
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Labour Market Overview, published today by the Office for National Statistics, estimates the number of UK payrolled employees in May 2025 decreased by 109,000 following the hike to employer NICs in April.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Lifestyle Hospitality Capital (LHC) has acquired The Gates Hotel South Beach in Florida which will become the US flagship of the Dean Group.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: Oliver Bonke has joined Steigenberger Hotels AG as CEO, with professor Wilhelm Bender elected as chairman.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBHN speaks to Claus Dieter Jandel, chief development officer at Deutsche Hospitality, about the launch of the House of Brands and the evolution of the lifestyle hotel concept. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF).

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Porsche Design Group and Steigenberger Hotels AG will launch Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels in a number of cities globally. Jan Becker, CEO of Porsche Design Group, and Marcus Bernhardt, CEO of Steigenberger Hotels AG, signed the agreement at the Steigenberger Icon Hotel Frankfurter Hof. The concept, positioned in the

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDenmark/Sweden: Deutsche Hospitality has bought a 51% stake in Danish budget hotel company Zleep, adding a fifth brand to its portfolio. The move gives Deutsche ten hotels in Denmark – mostly in Copenhagen – and one in Sweden, with four more in the planning stage. The pair plan further investment