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    Airbnb looks to share shares 

     Airbnb has asked the SEC to allow it to give shares to its hosts, in a move which it said would “increase alignment” between sharing economy businesses and participants, to the benefit of both. The move came as Marriott International extended its own trial in the sharing economy, adding four cities in collaboration with Hostmaker. [...]
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    Hyatt takes Two Roads 

     Hyatt Hotels Corporation is to buy Two Roads, its brands and the majority of its management agreements for a base price of USD480m. The acquisition came just over two months after Hyatt announced that it that a takeover for NH Hotels Group had become “impractical”. The deal included Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, Destination [...]
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    NH board objects to Minor bid 

     The board of NH has protested that Minor’s EUR6.3 per share offer for the 53.75% of the capital it does not control was “insufficient”. The Spanish stock market regulator has authorised the bid, which expires on 22 October, with Minor continuing to target a holding of 51% to 55%. Should the Thai-based company acquire more [...]
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    Germany bubbles as deals flow 

     Union Investment has forward-funded four developments in Germany, with leases agreed on all projects. Ongoing interest in the German hotel market has meant that forward-funding has grown as investors seek to secure sites and secondary and tertiary destinations have risen in popularity. At Union Invest, the group will see three hotels, to be built in [...]
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    Easy looks for balance 

     EasyHotel described a “transformational year” in which it had seen a 42% increase in its portfolio and said that it would look to create a more even balance between the UK and Continental Europe. The results came as InterContinental Hotels Group signed an agreement with GS Star to launch its Avid brand in Europe, with [...]
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    Extended stay for more M&A

     The aparthotels and serviced apartment sector was expected to see further M&A activity as operators extended further into Europe. A study from Savills pointed to secondary markets growing in popularity as competition grew. The company forecast that stock levels of the largest operators are set to increase 39.4% before the end of 2022 amounting to [...]
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