H World International
H World International,[3] formerly branded Deutsche Hospitality and Steigenberger Hotel Group, is the umbrella brand of the German hotel chain company Steigenberger Hotels AG. Since 2020, it is a subsidiary of the Chinese Huazhu Hotels Group and operates hotels under several brands, including Steigenberger, IntercityHotel and Zleep Hotels.[4]
Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1930 |
Headquarters | Frankfurt, Germany |
Key people | |
Revenue | 829.3 m EUR (2019) |
Owner | Huazhu Hotels Group |
Number of employees | 10,742 (2019)[2] |
Website | hworld.com |
History
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The company was founded by Albert Steigenberger in 1930 and was run as a family business by the descendants of the founder, who died in 1958.[5]
In 2009, the Egyptian travel and tourism company Travco Group acquired Steigenberger Hotels.[6] In 2016, the company was rebranded as Deutsche Hospitality.[7][8] On 4 November 2019, it was announced that the Chinese Huazhu Hotels Group through one of their subsidiaries has purchased Deutsche Hospitality for 700 million Euro.[9]
Since 1 November 2020, Marcus Bernhardt has been CEO and chairman of the management board of Steigenberger Hotels AG/Deutsche Hospitality.[1][10]
In 2024, Deutsche Hospitality announced a rebranding and name change to H World International.[3]
Brands and locations
As of 2024, H World International manages and operates more than 100 hotels under the following brands:[11][12]
Furthermore, there are currently three new brands in development, namely Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels, House of Beats and Ji Hotel.[11]
See also
Hotels portal
References
- "Press release". www.deutschehospitality.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "Press release". www.deutschehospitality.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- - Deutsche Hospitality rebrands to H World International 29 February 2024
- hworld.com - Heritage retrieved 13 April 2024
- "Company profile". www.deutschehospitality.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "Egypt's Travco buys German hotel firm Steigenberger". Reuters. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- "Announcement of new name Deutsche Hospitality". www.deutschehospitality.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "Restaurant Steigenberger Belvdre in Davos Platz". Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- "Nasdaq-listed Huazhu Group acquires Deutsche Hospitality".
- "Steigenberger Hotels AG/Deutsche Hospitality::Führungswechsel vollzogen: Neue Vorstände nehmen Amt auf". November 2, 2020.
- hworld.com - Brands retrieved 13 April 2024
- hrewards.com - All Hotels retrieved 13 April 2024