business hotels

Record growth despite the pandemic. This remarkable performance underlines the positive outlook for long-stay accommodation. The world leader in the sector, the Ascott group, a subsidiary of Singaporean property investor CapitaLand, added 30 new establishments to its offering in the first seven months of the year, representing more than 8,300 units...

The Loop in Chicago, Gangnam in Seoul: the Hilton Garden Inn brand has opened or is about to open its doors in the heart of two of the world's major business districts. On 15 July this year, the American group's mid-range brand made its debut in South Korea with an establishment ideally placed for business travellers,...

Just in time, and yet... Opened just a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games on 23 July, the new Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay will not see tourists from all over the world, or even local fans, flocking to the Japanese capital. Due to the circulation of the virus for the big party...

A game of musical chairs between hotel groups is brewing in Singapore. As Hilton's former flagship in the City-State prepares to come under the Voco banner in January 2022, the American brand has already found another location just a stone's throw from the old one, at number 333 - and no longer...

Hyatt Place is adding a third hotel in London, following the opening of one at Heathrow Airport and another in Hayes, to the west of the British capital. For this new development, Hyatt's contemporary and relaxed brand has set its sights on the east of the city. Located just a few minutes' walk from Liverpool Street and...

Milan, Venice, Florence: the Radisson group is set to strengthen its upmarket offering in several of Italy's major cities. Between now and the end of the summer, its premium brand Radisson Collection will see the materialisation of several projects that have already been announced. At the end of August, in Milan, the former headquarters of the Touring Club Italiano, a historic building dating from the end of the 19th century, will...

When it opened in the early 1970s, it was the tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt, if not Germany, at 116 metres. Afe Tower, which belonged to Goethe University, dominated Germany's financial metropolis for a long time before it was demolished in 2014. A new tower has now taken its place, the One...

With just under 500 rooms, a futuristic event space for up to 1,000 participants and an ideal location not far from Central Station, the Scandic Göteborg Central has everything it takes to become one of the top venues for corporate events in Northern Europe when it opens in the second quarter of 2022. All the more so as it is...

Fiercely high-tech, but also responsible: the new Campanile Smart Lyon Bron combines two of today's key trends. Located in the economic hub near Lyon-Bron business airport, the hotel is a blueprint for the hotel of the future, offering guests a seamless, fluid and connected experience. And this, even if a...

The IHG group is putting its foot down in Nice, in the new Grand Arenas business district, by offering two solutions to business travellers. In addition to a Crowne Plaza on the upmarket side, the British hotelier is doing double duty with a more affordable adjacent establishment, the Holiday Inn Express Nice - Grand Arenas, located less than five minutes...

Traditionally focused on business centres, the Hyatt Regency brand has just established itself in a leisure environment in Morocco. However, this new establishment located between the sea and the mountains, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains and on the shores of the Atlantic, is primarily aimed at business tourism. Located just 25 minutes...

Of course, there's everything you could want on the Champs-Elysées, and soon even a citizenM. Expected to open on 1 September 2021, this fourth Paris hotel from the Dutch group specialising in affordable lifestyle hotels will be located on the corner of the famous Parisian thoroughfare, at 138 rue de la Boétie. After Paris-CDG, La Défense and...

You've just opened a hotel in Lille, in one of the city's flagship developments, "31", rue de Béthune. What are the assets of this new establishment? Solenne Devys - This is a very special project, as it's part of the conversion of the former Galeries Lafayette, which is being carried out by Vinci Immobilier and Redevco on...

The Tapestry Collection by Hilton has made its European debut in Madrid. This new mid-range brand, designed to bring independent hotels with character into the fold of the American group, has set up near Atocha station, not far from the Prado Museum and the Parc del...

Best Western is expanding its myWO coworking brand at the same time as these spaces dedicated to mobile working are gradually reopening. After opening on 19 May with a capacity of 35 %, capacity will be increased to 65 % from 9 June. To coincide with the reopening, the hotel group has launched...

As business travel prepares to return to a more normal routine, NH Hotels is offering new benefits and discounts to companies. The Spanish group has just unveiled its NH+ Business programme, which includes discounts on accommodation and other privileges. The discounts are based on the number of nights spent in the group's hotels....

Hotel development never stops in Dubai. In general, but even more so with the approach of the 2020 World Expo, postponed because of Covid and expected to be held in the emirate from 1ᵉʳ October 2021 to 31 March 2022. In early May, an Adagio residence opened on the artificial island of Palm Jumeirah....

Until now, the Hilton Singapore has been a popular venue for business meetings and social events. It will remain under this name until January 2022. But from that date onwards, travellers will find another sign affixed to this 423-room hotel on the famous Orchard Road. The British group...

Chicago has a new hotel, one that is sure to rival the finest establishments in the North American metropolis: the Pendry Chicago. Located in the heart of the Loop business district, close to the Magnificent Mile and the headquarters of a number of major companies and dynamic start-ups, the hotel is housed in an Art Deco building...

The Hyatt group has just opened a new hotel in Shanghai in the Songjiang district, a district with an ancient history, with cultural heritage dating back 6,000 years, but which is also rooted in modernity. This economic and technological development zone, home to thousands of companies and seven universities, is the spearhead of Shanghai's economic and social development.