H World International

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. In 2009, the Egyptian travel and tourism company Travco Group acquired Steigenberger Hotels. In 2016, the company was rebranded as Deutsche Hospitality. On 4 November 2019, it was announced that the Chinese Huazhu Hotels Group through one of their subsidiaries had purchased Deutsche Hospitality for 700 million Euro. Since 1 November 2020, Marcus Bernhardt has been CEO and chairman of the management board of Steigenberger Hotels AG/Deutsche Hospitality. In 2024, Deutsche Hospitality announced a rebranding and name change to H World International,, paralleling the rebranding of its parent from Huazhu Hotels to H World Group Limited. ==Brands and locations==

As of 2024, H World International manages and operates more than 100 hotels under the following brands: • 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. ==References==