{{Short description|Hotel chain company}} {{Third-party|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox company | name = H World International | logo = | type = GmbH | founded = 1930 | hq_location = Frankfurt, Germany | key_people = Stephan Hungeling (CEO)<br />Choon Wah Wong (CFO)<br /> Mario von Hoesslin (COO)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2026-05-13 |author=H World International |title=Unternehmensführung |url=https://int.hworld.com/de/ueber-uns/unternehmensfuehrung}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> | revenue = 829.3 m EUR <small>(2019)</small> | net_income = | owner = H World Group Limited | website = [https://int.hworld.com/en int.hworld.com] }}
'''H World International''',<ref name=2024name/> formerly branded ''Deutsche Hospitality'' and ''Steigenberger Hotel Group'', is the German subsidiary of the Chinese H World Group Limited (formerly Huazhu Hotels). It operates hotels under several brands, including ''Steigenberger'', ''IntercityHotel'' and ''Zleep Hotels''.<ref>[https://int.hworld.com/about-us/heritage hworld.com - Heritage] retrieved 13 April 2024</ref>
==History==
[[File:Dominikanerinsel mit Inselhotel Steigenberger (Konstanz 2022).jpg|thumb|''Steigenberger'' in Konstanz]] [[File:IntercityHotel Herford.jpg|thumb|''IntercityHotel'' in Herford]]
Albert Steigenberger, a merchant, acquired his first hotel, the Europäischer Hof in Baden-Baden, in 1930. In 1940, he purchased the [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurter%20Hof Frankfurter Hof] in Frankfurt am Main, which was partly destroyed in an air raid in 1944. The hotel reopened in 1948 with an initial 20 beds and resumed full operations five years later.
Between 1949 and 1958, Steigenberger acquired six further hotels. After his death in 1958, his son [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egon%20Steigenberger Egon Steigenberger] assumed management of the company.
Egon Steigenberger died in 1985. The company was converted into a stock corporation, with the Steigenberger family holding 99.6% of the shares. The hotel chain was managed by his widow, Anne-Marie Steigenberger. His daughters Bettina, Christina and Claudia Steigenberger also joined the business, while his son Albert Steigenberger Jr. had his inheritance paid out.
In mid-1989, the company and Deutsche Bundesbahn announced that they would jointly operate the IntercityHotels through IntercityHotel GmbH, which had already been established in late 1987. As part of the arrangement, Steigenberger acquired a 49% stake in the company, which had previously been wholly owned by Deutsche Bundesbahn. Today IntercityHotel GmbH is a subsideray of Steigenberger Hotels GmbH.
In 2009, the Egyptian travel and tourism company Travco Group acquired Steigenberger Hotels.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/consumerproducts-SP/idINLK69273620090820|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826152510/http://in.reuters.com/article/consumerproducts-SP/idINLK69273620090820|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2009|title=Egypt's Travco buys German hotel firm Steigenberger|date=20 August 2009|work=Reuters|access-date=23 August 2009}}</ref> In 2016, the company was rebranded as Deutsche Hospitality.<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcement of new name Deutsche Hospitality|website=www.deutschehospitality.com | url=https://www.deutschehospitality.com/en | access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.suissegourmet.ch/davos-platz/restaurant-steigenberger-belvedre/|title=Restaurant Steigenberger Belvdre in Davos Platz|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/11/06/nasdaq-listed-huazhu-group-acquires-deutsche-hospitality/|title=Nasdaq-listed Huazhu Group acquires Deutsche Hospitality}}</ref>
In 2024, Deutsche Hospitality announced a rebranding and name change to H World International,<ref name=2024name>[https://int.hworld.com/press/2024/rebranding-h-world-international - Deutsche Hospitality rebrands to H World International] 29 February 2024</ref>, paralleling the rebranding of its parent from Huazhu Hotels to H World Group Limited.
==Brands and locations== H World International manages and operates more than 100 hotels in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East under the following brands:<ref name=official>[https://int.hworld.com/brands hworld.com - Brands] retrieved 13 April 2024</ref><ref>[https://hrewards.com/de/alle-hotels hrewards.com - All Hotels] retrieved 13 April 2024</ref> {{div col}} * Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts * Steigenberger Icons * IntercityHotel * Jaz in the City * MAXX * Zleep Hotels <ref>https://hotelsmag.com/news/h-world-international-acquires-zleep-hotels-brand-rights/</ref> {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{commons category inline}} *[https://int.hworld.com/en Official website]
{{portalbar|Hotels}} {{hotel chains}} {{Authority control}} Category:Companies based in Frankfurt Category:German companies established in 1930 Category:Hotel and leisure companies of Germany Category:Hotel chains in Germany