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H World International
Company type Public
Founded1930
Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany
Key people
  • Oliver Bonke ( CEO)
  • Ulrich Johannwille ( CFO) [1]
Revenue829.3 m EUR (2019)
Owner Huazhu Group
Number of employees
10,742 (2019) [2]
Website hworld.com

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. It owned by Huazhu Group since 2020 and operates hotels under several brands, including Steigenberger, IntercityHotel and Zleep Hotels. [4]

History

Steigenberger in Konstanz
IntercityHotel in Herford

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]

  • Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts (over 30 in 8 countries, majority located in Germany and Egypt)
  • Steigenberger Icons (6 in 2 countries)
  • IntercityHotel (over 50 in 8 countries, majority located in Germany)
  • Jaz in the City (3 in 3 countries)
  • MAXX (4 in 2 countries)
  • Zleep Hotels (15 in 4 countries)

Furthermore, there are currently three new brands in development, namely Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels, House of Beats and Ji Hotel. [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Press release". www.deutschehospitality.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. ^ "Press release". www.deutschehospitality.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ a b - Deutsche Hospitality rebrands to H World International 29 February 2024
  4. ^ hworld.com - Heritage retrieved 13 April 2024
  5. ^ "Company profile". www.deutschehospitality.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  6. ^ "Egypt's Travco buys German hotel firm Steigenberger". Reuters. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Announcement of new name Deutsche Hospitality". www.deutschehospitality.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  8. ^ "Restaurant Steigenberger Belvdre in Davos Platz". Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  9. ^ "Nasdaq-listed Huazhu Group acquires Deutsche Hospitality".
  10. ^ "Steigenberger Hotels AG/Deutsche Hospitality::Führungswechsel vollzogen: Neue Vorstände nehmen Amt auf". November 2, 2020.
  11. ^ a b hworld.com - Brands retrieved 13 April 2024
  12. ^ hrewards.com - All Hotels retrieved 13 April 2024

External links

Media related to Steigenberger Hotels at Wikimedia Commons