La Défense
Towards a line 19 between La Défense and Paris CDG?
A direct metro link to Paris-CDG from your office at La Défense is a promise that should be of interest to more than one business traveller... On 22 November, Valérie Pécresse's announcement made it even more concrete. On Wednesday, the Chairwoman of the Île-de-France Region and Île-de-France Mobilités unveiled the project for the...
A new Okko hotel at La Défense
The towers of La Défense may be less crowded than in the pre-covid era, but the business district's hotel scene has been busy this year. After Mama Shelter in March, and Tribe in May - two Accor group brands that set up shop on the Esplanade and Pont de Neuilly...
Staycity's expansion involves the La Défense district
Staycity, the long-stay brand, will be opening a new aparthotel in the La Défense district of Paris on 13 June. Located near the Neuilly bridge, on the Courbevoie side, the establishment offers 216 studios and one-bed flats, which can accommodate up to four people. All have kitchenettes and are equipped with...
After Mama Shelter, Tribe moves to La Défense
Lifestyle hotels seem to be finding an increasingly natural place in the La Défense business district. CitizenM was a forerunner, setting up in 2017 near the Grande Arche and La Défense Arena, and will soon be joined, in mid-June, by an Okko hotel. At the other end of the district, towards...
Okko: a new hotel expected in June at La Défense
While Mama Shelter is due to open in March, another contemporary hotel brand, Okko Hotels, is preparing to open in the La Défense business district on 1 June. This fourth address in the Paris region - after Rueil-Malmaison and Porte de Versailles, and Gare de l'Est in Paris itself - will be...
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...
Interview with Fabien Violet: Fabien Violet, Chief Revenue Officer, Comet Meetings
When was the Hospitality project launched and what were its ambitions? Fabien Violet - We've been working on the Hospitality project for about a year and a half now. It's a kind of extension of the Comet Meetings business. Originally, we offered a network of city-centre venues dedicated to strategic meetings and events.
Interview with : Alain Brossé, CEO of Welkin and Meraki
What does the inauguration of the Welkin & Meraki space at La Défense on 1 November represent? Alain Brossé - We're very proud to be moving into this building at La Défense, with its perfect location on the forecourt. The Trinity Tower is a magnificent building, with terraces on every floor. It makes the...
Hilton: carbon-neutral meetings, notably in La...
As part of its "Travel with Purpose 2030" environmental and social strategy, the Hilton Group is offering companies and organisers the chance to reduce the carbon footprint of their business meetings involving 10 or more participants. To achieve this, the American group has entered into a partnership with the carbon finance consultancy South Pole, which is committed to...
Châteauform' opens a Learning Lab at La Défense
Châteauform' is expanding its urban offering with a new site dedicated to learning and training, the Châteauform' Learning Lab. Located at the foot of La Défense's Grande Arche, this facility covers six floors and 3,200 m2, and offers 37 modular meeting rooms with natural daylight. These include a room that can...
Interview with : Franck Boucher, Director of Attractiveness at Paris La Défense
Now that the recovery has begun, is the upturn in activity noticeable in the La Défense district? Franck Boucher - The return is gradual, but things are starting to move. We can see it in the figures for people leaving the transport network, but also in the number of people visiting the shops and the restaurant terraces. The Cœur Défense building,...
Major business districts: maintaining their dynamism
And in the end, it's the City that wins, despite the Brexit and all the waltz and hesitation surrounding the UK's exit from the EU. The "Attractiveness of Global Business Districts 2020" report, published by EY and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), once again recognises London's business district as the world's most attractive. The...
Interview with Franck Boucher, Director of Attractiveness at Paris La Défense
Is the new face of La Défense key to the future of the district? Franck Boucher - It's necessary if we want to remain competitive. We are putting a lot of effort into creating living spaces, a point on which we were lagging behind. We are also bringing in new forms of hospitality such as Citizen M and soon Mama...
Coworking: Comet gains height at La Défense, Newton invests in...
While the strike action on 5 December highlighted the need for third-party spaces to offer an alternative to professionals, two new addresses are launching themselves on the French coworking scene. In Paris, Comet opened its doors on 2 December in La Défense. This is already the fourth such...
Google and Renault plan to launch autonomous shuttles between Paris-CDG and...
The launch of the CDG Express, which was due to coincide with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has finally been postponed. But business travellers can rest assured that the players in the mobility sector intend to take advantage of the sporting event to make a big splash, and turn the French capital into a laboratory for urban travel....
La Défense awaits Mama Shelter, Okko and Radisson Collection
La Défense is continuing to diversify its hotel offer, with almost 1,000 new rooms soon to be added to the 2,600 already in existence. As part of its drive to become a true lifestyle centre, the Paris business district is turning to brands with resolutely contemporary concepts. After Citizen M in 2017, it's the turn of...
Spaces La Défense: a symbol of IWG's great ambitions
Open since the beginning of January 2019 and officially inaugurated on 21 March, the size of the Spaces La Défense centre symbolises the lofty ambitions of both the coworking brand and its parent company, the International Workplace Group (IWG). With a surface area of 18,000 sq m - including 2,000 sq m dedicated to the business club -...
With the new U Arena, La Défense is dreaming of becoming a destination...
Mick Jagger was eagerly awaited at La Défense, not only by Rolling Stones fans, but also by the managers of the business district. The inauguration of the new U Arena by the British band on 19 October should give the Paris business district a much more festive feel, and make people want to stay...
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...
La Défense to expand its hotel offering
When it opened in early 2015, the Melia La Défense was the first hotel to open in the Paris business district for more than a decade. The development of the hotel offer in La Défense is set to accelerate in the coming years. Supported by the Etablissement public d'aménagement de La Défense Seine Arche (EPADESA), the emphasis this year is on...
