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HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe

Business group · Consumer & retail · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe appears in 85 declared MEP meetings (48 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

85
declared meetings
with current MEPs
48
MEPs met
€1.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
8.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“HOTREC represents the hotel, restaurant and café industry at European level. The sector counts in total around 2 million businesses, being 99% small and medium sized enterprises (90% are micro enterprises, i.e. employing less than 10 people). The industry provides some 11.9 million jobs in the EU alone.”

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“HOTREC brings together 46 national associations representing the interest of this industry in 35 different European countries. HOTREC représente le secteur CHR (cafés, hôtels, restaurants) au niveau Européen. Le secteur compte 2 millions d’entreprises, dont presque 99% des micro-entreprises employant moins de dix personnes. Le secteur pourvoit 11,9 millions d’emplois uniquement dans l’UE. HOTREC réunit 46 associations nationales représentant les intérêts des professionnels dans 35 pays européens.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 85 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3238%
Socialists & Democrats3136%
Renew Europe78%
The Left67%
Greens/EFA45%
European Conservatives & Reformists34%
Patriots for Europe22%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (37 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
1
2021
4
2022
1
2023
7
2024
16
2025
37
2026
18

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Alex Agius Saliba
8 meetings · S&D
Arash Saeidi
5 meetings · The Left
Alicia Homs Ginel
4 meetings · S&D
Angelika Winzig
4 meetings · EPP
Nikolina Brnjac
4 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Jun 2026Alex Agius SalibaStakeholders meeting for the Digital Omnibus Opinion
28 May 2026Alex Agius SalibaDigital Omnibus on Data
21 Apr 2026Cynthia Ní MhurchúAttending HOTREC general assembly
26 Mar 2026Michalis HadjipantelaPlatform to Business Regulation
19 Mar 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of HOTREC
19 Mar 2026Dóra DávidDigital Omnibus
19 Mar 2026Brando BenifeiDigital Omnibus provisions
17 Mar 2026Nikolina BrnjacSustainable Tourism
11 Mar 2026Seán Kellychallenges facing Irish hospitality sector
11 Mar 2026Pierre JouvetOmnibus digital
11 Mar 2026Daniel AttardDigital Omnibus package - platform-to-Business Regulation in hospitality sector
10 Mar 2026Dirk GotinkDigital omnibus
9 Mar 2026Sophia KircherDigital Omnibus
9 Mar 2026Maria GrapiniEU policy developments affecting the hospitality and tourism sector
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus

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