Revo Hospitality files for ‘self-administration’

Major European hotel operator Revo Hospitality, based in Germany, has gone into administration.

The Berlin-based group filed for a “self-administration” under German insolvency law last week, allowing it to restructure its debts, blaming the country’s economic crisis and increased wage, food and energy costs.

The German economy has been in recession for two years but is forecast to grow at the fastest rate among major European economies this year owing to a surge in defence spending by the government.

German travel trade publication FVW reported the insolvency “shocked” the country’s hotel sector, with the company “considered a symbol of modern hotel design”.

Revo launched in April 2025 under the umbrella of multi‑brand hotel operator HR Group. It managed about 260 hotels, mostly city-centre properties, in 12 countries, acting as a ‘white label’ operator for multinational chains including Accor, Wyndham and IHG as well as operating its own brands.

The group’s 125 hotels in Germany and Austria continue to operate, but 140 are subject to the insolvency. Revo said it would honour bookings for stays completed by the end of March.

The owner of Ireland-based operator Dalata Hotel Group, Pandox, issued a statement describing its exposure – consisting of nine properties in Germany operated under the Dorint and Mercure brands – as “limited”. It noted: “We are exploring several options for the hotel properties.”