Europe’s largest white-label hotel operator has filed for insolvency across 12 European countries, though hotels in Germany and Austria will continue operating with 5,500 employees
Myriam Toua and James Knuckey
07:17 ET, 02 Feb 2026
The group manages hotels across 12 European countries(Image: Revo Hospitality)
A leading hotel operator in Europe has declared insolvency, putting the fate of its properties across the continent in jeopardy. Revo Hospitality Group, previously called HR Group, was established in 2008 and stands as Europe’s biggest white-label hotel operator, a third-party management firm that operates hotels for owners without utilizing its own brand identity.
The company manages over 260 hotels spanning 12 European nations and 146 cities. Last week, it revealed plans for restructuring under self-administration by summer, though confirmed that properties in two countries would stay operational.
The company announced: “Around 140 companies belonging to the Revo Hospitality Group have filed for insolvency under their own management at Charlottenburg District Court.
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“The approximately 125 hotels in Germany and Austria will continue to operate with all 5,500 employees. The proceedings will be supervised by court-appointed administrators.”
Revo Hospitality has filed for insolvency under self-administration(Image: Map)
The organization encompasses a variety of hotels operating under major franchise brands, including Hilton and ibis Styles, alongside its proprietary brands like Hyperion, reports the Express.
Properties are located in nations such as Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland and Spain.
Most of Revo Hospitality’s hotels are situated in Germany. Revo Hospitality cited escalating expenses as a significant challenge for the company when it declared the insolvency proceedings last week.
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The company explained in a statement: “With the economic crisis, 140 companies, including the management and holding company, got into difficulties.
“In particular, increased wage costs and the sharp rise in minimum wages, but also higher costs for rent, energy and food, are weighing on the business.
“Above all, the strong expansion of the Revo Hospitality Group in recent years led to duplicate structures and integration problems.” The hospitality group acquired its initial property in Leipzig, Germany, back in 2008.
By 2020, it operated 51 hotels, but has since undergone rapid growth, bringing in €1.3billion (approximately £1.1billion) in yearly revenue and maintaining a workforce of roughly 8,300 employees throughout Europe, according to reports.
The organization stated: “The acquisition of the new hotels involved considerable costs. On the other hand, the number of overnight stays did not increase as expected and the planned turnover for 2025 was not achieved.”
Experts have been brought in to maintain stability and create a restructuring strategy.
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