High-calibre cast at Expo Real 2018

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).

HITT 2019: Save the date!

Augsburg/Berlin (August 24, 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 – with the HITT participants, some of which will meet at the beginning of September for their first in-depth post-event workshop.

Carry on!

Dear Insiders,
The "real estate autumn" has begun and with it increased speculation as to the anticipated economic downturn. It will certainly come, as figures quoted by one CBRE investment professional last week in Amsterdam seem quite unsustainable: In 10 years, from 2007 to 2017, investments in hotels in Europe have tripled from EUR 7.5 to 22 billion. Of all of the world's markets, Colin Low believes Europe to be the only one in which market conditions are round about right. His appeal: Carry on, invest!
Bulwiengesa doesn't see the current situation quite so euphorically. In all asset classes, yields are tanking, only logistics and the hotel industry are holding out. The hotel sector still makes a good figure when it comes to ROI, though is under pressure nonetheless as many new players arrive on the scene. Beatrix Boutonnet compared all asset classes: Decisions for or against the desired asset class must be taken by many investors in the dark...
Tourist destinations and hotels have meanwhile made their way out of the E-mobility fog. After E-bikes on holiday, an increasing number of travellers and holidaymakers are now asking for E-cars and E-fun-vehicles. And Switzerland has created the first holiday road which can be travelled completely by E-car – along a route with more than 20 lakes. And the best thing: You can even earn money with the new E-offers. We have collected some examples.
Choice Hotels has become the first chain in the hotel sector in the US to present virtual payments for corporate clients. A trailblazing step, even if the introduction of such technology in Europe is still awaited. Austria's Supreme Court has handed down judgement: Anybody subletting their home through a sharing platform risks his or her own tenancy. At the same time, Italy has Airbnb & Co in its sights and like other countries now also demands an ID code for short-term rental. The desire for new destinations is growing and growing. Meanwhile, city trips have overtaken the popular sun and beach holiday.
Alibaba from China is now launching a service robot for the hospitality industry - an all-round talent that allegedly can do everything from delivering meals to washing laundry. And it also talks to the guests.
We can no longer shake off China. That is why I recommend you to take a look at the new m2C - marketing to China Conference for Digital Marketing & E-commerce which will take place at the end of January in Prague, though which already deserves your attention. Learn more about Chinese thinking and get to know new partners if you want to build contacts in China, a country with huge travel potential. More on this on page 1.

Yours, Maria Puetz-Willems, Editor-in-Chief

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