Deutsche Hospitality acquires 51% in the family-run Zleep Hotels
Entry into the economy market with the portfolio of Zleep Hotels. Massive investments in further development
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2019-Jan-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Expansion of the competitive position: With an 51% investment in the family-run Zleep Hotels, Deutsche Hospitality is bringing a fifth hotel brand under the umbrella of the global player, thus creating the best possible conditions for further growth of all brands.
The umbrella brand Deutsche Hospitality combines four well-known hotel brands: Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City and IntercityHotel. With the Zleep Hotels brand, Deutsche Hospitality is expanding its product offering, entering the economy market and expanding into Scandinavia for the first time.
“Zleep Hotels are the perfect complement to our brand portfolio,” explains Thomas Willms, CEO, Deutsche Hospitality. “Peter Haaber, the founder and CEO of Zleep Hotels, has created a remarkable success story in the past few years in establishing a well-known brand among those guests who are price-conscious but at the same time emphasize on design and quality during their hotel stay. With their strong presence in Scandinavia, Zleep Hotels are the ideal partner for the further growth of Deutsche Hospitality”, Willms continues.
With Zleep Hotels, Deutsche Hospitality is not only further expanding its competitive position in Central Europe, but is also beginning its market entry into Scandinavia. Ten hotels in Denmark and one hotel in Sweden are currently part of the Zleep Hotels portfolio, and four more are in the planning stage. Both parties, Deutsche Hospitality and Zleep, will invest a multi-digit million amount in the further development of the company. Zleep also offers the platform and the knowledge for Deutsche Hospitality to expand in Northern Europe with all brands.
CEO Peter Haaber will strengthen the success of Zleep within the brand family of Deutsche Hospitality: “Zleep’s vision is to always deliver quality, service and design at a great rate for the many. Since our founding in 2003, Zleep has developed into a well-known and successful hotel brand in Scandinavia. The cooperation with Deutsche Hospitality enables us to gain a foothold in Central Europe in particular. So the different brands complement each other perfectly and we can develop together.”
With the planned Zleep Hotels, the portfolio of Deutsche Hospitality currently includes almost 150 hotels on three continents 30 of which are in the pipeline.
ABOUT DEUTSCHE HOSPITALITY
Deutsche Hospitality brings together four separate hotel brands under a single umbrella. Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts has 60 hotels housed in historic traditional buildings and lively city residences and also offers health and beauty oases set at the very heart of nature. MAXX by Steigenberger is a new and charismatic concept which places the focus on the essential in accordance with its motto “MAXXimize your stay”. Jaz in the City branded hotels reflect metropolitan lifestyle and draw upon the local music and cultural scene. And IntercityHotel offers more 40 upper mid-range urban hotels, all of which are located within easy walking distance of railway stations or airports. A further 30 hotels are currently at the development stage. This means that the Deutsche Hospitality portfolio currently encompasses a total of over 130 hotels on three continents.
ABOUT ZLEEP HOTELS
Zleep Hotels was founded in 2003 by Peter Haaber. Since, the brand has established itself as a main player on the Danish hotel market with big potential in the rest of the Nordics. Zleep Hotels is an innovative company on the road to success. Its vision is to always deliver quality, service and design at a great rate for the many. Today, the hotel brand consists of 10 hotels in Denmark and one in Sweden. A total of four hotel projects are already published and in the pipeline. The goal is to operate 40 in 2025. To realize this goal, Zleep Hotels must prove its competences to be considered an attractive franchiser, partner and investment. Deutsche Hospitality’s acquisition of a stake in the brand is a stamp of approval for property developers.
PR contact:
Corporate Communications
Sven Hirschler
Lyoner Straße 25
60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
tel: +49 (0)69 66564-422
mail to: sven.hirschler@deutschehospitality.com
Source: Deutsche Hospitality
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