business hotels

The Rugby World Cup today, the Olympic Games tomorrow: will these major events have an impact on business travel, given that passenger numbers and fares are higher during these periods? Saskia Gentil - We're in the middle of a bidding period. And during the period of the Olympic Games, we...

At the beginning of the year, the Intercity Hotel brand set up shop in the immediate vicinity of Berlin Brandenburg International airport, continuing a development strategy geared towards business travellers. Being as close as possible to major hubs or central railway stations: this desire had already materialised in Switzerland with a hotel close to the Zurich hub. Now...

Hotel groups were able to see this for themselves: small and medium-sized businesses accounted for a large proportion of business overnight stays during and after the pandemic. Unlike large accounts, they were quick to get back on the road. Hence the importance for hoteliers of looking after this clientele....

Choice Hotels made no secret of its desire to acquire the Wyndham group. A merger between the world's two largest franchisors could create a group almost the size of Marriott, the world's largest hotel group with over 1.5 million rooms. For the last six months,...

Unsurprisingly, the 46th edition of KPMG's annual survey of the French hotel industry gives a positive assessment of business in France. Despite the relative absence of Asian tourists, largely offset by a still solid domestic market and the contribution made by customers from North America and the UK, the French hotel industry is on the up...

CDS Groupe has just announced its integration into the Cytric solution from Amadeus. Why was this essential? Ziad Minkara - CDS needs to respond to its integration into the world of online booking tools. We are publishers of totally agnostic solutions, which can be integrated into any online booking tool. In this context,...

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...