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Hotel groups were able to see this for themselves: small and medium-sized businesses accounted for a large proportion of business overnight stays during and after the pandemic. Unlike large accounts, they were quick to get back on the road. Hence the importance for hoteliers of looking after this clientele....

The Hilton Group, which has been present in Lisbon since 2013 with a DoubleTree hotel, will shortly be expanding its footprint in the Portuguese capital. The hotelier had two establishments there with the addition in early 2022 of a member of the Curio Collection, The Emerald House. It will soon have five with the announcement of three new signings. In spring 2024, the Curio...

There are areas where it's better to get along than compete. The future of the planet is certainly one of them. Already members of the Sustainability Hotel Alliance, five of the world's largest groups have decided to go one step further by joining forces to accelerate the shift towards...

Rotterdam was not an unknown destination for Hilton, far from it. Last May, its flagship brand celebrated sixty years of existence at the Hilton Rotterdam, the brand's fourth establishment in Europe after those in Madrid, Istanbul and Amsterdam, inaugurated the year before, in 1962. A position as the doyen of the international hotel industry in...

Ahead of one of the year's flagship openings, scheduled for October at the luxurious Fifth Avenue, New York has seen the arrival of a new voco hotel close to LaGuardia airport, in the Flushing district. The voco Fiorello - LaGuardia East is the fourth property in the IHG Group's contemporary brand, offering 114 rooms for travellers...

AccorInvest, B&B Hotels, the Barrière group, Louvre Hotels and Radisson, which plans to equip all its European hotels with recharging stations by 2025: the number of solutions adapted to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing in the hotel industry. But this trend is not unique to France and Europe. In the United States, Hilton has just announced...

The Hilton group's luxury hotel chain Waldorf Astoria is discovering the African continent with the opening of its first hotel in Cairo, in the Heliopolis district. The interiors blend Art Deco with references to the Pharaonic era, and the 252 sophisticated rooms and suites reflect the country's cultural history through locally inspired works of art and graphic...

The Carlton has regained all its prestige after a long renovation phase, and the Grand Hotel is now being revived under the Mondrian brand: the Cannes hotel industry has seen several major developments in recent months. The recent opening of the Canopy by Hilton Cannes has just added to the list, with a lifestyle hotel of...

With the return of business travel and major meetings in 2023, accompanied by growth in air capacity, the global hotel industry is back on track. This is borne out by the figures presented by research firm STR at the Global Meeting Exchange event, recently organised by Accor. Last May, the...

With a new hotel opening almost every three days in China, the Hilton Group is one of the world's leading hotel operators in this key market. This pace of growth will be reinforced by new projects signed during the first half of 2023. "We're very proud of this series of recent signings, as...

The recent Formula 1 British Grand Prix gave the Hilton Group the opportunity to officially inaugurate its new Hilton Garden Inn, the only establishment located on the Silverstone circuit. The hotel boasts an unrivalled position along the 'Hamilton Straight', renamed in 2020 in honour of the British champion. The hotel groups...

While Accor, through its partnership with PSG and its involvement in hospitality for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, is flying the flag for French sport, other groups are also involved in the French sporting world in a more discreet way. Marriott, which shares Accor's concept of building loyalty by offering exclusive experiences to its customers, is one of the most...

A megahub is expected in Riyadh, capable of accommodating 120 million passengers; a futuristic gigaville - NEOM - is being prepared on the shores of the Red Sea, presented as 100% sustainable; urban districts beyond all superlatives; tourism developments galore: Saudi Arabia is teeming with projects to give substance to its...

Marriott International has remained firmly attached to its position as the world's leading group, acquired since the takeover of Starwood in 2016. With one and a half million rooms at the end of last year, and still growing, the American hotelier is well ahead of Hilton and China's Jin Jiang, the other two groups with one million rooms in...

Extended stays are all the rage across the Atlantic. It's a particularly buoyant segment, given the fierce competition between the leading hotel chains, each with its own new 'extended stay' brand. Last year saw the launch of Wyndham's ECHO and Best Western's HOME by BWH, followed by Choice's Everhome Suites and, more recently,...

The Hilton Group has positioned three of its brands in three of the world's major cities. In particular, its Curio Collection brand, designed to host upmarket independent hotels, has just made its debut in the Spanish capital with the opening of the Montera Madrid hotel. Located in an attractive area close to Gran Via and the Plaza...

Hotel groups have been putting Mexico at the top of their list of priorities recently. Marriott, in particular, has just taken a major step forward by finalising the acquisition of Hoteles City Express, one of the leading local players in the mid-range hotel sector. Announced at the end of last year, the deal gives Marriott a...

The Hilton group is adding a second address in the heart of Bordeaux. Following the opening of a Hilton Garden Inn in 2018 not far from Saint-Jean station, the American hotelier has just unveiled a Tapestry Collection hotel in the Mériadeck business district, on rue Georges Bonnac. This recent brand, made up of upmarket independent hotels in the...

The Hilton group's ambition to double its portfolio of hotels in France will be particularly evident in the PACA region. From 23 hotels today, the American hotelier should be approaching fifty establishments by 2025, with three already planned in the south of France. One of these will open its doors this April, as...

Stress or burn out, obesity and diabetes: the ravages of an active, sedentary lifestyle take their toll on both physical and mental well-being. In study after study, the WHO has noted the damaging effects of physical inactivity, while public authorities have been extolling the virtues of sport for health for many years. A message that was received well before the pandemic...