H World International

[4] 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.

[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.

Steigenberger in Konstanz
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