Nearly 3,000 rooms. The Accor group has just found its largest establishment in the world, in a city where mega-hotels are the norm: Las Vegas. Its Handwritten Collection brand will soon operate, through a franchise agreement, the Treasure Island - TI Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, for its second address in the United States after the opening of the Stratford hotel in San Francisco in 2024. " The city's slogan is "What happens here only happens here", and there's certainly no other place in the world where a collaboration of this scale and importance could take place. "said Camil Yazbeck, Managing Director of Accor's Premium, Midscale & Eco (PM&E) brands.
Along the Strip, overlooking the racetrack, this hotel with 2884 keys offers panoramic views of the bustling city. Recently transformed by a multi-million dollar renovation, the hotel features a new contemporary design that invites travellers to rediscover their childlike spirit, with the décor inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novel.
In this "treasure island", travellers will find 10 restaurants and 8 top-of-the-range bars and lounges, a swimming pool and a spa. And Las Vegas obliges, with wedding chapels, extraordinary attractions such as Mystère, the original Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas, and over 8,000 m² devoted to gaming, all with a direct connection to Fashion Show Las Vegas, the city's largest shopping centre. Businesses have access to over 1650 m² of MICE spacefor events from 10 to 1,200 people.
" Treasure Island has long held a special place in the history of Las Vegas, and I am confident that Accor and its Handwritten Collection brand will further enrich its legacy and attract new generations of guests and visitors. "said Phil Ruffin, owner of Treasure Island - TI Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Handwritten Collection. For Thomas Dubaere, CEO of Accor Americas' PM&E brands, the addition is a landmark achievement, " not only for our Handwritten Collection portfolio, but also for our Accor's growing presence in the US market ". While the French group has more than 550 hotels open and operating in the Americas, Accor only has around forty in the United States, most of them under the Fairmont and 21c Museum banners. Hence the desire to expand its footprint in the region, as demonstrated by this addition.
If Accor won the bid in Las Vegas, it was a winning square of luxury hotels in Italy. Following the opening of the first Orient Express hotel in Rome last spring, it is now possible to plan a stay at the second establishment, the Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli. in Venice. If this hotel, housed in a XVe century hotel in the heart of the Cannaregio district will not open until April 2026, its 47 rooms, suites and flats are now available for booking. A new address in line with this legendary name, with a Wagon Bar paying homage to the golden age of rail travel, a gourmet restaurant accessible by private boat and a succession of historic lounges revisited as an exclusive pied-à-terre by architect and interior designer Aline Asmar from Amman.
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Still in the luxury segment, Accor will continue to expand in Italy the expansion of its Emblems Collection. Following the signing of the Bellevue hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the Dolomites, last March, the French group has just signed an agreement with the AG Group, owned by hotelier Andrea Girolami, for the integration of three new exceptional properties. Due to join the brand in mid-2026, they will cover three major tourist destinations. The first is Palazzo Sozzini Malavolti, in the heart of Siena, the result of the transformation of a historic palace into a 38-key residence steeped in art and architecture.
Near Perugia, in Umbria, the Emblems Collection is preparing to welcome the Relais San Clemente, a hotel created from a peaceful former Benedictine convent nestling in a 40-hectare park, which will offer 51 rooms in its grounds, including 9 private villas. Finally, in the south of Italy, in Puglia, the Masseria Furnirussi will join the collection, offering 60 suites - the majority with private pools - in a setting surrounded by the largest fig orchard in Europe. " I'm delighted with these three signatures, which perfectly match the spirit of Emblems Collection:exceptional destinationsoffering luxury that is both intimate and exclusive, with a profound sense of space and suspended time."said Maud Bailly, Managing Director of the Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems Collection brands.
