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From British prestige to New England chic, Raffles bridges the gap between the shores of the Atlantic and between eras. The former War Office in London has been transformed into a luxury hotel, and a new eco-designed building in the heart of Boston: the brand is unveiling two flagship addresses in September. In...

After Rome, Barcelona, Brussels and Berlin in recent years, The Hoxton is continuing its tour of major European cities by adding a second hotel in Amsterdam. Already established on Herengracht, in the Negen Straatjes district, nine typical, lively alleyways in the heart of the city, the brand has just set up in the docklands district...

Pullman has discovered a new country - South Africa - with its Triangle House in Cape Town. One of the city's tallest skyscrapers, this cruciform tower dominates its historic centre from the top of its 104 metres, while offering business travellers an ideal base from which to...

Peninsula vs Raffles: a promising battle between these two legends of the luxury hotel industry. This September, London will be the scene of a battle for the best opening of the year in the British capital. The two brands have traditionally competed in terms of excellence and VIP services, but one thing is certain...

"Before meeting you on the pitch, I'm delighted to welcome you to the station throughout the Rugby World Cup France 2023": professionals travelling through France will be surprised to hear the voice of Antoine Dupont guiding them during their journeys. Throughout the competition, the captain of the French rugby...

New and more new in Sydney's west. A fast-growing area, whose development is supported by the Australian government and the state of New South Wales, which are putting billions on the table to make this suburb a growth area. On the agenda: new transport infrastructure, new buildings, new...

What is the new sales organisation of the Accor group, which is now split into two divisions, one covering economy, mid-range and premium hotels and the other luxury and lifestyle segments? Sophie Hulgard - First of all, our sales department is one of the only ones to have a scope that covers all of the Accor Group's...

Accor is continuing to strengthen its position as hotel leader in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, where the French group has just opened an ibis Styles near Warsaw's Frédéric Chopin airport. With 124 rooms and meeting rooms, the hotel offers, as is customary for the budget brand, a themed design, this time...

Dijon a few weeks ago, soon Nice, Dubai, Los Angeles, Singapore... Mama Shelter is not exclusive in its development between the major French cities and the world's metropolises. Affordable prices, friendly restaurants, original decor and a festive atmosphere: the concept launched by Serge Trigano seems to be catching on everywhere, with 17 hotels now open...

With the return of business travel and major meetings in 2023, accompanied by growth in air capacity, the global hotel industry is back on track. This is borne out by the figures presented by research firm STR at the Global Meeting Exchange event, recently organised by Accor. Last May, the...

This is now a well-established event. Since the upheaval caused by the Covid crisis, Accor has been going out to meet its corporate clients, bringing together European leaders in the technology, legal, energy, engineering and pharmaceuticals sectors for the Masters of Travel. Held this year in Brussels, this advisory board...

Just announced in Lyon, with the opening of a hotel in the Croix Rousse district next September, the Tribe brand will continue to expand in Europe and elsewhere. Launched by Accor in Australia in 2017, the budget lifestyle brand now has around ten establishments around the world. These include the...

Marguerite de Valois - the famous Queen Margot, made famous as much by history and her marriage to Henri IV as by being played by Isabelle Adjani - took refuge here to escape the plague raging in Paris. Situated in the hills above Issy-les-Moulineaux, the site was long used as a monastery, housing a convent for centuries...

This is not loyalty. Ennismore, by naming its new programme "Dis-loyalty" - accentuated by the crossed-out word "loyalty" - is showing its colours. In keeping with the spirit of its establishments - Mama Shelter, Hoxton, Mondrian and others - Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary could only have taken an offbeat approach to loyalty.

The Mercure family of brands - the brand itself and its upmarket Grand Mercure variant - is set to double its offering in Japan. As part of a partnership with Japan Hotel Reit Advisors (JHRA), Accor will take over the management of 23 hotels under the Daiwa Resort banner located in emblematic locations across the country,...

With brands such as Pullman and Fairmont designed for major corporate meetings, and others such as MGallery more suited to smaller seminars, and some such as Sofitel for 'hand-crafted' MICE, the Accor group's range of brands opens up a wide range of possibilities for event organisers. The Global Meeting Exchange event, organised this year at the...

Singapore has two new addresses for business travellers who love chic, designer hotels. The Mondrian brand, which is part of Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, has just set up in the heights of Chinatown, in the Duxton Hill district. Close to the Central Business District, Duxton Hill, once an underworld area, has become the place to...

The Tribe brand will be adding a new hotel in Lyon at the end of the summer, its 6th establishment in France and the 11th in the world for this lifestyle brand from the Accor group. As in the Batignolles and Saint-Ouen districts of Paris, Tribe will be setting up in a place that reflects its image, lively and bohemian, the...

Present in many German cities, as well as Paris, Florence and Copenhagen, 25Hours is continuing its expansion outside Europe. After Dubai, the lifestyle brand will be setting up in Jakarta by the end of the year. To make its entry into the Indonesian capital, the brand created by Christoph Hoffman and gradually absorbed by Accor from the beginning of...

Fairmont Hotels is extending its castle life in the British Isles. Alongside the Savoy in London, one of its main flagships along with the Plaza in New York and the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, the luxury brand could already boast some fine resorts nestling in vast estates with manicured lawns, such as the Fairmont...