business hotels

A first meeting with the financial community since the beginning of 2019. At the end of September, Marriott brought together investors and analysts at W South Beach in Miami, giving its executives the opportunity to demonstrate that their group had lost none of its strength or its drive despite the pandemic. Its CEO, Anthony Capuano,...

A fan of the best prices and an apostle of value-for-money, the B&B Hotels chain is offering new advantages to its customers. The budget hotel chain is launching a loyalty scheme that is both simple and effective. Called "B&me", its offer is based on three pillars: firstly, a single rate - €50 per night - in all the chain's new hotels, and secondly, a...

Business travellers around the world are still paying more and more for their accommodation. While hotel rates have started to rise above 2019 levels fairly quickly, American Express GBT is forecasting a widespread increase for the coming year. Its Hotel Monitor 2024 report estimates the evolution of...

In addition to the sharp rise in hotel rates in Paris, should business travellers expect a new tax hike in the near future? As part of an agreement between the French government and Île-de-France Mobilités on the financing of the Paris region's transport system for the period 2024-2031, the taxe de séjour...

Like a return to the origins. The Pullman Singapore Hill Street, which has just opened its doors in the heart of the City-State, plunges its guests into the world of the sleeping cars created in the 19th century by George Pullman. A journey into the past organised in a contemporary way. As soon as they arrive, they will be greeted by Pullman Porters, as well as a...

Being the undisputed leader in luxury and premium hotels doesn't seem to be enough for Marriott. For some time now, the group has been showing increasing interest in the mid-range segment. Buoyed by strong demand for value-for-money hospitality, the American hotelier introduced a new midscale brand this year and a new midscale brand this...

With its fiftieth hotel just opened and almost as many more to come by 2030, the Novotel brand has been present in China since 1984, with its first establishment in Beijing, and is continuing to expand in this key market. "Over the last few years, we have seen a real surge in the development of Novotel establishments," said Gary...

Rotterdam was not an unknown destination for Hilton, far from it. Last May, its flagship brand celebrated sixty years of existence at the Hilton Rotterdam, the brand's fourth establishment in Europe after those in Madrid, Istanbul and Amsterdam, inaugurated the year before, in 1962. A position as the doyen of the international hotel industry in...

A new administrative capital in Egypt to replace Cairo, the new city of Diamniadio to relieve traffic congestion in Dakar, Senegal: all over the world, the trend is to duplicate cities to give overcrowded metropolises a little breathing space. Indonesia is no exception, as Jakarta, overcrowded, over-polluted and regularly submerged by floods, is becoming...

While Munich awaits the opening of a Rosewood luxury hotel at the end of the month, the Bavarian capital has also recently welcomed a new business hotel. And not the least: the Munich Marriott City West, a 398-room powerhouse with a huge MICE area of almost 2,000 square metres.

The Rotana Group is to contribute to the development of the new town of Diamniadio, in Senegal, with a long-stay hotel due to open in 2026. While Diamniadio already has a Radisson Blu hotel, the Middle Eastern hotelier will be adding to the accommodation on offer in this smart city designed to relieve congestion in Dakar. Since 2015, this new showcase for the country has been gradually expanding...

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...

AccorInvest, B&B Hotels, the Barrière group, Louvre Hotels and Radisson, which plans to equip all its European hotels with recharging stations by 2025: the number of solutions adapted to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing in the hotel industry. But this trend is not unique to France and Europe. In the United States, Hilton has just announced...

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...

At the beginning of August, Indianapolis city councillors kicked off work on the Pan Am Plaza site, next to the Indiana Convention Center. The convention centre will benefit from an expansion plan costing 710 million dollars, or some 465 million euros. This new phase...

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...

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...

The voco brand, one of the most dynamic within the IHG group, is not only counting on the conversion of existing hotels, one of the key vectors for its development. Witness its new hotel in the Science Park in Exeter, UK. Expected to open in 2024, it will be the first hotel...