business hotels
Mama Shelter arrives in the La Défense district in March
Mama Shelter has already demonstrated its expertise by opening a hotel next to the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in 2019. For its third establishment in Paris, the brand launched by the Trigano family, and since integrated into the Accor-Ennismore JV, is continuing to...
London: chic, glam and lifestyle
Pink Floyd fans will certainly be delighted with the forthcoming opening of the art'otel London. From summer onwards, they will be able to stretch out by the pool - on the rooftop, as it should be - and dream of seeing a pink pig floating in the air above Battersea Power Station....
Overview of hotel openings in France in 2022
In France, as in Paris, 2021 was already a productive year for the hotel industry. If not very active in the capital, due to the prolonged absence of international tourists. Notable openings in Paris include two potential new palaces - Cheval Blanc and Bulgari - and the private hotel-club Soho House,...
Chad: Hilton to open a hotel in N'Djamena this year
Hilton has announced the imminent arrival of a hotel in N'Djamena, signalling its return to Chad after suspending its presence in the country at the end of 2019. To this end, the American group's brand will move into a newly-built hotel, the Hilton N'Djamena Toumaï Palace, located in the 2nd district of N'Djamena, in the...
IHG: rethinking loyalty and setting course for Spain and Portugal
IHG is heading south. This was already true in France, with the British group's latest developments taking place on the shores of the Mediterranean. It's just as true at continental level with the announcement of 10 forthcoming openings on the Iberian peninsula, some as early as this year, others by 2025. [link-block prefix="Read more...
New hotels expected in Europe in 2022
The pandemic may have delayed certain projects, but far from it, it has not put the brakes on hotel development. Business travellers will be able to experience this for themselves when they travel around Europe, finding new hotels here and there in business destinations, particularly among the historic brands of the major groups....
Bordeaux's hotel offering is diversifying and going international
Lifestyle and design with the Mama Shelter and Seekoo, prestige with the InterContinental or, in a more intimate style, the Hôtel de Sèze and the Palais Gallien, more economical solutions or dedicated to long stays: with over 11,000 rooms and 210 hotels in Bordeaux, business travellers and participants...
Hotels in Bordeaux: address book
Quartier Euratlantique Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre With the MECA as its neighbour, the Hilton Garden Inn has been part of the future of the Euratlantique district since 2018. Close to the headquarters of numerous companies, the American group's mid-range hotel is naturally geared towards a business clientele, while being ideally positioned for leisure travellers.
Dynamic growth for Ascott and Adagio in 2022, as in the...
40 new residences to be opened by 2021 by the world leader in extended-stay hotels, Ascott Limited, and 10 new addresses by Adagio Aparthotels, the leading player in this segment in Europe: the extended-stay specialists continued to show strong growth momentum last year. And this despite a period that was not very conducive to...
25hours: soon in Copenhagen, already in Dubai
Continuing its expansion in Europe and around the world, 25hours will be opening a new hotel in Copenhagen in mid-March. This brings to 14 the number of establishments for this lifestyle chain, which was launched in Germany in 2005 and has been an Accor partner since 2016, with the French group owning 50% of its capital and having integrated 25hours into...
Accor unveils its new addresses due in 2022
Lifestyle, luxury and a host of new destinations: 2022 is shaping up to be another productive year for the Accor group, despite business still being affected by the consequences of the pandemic. "With more than 300 hotels and resorts ready to open this year, our many loyal customers around the world are...
Hilton launches its lifestyle brand Motto in New York
Ultra-urban locations, lively communal spaces, a design bias and innovative accommodation solutions: with its new Motto by Hilton brand, the eponymous American group is delivering its way of thinking about lifestyle at a light price. Introduced in 2018, the brand made its grand debut in Washington in the summer of 2020, then in...
Rosewood: a luxury hotel in Sao Paulo, the first step...
Luxury, tropical vegetation galore, art and design, exclusive event spaces: Rosewood, owner of the Crillon in Paris, is marking its arrival in São Paulo in style. The luxury brand has set up shop in the heart of Brazil's main business metropolis, close to Avenida Paulista. And yet...
Business and development in France: interview with Eric Viale (IHG)
With the fifth wave sweeping across France and Europe, how do you see 2022? Eric Viale - I'm approaching this year with cautious optimism, but with confidence. The good thing is that we now have the lessons to learn and the best practices to apply, in addition to scientific advances and vaccination efforts. We have...
Radisson Collection: new in old in Berlin
After recently opening in Milan and Seville, the Radisson Collection has just arrived in Berlin, in the heart of the Mitte district. To make its debut in the German capital, Radisson's luxury brand has taken up residence in one of the group's existing hotels, famous in particular for its AquaDom, an immense cylindrical aquarium rising from the...
A new tax for hotels in Boston and Massachusetts
Tourism professionals in the US state of Massachusetts have long complained that they receive insufficient funding compared to other destinations. According to the Boston Globe, 7.5 million dollars were distributed last year to support local tourism marketing agencies. A figure far too low to reposition...
The top-of-the-range JW Marriott brand coming soon to Sao Paulo
Marriott has announced that it expects to open a JW Marriott in Sao Paulo in the second quarter of 2022. Located along the Avenida Nações Unidas, within the LEED-certified Parque da Cidade complex, this future luxury hotel will replace another, as it will take up residence within the walls of the former Four Seasons, which opened in 2018...
Shenzhen: a new Mandarin Oriental, awaiting a future MGallery
It will undoubtedly be some time before business travellers can enjoy the luxury of the new Mandarin Oriental, which opens in Shenzhen on 20 January, as business travel in China is still complex. Nevertheless, the luxury group has made the journey from its headquarters in Hong Kong...
Hotel chains target the luxury segment in Portugal
Portugal remains one of Europe's most popular destinations for both leisure and business travellers. In fact, the country benefited from the authorities' relative flexibility in welcoming international visitors during the Covid pandemic. It has also benefited from the transfer of leisure travellers to the destination with the closure of destinations...
Hilton: a luxury Conrad in Shanghai, major ambitions in...
Or how to start the year on the right foot. On 1 January, the Hilton Group inaugurated a new luxury hotel under the Conrad brand right in the heart of Shanghai. Located in Puxi, the historic waterfront of the Chinese megalopolis, the hotel is housed in a 66-storey tower overlooking People's Square....









































