business hotels

While predictions are multiplying as to when international business travellers will be able to resume, some market players are already hard at work putting concrete options in place, and in fact speeding up the recovery timetable. This is the case in Singapore, which has been working hard since the beginning of the crisis to explore...

Unsurprisingly, the major hotel groups painted a very bleak picture when they presented their preliminary results for the past year. "The global hotel industry has gone through an unprecedented crisis", said Sébastien Bazin, CEO of Accor. "2020 has been the most difficult year in our 93-year history", according to Stéphanie Linnartz, who...

Hilton is strengthening its position in China's business segment with the opening of the only hotel directly connected to the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, one of the world's largest MICE venues with 500,000 square metres of indoor space. This position, already advantageous for business travellers, is strengthened by the plethora of...

It's been in the air for some time. The Accor group has officially presented its new hybrid meeting concept, All Connect, which will be launched next April in partnership with Microsoft. This new offering, which focuses primarily on small meetings with between 8 and 50 physical participants, is based on the observation that these new methods of...

At its annual conference, In Extenso drew up a gloomy balance sheet for the French hotel industry as it prepared its accounts for 2020. Revenue per room (RevPAR), the industry's benchmark, has fallen by 55 % compared with 2019, a figure that sums up the hotels...

In the wake of the pandemic, contactless technology has become de rigueur at every stage of the traveller's journey. With this in mind, Accor is announcing the roll-out of the "Accor Key" digital key in all its hotels. By downloading the dedicated application onto their smartphone, travellers will be able to receive their hotel key on arrival.

Hyatt is offering its hotels as an alternative second home to all those who can work remotely for long periods, particularly digital nomads. With its new 'Towards New Horizons' offer...

After several establishments in Europe, most recently in Brussels, and its recent debut in Africa, in Bamako, the Radisson Collection is continuing to expand in Asia-Pacific. The Radisson Group's luxury brand has unveiled its first hotel in China, in Shanghai, in the central district of Xujiahui, close to a number of high-rise buildings...

A new design, a new room concept, a new approach to public spaces: the Sheraton revival is beginning to take shape. Several hotels already illustrate the brand's new vision in Phoenix and Denver in the United States, but also in China, in Guangzhou and Mianyang, as well as in Tel Aviv and Dubai. A dynamic transformation...

Accor has added a fourth Pullman to its offering in the United Arab Emirates following those in Dubai Deira Creek City Centre, Dubai Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Sharjah. Located in Business Bay, one of the emirate's main business districts, the Pullman Dubai Downtown is close to the Dubai International Financial Centre and the...

Luxury and beautiful resorts, of course, but also design and lifestyle: a look at the new hotels due to open this year in the Middle and Near East. Dubai will see a new wave of hotel openings in the run-up to the World Expo, which has been postponed from 2020 to 2021 because of the pandemic. It will...

"When you look at yourself, you feel sorry. When we compare ourselves, we console ourselves. French hoteliers can always ponder Talleyrand's maxim by analysing the business indicators presented by MKG. The year 2020 will obviously go down as one of the worst in their history, with an unprecedented -61.3 % drop in revenue...

Lifestyle, luxury and design: a look at the new hotels opening this year in Italy and on the Iberian peninsula. Spain: In Madrid, the Atocha Hotel will join the Tapestry Collection by Hilton in March, following the renovation of its rooms. In May, the Spanish capital will see the opening of EDITION, a brand...

Like many players in the MICE segment, Hilton is responding to the growing demand for meetings and events in hybrid formats. The American group has just announced the roll-out of a global programme dedicated to this new trend, featuring a series of offerings called Hilton EventReady Hybrid Solutions. The first deployments of Hilton EventReady Hybrid...

How is the Onomo Group and its 21 hotels across Africa coping with the health crisis? Cédric Guilleminot - While the African leisure and top-of-the-range hotel industry has suffered as a result of the health restrictions imposed by governments, our mid-range and business positioning has enabled us to get through this...

After Paris and the area around Montparnasse station last September, the IHG group's new upmarket and contemporary brand, voco, is continuing its expansion in France with a second hotel opening in Strasbourg. Close to the cathedral and Petite France, the hotel is also within easy reach of the main tourist attractions...

At the end of December, Hyatt unveiled the first five establishments of its UrCove brand in Shanghai, Chengdu and Nanjing. Like the IHG group before it with its Hualuxe brand - which has 12 hotels open and 24 in the pipeline - the American hotelier is launching a brand specially dedicated to the Chinese market. Developed in...

Obviously, it's difficult to make any predictions after such a turbulent 2020. But can you give us a broad outline of what you expect for 2021? Olivier Cohn - We're expecting 2021 to be a difficult year. Unfortunately, this pandemic is not yet behind us. The return to...

Vaccination, digital health passports: new obligations should govern business travel in the months and even years to come. A vaccine to revive travel in the age of covid The announcement by the American laboratory Pfizer and the German laboratory BionTech of an effective 90% vaccine against covid-19 should enable the travel industry...

The Radisson Hotel Group is launching its Radisson Collection luxury brand in Africa with the opening of a hotel in Bamako, Mali. Located in the ACI 2000 district, close to embassies and company headquarters, the hotel offers 200 spacious rooms, including 32 suites, with panoramic views of the River Niger and the...