business hotels

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...

Monday 1 August saw the Accor group launch the Pullman brand in the West Bay business district of Doha. A new address that will be ready for the next major sporting event that is fast approaching: "We have had the wonderful opportunity to open the first Pullman hotel and to present the new Pullman brand to...

Following on from the new generation of Jo&Joe youth hostels, another Accor brand is preparing to make a major leap forward in China. While 1,300 Jo&Joe hotels are planned for this vast market in the medium term, 400 Mövenpick hotels are also expected to go there, as part of a master franchise agreement with...

"Meet-Work-Stay": the Postillion Hotels concept perfectly sums up the ultra-business positioning of the Dutch hotelier. A group that stands out for its truly integrated MICE destinations combining accommodation and vast conference centres, as demonstrated by the recent opening of the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre in The Hague. This new venue for business meetings, almost...

The towers of La Défense may be less crowded than in the pre-covid era, but the business district's hotel scene has been busy this year. After Mama Shelter in March, and Tribe in May - two Accor group brands that set up shop on the Esplanade and Pont de Neuilly...

Banque Scalbert-Dupont was one of Northern France's historic financial institutions before it was nationalised and then incorporated into the CIC network in the 1980s. Its former head office, which is part of Lille's heritage and was built in the late 1920s by local architect Jean Delrue, is about to change function. The...

Updated 29 June After recently handing over its operations in the United States and the whole of the American continent to Choice Hotels, the Radisson group is making no secret of its ambitions in another part of the world: Asia. It is even aiming for growth of 400 % in the coming years. In other words, from...

More than ever the leader in the Scandinavian hotel industry with over 280 hotels, the Scandic group is reaffirming its pre-eminent position in the region with the opening in Copenhagen of its largest hotel to date, the Scandic Spectrum. Located in the centre of the Danish capital, on the seafront, the hotel offers...

A whole month: that will probably be enough time to avoid going to Qatar. Except with the very strong motivation of attending a football World Cup match. The event, organised by FIFA, runs from 21 November to 18 December. It's not going to be easy, though, as...

Accor will soon be offering two extended-stay hotels in Istanbul under the Mövenpick Living brand. At a time when the French group is gradually extending the 'extended stay' versions of its hotel brands - Novotel Living and Pullman Living, among others - the French hotelier will be adding two new addresses as part of one of the major projects currently under way...

The Hilton group has just passed the milestone of 100 hotels in Turkey, both in operation and planned. This comes more than 65 years after the opening of its first hotel outside the United States, the Istanbul Hilton, now renamed the Istanbul Bosphorus. The American group already has 25 hotels in Turkey's main metropolis...

While the United States has just lifted the last of its health restrictions by dropping the requirement for a negative test on entry to the country, travellers to New York will find the hotel scene in full swing. Of course, the pandemic has been fatal to some of the city's flagship establishments, such as the Gramercy...

Hotel groups are loving the round numbers this year. While Marriott, the world's leading group, passed the 8,000 hotels worldwide mark last March, IHG Hotels & Resorts has just reached the 6,000 mark. This milestone was duly celebrated on the New York Stock Exchange, where the...

The Radisson group is continuing its expansion in Africa, and in South Africa in particular. At the end of May, the upmarket Radisson Blu brand set up shop in Juba, South Sudan, with a 154-room hotel featuring large meeting areas. It has also just opened in one of the main cities to the south of the country...

Staycity, the long-stay brand, will be opening a new aparthotel in the La Défense district of Paris on 13 June. Located near the Neuilly bridge, on the Courbevoie side, the establishment offers 216 studios and one-bed flats, which can accommodate up to four people. All have kitchenettes and are equipped with...