business hotels

Pop art-style banknotes on the walls and ceilings, a staircase with a tumble of stylised coins, and gold, lots of gold: what better place than Frankfurt, home of the European Central Bank and Germany's main stock exchange, to open a hotel with a design based on the 'Art of Money'?

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...

A crossroads for bohemian Europeans in the last century, a city that welcomed artists such as Jean Genet, Paul Morand, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Keith Richards, and a haven for all the writers of the beat generation, Tangier is now turning to luxury tourism. Morocco's second economic hub after Casablanca is expecting two new luxury hotels...

A futuristic 50-metre-high tower overlooking the whole of Brussels, with a high-tech research centre at its feet: this inspiring setting is home to Living Tomorrow, an international organisation specialising in working in the future. Its ambition is to become nothing less than Europe's largest experimental laboratory. Located in...

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...

While Accor occupies a key position in Poland thanks to Orbis, a subsidiary of AccorInvest which owns more than 70 hotels in the country and in Central Europe, Radisson is also nurturing strong ambitions there. "Poland is an important market for our growth strategy in Europe," says Elie Younes, Director of Global Development...

With Times Square as its backdrop and a skyscraper dedicated entirely to entertainment as its showcase, the Tempo by Hilton brand could not have found a more appropriate setting for its lifestyle concept to make its world debut next year. "Rental, rental, rental": the motto of the group's founder, Conrad Hilton, is being applied again and again...

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...

Spanish group Meliá Hotels International is expanding its B2B solutions. Through its Meliá PRO programme, the hotelier already offers dedicated packages for companies and event organisers. With the launch of "Meliá PRO Business Traveller: Benefits & Rewards", the group has chosen to target business travellers directly. Melià Hotels turns to...

With 163 establishments offering some 10,700 rooms, Strasbourg's hotel industry is well equipped to meet the demand from trade fair and conference organisers. "Except when the European Parliament is in session, which is generally four to six days a month, but we have a precise calendar for these sessions", confirms...

"Travelling or doing something for the planet, should you choose? After a scorching summer, which was also marked by an unprecedented wave of fires, the theme chosen for the 16th edition of UnivAirPlus was a timely one, without opportunism. "When I chose this topic in January, I didn't know that we were going to be experiencing a summer with...

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...

In mid-spring, CDS Groupe announced the acquisition of Rydoo's travel business. What were the reasons for this takeover? Ziad Minkara - When Rydoo Travel & Expense decided to separate itself from its travel business in order to remain focused on expense, we entered into discussions, convinced as we were that...

As Japan reopens its doors more widely to tourists, business travellers can now enjoy a new Hilton jumbo jet in Hiroshima, celebrating at the same time the opening of the brand's 600th hotel worldwide. Billed as "one of the largest MICE facilities in the Chugoku and Shikoku region", the hotel...

Despite the fact that the country is virtually closed to foreign travellers, China obviously remains a priority for the development of all the world's leading hotel companies. The British group IHG, for example, has just welcomed the opening of its 600th hotel, the Kimpton Bamboo Grove in Suzhou. But having the support of a leading player...

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.

Business travellers accustomed to staying at many Marriott hotels in the UK will soon see a major change when these establishments come under another brand of the American group: Delta Hotels. Between next October and the end of summer 2023, a phase of renovation and rebranding will begin at Delta Hotels in the...

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.

The New York Marriott Marquis has just completed its renovation, following on from that unveiled in autumn 2021 for the Hilton Midtown, one of the city's iconic hotels, opened in 1963 and boasting 1,878 rooms and a huge MICE area...