business hotels

With a Residence Inn by Marriott expected in Lille, a Four Points by Sheraton planned for Reims and the scheduled arrival of the Moxy lifestyle brand in Nice, the Marriott group will continue to expand its presence in France this year, beyond its current 70 establishments. But this momentum is not confined to France, and extends...

To begin with, let's take a look back at 2024. How did the year go, marked by the hosting of the Olympic Games in Paris, but also by a lull before the event? Olivier Cohn - 2024 was a very special year, with no regularity or visibility. After a good start to the year, we experienced a fairly sharp drop in business in April...

Of course, there are the riads in Morocco, the traditional version of the urban residence with these welcoming guest houses for stays with family or friends. But when it comes to contemporary aparthotels, there is still very little on offer. An international brand like Adagio, for example, has just one...

The Radisson Group is promoting the incentive offer of its establishments through a partnership with the only association dedicated to reward travel, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence. Or, more simply, SITE. The programme, dubbed "Extra Mile Incentive Travel by Radisson Hotels", recognises nearly 200 of the group's establishments as being particularly conducive to...

The mid-range segment is the focus of much attention among American hotel groups. Two or three years ago, almost all of them presented new long-stay concepts that were currently being rolled out across the Atlantic, including Hyatt Studios - whose first establishment has just opened in Mobile, in the United States - and...

An Olympic year, an atypical year. This is how InExtenso sums up hotel activity in France 2024, marked by accommodation sales close to those recorded the previous year. With the occupancy rate down 1 pt, to 64%, and the average price continuing to rise - +2%, to €127 - revenue per room was up on the previous...

Simplifying the organisation of events, rationalising expenditure: optimising MICE is a priority for companies. And, as a result, for their suppliers who are working hard to meet their expectations. With this in mind, AirPlus and Kactus have recently announced a partnership to integrate AirPlus payment solutions into the Kactus event booking platform...

A major reopening in Berlin and a new hotel in the Paris region: this February offers the Radisson group the opportunity to offer business travellers two addresses that are ideal for business trips and corporate events. Easily accessible from the centre of Paris as well as from La Défense, the Relais de la Malmaison has just entered the Radisson...

More than 500 new establishments are expected in Africa over the next few years, according to research firm W Hospitality. For Philippe Gauguier, senior consultant at In-Extenso, this figure is "not surprising. Morocco alone currently has around a hundred projects. In the city of...

Business hotels in Europe's major cities saw moderate growth in both prices and occupancy in 2024. These are the findings of the business hotel barometer, designed by research firm MKG in partnership with hotel reservation specialist CDS Groupe. For 2023, the same barometer showed...

The major international groups do not have a monopoly on business customers. The results presented by two leading representatives of the independent French hotel industry bear this out. Logis Hotels has outstripped Accor in terms of the number of establishments in France - almost 2,000 in total - and has recorded very significant growth in its revenue...

"The year of the Meetings Maximizer. The Hilton Group predicts another productive year for meetings and corporate events in its latest report on travel trends in 2025. This prediction was made at the same time as the publication of the study "World's Most Welcoming Events". Conducted in partnership with Jason Dorsey, President of the Center...

Business travellers on the recently taken over Pakistan Airlines routes between Paris and Islamabad will find a new Mövenpick business hotel at their destination, the first opened by the Accor group in the Pakistani capital. Housed in one of the country's tallest towers, next to the Centaurus Mall shopping centre, the hotel boasts a prime location...

Updated on 22 January at 2.30pm. The number of certified tourist accommodations has tripled in three years, and the Green Key label has grown for the fifth year running. After an increase of 45% in the number of certified establishments last year, the same trend has been recorded this year. Among the new 2,428 award winners, compared with 1,665 last year, more than...

While many new hotels are expected to open in Paris (see article) and the Paris region in 2025, here is the programme of openings expected this year in France's major cities. AMIENS YOU Urban Home (during 2025) The lifestyle brand You Urban Home will be continuing its development with a fourth establishment, contributing to the emergence of a...

Voyages d'Affaires takes a look at the new hotels expected to open this year in and around Paris. Mandarin Oriental Lutetia (early 2025) It may not be a recent opening, but this new addition to Mandarin Oriental's hotel collection is a major event for the Paris hotel industry. Earlier this year, the Asian group...

You head up the Southern Europe region for the IHG Group. What is your outlook for 2025? Eric Viale - We are approaching the coming year with great confidence, buoyed by a solid first half of 2024, marked by growth of around +4 % in revenue per room for IHG in Europe compared with...

Widely represented in English-speaking Africa since its 2014 takeover of South African group Protea, the Marriott group is beginning to expand its footprint in West Africa. While a Sheraton will open in Mauritania, in Nouakchott, at the beginning of the year, the American hotelier has just made its debut near Dakar, close to the Diamniadio industrial park and...

Ultra-luxury with the Orient Express La Minerva in Rome and the Raffles Sentosa in Singapore, a significant number of openings for Fairmont in major destinations around the world, as well as new Pullman, Novoyel and Tribe hotels: 2025 will be just as rich in openings for the Accor group. First and foremost, the...

With a new décor reminiscent of the old Pavillon Baltard, redesigned and enlarged communal areas, and modernised studios and flats, the Citadines Paris Les Halles is part of a wave of renovations launched in 2023 by the Ascott group to give the brand a new dynamic in tune with the times. Yesterday the Citadines Paris La Défense, today...