Seminars - Work and well-being
"We have the feeling that more and more attention is being paid to employee well-being".says Florence Rouah, seminars and incentives manager at Thalassa Sea & Spa.
Gulf - Slight turbulence
The "jasmine revolutions that have shaken the Arab world have had only a limited effect on most of the major companies in the Persian Gulf. Their strength? Particularly extensive air coverage, excellent quality of service both on the ground and in the air, and a dynamism that never falters...
The Residence Zanzibar - Spicy luxury
Zanzibar is all the rage, and in recent months there has been a steady stream of projects in the archipelago. Here's a concrete example: The Residence Zanzibar, the first establishment in the country to be awarded the Leading Hotels of the World label.
Hôtel Le Mathurin - Comfort without conformism
If you're a fan of standardised hotels, don't bother! Personalisation and noble materials: these seem to be the common watchwords for the design of the 54 rooms in this atypical four-star hotel located just between Madeleine and Saint Lazare.
Radisson Blu Paris-Boulogne - Simply classy
At Radisson Blu, the top end of the market has developed a delicate habit of not getting carried away.
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel&Spa - Ultra Hollywood
The least you could ask of a hotel in Hollywood is that it be photogenic...
Hyatt Regency Dusseldorf - The pearl of the Media Harbour
A former industrial port converted into a bridgehead for the new economy: the story is known throughout Europe, from London's Canary Wharf to Hamburg's Hafen-City.
Study - Hotel rates: On the rise
"Widespread rise in hotel rates in the first quarter of 2011": this is the headline of the latest "Hotel Price Radar" study. published by HRS.
Back - Sofitel brings the French art of living back to Phnom Penh
2011 could become the year of France in Cambodia. In less than six months, the Sofitel chain and Air France have set up shop in the Cambodian capital, demonstrating that this small kingdom's only city of over a million inhabitants is gradually emerging as a new business destination.
Ranking - IHG remains the world's leading hotel group
No revolution at the top of the chain hotel industry: that's what emerges from the 2011 ranking of the world's hotel groups published by MKG Hospitality.
3 Questions to Emilie Sarda, Marketing Director of Park & Suites
Reservations - Cityzenbooking goes international
Launched in September 2009, Cityzenbooking, France's only real-time online booking site for urban tourist residences, intends to step up its international expansion. It will be expanding from four to six languages, with the forthcoming launch of versions in German and Chinese.
VIP welcome - Sheraton: Brand new clubs
As part of the vast modernisation plan that Starwood Hotels has undertaken for its Sheraton brand - i.e. 6 billion dollars to give this flagship brand a facelift, including the roll-out of link@sheraton business centres in partnership with Microsoft - there was one final element to complete: the renovation of its club lounges.
Design - Hilton revamps its lobbies
After Pullmann, Radisson Blu, Marriott and Le Méridien, it's now Hilton's turn to give them a lounge feel.
3 Questions to Hubert Joly, Chairman of the Carlson Group
Development - The world's leading hotels set out to conquer...
India is now the focus of much attention from the world's hotel groups. A logical move, given the sub-continent's economic potential, but one that has taken longer to materialise than in China. So the wheels seem to be definitely in motion, and the hoped-for developments are beginning to materialise.
Rankings - Controversy surrounds France's top luxury hotels
Since 5 May, France has officially had 8 palaces, symbols of French luxury whose exceptional nature, in every sense of the word, sets them apart from other five-star hotels.
Perspectives – SNCF has just carried out a study on...
More than an increase in train speed (45 %) or an increase in the number of frequencies (42 %), 72 % of French people want TVGs to serve more destinations in France.
Accessibility - SNCF makes it compulsory to exchange TGV Pro tickets
SNCF has just abolished the flexible access that allowed TGV Pro passengers to board any train other than the one they chose when booking.
Business aviation - Plans for Europe's leading business airport
In the run-up to the Paris Air Show, to be held from 20 to 26 June 2011, Aéroports de Paris (ADP) provides an update on development projects at Paris-Le Bourget, Europe's leading airport for business aviation.
