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Novotel on the runway at Orly

Business travellers in search of greater efficiency are increasingly attracted to this option, as they only have to cross a footbridge to find themselves almost in the boarding lounge. The Novotel Paris Cœur d'Orly, linked to the south terminal of the Paris airport by a futuristic footbridge, is one of the latest establishments to offer this highly practical solution, joining the...

Louvre Hotels: top of the range in the spotlight

Lobby open to the city, quality restaurants with local flavours, trendy bar, food trucks, tandems available to guests and, on the technology side, an interactive wall showing places to visit, running routes and cultural events, or even a smartphone as a room key: Golden Tulip has...

An eighth Okko hotel in Strasbourg

Three years after the creation of the hotel chain, Okko Hotels is continuing its expansion in the French market by adding a new destination to its catalogue. Strasbourg recently joined Nantes, Grenoble, Lyon, Cannes, Rueil-Malmaison and Paris, with the inauguration of an eighth address. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="130669"] The Hotel Okko Strasbourg has 120 rooms, including 8 premium rooms....

Hotels in coworking mode

Shocking! A private club in London is now open for business. There are even rumours that this gentlemen's club, where business discussions are traditionally forbidden, may even welcome women! Is there something rotten in the kingdom of members' clubs? Let's just say that this crime of lèse-majesté is...

At Bellevue, W has its sights set on high-tech business travel

It's a small event for the W brand, which for the first time in seven years is opening a hotel in North America in a brand new building. The W Bellevue hotel has opened its doors in Washington State, close to the offices of Microsoft and Amazon. The 220 rooms and 25 suites are expected to...

Interview: Enrique Ortiz, Melia Hotels international

You've just laid the foundation stone for an Innside hotel at Paris CDG. Why is this brand expanding so rapidly? Enrique Ortiz - In 2006, when we took over Innside, it was a purely German brand. Today it's an international brand. Last year, we opened hotels in New York and Manchester. A number of...

CitizenM's pioneering spirit lives on today

The new wave of hotels owes a great deal to CitizenM. CitizenM, with its establishment opened in 2008 at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, launched this generation of establishments which is flourishing with its limited-sized rooms, offset by vast lobbies filled with long tables d'hôte and designer objects and sofas. The hotel opened in June in Paris, in the...

Hyatt is expanding its network of hotels in the capitals of the South East...

It was almost a year behind schedule, but it's finally here. In mid-May, Bangkok's latest luxury hotel opened its doors. Located within the Central Embassy luxury boutique complex, the Park Hyatt will redefine the standards of luxury in Bangkok.

Okko Hotels makes its Paris debut

The location is no stranger to hotel projects, as the Pullmann Paris Rive-Gauche - formerly the Sofitel Porte de Sèvres - stood in the same spot just next to the Aquaboulevard and not far from the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre, before being demolished. From 7 June, Okko Hotels returns to the...

Price Radar Hotel: rates on the rise according to HRS

The bill for business travel is set to be high this year. As we might have feared from the forecasts published in January as part of the HRS Outlook study, business hotel prices are soaring. Sector specialist HRS has just released the results of its Hotel Price Radar survey for the first quarter. They show...

Innside by Melia: lifestyle coming soon to Paris CDG

Of course, passengers departing from or arriving at Paris CDG will have to wait until 2019 to walk through the door of the Innside by Melia, but the project began to take shape with the laying of the foundation stone on Thursday 20 April. An important day for the Spanish group Melia...

Renaissance La Défense: a metamorphosis at the right time

The hotel, located just a stone's throw from the Société Générale towers, was already a favourite meeting place for executives and business travellers. The Renaissance Paris La Défense intends to be even more so today, now that it has completed its complete renovation. "The establishment needed to be brought up to date, as the last renovation was...

Meet Hubert Viriot, CEO of Yotel

our customers know how to avoid the inconveniences of travelling Who are YotelAir's customers? Hubert Viriot - For the most part, they are very frequent travellers, who are aware of the hazards of travel and know how to avoid these inconveniences. In London Gatwick, for example, low-cost flights generally leave very early in the morning....

Airport hotels: lifestyle at the end of the runways

Staying in an airport hotel is not, to be honest, the most pleasant prospect for a nomadic executive. It's often a necessary stopover before catching the first flight back to the office in the morning, and sometimes it's a compulsory stopover because of an extended meeting, leaving the last plane to take off without...

Hilton to launch new brands in France

The Hilton Group's development in France is no longer focused solely on its flagship brand. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president of development for Hilton, said: "Growing our portfolio in France is a strategic priority for Hilton. As part of this, the American hotelier's growth strategy now extends to its...

Positive results and a move upmarket for Best Western

Against a difficult backdrop, the Best Western group is doing better than expected in France. Although the average price of the company's establishments fell by a logical 5.331TP3Q, mainly due to the security risk which penalised France as a destination in 2016, the number of overnight stays generated by the central...

Negative results for the French hotel industry in 2016

The French hotel industry largely stalled in 2016, hit by the dramatic security situation and, as in all even-numbered years, an unfavourable events calendar with the absence of the Paris Air Show and Vinexpo in Bordeaux. At national level, according to the figures announced by Deloitte In Extenso,...

Marriott reinvents its mobile application

New home screen, simplified navigation, personalised travel content: Marriott has completely redesigned its Marriott Mobile application, available in English and French in addition to three other languages. Smartphones are now considered indispensable travel companions," said George Corbin, Senior Vice President of Digital at Marriott International....

L'Atelier H, the new seminar concept at Novotel Paris Les Halles

Less stuffy, more inspiring, the new generation of meeting spaces that are beginning to spring up here and there has a new representative in the shape of Atelier H. After several months' work, the Novotel Paris Les Halles has unveiled a seminar space completely reinvented by designer Jim Hamilton. Covering an area of 600 m², the seven...

Warwick and Yotel set up in London

The Warwick Hotels group is making its London debut with the acquisition of The Capital hotel in upmarket Knightsbridge and its neighbour, the Hotel Levin. Located on Basil Street, near Hyde Park, these five-star establishments have an intimate, typically British feel. While The Capital has 49 rooms and...