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As we step into 2025, the global hospitality industry continues to thrive, fueled by an unprecedented resurgence in face-to-face connections and collaboration. After the disruption of recent years, the industry has bounced back stronger than ever, with record-breaking attendance at events worldwide. Conferences, trade shows, and summits are once again the cornerstone of innovation and growth, enabling hoteliers, travel professionals, and industry leaders to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and shape the future of hospitality. Recognizing the vital role of these gatherings, Hospitality Net is proud to introduce its 2025 Industry Calendar, a comprehensive guide to the year’s most significant events.

As we enter 2025, hospitality continues to follow the mantra that we live in a world governed by rules, or as we refer to them in the industry, standards. While these act as guidelines for hotel employees and provide them with an element of downside protection, they also end up shaping the experience of hotel guests and encouraging conformity.

Sometime along the lifetime of any hospitality project development or property refurbishment the potential role and scope of some sort of health, wellness or spa component is discussed.

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re excited to look back at the stories that resonated most with our readers on Hospitality Net this year. From thought-provoking opinion pieces to key industry insights, these articles captured the attention of hospitality professionals worldwide. We’ve compiled the most-read stories from the past 12 months for you to explore and reflect on as we prepare for another exciting year ahead.

On average for Europe compared with November 2023, the indicators are in the green. Total occupancy rate up by 1.4 points and average daily rates up by 1.6%.

There’s a big difference between profitable hotels and those that struggle. Surprisingly, the difference isn’t related to location, quality, or service.

I recently came across this brand pyramid chart. While incomplete, I find it is pretty useful to compare the various hotels of multiple groups in their categories.

The European hotel market in October 2024 showcased overall stability and moderate growth across various segments. Global occupancy rates improvedslightly to 74.3%, reflecting a +1.0-point increase compared to the previous year. ADR saw a slight decline of -1.0% to €132.7. RevPAR, supported by steady demand, grew marginally by +0.4% year-on-year to €98.6.

In Vienna, UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili held high-level meetings, reaffirming Austria’s important role in advancing sustainable tourism, including through having six of its villages as members of UN Tourism´s Best Tourism Village Programme and the region of Tyrol as one of the latest members of the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories (INSTO).

Covivio acquires Iberostar Waves Las Dalias on Tenerife from Starwood Capital, Tipberry acquires Mount Juliet Estate in Ireland from Tetrarch, Quinta do Lago owners acquire Conrad Algarve in Portugal from ECS, Apex Hotels acquires DoubleTree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro in Scotland, Atalante Hotels acquires two Ibis hotels in France from AccorInvest, Invesco acquires Cloud One Hotel Gdańsk in Poland from Granaria Development, Therme Group acquires Hotel Victory Therme Erding in Germany, Private investor acquires Hyde Park Boutique Hotel in London, UMB Group acquires MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam City West, L&R Properties acquires Holiday Inn Express Folkestone from Stellar AM, Extendam and Sohoma acquire Best Western Hotel in Lyon, France, Alpha Real Trust acquires Travelodge Liverpool John Lennon Airport Hotel, Square Groupe acquires Ibis Styles Paris Crimée La Villette in Paris.