business hotels

Choice Hotels has just announced a refresh of its Ascend Collection brand, which now focuses on a "world dedicated to Hygge". Why this change? Jonathan Mills - Without all travellers being aware of it, the Ascend Collection, which now includes almost 70 hotels in Europe, was the first 'collection' brand in the world, before it became the first 'Hygge' brand in...

For France's leading apartment hotels, the time has come for segmentation. Both Appart'City and Adagio have redesigned the architecture of their offer around three clearly identified ranges, positioned respectively in the budget, mid-range and top-of-the-range segments. While Adagio Access remains the entry-level range for the subsidiary...

While IHG has made the luxury and lifestyle hotel sector one of its main areas of development, this strategy does not obscure the fact that, in addition to all the InterContinental, Kimpton and Regent hotels to come, the Holiday Inn family of brands remains one of its most solid growth guarantees. Between them, the Holiday...

Among the priorities of many international groups, the hotel industry in Africa is continuing to grow. In its 15th annual study, the W Hospitality group forecasts the opening of almost 500 new establishments on the continent in the near future. This specialist in the African hotel industry has looked at the development of local chains and international groups, and has identified 482 projects...

The new segmentation of Appart'City's offering will soon be taking shape. After sketching out the outline last autumn, France's leading provider of city apartment hotels has set 3 April as the launch date for its new brand architecture. Previously, its offering was based on two ranges, Appart'City and Appart'City Confort...

IHG Hotels & Resorts continues its growth phase with 1,800 hotel projects underway. That's more than 280,000 rooms that will soon be added to its 6,100 open establishments around the world. Long the world's leading hotel group before Marriott took over this role with its acquisition of Starwood in 2016, the IHG Hotels & Resorts group has...

The next logical step for this brand inspired by Japanese-style capsule hotels, Yotel is due to open in the heart of Tokyo in 2024, in the Ginza district. Like a return to the seeds of the concept. "The importance that Japan places on technology and innovation has been an important source of inspiration for Yotel since its inception," says Yotel's CEO,...

Kopster Paris Ouest Colombes has a clean, simple design, decorated with a zebra as its common theme, and a recognisable silhouette with a facade that turns blue, pink or purple depending on where you look. The aim of Kopster Paris Ouest Colombes is to showcase its lifestyle spirit and its range of products tailored to...

It has been announced that the Hilton group will continue to expand its brands across France, with the not-so-distant aim of doubling its presence in the country. The hotel group currently has 23 hotels in France, with a further 24 due to be added in the near future, spread across seven brands ranging from mid-range...

"A very, very good year", as Olivier Cohn, General Manager of Best Western France, describes it. Unsurprisingly, in line with the results published by other major players in the global hotel industry, Best Western had a very positive year in 2022. The reservation centre's worldwide sales rose by...

How would you present the advantages of the Logis Hôtels Group to a business customer who doesn't already know you? Karim Soleilhavoup - An extraordinary network, with a hotel every 11 km throughout France, an experience that will be different every time, a guarantee of a good night's sleep and good food, particularly through...

Hyatt and Marriott are continuing to develop their brands outside Paris, particularly in Normandy. Already announced in 2018, the opening of a Hyatt Place in Rouen will take place at the end of this year. The result of the transformation of a former school building dating back to the 19th century, the École normale d'institutrices, this new hotel is part of a project to...

The budget brand Ibis Styles has made its debut in Scandinavia with its first hotel in Copenhagen. The Accor Group brand has set up close to the centre of the Danish capital, in the predominantly sustainable Ørestad business district. Just a 15-minute metro ride from the central station, the hotel is located in the...

Set on the edge of Victoria Harbour with a view of the Star Ferries crossing the bay, the Regent Hong Kong is preparing to become once again what it has always been since its beginnings in 1980: one of the emblematic hotels of the Asian metropolis. Already in the hands of IHG since 2015 under the InterContinental banner, the hotel is set to become...

Singapore is both a hotel tradition embodied in historic monuments and a bold vision of the future. It is the timeless elegance of the Raffles, and the exaggerated modernity of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS). The use of the greatest architects, backed by the traditional precepts of feng shui. These apparent paradoxes, and...

Eklo is currently setting up near Paris CDG airport. What other developments can you expect? Emmanuel Petit - After Eklo Roissy, this year we will open our tenth establishment in Montpellier, opposite the TGV station. And we now aim to double in size over the next five years....

According to In Extenso, the French hotel industry is set for a strong recovery in 2022. What do you expect for the current year? Olivier Petit - Even if the macroeconomic forecasts are difficult at the moment, we are expecting further growth in revenue per room in 2023 of +4% in the regions, +4.5% on the Côte d'Azur and...

As it does every year in February, In Extenso drew up a report on the state of hotel activity in France over the past year, with STR adding its international perspective. Unsurprisingly, both analyses confirmed a widespread recovery. Admittedly, demand was down 8% on a worldwide basis,...

The expected disappearance of combustion-powered cars by 2035 is already shaking things up in the automotive world. According to Avere-France, the national association for the development of electric mobility, the market share of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles was 18.3 % last year, compared with 15 % in 2021 and just over...

Business travellers who pass through Lyon Part-Dieu on a regular basis have been able to watch this new skyscraper, the Tour To-Lyon, rise gradually, almost right up against the station. Designed by architect Dominique Perrault, the 170-metre-high, 43-storey tower is a new focal point for the city. Overlooking the railway hub, it is...