business hotels

The Hyatt Group is reaping the rewards of the momentum it began building in 2017, focusing on an asset-light strategy and the sale of its hotels to provide the resources for expansion. Since then, its growth has been faster than that of its main competitors. After further growth in its range of...

As one of the heavyweights in the global hotel industry, Accor is focused on its development on one continent or another, but it has not forgotten that it is also the leading hotel operator in France. The Group is continuing to strengthen its position in France, where it is originally based, with plans to open 29 hotels in the first half of 2024. And all this at a time when...

The IHG group is continuing its expansion in Portugal. Having recently added a number of fine hotels to its portfolio, such as the luxurious Vignette Collection hotels, the Casa da Companhia in Porto and the Convent Square in Lisbon, which revisits a former Dominican convent dating back to the 13th century, the group now has around twenty...

With 69 hotels currently operating in France, Marriott is one of the world's leading hotel chains with the strongest presence in the country. Far, far away of course from Accor or Louvre Hotels, and also at a safe distance from another major American player, Best Western, whose French network includes almost 300 hotels. But its offer...

B&B Hotels says yes to long stays. The hotel group, which focuses on affordable hotels, is maintaining its growth momentum with B&B Home, a new residential concept with rooms equipped with kitchenettes and laundry facilities. All the fundamentals, in short, of the long-stay hotel business. "With the launch of B&B Home, we are...

The inauguration of the Sofitel Shanghai North Bund marks an important moment for the Accor group. Firstly, because it is part of the celebrations marking the brand's 60th anniversary, and because it has embarked on a new dynamic. In this context, this hotel with 288 rooms and 27 elegant suites embodies its reaffirmed luxury through a contemporary atmosphere blended with...

Back to the future. The 40-storey H4 Hotel Paris Pleyel, overlooking the Olympic Village and the Stade de France, is as much a part of the future of the beating heart of Paris 2024, the city of Saint-Denis, as it is a flashback to the 1970s. Back in the days when Paris was dotted with high-rise...

A few weeks ago, the Spanish group Barcelo announced a €50 million expansion plan in Portugal, on the island of Madeira. This investment will support the construction of a new hotel in the historic centre of Funchal, due to open at the end of 2025 next to the Mercado dos Lavradores, as well as...

With its 200 rooms, convention centre and 97 hectares of parkland with an 18-hole golf course, the Mercure Chantilly is the flagship hotel in the MICE segment for hotel owner and operator Atypio Hotels & Resorts. Already well known to businesses when it flew the flag for the Wyndham group's Dolce brand, the Mercure Chantilly...

After Geneva recently, and with London to come in early June and the first appearance in Europe of YotelPad, its aparthotel offering, the Yotel brand will be continuing its expansion into the world's major cities in early 2025 in Tokyo, in the Ginza district. It's almost a return to its roots for this concept, which was initially based on the idea of capsule hotels,...

Widely represented in the United States, Choice Hotels has made France one of its key markets in the EMEA region. Why is this? Ricardo Losada Revol - We've been present in France for over 30 years. It's one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world, with so much to offer the 63 million members of Choice Hotels...

A breathtaking view of Table Mountain, the Atlantic Ocean or the bustling streets of Cape Town from its rooftop: that's the promise of a new hotel for Mama Shelter. While the lifestyle brand also has a project in Casablanca, the brand founded by Serge Trigano is preparing to set up at the other end of...

While acknowledging that most stays go off without incident, International SOS is taking a closer look at the hotel industry with the launch of a service dedicated to the safety and security of accommodation. Attacks on the Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotels in Mumbai in 2008, and on the Radisson Blu Bamako hotel in...

The IHG Group is strengthening its position in Germany, a key European market for business travellers. While the British hotelier currently has around a hundred hotels in Germany, another hundred or so will be added to its range over the next 24 months. These will come from a well-known German group, Novum Hospitality, with which IHG has signed a franchise agreement...

Sébastien Bazin spoke of the enormous potential of the Indian market, but also of the difficulties in exploiting it, during the presentation of the results for the last quarter and for 2023. "We have around sixty hotels in India, compared with nearly 700 in China, even though we started developing there at the same time...

After Paris Gare de Lyon last year, Appart'City is setting up close to another major Paris Region transit hub: Paris CDG. Located in the allée du Verger hotel zone at Roissy, just 3 km from the airport, this four-star Appart'City Collection establishment stands out for its offer aimed directly at business travellers...

Yotel is landing in Geneva, not at the airport itself, but just a few minutes from Geneva Cointrin, almost on the shores of Lake Geneva. Originally known for its capsule hotels in the world's major hubs - its YotelAir brand is present at Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol, London Gatwick, Istanbul and Singapore Changi - the brand is continuing to expand...

Before turning to the latest news from the Best Western network in France, let's start with a review of the year 2023. Was the business clientele there? Olivier Cohn - Clearly. We saw a real willingness to travel on the part of both large groups and SMEs. Business customers were back last year, and they're back now.

Barcelona's business hotel sector is reinventing itself. Shortly after the revival of the former Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, next to the Palacio de Congresos and now, after a long renovation phase, the Gran Melia Torre Melina, another hotel designed for business travellers has just appeared: the Grand Hyatt Barcelona. A hotel whose history...

Vienna, the new destination of choice for hoteliers. Month after month, new hotels are opening, making the Austrian capital one of the most dynamic European cities in terms of development, alongside Dublin, Frankfurt and Lisbon. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the city's hotel supply is set to grow by 4.2% over the period 2023-2025, compared with 1.1%...