REVO Hospitality Files for Insolvency, Impacting 5,500 Jobs Across 125 Hotels in Germany and Austria
January 17, 2026
Insolvency administrators Gordon Geiser and Dr. Benedikt de Bruyn plan a rapid stabilization and a controlled transition to an investor without major disruption to hotel operations.
Cited factors include overexpansion with duplicated structures, rising wage costs and minimum wages, higher rents, energy and food costs, and costly hotel acquisitions that did not meet 2025 revenue targets.
Industry notes suggest a typical 15% creditor recovery in self-administration insolvencies, meaning suppliers, owners, and partners may face significant losses depending on negotiations and investor terms.
The plan includes attracting international investors to guide a quick recovery under self-administration and transition to an investor, aiming for a summer resolution.
There is potential government support to maintain payroll, with prefinancing of January–March 2026 salaries through the German Employment Agency.
REVO Group operates about 250 hotels in 12 European countries across 135 cities, with roughly 8,300 employees and €1.3 billion in annual revenue, a result of rapid expansion that created structural and integration challenges.
Insolvency proceedings are in self-administration with GT Restructuring overseeing the affected companies and coordinating initial restructuring measures with key stakeholders.
The REVO Hospitality Group has filed for insolvency in Charlottenburg for about 140 entities, affecting roughly 5,500 employees across around 125 hotels in Germany and Austria, with ongoing operations continuing during restructuring.
Around 5,500 employees across 125 hotels are affected, but operations will continue, as GT Restructuring leads the process to achieve a swift restructuring.
Formerly HR Group until 2025, REVO Hospitality Group filed for insolvency in self-administration for about 140 entities at the Charlottenburg District Court, impacting 125 hotels plus holding and administrative bodies.
Management plans to stabilize operations immediately and begin restructuring with key stakeholders, with anticipated payroll support from the Arbeitsagentur for January–March 2026.
GT Restructuring and ongoing creditor discussions aim to finalize the restructuring by summer 2026, with negotiations involving the employee agency and other stakeholders.
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