Venice (July 30, 2010). The Hilton Molino Stucky, in Venice, Italy is the place to be from 20-22 October, 2010: It will host the eighth annual "International Hotel Conference" (IHC), one of the established annual gatherings of international hotel experts. The three-day congress is the “Bridge to Your Next Opportunity” with more than 100 speakers leading interactive sessions and exceptional networking events. Again, hospitalityInside.com is a media partner of the conference. [ weiter ... ]

Venice (October 30, 2009). On the market, there is still enough capital and there are many excellent operators, but there are no banks willing to finance. Apparently, they form the "bottleneck" in most European states. At the 7th International Hotel Conference (IHC) in Venice last week, the panel discussions emphasised the key note of the statements made at the Expo Real in Munich before. Moreover, a discussion revealed the growing gap between real hoteliers who are able to do the maths (Moevenpick), and managers that have mutated pure controllers (Hilton). The bankers are only asking for one thing: collateral. According to some financial experts, the loss of value with respect to hotel real estate will continue until the middle of 2010. Until then, there are many bargains on the market. The mixture of the 300 participants of the conference reflected the changed economic situation too: For the first time, the consultants dominated the IHC. Only a couple of bankers and financiers had the courage to come to Venice, renowned chains, such as Starwood Hotels or Rezidor - long-year sponsors - were missing entirely. [ weiter ... ]

Venice (September 11, 2009). "We chose 'Time to Get Back in the Game' as this year's conference theme, which seems to be the overall feeling in the industry," says Morris Lasky, the organiser of the 7th International Hotel Conference (IHC) moving from Rome to Venice this year. Again, hospitalityInside.com is a media partner of the IHC and will support the event by its reports. [ weiter ... ]