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Hilton will introduce its Tempo by Hilton lifestyle brand to Germany with a new 199-room hotel at the MUNICH ARENA campus near Munich Airport. Tempo by Hilton Munich Airport Arena is scheduled to open in 2029 alongside the new concert venue, combining accommodation, dining and wellness facilities with direct access to a major live entertainment destination.

The signing gives the expanding brand its first foothold in Germany. Tempo by Hilton currently has 86 hotels either operating or in the development pipeline, with European projects also announced for Belfast city centre, Lisbon’s Parque das Nações and Reykjavik. The Munich property will be operated under a management agreement with Allresto Munich Airport Hotel and Restaurants GmbH, a subsidiary of Munich Airport.

Its location is central to the concept. MUNICH ARENA is being developed as a live entertainment campus, while Munich Airport handled more than 43 million passengers in 2025. The hotel is intended to serve concert visitors, artists and crews as well as travelers using one of Germany’s principal international aviation hubs.

Hotel becomes part of the concert experience

For the MUNICH ARENA developers, accommodation forms part of a wider strategy to extend the visitor experience beyond the performance itself. Guests will be able to remain on the campus after concerts rather than traveling elsewhere for an overnight stay.

“For us, everything begins with the music,” said Lorenz Schmid, managing partner of MUNICH ARENA. “A hotel on the campus is part of that answer. After the last song, the evening continues on site. Fans, artists and crews stay where the music happens.”

Hilton sees the project as an opportunity to establish Tempo in a location combining international transport and leisure demand. “Germany has been a key market for Hilton for more than 50 years, and we’re thrilled to bring Tempo by Hilton to the country for the first time,” said Thorsten Faasch, managing director, development, DACH at Hilton.

The hotel’s design will follow the brand’s focus on active travelers. Guestrooms will include a dedicated “Get Ready Zone” with a vanity mirror, desk and open wardrobe. A gym will provide cardio and weights areas as well as space for recovery.

Café and rooftop bar planned

Food and beverage facilities will include a ground-floor café designed for both quick meals and longer breaks. A rooftop bar will offer cocktails and small plates, adding an evening venue to the hotel and the wider entertainment campus.

The project also extends an existing relationship between Hilton and Allresto. The Munich Airport subsidiary has leased the property from SWMUNICH Accomodation GmbH, part of the MUNICH ARENA group, and will work with Hilton on its operation.

“We are excited to be once again collaborating with Hilton, particularly as this marks a first for the Tempo by Hilton brand in Germany,” said Andreas Reichert, managing director of Allresto Munich Airport Hotel and Restaurants GmbH.

The 2029 opening will place the hotel at the intersection of two substantial visitor flows: passengers using Munich Airport and audiences traveling to the new concert arena. Rather than functioning solely as an airport hotel, the property is therefore being conceived as part of the entertainment campus itself, with its restaurants, bar and accommodation extending the arena experience beyond the event.

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