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Hospitality means knowing how to welcome and care for people", says Sébastien Bazin, CEO of Accor. We wouldn't be doing our job properly if we didn't take care of those in distress". As part of the social aspect of its CSR policy, the French hotel operator is joining forces with the Women's Foundation to offer a...

More than 13,000 m2, nearly 1,600 workstations, 41 meeting rooms and a myriad of phone boxes for discreet telephone conversations: the new Wojo Montparnasse is one of the largest shared workspaces in France. Open since 26 September, the new Wojo Montparnasse is the...

After Liverpool, where Novotel recently opened one of its new flagship establishments, the Accor group brand has just added another flagship hotel in Mexico City. In keeping with the contemporary evolution of the brand, the hotel features a design by Sundokovy Sisters and local studio Sello N. The combination of...

This hundredth hotel symbolises the links between lifestyle hotelier Ennismore and its main shareholder, Accor. It was in Paris, on the banks of the Seine, that its subsidiary dedicated to developing contemporary hotels passed the 100-establishment mark with the unveiling of SO/Paris at the beginning of September. Part of the project to transform the...

Security is undoubtedly one of the main criteria of choice for business travellers to Africa. With this in mind, eight Accor Group establishments, all owned by the Kasada investment fund, have just announced that they have obtained Safehotels certification, one of the world's leading hotel safety and security certifications. "The...

Accor has opened its 400th hotel in the Australia-Pacific region with the launch of The Porter House in Sydney, as part of the MGallery collection. This strategic milestone consolidates the French hotel chain's position as leader in the region. It also demonstrates its pre-eminent role in the world of 'down under' travel, symbolised by the...

As Japan reopens its borders to a wider audience, business travellers to Osaka will find a new Mercure hotel from December. To add a fifth hotel in Japan's second-largest city, Accor has teamed up with Japanese hotelier Tokyu Resorts & Stay to create a new Mercure...

In its European growth strategy, which recently included Rome and Barcelona and will soon include Brussels and Berlin, The Hoxton is not forgetting its home city of London. The lifestyle brand, associated with the Accor group in the Ennismore joint venture, will be opening a fourth address in the British capital from the beginning of December...

Over half of business travellers (90%) feel that the hotel industry does not fully meet their needs. A figure that is far from insignificant for the leaders in the accommodation sector, but which could be improved by paying more attention to the expectations... of female business travellers. Since they are the ones we are talking about, and the ones who...

Accor, which has a strong presence in Germany, is strengthening its offering in the country with the opening of two new hotels in Münster: a Novotel and an Ibis Budget next door to each other. Known for its student life, historical heritage and widespread cycling, this city in the north-west of the country is also, like many German cities, a major tourist destination.

After La Défense in May, the Tribe brand made its debut in mid-summer in another of Europe's major business districts, Canary Wharf in London. Part of Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle division, this trendy brand is helping to diversify the hotel offer in the area.

Since last spring, the global hotel industry seems to have drawn an almost definitive line under the troubled months and months. This upturn was confirmed by the results presented by the major groups in mid-summer. "Once again this quarter, Accor recorded very strong growth in its business, with sales exceeding...

In a report published at the end of July, the Accor group outlines the future prospects for business travel in Europe. The report is part of Accor's Master of Travel series. These meetings regularly bring together business travel managers to share their views on future demand. In her latest series, Sophie...

Monday 1 August saw the Accor group launch the Pullman brand in the West Bay business district of Doha. A new address that will be ready for the next major sporting event that is fast approaching: "We have had the wonderful opportunity to open the first Pullman hotel and to present the new Pullman brand to...

MICE activity, new organisation and, of course, CSR, lifestyle and bleisure: the tenth edition of the Global Meeting Exchange (GME) gave Accor management the opportunity to take stock of the major current trends. The French group's key meeting with buyers and event organisers took place from 19 to 21 September...

Their leaning, unstructured, almost ramshackle forms stand out from the centre of Paris all the way to the ring road on the edge of which they have risen. The Duo towers, designed by Jean Nouvel and boasting the most demanding environmental labels, offer the 13th arrondissement a new architectural signature in dialogue with the neighbouring BNF. "Like two balancing dancers"...

Following on from the new generation of Jo&Joe youth hostels, another Accor brand is preparing to make a major leap forward in China. While 1,300 Jo&Joe hotels are planned for this vast market in the medium term, 400 Mövenpick hotels are also expected to go there, as part of a master franchise agreement with...

While the G20 foreign ministers recently met in Bali, Indonesia - pending the arrival of the heads of state on the island in November - all these high-ranking figures passing through Jakarta will find a new hotel worthy of their status. The Indonesian capital has...

As the Jo&Joe brand, this new generation of youth hostels created by Accor, enters its fifth year of existence, how have business customers adopted its world, which combines dormitories, as usual, with en-suite rooms, in addition to lively bars and restaurants? "It's often this way,...

The Novotel brand is taking its place in Liverpool's future as part of a vast project supported by the city council and the city's university, the Knowledge Quarter. At a cost of £1 billion - with a further £1 billion of investment envisaged in the future - this urban regeneration project aims to transform the centre of Liverpool's fifth city...