World of Hospitality" joint stand. Have a look through them!!
Berlin (March 13, 2015). Google is an excellent assistant when it comes to illegally hacking other IT systems. Webcams can easily be used to observe and eavesdrop. And filtering the right password is often only a matter of time for the experienced hacker. The consequences of the widespread negligence in handling customer data were dramatically illustrated at the 10th ITB Hospitality Day at the ITB Berlin last week, live in front of an interested audience. "Check out - Hack in" was the title of the 'live hack' at the beginning of the conference. See it for yourself!
Berlin (February 27, 2015). Today, Internet technology determines a large part of the hotelier´s life and thus, the 10th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference within the world´s largest tourism trade show, ITB, will not exclude this subject. The Keynote will directly describe the negative sides of the IT today – the Cyber Attacks - while the final panel will devote itself to the big trends and future topics. Save the date: Thursday, March 5, 2015, at ITB in Berlin, Hall 7.1b / London Room. From 10:30. Those who must remain at home can nevertheless follow the hotel conference through a Live Stream on the Internet!
Berlin/Augsburg (February 27, 2015). The 5th "hospitalityInside SPECIAL ITB 2015" is here! The 84 page-strong marketing "flyer" from hospitalityInside once again provides popular reading and a modest take-home. Hidden behind the flyer is a stylish magazine that describes the trade show activities of the publisher and presents articles from the online magazine that are normally only available to its subscribers. And additionally this year: A photo gallery with 10 years of the ITB Hotel Conference and a double page for the 10th birthday of hospitalityInside.com.
Berlin (February 20, 2015). The joint stand "World of Hospitality" at ITB 2015 obtains a new profile with renowned businesses from software and e-commerce, consulting and the hotel industry. It is becoming noticeably clearer that technology/software businesses and IT-based service providers want to show their own colours constantly at the ITB. The co-exhibitors 2015 introduce themselves.
Berlin (February 20, 2015). The growing IT influence in the hotel industry is reflected in the height of the rising number of IT exhibitors within the entire ITB 2015 – and likewise to a smaller extent at the "World of Hospitality" stand in Hall 9/109. The final co-exhibitor, the "i-frontdesk" mobile concierge from software and eCommerce, has closed the circle of the consultation and hotel industries. The complete overview – The countdown is running: Set on your appointments!
Berlin (February 20, 2015). For the 10th birthday of "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference within the world's large tourism trade show, ITB, the participants will allow their considerations to travel broadly: Everything is set toward contemplating the major trends in society and recognising their intricacies and effects within the hotel industry. Thus, the three consecutive panels will likewise intertwine the contents with each other during the CEO Panel: The Sharing Economy, Luxury and Budget Lifestyle as well as Digitisation and Sustainable Values. The talk rounds in detail are here. Save the date: Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the annually held ITB in Berlin, Hall 7.1b / London Room. From 10:30. Those who must remain at home can nevertheless follow the hotel conference through a Live Stream on the Internet!
Berlin (January 30, 2015). The joint stand "World of Hospitality" at ITB 2015 obtains a new profile with renowned businesses from software and e-commerce, consulting and the hotel industry. It is becoming noticeably clearer that technology/software businesses and IT-based service providers want to show their own colours constantly at the ITB.
Macnetix and Media Carrier have already presented themselves repeatedly under the roof of "World of Hospitality". Newcomers such as NextGenOpti or Miku are purposely using the ITB for brand advertising in a touristic trade show environment for the first time. Motel One joined the stand as the only hotel group: the well-known budget design group will be present in Hall 9 for the first time. New among the consulting firms is Horwath HTL this year.
Berlin (January 23, 2015). 880 trade show visitors attended the talk rounds of the first "ITB Hospitality Day" in 2006 and then there have been more than 2,100 at its peak number in the years after … The hotel conference of the ITB takes place this year for the 10th time – and is proud of the fact that today, it has developed a leading position in the extremely comprehensive programme of the trade fair. Hotels have simply remained sexy – because they are a strong part of every holiday. And the travel industry is booming. But, what happens next? This is why hospitalityInside Editor in Chief, Maria Puetz-Willems – who has been responsible for the trade fair content from day one – is raising the big trend questions for this first milestone birthday. The emotive words of the "ITB Hospitality Day" 2015: Cyber Attacks, Sharing Economy, Luxury & Lifestyle and Budget & Lifestyle, Digitalisation and Internet Distribution.
Offenbach / Frankfurt (January 23, 2015). "loop", the second, has announced itself with the first comprehensive details and names: The B2B luxury trade show that had celebrated its premiere last March will muster even more participants and prominent participant names in its second edition. From Monday, March 9th to Wednesday, March 11th, 2015, buyers and hotels will meet at the Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch – everyone specialised in the luxury segment and united in the desire to generate even more customers from the German-speaking and East European market. The name loop stands for "luxury on our planet".
Berlin (December 19, 2014). This coming March at the ITB Berlin, HospitalityInside will offer a new module for the presentation of products, services and specialist information. The Hospitality X-PERTS Lounge in Hall 9 will be open to all companies offering new concepts or solutions for hotel operators.
Offenbach (December 19, 2014). After the successful debut of the first tourism luxury fair "loop – luxury on our planet" in 2014, their founder Lobster Experience is currently preparing for the second round from March 9 to 11, 2015. Applications are welcome.
Berlin (October 24, 2014). HospitalityInside presents the new "Hospitality X-PERTS Lounge" at ITB 2015. At the joint stand "World of Hospitality" in Hall 9, the hotel hall, businesses will be able to present their products and services in short talks and presentations. Participate and become a stand partner or partner of the X-PERTS Lounge!
Munich (October 17, 2014). The hospitality industry is the more colourful swath at a real estate and investment trade show. The fact that they work hard while delighting in establishing new contacts and maintaining them was proven once more at the 6th "BRICKS & BRAINS" networking event. The link below to the photo gallery provides the impressions of a successful evening. Furthermore, in front of a running camera, we asked the majority of the co-exhibitors at the "World of Hospitality" joint stand why they were participating in the trade show and how they currently assess the individual industry topics. Feel free to also recommend this YouTube video!
Munich (October 10, 2014). "Come to World of Hospitality", the visitor spoke into his mobile phone. He didn't even say which hall or stand number. What began in 2011 with a little stand and seven co-exhibitors at the Expo Real in Munich, has three years later become an extended trade fair platform with 20 co-exhibitors. The little corner stand has grown to become an island stand, and the joint stand "World of Hospitality" in hall C2 was this year impossible to miss. The inclusion of all co-exhibitor logos, both on the in- and outside of the canvas also gave a considerable boost both to the individual brands as well as to the entire sector.
Munich (October 10, 2014). "Come to World of Hospitality", the visitor spoke into his mobile phone. He didn't even say which hall or stand number. What began in 2011 with a little stand and seven co-exhibitors at the Expo Real in Munich, has three years later become an extended trade fair platform with 20 co-exhibitors. The little corner stand has grown to become an island stand, and the joint stand "World of Hospitality" in hall C2 was this year impossible to miss. The inclusion of all co-exhibitor logos, both on the in- and outside of the canvas also gave a considerable boost both to the individual brands as well as to the entire sector.
Augsburg (October 3, 2014). The hospitality industry likewise has an even stronger air of speed and power than in the previous year … Reason enough to also draw the attention of interested investors and project developers to this industry that in the meantime, has succeeded in working its way up to the equivalent asset class alongside office real estate and commercial real estate. In order to provide you with a closer understanding of the hospitality industry, HospitalityInside has published its 5th Special EXPO REAL". The bilingual special issue that is downloadable as an eMagazine link below or can be saved as a PDF is also suitable for further recommendation to your colleagues and business partners.
Munich (September 19, 2014). The exhibitors are registered and the stand builders already at work: The 17th Expo Real will take place from October 6-8, 2014, making the 4th hospitality joint stand "World of Hospitality" a reality. With 20 co-exhibitors, the stand has grown once again and this year will take the form of a block stand. This way, visibility for all co-exhibitors is increased, and that in the very middle of Europe's leading real estate and investment fair. In the background, network events and the hotel conference complete the intensive exchange between hotel professionals.
Munich (September 5, 2014). Since 2009, the hotel business at EXPO REAL has been enriched by a further event. On Monday, 6 October 2014, from 6.30 - 10.30 p.m., the networking event "BRICKS & BRAINS" hosted by hospitalityInside and EXPO REAL will take place for the sixth time – and for the first time in a new location, at the "Munich Lounge" in Hall C3 of Messe Munich.
Augsburg/Munich (August 8, 2014). The preparations for the 17th EXPO REAL in Munich are underway, also for HospitalityInside and the currently 20 companies from 10 countries which up to now have confirmed their participation as co-exhibitors at the joint stand "World of Hospitality". The presence of the hotel industry is therefore growing. For the first time, the joint stand also presents itself an island stand. Read who is participating.
Frankfurt am Main (July 4, 2014). The dates for the 2nd luxury travel trade fair "loop" are set: After the successful premiere last March, it will take place from March 9 - 11, 2015 once again at the Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch Frankfurt – and with this, also again in direct connection with Berlin ITB. This close timing allows the hotels as well as buyers an efficient planning. The organiser, Lobster Experience from Offenbach, will repeat the design of the three "loop" days following the proven pattern of the Face-to-Face Meetings in the "loop" circle. The number of the Hosted Buyers should rise to 100. In good time before the event, now there is also a Lobster App.
Warsaw (June 27, 2014). For international chains, Poland is a promising land as the country has several good cities with potential and the chains are able to spread their brand portfolio. In general, investors are positive even if Polish banks are very conservative. At the beginning of June, the first hotel conference "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland" in Warsaw provided insights concerning expectations, hopes and potentials.
Warsaw (June 13, 2014). Poland – a country on the threshold to the international tourist market. Diggers and construction cranes in Warsaw signal how much is in motion. At the same time, the Poles are positive and open to change. The stable growth figures for the Polish economy show an active and industrious nation whose greatest tourist potential currently rests in its authenticity and undiscovered nature… International investors and operators haven't managed to get to grips with the hotel market yet, but the mood two weeks ago at the 1st Hotel Conference "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland” certainly made their strong interest clear.
Warsaw (May 23, 2014). A series of well-known speakers will directly lend the right shine to the first "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland". Not quantity, but quality will distinguish the premiere of this event surrounding the hotel real estate in Poland. This is why even the organisers themselves are awaiting the conference day on Monday, June 2, 2014, at the Golden Tulip Warsaw Centre Hotel with excitement. Quickly-deciding participant only pay 160 Euro for this interesting day.
Munich (April 25, 2014). The 17th international trade fair for real estate and investments calls – and with this, also provides the hotel industry with the opportunity to distinguish itself with its concepts and real estate wishes. Last year, six of the ten largest hotel chains worldwide took part in the "World of Hospitality" joint stand at the EXPO REAL Munich. As an organiser, HospitalityInside can still offer special conditions to early bookers up to the 25th of June. Furthermore, the packages have been newly designed.
Berlin (April 11, 2014). The voice of the customer is increasingly important. "User generated content", still viewed with scepticism five years ago, is very much accepted today, even in the hotel sector. Hotel ratings platforms and an increasing number of online travel agents (OTAs) produce mass content with their guest commentaries. How do bloggers and analysts see the hotel sector today? Have they changed or is it their readers? From the perspective of the third party, the discussion round at this year's Hospitality Day, the hotel conference at the ITB, described how reviews have changed in the perception of customers, hotels and intermediaries. This article concludes reporting by hospitalityInside.com on the ITB 2014.
Warsaw (April 11, 2014). By professionals for professionals: The new, one-day conference will provide entrance onto the Polish hotel investment scene in Warsaw: On Monday, the 2nd of June, 2014, the Golden Tulip Hotel will turn the beams on the "Spotlight Hotel Investment Poland". The organiser, the Polish publishing company, Poland Today, will bring together strong international partners, investors, developers, financiers, operators and real estate agents. Of course, a get-together will comprise the prelude. The conference fees have been kept moderate. hospitalityInside supports this premiere as a media partner and will also report on its front page after the event.
Berlin (April 4, 2014). How much business comes through the website? That was the central question posed to participants at the talk round on online distribution during the 9th hotel conference at the ITB Berlin. The result was a lively and self-critical talk round on the challenges of online distribution, from the perspective of both the OTA and of the hotelier. The participants: representatives of Marriott Hotels, Ringhotels, VIR/Verband Internet Reisevertrieb (association internet travel distribution) and a pricing advisor.
Berlin (April 4, 2014). "We are no longer watching James Bond, it's really happening!" Uwe Bernd-Striebeck, partner of the auditing company KPMG, made it unmistakably clear to his audience that in a world of WiFi, both people and companies are increasingly open to systematic data attacks and espionage. The keynote speaker at the 9th "ITB Hospitality Day" issued a wake-up call. In a very clear speech, he described what networking means today and how hotels are affected by this.
Berlin (March 28, 2014). "Travel was always an important part of Chinese life," the Director of China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, Wolfgang Georg Arlt, said at the start of the Chinese talk round at the 9th "ITB Hospitality Day" in Berlin. Yet it wasn't until 2013 that the Chinese government began to actively support outbound travel. Whereas travel in the past was primarily within China, cross-border travel has meanwhile revealed enormous growth. At the same time, expenditure by travellers has also increased. "The average age of the Chinese millionaire is 39 years old, in Germany it's 55", Arlt reports. This means: Even young travellers often have a lot of money at their disposal. The typical Chinese tourist is now a thing of the past though. Wolfgang Arlt enticed many details from his guests on the stage at the hotel conference, in particular about the behavioural changes of Chinese travellers.
Berlin (March 21, 2014). Growth of the so-called "Peer-to-Peer" (P2P) online platforms has been incredibly fast. Three years ago, hyped by lifestyle magazines as casual couch surfing, private accommodation on travels has become a mega million business particularly in major cities thanks to portals like Airbnb, Wimdu, or 9flats. This occurred at the expense of the hotel industry under unequal requirements, complained discussion participants of international hotel associations at a panel in the course of the ITB "Hospitality Day". In contrast, P2P providers were convinced of attracting new types of guests for the tourist industry. There was little room for differing nuances within these two poles on the podium.
Berlin (March 21, 2014). Many visitors this year had the space in Hall 9 quite firmly anchored in their memory: With 108 square metres, the joint stand by hospitalityInside could also no longer be overlooked at the ITB 2014. The number of visitors to the stand during the professional visitor's days was good to very good. The eleven co-exhibitors were quite contented – with their conversations, the trade show in general and the stand. The following links to the YouTube videos document it. And next year, external parties will also be able to present within the joint stand.
Frankfurt/M (March 21, 2014). Nothing plays a greater role in the luxury hotel segment than the person. This also applies for B2B – there, it's the personal relationship between hotelier and purchaser. Those looking for holidays for demanding private travellers and high net worth individuals (HNWI) or companies looking for the latest event kick like to sharpen their senses at luxury trade fairs. The ILTM in Cannes is considered a hot spot for B2B in the international luxury business; last week though 'Loop' ("Luxury on our planet") set a new emphasis as the first B2B luxury trade fair in Frankfurt for the important Germany, Austria and Switzerland source market. In conversations with hoteliers from 31 countries as well as with hosted buyers from 12 countries, hospitalityInside.com also got a feel for what well-heeled guests are looking for and how hotels are looking to benefit.
Berlin (March 14, 2013). The subject of sustainability remains a constant topic in tourism as well as the contradictions: Is sustainable travel possible in the first place or should environmentally conscious people rather stay at home? Are luxury and sustainability compatible at all? At the "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference at the ITB, two experts of sustainable hotel concepts explained their strategies and ways of looking at things. However, these two protagonists of the panel could not have been more different: Bernhard Bohnenberger of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas and newcomer Ross Harding of "Finding Infinity".
Frankfurt/M (March 14, 2013). 70 luxury hoteliers met 70 buyers in strict 15 minute cycles over 2.5 five days. Thus, the first trade fair for luxury travel in the German-speaking market has been conceived. The buyers agreed: "Loop" was a highly efficient platform from the very beginning.
Berlin/Augsburg (February 28, 2014). The "hospitalityInside SPECIAL ITB 2014" has been published and will be distributed with an increased circulation of 4,000 issues on time for the ITB, the world's largest tourism trade fair, and will also be available in many hotels. It will be titled "Hidden perspectives". The topics: everything of interest to the industry. Get your free issue in Berlin!
Berlin (February 28, 2014). The Internet as a "democratic" platform: Initially, the traveller was only permitted to review online hotels and then it bore the new guild of the Blogger. Today, everyone can express their opinion on the Internet and thus have an influence on trends. This is equally valid for companies: The ability to book online has now paved the way for private room mediators. Today, Wimdu, 9flats and Housetrip are competitors of the traditional hotel industry. How do both change the industry? Two talk rounds of great interest at the 9th "ITB Hospitality Day", the Hotel Conference at the ITB, will discuss these trends, the facts and the emotions behind this. On Thursday, 6th of March, 2014, from 15:15, in Hall 7.1 B / London Auditorium.
Berlin (February 21, 2014). The CEO is this year a President, and his counterpart isn't a hotelier, but an engineer. All the same, Bernhard Bohnenberger from Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas and Ross Harding from Infinity Finder are an impressive pair. Both are committed to sustainability. The two gentleman make up the "CEO Panel" at this year's ITB hotel conference "ITB Hospitality Day" on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Other interesting experts will also sit on stage beside them: a researcher, two hoteliers and a hotel purchaser. They are all passionate about one target group: the travelling Chinese. Now, the next generation of Chinese are making their way towards Europe. Every ITB visitor is welcome to attend the hotel conference, without registration, and admission is free: from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Hall 7.1b/London Room
Berlin (February 14, 2014).The joint hospitality stand was launched at ITB 2012 as "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge". In 2013, its name changed to ITB "World of Hospitality", in 2014 the booth expanded by 39 sq.m. to 108 sq.m. in size. Its location in the hotel hall 9 remained unchanged. Aside HospitalityInside as the host, eleven well-known companies have registered as a co-exhibitor. The current names pass from A for Al Jazeera Media Network through to G for the Glion Institute of Higher Education and up to U for Unify (former Siemens Enterprise). The stand features companies from investment & consulting, education/training, media industries, information services, hotels, Travel/Mice business, as well IT & software, in particular from software development, travel technology, eCommerce, eMarketing and Social Media Solutions. Pay them a visit at hall 9/booth 109!
Berlin (February 14, 2014). The "general situation after Snowden" motivates many businesses to reflect on the flood of data under their own roofs. What hoteliers have to lose and how they can avoid a disaster will be explained by the keynote speaker at the 9th ITB hotel convention "ITB Hospitality Day". The topic of the internet's influence will be continued directly in the next panel discussion: Will the hotel's own distribution power be able to absorb the decreasing rate parity? What will the new freedom in the online distribution cost? These two panels mark the beginning of the ITB hotel convention on Thursday, March 6, starting at 10.30 a.m. in Hall 7.1b, Auditorium London at the Berlin trade show grounds. The admission is free for all trade show visitors. For all those in the office or at home: the hotel convention will be broadcast live in the internet.
Offenbach (February 7, 2014). The new trade show "loop – luxury on our planet" from the 9th to the 12th of March in Frankfurt/Main promises a fresh breeze in the luxury segment (see link). The first B2B luxury trade show for the German-speaking market organised by the Lobster Group from Offenbach (www.lobster-experience.com) will bring luxury hoteliers together with luxury buyers. The circle will open up the networking to interested external guests on the final evening. hospitalityInside.com is an exclusive media partner of this premiere and will also report about it later while on location – accessible to all users.
Berlin/Augsburg (January 31, 2014). The "World of Hospitality" joint stand at the ITB 2014 was expanded at short notice. Among other things, the new floor space can provide a secluded room for six people and an open lounge area for four people that can now also be booked by external companies on an hourly basis - in busy Hall 9.
Berlin/Augsburg (January 31, 2014). The "World of Hospitality" joint stand at the ITB 2014 was expanded at short notice. Among other things, the new floor space can provide a secluded room for six people and an open lounge area for four people that can now also be booked by external companies on an hourly basis - in busy Hall 9.
Berlin (January 31, 2014). The American data octopus, NSA, has also reached the hospitality industry over recent months, online portals are defending themselves against federal cartel offices and hoteliers have regained strength while they continue to defend themselves against Peer-to-Peer. Eco & luxury are beginning to reconcile, the "new" Chinese asks for individuality and in the meantime, many bloggers have joined the reservation-determining hotel review portals. The 9th "ITB Hospitality" Day at ITB Berlin 2014 takes up the major social subjects that have been greatly influencing the hotel industry. On Thursday, March 6 from 10:30 in Hall 7.1 B / London Auditorium at the Messe Berlin Exhibition Centre. Entry is free to all trade show visitors. Moreover, the ITB Hospitality Day will be broadcast LIVE on the Internet.
Berlin (January 31, 2014). The American data octopus, NSA, has also reached the hospitality industry over recent months, online portals are defending themselves against federal cartel offices and hoteliers have regained strength while they continue to defend themselves against Peer-to-Peer. Eco & luxury are beginning to reconcile, the "new" Chinese asks for individuality and in the meantime, many bloggers have joined the reservation-determining hotel review portals. The 9th "ITB Hospitality" Day at ITB Berlin 2014 takes up the major social subjects that have been greatly influencing the hotel industry. On Thursday, March 6 from 10:30 in Hall 7.1 B / London Auditorium at the Messe Berlin Exhibition Centre. Entry is free to all trade show visitors. Moreover, the ITB Hospitality Day will be broadcast LIVE on the Internet.
Offenbach/Frankfurt (January 17, 2014). Germany, Austria and Switzerland belong to the most important source markets for luxury travel around the globe. However, there is no expert forum for this segment in the German-speaking region so far. This will change on March 9 when the first B-2-B luxury trade fair, "loop" - "luxury on our planet", opens in Frankfurt/Main. Developed by the Lobster Group from Offenbach, the crème de la crème of hotels and providers of tourism luxury products as well as buyers of travel agencies and tour operators will meet there for three days. The concept of the event resembles a speed date at world-class level. hospitalityInside.com is the exclusive media partner of the premier event and will keep you up to date on this website with pre and post-reporting (accessible for all users).
Berlin (January 17, 2014). The "World of Hospitality" joint stand is forming up for the next ITB from March 5-9, 2014. To date, eleven well-known companies have registered as a co-exhibitor. Currently, there are two spaces left only. The current names pass from A for Al Jazeera Media Network through to G for the Glion Institute of Higher Education and up to U for Unify. For the third time, HospitalityInside will be offering companies from and surrounding the industry an attractive platform in the "Hotel" Hall 9.
Berlin (November 1, 2013). Hotel groups and providers of solutions for hotels will again have the opportunity to take part on the "World of Hospitality" joint stand at next year's ITB Berlin in March 2014. HospitalityInside will again offer partners complete packages at the usual position in Hall 9. Seven tables/table groups await the co-exhibitors at the stand. This will also be promoted in the "hospitalityInside ITB SPECIAL", the special print and online edition as part of a total marketing package for co-exhibitors. More than half of the co-exhibitor spaces in the joint stand are already firmly booked.
Munich (October 25, 2013). The fifth "BRICKS & BRAINS" networking event at Expo Real took place at a different location than usual. It moved from the "Special Real Estate Forum" to the newly designed lounge of the fair management. Eugen Egetenmeir, Managing Director of Messe Muenchen GmbH, and Claudia Boymanns, Exhibition Director of Expo Real, personally welcomed the 150 handpicked guests for the first time. A few words and pictures of the event ...
Munich (October 18, 2013). Are Sofitel and Kempinski equivalent luxury brands? Why do chains with architecture and design have a problem, how can contracts be adjusted to individual markets, what does Premier Inn plan in Germany. Simple questions produce many answers and opinions... This is the subject of "5 Minutes Plain Talking". The interviews are short and spontaneous, they arose at the "World of Hospitality" joint stand and are now available on the YouTube channel TheHospitalityTV. See/hear what hoteliers, developers and consultants think.
Munich (October 11, 2013). At Expo Real 2012, the atmosphere was slightly purpose-driven optimistic but this week, it was characterized by relaxed optimism. This could be sensed among the industrial exhibitors and visitors and especially among the new developed hospitality community in Hall C2. With 17 co-exhibitors at the 200 sq.m. joint stand of "World of Hospitality", the large hotel chains, hotel specialists and consultancies proved to be the absolute magnet among the trade show activities. The participants of the other stands of PKF hotelexperts, Motel One, and B&B Hotels as well as GBI AG were also not able to take any long conversation breaks. For two days, "World of Hospitality" was almost overflowing with people; bankers, project developers, owners, and investors came to the stand for the first time – previously, it was always the other way round. Here are some of the statements which made the rounds in the industry on the 16th International Trade Fair for Property and Investment, and about the "World of Hospitality".
Augsburg (October 4, 2013). Help yourself & read! Three days prior to the largest European property and investment trade fair EXPO REAL in Munich, we are publishing our 4th "hospitalityInside SPECIAL", a German-English special edition as print and e-magazine. For the first time, the magazine will be available in Munich in nearly all hotels of our trade fair partners. Please take a printed copy along or send a link to interested business partners.
Munich (October 4, 2013). Never before has EXPO REAL welcomed so many exhibitors from the hotel industry! 11 hotel groups alone as well as 7 consultancies and hotel specialists will be presenting themselves at the joint stand "World of Hospitality" (Hall C2.230) from October 6 to 9, 2013. Only a few days ago, Hyatt Hotels and Premier Inn joined the stand. Besides Hyatt Hotels, the other "global players" are IHG, Marriott, Accor, and Louvre. In addition, the world's two largest franchisors Choice and Wyndham Hotels will be taking part. All hotel chains as well as the specialists will be represented by their top developers and/or managing directors.
Munich (August 2, 2013). Conference, Networking Event, Joint Stand, Special … hospitalityInside will once again be engaged for the industry and with the industry at the 16th international trade fair for real estate and investments from October 7-9, 2013: The programme for the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" hotel conference is almost complete – several discussions will revolve around hotel financing. And for the first time, there is a CEO Talk. The guest list for the exclusive networking event "BRICKS & BRAINS" is growing; sponsors are still welcome. At present, 15 co-exhibitors have registered for the 3rd "World of Hospitality" joint stand; however, it could be even more up to the final deadline for registration. In time with the trade show, the bilingual "hospitalityInside EXPO REAL SPECIAL" will additionally appear in print and online; it is the only purely hotel-related publication at Expo Real. In contrast to the online magazine, advertisements are possible here. The preparations are running at full speed in spite of the summer break.
Augsburg/Munich (June 28, 2013). The organisational starting signal for the Expo Real 2013 from October 7-9 has fallen: Another 100 days remain for the preparation of the 3rd "World of Hospitality" joint stand. Additional global chains – Choice, LFPI, Kempinski, Marriott, Wyndham – and other hospitality players together with the well-known players from the years before will provide a new class for the stand this year. Those who would like to jump at the "last minute" should nevertheless register immediately.
Lucerne (June 7, 2013). The first annual Think Tank organised by the "World Tourism Forum Lucerne" (WTFL) in April has proposed new ground rules for sustainable travel and tourism development in a fast-changing, hyper-connected world. The overriding conclusion of the Think Tank was that if the industry is to reach its full potential to create jobs, boost economies and promote sustainable growth, "it needs disruptive new strategies and it has to move fast to implement them." A summary.
Lucerne (May 31, 2013). "We would like to give the industry something back," said Kempinksi's CEO Reto Wittwer at the opening of the 3rd World Tourism Forum Luzern (WTFL) in April, which young talents of the industry were explicitly invited to join in Switzerland for the third time and take part in the discussions on stage. However, the demands of generation Y and reality in tourism diverge massively. On an international level, a panel discussion in which an Australian student took part, once again showed the enormous difficulties that occur when communicating with young talents addicted to careers. On the sidelines, Reto Wittwer explained how Kempinski is able to bring selected young talents into the GM career more quickly with a dedicated programme.
Lucerne (April 26, 2013). The figures sound phenomenal but they also entail risks: last year, there were one billion travellers worldwide for the first time; this year, it will already be 1.35 billion, and by 2050, it will be three billion! But how can these masses of people be reached in terms of marketing, how can they be guided on their travels, with which staff will they be served at the destinations and in the hotels? Last week, the 3rd "World Tourism Forum" in Lucerne (WTFL) provided food for thought on this matter. The daily routine of tourism will be influenced by three factors: internet technology, sustainability and shortage of talents. Here, an evaluation of the experts on IT: the linking of offline and online is increasing, the playful persuasion of the customer is top priority. The trend is shifting from an overflow of information to relevant information only. However, linking these pieces of information with other commercial models is still in the early stages of development. But the aim is clear.
Berlin (April 12, 2013). The smartphone wave can no longer be held back, but it still hasn't reached everybody. The potential is huge, but just how ready is the travel industry for the mobile trend? Has it already recognised the power of mobile devices and what is feasible? Where are the specifics of the hotel industry? A high-calibre panel of representatives from internet data research, IT, the hotel industry and from Google looked at exactly these questions. The public attending this talk round at the ITB Hospitality Day, the hotel conference at the world's largest tourism fair in March, listened to the interesting and critical assessment of the participants.
Munich (April 12, 2013). Germany is sexy – and the Expo Real in Munich is too. This is at least valid for the hospitality industry in which many institutional and private investors would like to invest. At the moment, they see a safe haven in Germany. This is the same for hotel operators and developers who choose the path of Germany as Europe's biggest and strongest market, particularly for the introduction of new brands.
As a result, the 3rd joint stand "World of Hospitality" at the Expo Real in October, 2013 will once again grow strongly as a communication, presentation and contact platform: Nearly every co-exhibitor from the previous year has already confirmed once more. Alongside the hotel chains, Accor Hospitality, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Grand City Hotels and the Louvre Hotel Group, Kempinski Hotels, Marriott International, Choice Hotels as well as Derag Livinghotels will utilise "World of Hospitality" to expedite their expansion. Those who would like to co-exhibit at the stand or wish to benefit from the early booker discount must hurry – the positions will become scarce and the early booker period ends on the 25th of April.
Lucerne (April 12, 2013). In the approach of the 3rd World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) that takes place from 17-19 April, 2013 in Lucerne/Switzerland, the initial results of a Social Media study have been published: For tour operators, a Social Media presence is less vital than often accepted. Registration for the opening sessiion is still possible.
Berlin (April 5, 2013). Boutique hotels are substantially more complicated to develop and operate than the standardised products of the big chains. In their niche and with a growing, if also narrow target group, smaller groups in this area have nevertheless found a permanent position in the meantime and they operate economically successfully as two Boutique CEOs pointed out convincingly at the 8th "ITB Hospitality Day" at the ITB Berlin. Christoph Hoffmann, CEO of the German theme and design hotel group The 25hours Hotel Company, and his Asian colleague, Loh Lik Peng from the Unlisted Collection in Singapore took the floor for 60 minutes and proved: They are following a global trend absolutely independently of each other - that of the cosmopolitan individualists.
Berlin (March 22, 2013). After such panel discussions, there is never one hundred percent satisfaction, but this year's dialogue between two students of the Ecole Hotelière de Lausanne (EHL) and two employers had its own charm: at the 8th "ITB Hospitality Day" at ITB Berlin, the students Adrian Ruch and Katharina Jaeger, both in their early twenties, asked the Head of Human Resources at Starwood Hotels and the young co-owner of the luxury hotel Suvretta House in St. Moritz questions about their career opportunities and the market – in alternating pairs on the stage. The fully occupied auditorium awaited the results.
Berlin (March 15, 2013). In the seventies of the 20th century, inter-rail trips were the ultimate travel experience for teens and twens from Europe; but today, cheap flights and hostels, youth trip operators and open borders offer even more thrilling perspectives. But what do the young travellers really want, which preparations are necessary for them, and what can hotels learn from hostels in this process? Last week, a panel discussion at the 8th "ITB Hospitality Day" in Berlin provided some answers.
Berlin (March 15, 2013). Even for newcomers like the payment processor WorldPay from England, the "World of Hospitality" was an ideal starting point for good business in Hall 9. The second joint stand, initiated by HospitalityInside, was itself a successful part of this year's ITB trade show bustle. The 12 co-exhibitors pleased, but the mix of the companies represented at the stand together also provided for a great deal of topics for conversation.
Berlin (March 1, 2013). Modern man has become a digital nomad; his shoulders slightly stooped and his gaze constantly directed downwards: he permanently checks his smartphone or tablet. Which of these two mobile devices will win in the end? Experts already have a hunch. Which developments will the industry face in future? The panelists of the "Mobile" panel at this year's "ITB Hospitality Day" on Thursday, March 7, 2013 will try to describe the virtual world of tomorrow.
Berlin/Augsburg (March 1, 2013). Number 3 has arrived! The "hospitalityInside SPECIAL ITB 2013" has appeared with an edition of 3,100 copies. The bilingual, German and English written magazine is available during ITB Berlin 2013 at the joint stand "World of Hospitality" in hall 9 (booth 109), at the hotel conference "ITB Hospitality Day" on Thursday in hall 7.1b/auditorium London, at the Wellness Expert Forum on Thursday, at partner hotels' stands and in selected partner hotels within the city of Berlin.
Berlin (February 22, 2013). The circle of hospitality experts at the joint "World of Hospitality" ITB booth has become more colourful and varied compared to last year. The co-exhibitors at booth 109 in hall 9 initiated by HospitalityInside, the specialised publisher based in Augsburg, Germany, come from the areas of consulting, CSR, software, workforce management, tourism, e-commerce, and sustainability. As a result, trade fair visitors will find experts at one place from all fields of business that are part of the core areas of today's hotel companies or hotel groups. Below, the stand partners introduce themselves, including their contact eMail to make appointments for ITB.
Lucerne (February 22, 2013). The world's largest tourism trade show is not yet over, but the next industry event with global subjects and global claims has already announced itself: The 3rd "World Tourism Forum Lucerne" (WTFL) can be found in Lucerne, Switzerland from April 17-19, 2013. Its theme: "Tomorrow's Drivers: Green Growth, Talents and New Marketing". Up to 400 executives from all over the world are expected as participants. hospitalityInside.com is once again a media partner for this event that only takes place every two years.
Berlin (February 22, 2013). Young energy at the 8th ITB Hospitality Day, between 13:30 and 14:30 on Thursday, the 7th of March: With lively talks and discussions, four hotel groups will present their unusual concepts. Dormero Hotels from Germany will be attracting listeners' attention with a 3-D concept for sound and lighting, Palladium Hotels from Spain will do the same with a special music hotel on Ibiza, the design-oriented creatives of Sextantio Group from Italy will talk about their World Cultural Heritage five-star caves, and the co-founders of URBN Hotels from China will be drawing attention to carbon-free city hotels. The hotel conference in Hall 7.1b/London auditorium is open to all trade show visitors.
Berlin (February 15, 2013). "For the first time, travellers found more than a place to sleep," sums up Claus Sendlinger, founder and CEO of the globally unique consortium of Design Hotels, which was founded exactly 20 years ago. The development of this group made him a pioneer in the international hotel industry. Today, he asserts: "Neighbourhoods are the new cities!" Sendlinger will hold a keynote speech about this subject at ITB Berlin 2013. By chance, this year´s "CEO Panel" is comprised of two additional "Design Hoteliers": Christoph Hoffmann of 25hours Hotels based in Hamburg and Loh Lik Peng of the Unister Collection from Singapore. Both have built up unconventional boutique hotel groups – and will exchange with each other on the ITB stage regarding the same and dissimilar conditions in Asia and Europe.
Berlin (February 8, 2013). This year, the 8th hotel conference of the ITB stands under the motto "Young". Therefore, the first two discussions of "ITB Hospitality Day" on Thursday, March 7 in Hall 7.1b/Auditorium London will be joined by three students. In the first 'Hot Spot' Young Travellers the panelists should endeavour to clarify what expectations this generation has toward travelling and toward hotels. In the second 'Hot Spot ' Generation Y representatives of this age group will formulate what expectations they have toward their employers within the hotel industry. To start here, two students have already drafted their wishlists. Entry to the ITB hotel conference is free to all trade show visitors. As an exclusive media partner of the ITB Hospitality Day, hospitalityInside.com will report within its website on the panels after ITB – for all users.
Berlin (February 1, 2013). Young travellers, employees and CEOs, new hotel concepts and sales channels – on Thursday, 7 March 2013, at this year’s ITB Hospitality Day in Hall 7.1b/ the London Room, the focus is on new, dynamic and unconventional developments. In his keynote, Claus Sendlinger, CEO, Design Hotels will talk about the hotels of tomorrow and the principle of "being neighbourly." Afterwards, experts will engage in a discussion with young people about their demands on travel and hotels. Two students will be interviewing employers to find some concrete answers to Generation Y’s concerns. At the CEO Panel the founders of 25hours Hotels in Hamburg and Unlisted Collection in Singapore will span a bridge between boutique hotels in Europe and Asia. What is more, the Hospitality Day will present four exceptional hotel concepts from Germany, Spain, Italy, and Shanghai. The last hour will be devoted to mobile technology and the question of ”What power does the mobile world have?".
Berlin (January 18, 2013). The joint hospitality stand was launched at ITB 2012 as "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge". In 2013, its name will change to ITB "World of Hospitality". Its location in the hotel hall 9 will remain unchanged. Seven co-exhibitors already confirmed their participation, a few more are welcome! Preparations for hospitalityInside SPECIAL ITB 2013 are also underway. The magazine, both in print and online, promotes the hotel industry. Details, prices and conditions.
Berlin (January 11, 2013). The "ITB Berlin Convention" will celebrate its 10th birthday in 2013, the "ITB Hospitality Day" will take place for the 8th time. The hotel topics will focus on the motto "young" – on young concepts, young travelers, young CEOs and young distribution channels. First names of panelists discussing at the ITB hotel conference "Hospitality Day" are online now.
Lucerne (December 14, 2012). The 3rd "World Tourism Forum Lucerne" (WTFL) has declared itself: Between the 17th to the 19th of April, 2013, top-notch advisers and top representatives within the international hotel and tourism industries will meet in the Swiss Lucerne. They will converse under the motto "Tomorrow's Drivers: Green Growth, Talents and New Marketing". Up to 400 executives from throughout the world are expected as participants. hospitalityInside.com is once again a media partner of this event.
Berlin/Augsburg (November 16, 2012). The starting flag for the next ITB has dropped: The HospitalityInside joint stand is planned once again at the same place in the "Hotel" Hall 9 as in 2012 - at Stand Number 109. Partners are welcome. A mix of service providers, suppliers and hotel groups is targeted. Details and conditions.
Munich (October 2012). What concerns chain and private hoteliers, what are consultants and hotel service providers thinking about? About sustainability, for example, about project floods and franchising, about expansion rates and budget hotels, about resort hotels in the Alps, about brands and financing without a known brand … During spontaneous interviews, well-known companies spoke in "5 Minutes of Clear Text" on the subjects that they are currently concerned with.
hospitalityInside has placed these mini-videos on YouTube for you. They were recorded at the largest European real estate and investment trade show, Expo Real in Munich, that took place from the 8th to the 10th of October. The partners of the joint stand "World of Hospitality", the largest hotel-related stand at Expo Real 2012 spoke out.
Munich (October 12, 2012). Rarely were things addressed so clearly, projects offered so specifically, and financing such a prevalent topic of discussion as at this year's Expo Real in Munich. The final realisation that nobody is able to rely on the classical banks any longer finally lays the ground for the search for alternative (private) financing and the fine-tuning of our own ideas and concepts. Real estate and hotel experts are rolling up their sleeves. This is also the case with insiders of the hotel industry, who discussed the industry's current focal points in a permanently full auditorium during the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" last Monday. The realisation that crisis might be a chance was a recurring theme in many individual discussions at the joint stand of "World of Hospitality". The stand, which doubled in size compared to the previous year, drew a lot of attention again and became a magnet for all hotel-affine trade show visitors during two very busy days. There were 38,000 participants at this year's Expo Real – 1,000 more than in 2011.
Munich (October 2012). 150 top executives in informal conversation with champagne and Kempinski Catering: During "BRICKS & BRAINS" at Expo Real, business and leisure melded for four hours of "Bleisure". For the fourth time, hospitalityInside and Expo Real invited the executives from the hotel, real estate and investment industies at the annual real estate and investment trade show in Munich to the Get Together. Almost half the guests were attending for the first time.
Augsburg (October 5, 2012). Help yourself, take a copy and start reading! Three days ahead of the biggest European real estate and investment trade show EXPO REAL in Munich, we publish our latest "hospitalityInside SPECIAL", a bilingual special edition as print and eMagazine. Click the online version and start surfing… It's the only, purely hotel-focused publication at EXPO REAL. Be sure to take enough copies from the trade fair with you or send the link to your business partners at home and abroad!.
Munich (October 5, 2012). 1,700 exhibitors from 31 countries have applied to appear at the 15th Expo Real, five percent more than last year. The international trade fair appears to defy every crisis. The number of joint stands has also increased. And so the "World of Hospitality" is fully on trend. Within the space of a year, it has doubled its size. An update for Expo Real visitors.
Munich (September 7, 2012). The conference programme for the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) on the first day of Expo Real trade fair in Munich is now complete. Over the last four weeks, more high-calibre participants have come on board. The programme for the two-hour opening discussion on finance is now fixed. Top executives from Starwood Capital and Hyatt will represent perspectives from the hotel industry.
Munich (August 31, 2012). 14 companies will now take part in the joint stand "World of Hospitality" at the EXPO REAL 2012. Newly joining over the last weeks are the French Louvre Hotels Group, Rilano Hotels & Resorts from Munich and the WTSH - Business Development and Technology Transfer Corporation of Schleswig-Holstein. With this, the Munich real estate and investment trade show has further developed as a vital multiplier within the hotel industry. The updated overview.
Munich (June 29, 2012). With 157 sq.m., the second joint stand of "World of Hospitality" doubles in size at the next EXPO REAL from October 8-10, 2012, compared to its premiere last year. Eleven co-exhibitors from the hotel industry, hotel services and financing will participate. Those who still want to show their colours in this top-class environment or at the networking event in the evening have to be quick in order to benefit from all the available advantages.
Munich (May 18, 2012). Although the summer has only just arrived, preparatons for the commercial real estate fair EXPO REAL 2012 in Munich are already in full swing. For the second time in the history of the event, hospitalityInside will hold the joint stand "World of Hospitality". And this year, the stand will be twice as big as last. Only a few places for partners remain.
Berlin (April 13, 2012). Eager, career-hungry junior hoteliers challenged the participants of the talk "The War for Talent: The Mass Exodus from the Hotel Industry" with their questions at the end. The discussion at the 7th "ITB Hospitality Day" revealed: in order to stop the universally feared mass exodus from the hotel industry, more things would have to change as are obvious right now. However, the experts recommended the junior staff the customary mixture of studies and practice, extended by economic knowledge and international experience. It still remained unclear, whether the graduates of hotel management schools and technical universities should remain exclusively loyal to the industry.
Berlin (March 30, 2012). Western brands have dominated Asia for many years and now the Asians are striking with a countermove. Does a brand chaos come along and how many brands does the world need? Experts from the Chinese Jin Jiang Hotel Group and from the western top dog, Marriott Hotels, discussed this at the 7th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference of the ITB. In addition, Cassidy Morgan, CEO Central and Eastern Europe with the globally operating brand consultants, Interbrand, provided the introductory key note speech. He backlit the brands for their core standards and how they can become strong in the digital context today. It appeared, however: The hoteliers live in their own company brand world.
Berlin (March 30, 2012). Western brands have dominated Asia for many years and now the Asians are striking with a countermove. Does a brand chaos come along and how many brands does the world need? Experts from the Chinese Jin Jiang Hotel Group and from the western top dog, Marriott Hotels, discussed this at the 7th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference of the ITB. In addition, Cassidy Morgan, CEO Central and Eastern Europe with the globally operating brand consultants, Interbrand, provided the introductory key note speech. He backlit the brands for their core standards and how they can become strong in the digital context today. It appeared, however: The hoteliers live in their own company brand world.
Berlin (March 23, 2012). Today in the hotel industry, children do not particularly step in the footprints of their parents happily. They are primarily very well trained and sense more economically attractive opportunities in other industries. At the 7th "ITB Hospitality Day" at the ITB, Maria Puetz-Willems dug in deeply with two who still want to begin the inheritance of their fathers. Their fathers sat beside them and listened carefully to what the juniors think about them and the companies: Among the guests were Dieter and Daniel Mueller from Motel One as well as Chanin and Siradej Donavanik of Dusit Hotels. The meeting of two families.
Berlin (March 16, 2012). "Fewer providers with more power?" The slogan of the distribution panel at ITB Berlin's 7th "ITB Hospitality Day" was also the answer: a consolidation process is going on among online travel agents (OTAs) that will leave behind several portals. Online distribution is becoming more and more complex. New portals or niche business models ensure an increasing number of newcomers. At the same time, the giants are preparing a counterstrike.
Berlin (16.3.2012). Mit neun verschiedenen Partnern und noch mehr Themen entpuppte sich die erste "hospitality X-PERTS-Lounge" an der ITB 2012 als ein attraktiver Besucher-Magnet mit vielen Synergien. hospitalityInside initiierte mit diesem Gemeinschaftsstand in Halle 9 eine neue Schnittstelle zwischen inhaltsstarken Suppliern, Beratungsgesellschaften und Hotelgruppen.
Augsburg/Berlin (March 16, 2012). With 1,450 visitors, the 7th "ITB Hospitality Day" was well-attended again. In response to the exciting talks, critical questions also came from the audience: the 22 experts from eight countries were challenged. From today until April 13, hospitalityInside.com will summarise a new panel every Friday. Links to the web video are also available, so all talks can be viewed in word and picture. The links:
Augsburg/Berlin (March 2, 2012). This year, hospitalityInside's activities in Berlin will grow: Meet us at the ITB at the 1st "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge" and at the ITB hotel conference. Get your new "ITB SPECIAL" today, or read about it in the online eMagazine.
Berlin (March 2, 2012). The countdown for ITB Berlin 2012 is on. The participants of the hotel conference "ITB Hospitality Day" are getting ready to travel. Chanin Donavanik and his son Siradej are arriving from Thailand, Dieter Mueller and his son Daniel are coming from Munich. The sons have decided to participate in their fathers' businesses Dusit Hotels & Resorts and Motel One. This year's "CEO Panel" is dedicated to the "next generation". What motivates the young ones, how are they being prepared by their manager fathers? In a time, where the industry is desperately searching for young staff members, this will be a very fascinating panel.
Berlin (February 24, 2012). The demographic statistics have reliably forecasted it for many years: The service industries in particular will struggle with the lack of the younger generation. At the same time, the demands for a more academic, younger generation are piling up because the hotel industry is becoming increasingly more complicated. Hotels today can no longer be directed without knowledge of business economics. Nevertheless, is the young manager still to master the trade? All types of courses of studies simply spring from the ground. What is serious? And how can the industry ultimately inspire the young people? The statistics attest to the contrary here: A sort of "Mass Exodus" from the hotel industry. Well-known experts discuss this at the "ITB Hospitality Day" during ITB Berlin on March 8.
Augsburg/Munich (February 24, 2012). Everyone is talking about the imminent ITB Berlin, but hospitalityInside is also already talking about the Expo Real 2012 in October in Munich. The first "World of Hospitality" joint stand was a great success. As an initiator of the stand, hospitalityInside is now encouraging other hotel groups and hotel-related companies to take part in 2012. An early-brid rate is still possible.
Berlin (February 17, 2012). The speed of acquisitions in the world of IT significantly increased last year. At the same time, search engines and social media like Google and Facebook keep advancing, implementing more and more new models. And finally, a breathtakingly increasing number of people are using their mobile device for making reservations and communication as well. Due to high costs, hoteliers promote their own website. But who will win this race? Just a few? Sales experts debate on the current developments in the field of hotel distribution at the 7th ITB Hospitality Day on Thursday, March 8, 2012 between 2 and 3 pm at ITB Berlin, hall 7.1b/London. HRS, Expedia, Sabre, and Justbook Mobile will meet. The question to them: Fewer providers with more power? What new dependencies have the latest market shifts produced?
Berlin (February 17, 2012). The partners for the first "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge" at the upcoming ITB Berlin are now fixed: Renowned representatives from the world of IT, software, human resources and consulting. They will be present at ITB for the whole five days. Time and room for making contacts and intensive discussions. The partners, their products and current ITB presentations in alphabetical order. Meet our partners in Hall 9/Stand109!
ATOSS: In the Workforce Management business area, ATOSS ranks as one of the genuine pioneers. Fielding a comprehensive portfolio of solutions comprising Consulting, Software and Services the company assists partners in deriving the greatest benefits from their employees. Some 4,000 companies are currently managing the activities of around 2.5 million employees with the help of ATOSS solutions, including ALDI SÜD, apetito catering, Coca Cola, Deutsche Bahn, Douglas, Lufthansa, PUMA und Sixt.
At the X-PERTS LOUNGE: The firm launches the first ATOSS Hospitality Solution - a workforce management software for the hotel and catering sector. With this step, the Munich based specialist is expanding its focus to an especially services intensive sector, where demand and cost optimized staff deployment ranks as a key success factor. The incremental and scalable product concept enables professional workforce management meeting all requirements - whether in system catering, business hotels or international hotel chains.
Contact, among others: Ulli Beckmann, Sales Director Hospitality. www.atoss.com
Berlin (February 10, 2012). Political riots, crises, attacks. How do hotels protect their guests? This question has not only been posed since the "Arabian Spring". Hotels have already repeatedly been the target of attacks or served as the setting for determinant political talks. And so, the subject is not new for hoteliers, but it has gained another dimension. And the security aspect of hotels as well as from destinations will presumably influence reservations in the future. The discussion round under the title, "Security: When the Holiday Sinks into Chaos", will embrace a current topic at the 7th "ITB Hospitality Day" in Berlin. The Marriott President, a Siemens expert and an Egyptian in discussion - on Thursday, the 8th of March, 2012, from 16.30 to 17.30.
Berlin (February 3, 2012). Brand chaos, distribution chaos, holiday chaos. The current development in the world of travels gives rise to many questions in the hotel industry – about the sense of multi brands, after power shifts in distribution, and security on holidays. The 7th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference of the world's largest tourism fair, will address these subjects on Thursday, March 8. In addition, the CEOs of Dusit Hotels and Motel One are present with their sons. The next generation talks. The "war of talents" is tough as another talk shows. For the seventh time, hospitalityInside.com is the exclusive media partner of the conference, and again, Editor-in-Chief Maria Pütz-Willems was able to attract experts and heads of leading international companies who, with their knowledge and experience in the industry, will point out possible approaches to solutions. Last year, 1,900 trade fair visitors joined the Hospitality Day. Starting from today, you will find up-to-date information and announcements about the ITB Hospitality Day – readable for everyone – on the homepage and under the "Network" button at www.hospitalityInside.com.
Berlin (January 13, 2012). The entire programme, only a mouse click away: The ITB Berlin Convention in 2012. Numerous panel discussions on topical issues such as the euro debt crisis, the booming cruise industry, sustainable fuels or the branding chaos in the hotel industry - the programme for the coventions of biggest tourism fair is growing. Also, the programme for the 7th ITB Hospitality Day is nearly fixed.
Augsburg (January 13, 2011). New premieres at the ITB 2012: hospitalityInside is set to host the first "hospitality X-PERTS Lounge" at the world's largest tourism fair, the ITB Berlin, from 7-11 March. The Lounge will be located at the very heart of the fair in Hall 9/Stand 109. Already, we have seven co-exhibitors on board. Logo partnerships are still possible. First names and details.
Augsburg (December 23, 2011). The world's largest tourism trade fair, ITB Berlin, has become a fixed forum for hospitalityInside: for the seventh time, the hotel online magazine is the exclusive media partner of the hotel conference "ITB Hospitality Day". For the second time, the "hospitalityInside Special ITB" will be published. Use this platform for presenting your company!
Berlin (December 9, 2011). While one is still searching for Christmas presents, the Messe Berlin is preparing once again for the next ITB. And with that, also for the hotel conference "ITB Hospitality Day" that hospitalityInside has reviewed regarding its content and has been an exclusive media partner since its start in 2006. Not all names are still certain, but a few highlights may already be revealed.
Singapore (October 28, 2011). Messe Berlin (Singapore), organiser of ITB Asia, will increase the overall exhibition floor space by 15% in 2012 and move to level 4 of Suntec Singapore from level 6 after a record performance this year. The fourth edition of ITB Asia came to a close last Friday and attracted 7,511 trade visitors from 91 countries, an increase of around 14% from last year, 50% more compared to 2010.
Augsburg (October 28, 2011). hospitalityInside is working on the concept of a new "hospitality X-PERTS LOUNGE" at the ITB Berlin 2012. An interactive platform for innovative subjects and trends will be created under the slogan “Hotel trends, technology & more“. Become a partner/co-exhibitor of the premiere that will ideally take place at the next ITB.
Munich (October 14, 2011). "With the joint stand, the hospitality theme is now complete: Stand, Special Real Estate Forum, BRICKS & BRAINS – and with this, a great exclamation mark has been placed on our industry," writes Markus Beike, Managing Director of Christie+Co, in his thank-you to hospitalityInside that was representative of the many enthusiastic voices of partners and visitors at the Expo Real 2011. The hospitalityInside team is thankful for the praise and the many congratulations for the successful premiere and likewise on the behalf of all who had made this well-balanced triad of conference, network event and joint stand for the hotel industry possible: In the future, this hotel micro-universe will offer varied possibilities to collect current know-how in an extremely efficient manner, initiate new business and foster contacts at top levels at the leading trade show in Europe for commercial real estate within three days' time.
Munich (October 7, 2011). After three work-intensive days, Expo Real 2011 ended yesterday, on October 6. For the first time, representatives of the hospitality industry joined together at the joint "World of Hospitality” stand initiated by hospitalityInside. Read exhibitors’ and guests’ comments on the successful industry appearance and recent trends and developments on the market.
Munich (September 30, 2011). The EXPO REAL 2011 expects 1,610 exhibitors from 34 countries and with this, the same scale as the year before. This was announced by the Messe Muenchen (Munich Trade Fairs) yesterday. The 14th International Trade Fair for Commercial Real Estate and Investments takes place from October 4-6. "The joint stands in which exhibitors from individual countries, regions and cities are joined together continue to be very popular," emphasised the trade fair and in explicit reference to the hotel industry: "The thematic joint stand "World of Hospitality" celebrates its hotel industry premiere at the EXPO REAL." The following is a summary of the activities surrounding the 1st hospitality joint stand by hospitalityInside and practical links for the trade fair visit.
Munich (September 30, 2011). Next Wednesday, October 5, 2011 the registration period for the second workshop "Investment in Spas" in Munich will end. On 3rd of November in the Kempinski Airport Hotel, Dagmar Rizzato and other spa experts will analyse the spa market then by facts & figures.
Augsburg (October 7, 2011). For the second time, the online magazine hospitalityInside.com has published a special print edition and an eMagazine - of 100 pages - in German and English for the Expo Real Munich. Besides current subjects concerning the real estate trade fair, excerpts of the online magazine reveal a cross section of hotel markets, concepts, agreements and trends.
Singapore (September 23, 2011). Messe Berlin (Singapore), organiser of ITB Asia from 19-21 October in Suntec Singapore, has announced the largest conference programme line-up ever for this year's show with the addition of two new conference partners – TTG Asia and the Singapore Tourism Board. Currently in its fourth year, ITB Asia is known for having successfully established a credible and international knowledge-sharing platform alongside the trade show, through the series of conferences, seminars and workshops it organises. ITB Asia delegates can look forward to attending two new events; the inaugural "TTG Travel Agent Conference" and the "Asia for Asia Conference", as well as the second installment of the successful "ITB Asia Association Day".
Vienna (September 23, 2011). Creating experiences, brands and stories ... Branding experts consider this a need for the future. What does this mean for the industry? The first "Future Convention for Hotel & Destination Branding" in November in Vienna should provide answers.
Munich (September 16, 2011). The registration period is over and eight partners will come together at the 1st "World of Hospitality" at EXPO REAL in Munich. Between October 4 and 6, the hotel groups, consultancies and representatives of business development and architecture will benefit from maximum attention. Moreover, visitors can make a note of "5 Minuten Klartext" ("5 minutes of plain-talking"): every hour on the hour there will be a brief talk providing interesting information and hot statements at the hospitality joint stand in Hall C2/booth 233.
Munich (August 5, 2011). The deadline for renting exhibition space at the trade fair is fast approaching. Applications for participation in the joint stand "WORLD of HOSPITALITY" with your own stand personnel can be made until the middle of August. Applications for participation as an additionally represented company without stand personnel can be made until the middle of September. Prices for the all-inclusive package are between 6,000 and 19,500 EUR.
Munich (August 5, 2011). "BRICKS & BRAINS" for the third time: The get-together of the hotel and real estate industry at the EXPO REAL in Munich is scheduled for Tuesday, the 4th of October, 2011. The evening event for hotel operators and investors in the network from hospitalityInside has developed into a popular meeting place for the hotel real estate scene. Once again, the three partners from the year before are involved this year in the joint stand of the "WORLD of HOSPITALITY", two sponsor's places are still free. Partners are welcome.
Munich (September 16, 2011). The next workshop "Investment in Spas" will take place in Munich on November 3, in the Kempinski Airport Hotel. The venue is an ideal meeting place for prospective visitors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland looking for facts and figures on spa calculation and the spa market. The workshop is aimed at managing directors of hotel chains, hotel operations managers, spa managers, consultants and representatives from supplier industries.
Singapore (July 29, 2011). Messe Berlin (Singapore), organiser of ITB Asia, "The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market", has announced that all available booth space for this year’s show has been completely sold-out months ahead of the event in October 2011. Many exhibitors have also taken advantage of a new two-year contract scheme to snap up 14% of the prime booth space in 2012. The show is expected to attract more than 6,600 visitors this year.
Munich (July 22, 2011). For years, the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" at the Commercial Real Estate Fair EXPO REAL has been one of the most popular conferences at the event. This year too, top topics will be discussed on 4 October - topics ranging from the CEO/owner relationship to refinance, and from Asian chains in Europe to hostels, budget and midscale hotels. In future, the discussion rounds will look at the Green City Index and reputation management by social media. Both influence the value of a property. Apart from the conference, another hospitalityInside project will strengthen the industry presenceat at the EXPO REAL: the first hospitality joint stand under the label "World of Hospitality". Seven renowned and leading companies of the international hotel industry will be present themselves there.
Munich (July 22, 2011). At the EXPO REAL 2011 this year, one sector will present itself anew: the hotel industry. Seven renowned and leading companies of the international hotel industry will be present at the 14th Commercial Real Estate Fair held between 4 to 6 October 2011 in Munich at the first joint stand "World of Hospitality", initiated by hospitalityInside. Among the exhibitors at the premier stand are Accor Hospitality (Paris/Munich), InterContinental Hotels Group (London/Frankfurt), Grand City Hotels & Resorts (Berlin), Lindner Hotels & Resorts (Duesseldorf), the consultancies Christie+Co (London/Berlin) and Hotour Hotel Consulting (Frankfurt). In addition, the WTSH - Wirtschaftsfoerdungsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein (Economic Promotion and Technology Transfer Schleswig Holstein) will use the "World of Hospitality" for communication of its hotel projects, despite it already being present with its own stand. The new sector presence strengthens synergies of the hospitalityInside projects at the EXPO REAL and also gives new weight to the hotel conference "Hospitality Industry Dialogue", for years one of the most popular conferences.
Tettnang (June 17, 2011). The Workshop "Investments in Spas" at the Hotel Nassauer Hof in Wiesbaden at the end of May was a great success. Therefore the organizers, Rizzato Spa Consulting and hospitalityInside.com, have set a new date in November for an "Intensive Workshop".
Berlin (April 29, 2011). Eastern Europe is so close and yet, is still a long way off: The hotel industry in Romania, Russia, Croatia and partially also Poland is struggling not only with a sluggish economic recovery after the financial crisis, but also with the often still decrepit tourist structures in the background. However, slow movement is returning to some master plans that were already put into play before the financial crisis. A discussion regarding "Hotel Markets in Eastern Europe - Real Perspective or a mirage?" illuminated the current challenges. With this report, hospitalityInside.com concludes the reporting on the ITB hotel conference 2011.
Saint Moritz/Sils (April 29, 2011). Groupings of the Historic Hotels of Europe (HHE) are represented in 22 countries. They enable to their guests to dive into submerged worlds or at least, to stay in a historical construction. Not all are "castle hotels and mansions", as characterised by the resident Austrian consortium. In other countries, potentially converted industrial cathedrals are to be found – or old residential houses and castles. Characterising the image of the venerable grand hotels remains to be represented as with the Swiss Waldhaus Sils. Nevertheless, with the first HHE Congress in the Waldhaus, there was also much to hear regarding the great challenges to small and medium-sized private hotels.
Berlin (April 22, 2011). What was even more sober than the result were the short explanations afterwards: Accor was the only international hotel chain that achieved a good result in the first ranking of Corporate Sustainability Responsibility (CSR) – the remaining big names were massively criticised by the analysts: Barcelo, Carlson, Hilton, Iberostar, InterContinental, Marriott, RIU, Sol Meliá and Starwood Hotels. The study, financed by European consumer protection associations and carried out by Leeds Metropolitan University, was introduced at the ITB hotel conference, the 2011 "ITB Hospitality Dayâ€.
Lucerne (April 22, 2011). The path to a sustained world is still broad, very broad. The world still exists in contradictions: The rich west thinks about it, but does not want to pay for it. "Emerging markets" ask only for material prosperity and up to now, the discussion there about "sustainability" takes place only with a few heads of the uppermost hierarchy. On the one hand, the first "green" hotels and tourism concepts are sprouting up and on the other hand, there are always new low-cost airlines originating that seek only growth. And the desire for global travel rises and rises … In closing, these were the great contradictions in sustainability development that got stuck in the minds of the approximately 200 participants of the 2nd World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTF) last week. And the knowledge that even the executives who were present in Lucerne cannot (still) change very much. Concrete knowledge or even decisions were missing in the end. But there were also too few potent decision makers present.
Berlin (April 15, 2011). Evaluation portals, search engines and booking methods are being connected more strongly. The dynamics of this development results in questions – and a lot of criticism from hotel managers. They demand more transparency and fairness concerning the handling of the industry. In the talk "Social Media & Hotel Evaluation Platforms – Friends for Life?" at the "ITB Hospitality Day", top representatives of TripAdvisor, Google and HolidayCheck faced up to criticism. On the side of the hotel managers were: German Hotel Association and prizeotel. More than 500 visitors followed the discussion.
Augsburg (April 15, 2011). The first six companies confirmed their participation at the first Hospitality joint stand at EXPO REAL in October 2011. For companies who are also interested in joining the stand, registration deadline is approaching.
Berlin (April 8, 2011). Hotel categories and brand promises were yesterday; hotels of tomorrow must adjust even more sensitively to the guest types of the future than up to now. Aside from achieving a global overview, regional networks will also gain in importance. To which challenges the hotel must position itself in 2020 arises from a current study that was introduced at the 6th "ITB Hospitality Day" in Berlin and was not absent of practical examples.
St. Moritz (April 8, 2011). On the "Arrivée" board, the arrival times of the guests have been written down with chalk for decades. And nothing will change this in the famous Grand Hotel Waldhaus in Sils-Maria near St. Moritz. But many things will change at Historic Hotels of Europe (HHE), which have chosen this 103-year old hotel as a symbolic start for a new era. The loose network up to now of very historical hotels from all over Europe wants to emphasis common values and enter a pan-European marketing step by step in future. In doing so, the Waldhaus' slogan "A family affair since 1908" has been transferred to the newly blossoming relationship within the HHE family.
Lucerne (April 1, 2011). The second "World Tourism Forum" (WTF) Lucerne is coming closer: Since its successful start in 2009, the Forum scheduled to take place now at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne from 13–15 April 2011 has gained the status of a major summit of the international tourism industry. So far, numerous prominent speakers from Switzerland and abroad have agreed to participate in the event, where they will engage in a solution-oriented dialogue on the challenges facing the tourism industry in the coming decade.
Berlin (April 1, 2011). Within the European hotel landscape, smaller family businesses still dominate. However, their destiny is a hot topic in view of the advancement of the hotel chain industry in the budget and middle classes. Branch representatives send an urgent reminder within the middle class for changes and innovation as well as early action regarding succession arrangements. With the 6th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference at the Berlin ITB, experts on the scene discussed the future of the family businesses under the title "The End for Mom-and-Pops?"
Augsburg (April 22, 2011). The hotels’ spa areas have become a standard feature. But not every hotel earns money with it. A single-day workshop in Wiesbaden, Germany, on May 23, 2011, will provide some orientation, make financing and financing aids transparent and warn against traps.
Berlin (March 25, 2011). Their companies were the result of a situation full of frustration, but it opened their eyes to the niche: the founders of the Malaysian Tune Hotels, A&O Hotels & Hostels in Berlin and hostelsclub.com, an online distribution platform from Venice, seized their chance. Within ten years, they have managed to play a strategic role in the hardly structured hostel and low budget hotel market. During the panel discussion titled “Low Budget Hotel & Hostels: A Good Night’s Sleep for Peanuts?” at the 6th ITB Hospitality Day at ITB Berlin two weeks ago, they explained the products and philosophies which have helped them establish themselves successfully worldwide. A summary.
Berlin (March 18, 2011). The speakers on the CEO panel at the 6th "ITB Hospitality Day" last week couldn't have been more different. Whilst Reto Wittwer, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels & Resorts presented his skills as luxury hotel manager with clear emotion, Christian Windfuhr of Grand City explained the strategy of his company - with the core aim of increasing real estate values - with utmost objectivity. Both managers embody the very different approaches of their companies, which in turn reflect the two major models employed today by the hotel sector across the globe. Brand values or real estate investments: Wittwer and Windfuhr gave away some interesting details.
St. Moritz (February 25, 2011). The history of the hotels, the hospitality and the personalities of the hosts form the common denominator for the colourful hotel crowd from all of Europe that meets for the first time from the 27th to the 29th of March, 2011 in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. "Historic Hotels of Europe" gather for the first time at an international meeting. Since 1997, they have marketed themselves under this name (HHE). hospitalityInside.com is a media partner for this premiere.
Berlin (February 25, 2011). Are they now friends for life? Or rather enemies? Social media and hotel review platforms are currently experiencing a hype. The hotel industry is looking more and more critically: Since both partners develop for the branch, they are not the best friend whom one can trust blindly. The speed at which TripAdvisor, HolidayCheck, Facebook and Google are currently developing and linking up can be absolutely frightening. Therefore, the discussion regarding Social Media & Hotel Review Platforms - Friends for Life?" during the ITB Hotel Conference at the "ITB Hospitality Day", on Thursday, 10 March, 2011 will certainly be one of the most interesting discussions altogether.
Berlin (February 18, 2011). Kempinski Hotels, the oldest hotel group in the world, has carried 64 hotels in 114 years and a legendary reputation. Grand City Hotels & Resorts has created 100 hotels within eight years - however, only a few know their name. Which growth is the more promising one? These questions will hopefully be answered by the CEOs of both hotel groups, Reto Wittwer and Christian Windfuhr, with the "CEO-Panel" at the "ITB Hospitality Day" on the Thursday, March 10, 2011. Before that, researchers will explain current study results regarding the CSR policies of chains and have a look at the hotel industry after 2020. The 6th ITB hotel conference has been organised and attended by hospitalityInside for the sixth time.
Berlin (February 11, 2011). This mainly concerns Western Europe: tens of thousands of hotels are looking for a successor. Because of this, even successful hotels are facing the "The End for Mom-and-Pops?". Or not? The question mark behind the title of the panel discussion at the "ITB Hospitality Day" in Berlin queries an unsuccessful transition. However, the panelists do not delude themselves: chain hotels are striving for secondary and tertiary destinations, mainly via franchise brands in the low-budget segment. German and Swiss hoteliers face this issue. The hotel conference at ITB Berlin will take place for the sixth time this year: again, hospitalityInside.com will be acting as the event’s media partner and will report about this discussion here afterwards.
Augsburg (February 4, 2011). Only a few years ago, almost all of Europe was regarded as "flourishing landscapes", a term that had primarily been used for the new German federal states. The financial and economic crisis brought many investors back down to earth and showed tourism professionals what competition really is. But what is the current perspective of the “hotel markets in Eastern Europe”. A panel discussion at the 6th ITB Hospitality Day will try to find out the current status showing opportunities and challenges. Hotel experts will discuss the situation in Poland, Croatia, Romania and Russia.
Berlin (January 28, 2011). The programme for the 6th "ITB Hospitality Day" on Thursday, 10 March 2011 has been fixed: 28 managers from the international hotel industry will join the hotel conference at the world's biggest tourism fair. The spectrum of topics ranges from Eastern Europe to CSR and hotels of the future all the way to problems in succession, social media networks and the CEO panel. From today, hospitalityInside, media partner to the ITB Hospitality Day, will each week make a detailed presentation of the panels and their participants one by one. The discussion on the new trend between hostels and budget hotel will begin with an international panel. "Low Budget Hotels & Hostels: A Good Night's Sleep for Peanuts?" is the title of this session.
St. Moritz (January 14, 2011). Finally, an endless amount of history will come together: For the first time, members of the consortium Historic Hotels of Europe (HHE) will meet for a conference. From 27 to 29 March 2011, the Historic hoteliers will meet at the Badrutt's Palace St Moritz and in the Waldhaus Hotel in Sils-Maria. The association counts over 700 members hotels; many of these are expected in Switzerland.
Augsburg (December 24, 2010). The world's largest tourism trade fair, ITB Berlin, has become a fixed forum for hospitalityInside: for the 6th time, the hotel online magazine is the exclusive media partner of the hotel conference "ITB Hospitality Day". Under the direction of Maria Puetz-Willems, Editor in chief, the subjects will once again be specially selected and the panels organised. But there are many more up-to-date topics concerning the hotel industry, which cannot all be discussed in six panels. Therefore, a special print edition by hospitalityInside will extend the industry's subject range at the ITB 2011 for the first time, focussing of course on subjects pertinent to the trade fair. The "ITB hospitalityInside Special" will be published in German and English – both as an online edition as well as a print edition. The distribution of the magazine will take place at the trade fair during the ITB Hospitality Day, the ITB Wellness expert forum, in hotel-related halls, and in ITB partner hotels outside the trade fair's premises. Details and contact data about the marketing agency in charge are available in the attached PDF. - Proceeding to PDF.
Lucerne (December 24, 2010). The World Tourism Forum (WTF) is modelled on the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and the ambitions for the "2nd World Tourism Forum" (WTF) in Luzern are just as high. After a successful start in 2009 – though little noticed by the media and the public – the forum now aims to achieve summit status within the international tourism scene. International tourism leaders will meet between 13-15 April 2011 in the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne and will discuss the topic "Re-Think the Travel & Tourism Industry: Real Sustainability, New Players and Intelligent Business Models". hospitalityInside is media partner to the event.
Berlin (December 24, 2010). 2010 has still not ended, but the participants at the 6th ITB Hospitality Day are already clear. On Thursday, 10 March 2010, the hotel conference of the world's largest tourist fair, the ITB Berlin, will again discuss the hottest topics: hotel markets in Eastern Europe, concepts and contradictions in the CSR activities of individual hotel groups, the problems faced by SMEs (small and midsized enterprises), the use of social media and hotel evaluation platforms and the hostel & low-budget trend. Of course, there will also be a CEO panel, this time with representatives from an organically grown hotel group and a rapidly growing real estate oriented group: Kempinski and Grand City Hotels. For the 6th time, hospitalityInside will be exclusive media partner of the ITB Hospitality Day and Editor in chief Maria Puetz-Willems will organise topics and participants on stage.
Augsburg (March 18, 2011). The first six companies confirmed their participation at the first "Hospitality" joint stand at EXPO REAL in October 2011. More are welcome. At Europe's leading commercial real estate fair, there will be a joint marketing platform for hotel operators, project developers and investors for the first time – under the roof of the joint stand "World of Hospitality", initiated by hospitalityInside. Until the end of April, stand reservations can be placed.
Singapore (November 5, 2010). Exhibitors in Asia focused strongly on MICE business as conferences and incentives generate a higher yield than package-deals do, the organisers of the ITB Asia, Messe Berlin (Singapore), noted this year. However, meeting business remains volatile, especially in the luxury segment, as one discussion during the 3rd ITB Asia two weeks ago revealed. "Today we negotiate expectations," one expert described from the podium. Off stage, new hotels fan new expectations and competition. The new Marina Bay Sands complex in Singapore is a symbol here. Its three towers and 2,500 rooms form an event and guest factory from which both established and new hotels alike would like to profit.
Venice (October 29, 2010). A mood of cautious optimism infused this autumn’s International Hotel Conference (IHC) in Venice. Andrew Sangster, moderator of the opening plenary session told the audience of hoteliers, investors, lawyers, consultants, architects and suppliers that it was about a tale of two recessions. Borrowing from Charles Dicken’s novel “A Tale of Two Citiesâ€, Sangster saw the “worst of times†being the declines in GDP and double digit drops in RevPAR. The “best of times†being the lower than expected levels of unemployment rates and foreclosures.
Singapore (October 15, 2010). Next Wednesday, 20 October 2010, the third ITB Asia will start. “We have created a very powerful and high quality buying mix this year,†Nino Gruettke, Executive Director of ITB Asia, said. Each October since 2008, ITB Asia has attracted over 6,000 participants from the leisure, meetings, and corporate travel sectors. The organiser Messe Berlin (Singapore) just extended their contract with Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Munich (October 8, 2010). The second networking event BRICKS & BRAINS of hospitalityInside attracted much attention last Monday evening… Encouraged by the positive spirit at the real estate trade fair Expo Real, enough reasons were found to talk and exchange evaluations over a cultivated glass of wine and "flying" gourmet snacks provided by the Kempinski Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten from Munich. Where will the capital come from in future, when will the banks be open to franchising, how long will the budget boom go on, which hotel concepts make sense? Only 150 invited guests are welcome to BRICKS & BRAINS, even the media has to stay outside. Therefore, there are only nice photos to mark the event, but no comments... hospitalityInside would like to thank its partners for making this event a relaxing and inspiring occasion! - To the PHOTO GALLERY? Please, open the PDF attached.
Munich (October 1, 2010). With about 150 guests, "BRICKS & BRAINS" will be fully booked out again on Monday, October 4, 2010. After a successful premiere in 2009, the guests will be more international at the second "hospitalityInside Networking Event hosted by Expo Real Munich" due to the word-of-mouth recommendation.
Wiesbaden (October 1, 2010). The wellness area in hotels has become standard now. But not all hotels are earning money with it. A one-day workshop in Wiesbaden in May 2011 will make financing and economic key data more transparent and reveal the hazards. The workshop addresses investors, owners, banks, project developers and hotel managers who want to invest.
Singapore (October 29, 2010). After a six-percent increase in the number of exhibitors, the 3rd ITB Asia closed with a plus of visitor numbers too: This year, there were 6,606 visitors - 7.4% more than the previous year. These figures show that the ITB Asia in Singapore is slowly being accepted as a travel trade fair in the Far East. This year's additional programmes – the expert panels – seemed to be in touch with the times with the new mixture. The B2B trade fair is growing; however, it is still small compared to the ITB Berlin and therefore it is quite easy to become familiar with the trends in Asia very quickly. At the luxury meetings there are similar trends recognisable but glaring differences in technology trends. In the Asian mega market, where many touristic and business areas have not been developed yet, speed is dominating and not quality.
Singapore (September 10, 2010). This year's ITB Asia has attracted over 25 speakers to address "Association Day", a specialist forum 20-21 October that is dedicated to understanding and growing the association meeting sector in Asia.
Singapore (August 27, 2010). Web in Travel 2010 – the conference element of ITB Asia – will attract the largest, most diverse and highest level gathering of travel industry professionals in the Asian travel distribution, marketing and technology sector this year. Web In Travel (WIT) has confirmed 75 speakers including travel industry CEOs, pioneers, investors and futurists
Venice (July 30, 2010). The Hilton Molino Stucky, in Venice, Italy is the place to be from 20-22 October, 2010: It will host the eighth annual "International Hotel Conference" (IHC), one of the established annual gatherings of international hotel experts. The three-day congress is the “Bridge to Your Next Opportunity†with more than 100 speakers leading interactive sessions and exceptional networking events. Again, hospitalityInside.com is a media partner of the conference.
Munich (July 16, 2010). The boundaries marking the difference between a hotel offering medical services, private clinic offering hotel services and a public clinic with hospitality services are fluid. The greater the focus on medical services, the more expensive the investment. Siemens' Hospitality One identified eight different categories of medical and hospitality combination in one study which was cited at the "Healthcare meets Tourism" symposium in Munich two weeks ago. Case studies conducted by two successful health hotels showed how the offer must be shaped in this young niche. Investors remain cautious though: The market is still not transparent enough, though the potential is meanwhile huge.
Berlin (July 9, 2010). Everything today is hybrid – from the car to the contract. And now, it seems, so too is the human being. He or she has become a hybrid thinker. After two decades of standardisation and controlling, the hybrid thinker finally puts paid to copycats and benchmark junkies. The future is concerned with the following question: Can things be seen and shaped differently in future? The new power is in seeing, feeling, smelling and forming, in questioning and redefining. David Bosshart, CEO of the Gottlieb Dudweiler Institute (GDI) in Zurich, and Robert Thiemann, Editor in Chief of the design magazine "Frame" in Amsterdam, attempted to describe the new ways of thinking whilst speaking at the Design Hotels "Future Forum" in Berlin. This turns almost everything on its head.
Munich (July 9, 2010). The potential is tremendous but where are the investors? Health properties are promising reliable and stable yields; however, the scepticism concerning this new market segment remains high. One reason for this are lacking definitions and missing elaborate concepts, which can be focused either on tourism and guests or on hospitals and patients. Predestined for the establishment of health properties are, among others, health resorts and therapeutic spas. However, they have to do image work and raise awareness as well, just like the advocates of health properties. But the demographic development is playing into their hands in the meantime. The first workshop of the leading Austrian tourism consultancy Kohl & Partner in Germany attracted about 50 interested people from various industries last Monday. In the Hilton Munich Park, a lively discussion about the mixing of destinations and real estate, health and medical tourism took place. hospitalityInside.com was media partner of this premiere.
Singapore (June 25, 2010). ITB Asia 2010 will hold an "Association Day" from 20-21 October. The specialist day-and-a-half association event has been designed for destinations and travel professionals who want to attract, and better service, association congresses and forums. Association Day will showcase best practices and analyse the latest trends in what is increasingly seen as a lucrative segment of the travel industry.
Berlin (June 18, 2010). The years till 2020 will be as wild as teenage years. Therefore, trend researchers of the "Future Laboratory" in London are already talking about "Turbulent Teens". Last week, during the "Future Forum" of Design Hotels in Berlin, the researchers characterised the society's future in vivid descriptions and colourful pictures from which the trends of the hotel industry and tourism will also develop. This means, only lateral thinking is in, well-known mechanisms are being turned upside down and everything questioned. Internet and retail are connecting more closely and becoming pioneers at collecting customer desires. Working times and methods will become more flexible and the subject of environment will finally change travel behaviour. The audience listened three hours to a flood of trends.
Singapore (June 4, 2010). First signs reveal that this year's ITB Asia will have a strong surge in growth in October. In all likelihood, it will be the largest ITB Asia since the initial event in Singapore in 2008. Compared to the previous year, 15% more exhibition space has already been sold.
Munich (June 4, 2010). Today's news about the sale of the German Sunrise health care properties shows the strong movements in the health care real estate market. Even funds become interested as this market segment is said to grow independently on economical cycles. Also health properties in tourism can benefit from this trend. A workshop in Munich, to be hold on July 5, 2010 will give the background information. hospitalityInside subscribers benefit from special conditions.
Berlin (May 14, 2010). When Design Hotels host their "Future Forum" of "Hybrid Thinking" in the middle of June in Berlin, future prognoses will be the subject of discussion. For CEO Claus Sendlinger, the meeting with trend searchers and member hotel managers always triggers self-reflections about personal strategies. In future, he will increase the focus on authentic hotel concepts where design and architecture are ingrained.
Munich (April 30, 2010). Health tourism is in trend. But what conditions must property, locations and concept fulfil for the whole enterprise to become economically viable? "Healthcare meets tourism" is a one-day workshop initiated by the Austrian consultancy, Kohl & Partner. Now, the programme is complete and registration can start.
Munich (April 23, 2010). Interested parties should decide soon: as already announced, the joint stand at the Expo Real, in Munich in October should enable the industry and potential investment partners and financial partners to present themselves. In addition, hospitalityInside is initiating the evening event "Bricks&Brains for top executives - by invitation only.
Berlin (April 23, 2010). In June, the unconventional thinkers, trendsetters and pioneers of international design will meet in Berlin. The "Future Forum", the annual event of Design Hotels, has acquired this reputation. An inspiring forum of creative people with top-notch participants from all over the world follows the internal meeting of design hoteliers once a year, always in a different city. This event with a gala dinner is accessible at a charge to externals as well. hospitalityInside.com is the media partner of this fireworks of visions.
Berlin (April 23, 2010). Is it possible to satisfy individual needs as a bulk tour operator? Organisers of the "ITB Hospitality Day" 2010, the fifth hotel conference of the ITB, made a real effort to accommodate focus groups, but rarely came up with consistent, authentic solutions. As host, Professor of Tourism, Karl Born, from the University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Harz, was able to entice some statements from tour operators.
Berlin (April 16, 2010). An app or application is the latest IT boost for both hoteliers and guests. But how soon should this technology be adapted, and what is the relation between costs and benefit for companies? The participants of the mobile devices panel at the 5th ITB Hospitality Day, the hotel conference at ITB Berlin, are all working with apps already. While they expect a bright future for them, they are cautious nonetheless.
Berlin (April 9, 2010). The direct link between the tourism industry and climate change is clear. However before looking at the ways in which hotels can mitigate or adapt to this change as introduced by moderator Dr Andreas Walmsley, Course Leader Responsible Tourism and Hospitality at the International Centre for Responsible Tourism at Leeds Metropolitan University, it is useful to put the effect of tourism on climate change into context. The discussion "Climate Change: How do Hotels have to Adapt their Products?" touched different topics, e.g. the direct effects, winners and losers, labelling and transparency.
Munich (April 2, 2010). This October, hospitalityInside will help given the industry a face, also for potential investment and finance partners with a joint hospitality stand at Europe's leading commercial real estate trade fair, the Expo Real, in Munich. The joint stand, planned for the first time, will be open to hotel operators, investors, investment companies and project developers. The details.
Berlin (April 2, 2010). Whether China, India, South America or Europe: the pipeline of budget hotels is as international as ever. European providers conclude cross-continent joint ventures. In India, a national brand is storming the market. The panel round about the global budget hospitality at the fifth “ITB Hospitality Dayâ€, the ITB hotel conference, made experts take notice.
Munich (March 26, 2010). Health tourism is in trend. But what conditions must property, locations and concept fulfil for the whole enterprise to become economically viable? "Healthcare meets tourism" is a one-day workshop initiated by the Austrian consultancy, Kohl & Partner. On 5 July, interested insiders will meet in Munich to assess healthcare properties and destinations. The symposium is supported by the Bavarian Ministry for the Economy. hospitalityInside is media partner; subscribers benefit from special conditions.
Berlin (March 26, 2010). When talking about innovation in almost any subject the immediate thought is to look at the influence of technology and within that broad term specifically the information technology revolution in which we live. Secondly, and especially in the physical world of the hotel environment, the effect of new designs, materials and building techniques would be considered of importance with respect to innovation. It is therefore with some credit and not a little bit of surprise that the panel discussing “Innovation: The prescription for bland hotels†at this year’s 5th "ITB Hospitality Day" during ITB Berlin barely touched on these topics preferring to focus more on the ‘software’ - the people that bring ideas to the business.
Berlin (March 19, 2010). One of them "discovered" Germany and the neighbouring countries as an ideal expansion field, the other one is concentrating again on this region. Nevertheless, David Fattal of Fattal Group/Leonardo Hotels, Tel Aviv/Berlin, and Wolfgang Neumann of Arabella Hospitality Group, Munich, have different motives. Both are managing hotel businesses, whose histories are firmly entwined with the real estate; however, their strategies are different in essential points. During the "CEO Panel" at the 5th "ITB Hospitality Day" last week in Berlin, host Maria Puetz-Willems and certified accountant Matthias Schroeder were able to obtain more details.
Berlin (March 5, 2010). The countdown to get a feeling for new trends has started: it's "ITB Hospitality Day" next Thursday, March 11, 2010. For the fifth time, Messe Berlin and its hotel media partner hospitalityInside extend an invitation to the hotel conference. Getting a feeling for trends is free for ITB visitors and does not require any reservations. "Top knowledge for free" - the slogan of this year's ITB Convention - should come true. One of the panels at the ITB Hospitality Day is about "The Prescription for Bland Hotels". Innovations are necessary when hotels have already reduced their costs to zero but still have to maintain their turnover and keep the guests happy.
Berlin (February 26, 2010). Budget hotel today, luxury tomorrow. A chic dinner today, extreme climbing tomorrow. Individualisation has long become a fixed part of tourism and the hotel industry. How do the marketers of mass tourism adapt to this? How individual are their products? The two travel giants TUI and Thomas Cook and Oeger Tours, the special tour operator, will take part in the initial discussion at the fifth ITB hotel conference, the "ITB Hospitality Day". On Thursday, March 11, 2010, trade fair visitors can listen to this panel at any time of the day as well as to five other discussions without registration – and take a glimpse at market trends.
Berlin (February 19, 2010). Everything revolves around the climate. What do hoteliers expect; how will they have to adapt their products to future scenarios near the Mediterranean, in the Alps, in Africa, or in Asia? Hopefully, the experts at the climate panel during the 5th hotel conference at ITB Berlin will find some answers. Thursday, March 11, 2010 is "Hospitality Day". This panel discussion starts at 3.30 p.m. hospitalityInside is the media partner of this conference and is looking forward to strong participation. Admission to all panel discussions of the Hospitality Day is free – registration is not necessary.
Berlin (February 12, 2010). What encourages hotel groups to continue to expand in Europe despite tight margins? And how do they judge other international markets? These are only two questions addressed by the "CEO Panel" at the fifth "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference at the world's biggest travel fair, the ITB in Berlin. On the podium will be: David Fattel, Founder and CEO of Leonardo Hotels from Tel Aviv and Wolfgang Neumann, CEO of Arabella Hospitality Group Munich. The "Hospitality Day" will take place on Thursday, 11 March 2010 and will encompass six talk rounds. The panel addressing the subject of "mobile devices" promises to be particularly interesting - a trend which will change the world of travel, many insiders believe. Details on "CEO Panel" and on "Mobile Devices".
Berlin (February 5, 2010). The Trade Fair in Berlin has announced that the number of exhibitors will remain steady on the number last year - a positive signal for the start of the world's biggest travel fair to take place in Berlin between 10 and 14 March 2010. The trade fair will also include a comprehensive congress programme including the 5th ITB Hospitality Day. 25 top experts will speak in six discussions covering the subjects of resorts/tour operators, innovation, mobile devices, climate and budget hotels; there will also be a CEO panel. Once again, hospitalityInside is media partner to the hotel conference and today presents the subject of the budget hotels' talk.
Berlin (January 29, 2010). The economic crisis, just like long-changing travel behaviour, is forcing the hotel industry to reinvent itself and become more innovative. This is reflected in the subjects chosen for the 5th "ITB Hospitality Day", the hotel conference at the world's biggest tourism trade fair, the ITB in Berlin, which will take place between 10 and 14 March 2010. On ITB Thursday, 11 March, renowned experts and top managers from the international hotel industry will explain how the sector will approach new target groups, how it will develop new ideas to foster customer loyalty and how it will adapt to incorporate developments in technology and environment. A further highlight: the CEO panel. hospitalityInside is not only media partner to the event for the fifth time, Editor-in-Chief, Maria Puetz-Willems will again organise the day's contents and invite 25 competent speakers to attend.
Berlin (December 18, 2009). The record attendance of over 12,000 participants in 2009 proved that the "ITB Berlin Convention" was able to further extend its lead as the leading travel industry think tank. With the world's largest tourism fair as its backbone, the Convention has developed into an attractive platform for promoting dialogue in the international tourism sector. From 10 to 12 March 2010 more than 200 leading speakers and panel guests from science, politics and with practical experience will present topics and discuss the future of travel at around 100 events. Admission is free for all trade visitors. For the fifth time, also the hotel industry will have its own platform: Again, the "ITB Hospitality Day" picks up top topics, e.g. discussions about climate challenges, budget hotels, mobile devices and staff payments. A panel about innovation will create recipes against boring hotels, and the second CEO panel again makes top leader speak about their strategies. For the fifth time, hospitalityInside is media partner of the ITB Hospitality Day, and editor in chief Maria Puetz-Willems arranged the panels.
Singapore/Berlin (November 6, 2009). "Yes, it was right to start up the ITB Asia." Dr Martin Buck, Director of Messe Berlin (Singapore) doesn't regret the expensive decision to create an Asian offshoot of the world's biggest tourism trade fair. The second time the event took place, this time in the Singapore Suntec Convention Centre, just two weeks ago, management were able to show good results in spite of the economic crisis. On closer inspection though, movements on the market are reflected - as they are everywhere. The hotel industry was accordingly less well represented. Those taking part, however, praised the high quality of the meetings. In 2010, the trade fair organisers intend to return to growth.
Venice (October 30, 2009). On the market, there is still enough capital and there are many excellent operators, but there are no banks willing to finance. Apparently, they form the "bottleneck" in most European states. At the 7th International Hotel Conference (IHC) in Venice last week, the panel discussions emphasised the key note of the statements made at the Expo Real in Munich before. Moreover, a discussion revealed the growing gap between real hoteliers who are able to do the maths (Moevenpick), and managers that have mutated pure controllers (Hilton). The bankers are only asking for one thing: collateral. According to some financial experts, the loss of value with respect to hotel real estate will continue until the middle of 2010. Until then, there are many bargains on the market. The mixture of the 300 participants of the conference reflected the changed economic situation too: For the first time, the consultants dominated the IHC. Only a couple of bankers and financiers had the courage to come to Venice, renowned chains, such as Starwood Hotels or Rezidor - long-year sponsors - were missing entirely.
Singapore (October 30, 2009). As shortly reported last week, ITB Asia closed with a solid result. 6,149 attendees joined the second tourism trade show in Asia, only a few people less compared to last year while the number of exhibitors increased.
Munich (October 16, 2009). The debut of "Bricks & Brains", the first joint networking event of Expo Real and hospitalityInside, received positive feedback. About 150 selected guests from the hospitality industry and its "related industries" like investment, project development, architecture/design, and consulting met at the evening exhibition event. 2010 will see a sequel; that is for sure. Read for yourself how individual guests felt about the event. TO THE PHOTO GALLERY
Berlin/Singapore (October 16, 2009). The Berlin Trade Fair (Messe Berlin) begins preparations for the ITB Berlin, which will take place between 10 and 14 March 2010, with positive trend announcements. This year, the event in Berlin will receive an additional push from the ITB Asia. The second trade fair of the Asian travel industry will take place in Singapore between 21 and 23 October.
Munich (October 9, 2009). Rationality and quality are back. The financial and economic crisis also has positive effects, as could be seen at Expo Real, Europe's leading commercial real estate fair, this week. The exhibition halls were well filled despite the crisis and some (city) stands made visitors marvel just at their size. Russian and Arabian exhibitors were obviously missing. There was general consent about the desire for content and clues in the current situation. Therefore, the Expo Real forums were well frequented. The "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" hotel conference was also happy about well-attended panel discussions, and the first networking event staged by hospitalityInside and Expo Real on Monday evening was subsequently a great success. The sign of the times points to those showing seriousness, competence and endurance. The only drop of bitterness: the investment speed has slowed down substantially – in the hospitality industry, too.
Munich (September 18, 2009). Europe's commercial real estate fair Expo Real can expect around 1,600 exhibitors from 34 countries, according to the present status of registrations. They will meet from 5 to 7 October 2009 in Munich. "Given the difficult economic situation in the sector, this is a very pleasing result. The majority of our long-standing exhibitors have remained faithful to the fair," said Eugen Egetenmeir, a member of the Management Board of Messe München. The Expo Real takes place for the 12th time offering various forums and congresses with lots of intense discussions right from the first day. Here, the hotel industry has had its fixed place for many years - at the "Hospitality Industry Dialogue" (HID) in the course of the "Special Real Estate Forum". Maria Puetz-Willems, Editor in Chief of hospitalityInside.com, arranged the programme for the second time. After the conference and trade fair, hospitalityInside and the Expo Real will host "Bricks & Brains", the first networking event for hospitality insiders.
Venice (September 11, 2009). "We chose 'Time to Get Back in the Game' as this year's conference theme, which seems to be the overall feeling in the industry," says Morris Lasky, the organiser of the 7th International Hotel Conference (IHC) moving from Rome to Venice this year. Again, hospitalityInside.com is a media partner of the IHC and will support the event by its reports.
Singapore (September 4, 2009). The year 2009 is being tipped as the ‘Year of the Deal’ when online travel in Asia will come into its own. Online travel agencies operating in the region are still reporting growth in transaction volumes albeit yields are down. Low cost carriers are expanding and aggressively promoting cheap fares on their websites. Hotel groups are also introducing online sales, group-wide discounts and value offers on their websites. It is against this background that Web In Travel (WIT) 2009 will be held in partnership with ITB Asia, October 20-23 at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition & Convention Centre.
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