a&o

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If you share your room with Berghain tourists and early risers with children, you deserve the very best in room furnishings and service. Our pictures show that a&o is the perfect address for this.

A picture shows the reception area of the a&o Hostel Berlin Mitte with people.
A picture shows a family in a room at the a&o hostels in Berlin Mitte.
A picture shows various people in the common area of the a&o Hostel in Berlin Mitte.

Out into the world with a bang

"everyone can travel" - the first a&o hostel with 164 beds opened in Berlin Friedrichshain in 2000. Today, the pioneering company's hostels in the budget hotel segment can be found at almost every point on the German map as well as in other European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Denmark and the Netherlands.

A company like a&o, which is growing rapidly and successfully, also regularly fine-tunes its visual identity. At ITB 2018 in Berlin, the world's largest tourism trade fair, a&o presented its new logo and identity rebranding to the global public. brot & salz supported the Berlin-based company with the design of the digital presentation on the rebranding, which was given by a&o Managing Director Oliver Winter at the company's own stand at ITB 2018.

A picture shows a family in a room for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows people for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows people for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows people for a&o Hostels Berlin.

Online marketing

The images from the campaign served as the visual basis for the
Presentation for the rebranding at the ITB as well as for the presentation in numerous communication media and on the a&o website.

A picture shows the website of a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows people for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows a woman for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows people in the entrance area for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows a family in a room for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows the reception at a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows a woman for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows a child for a&o Hostels Berlin.
A picture shows a man and a woman for a&o Hostels Berlin.
Client

a&o HOTELS and HOSTELS Holding GmbH

Year

2018

Range

Hotel industry

Website

aohostels.com


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