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In Paris, in the heart of the Gare de l'Est, along platform 1, Okko Hotels is inaugurating its ninth 4* establishment. Representing an investment of 30 million euros, the contemporary two-storey building was erected on 220 spring boxes designed to absorb the vibrations of trains and the underground metro...

How far will Accor go in developing its portfolio? Already well stocked with the acquisition of 14 new brands in 2018 alone, it has now added a new in-house brand: Tribe. The concept unveiled on 4 March by the French hotel group is already taking shape in Australia, with a 126-room establishment inaugurated...

The prospect of turning one of the world's biggest hubs into an airport hotel could not have left the Yotel brand, which specialises in Japanese-style capsule hotels, indifferent. And the idea of offering passengers a place to put down their bags for a night or a few hours could not leave the operator indifferent...

Report and photos by Florian Guillemin. HÔTELS Le Gray [tararama ids="72819,72817,72815,71483" auto="true" pause="4000"] The Gray has succeeded in establishing itself as the reference address in the town centre in less than a decade. Admittedly, the hotel enjoys an ideal location, just a stone's throw from the Place des Martyrs. But that's not the whole story... It was just a question of finding the subtle...

Launched in Mauritius at the end of 2010, the So/ brand is starting to really take off as it sets out to conquer the world's major cities. Sofitel's trendy offshoot has announced several major openings in 2018, enabling the brand to double its presence around the world. After Mauritius, then Bangkok and Singapore...

Carlson Rezidor is changing its identity to Radisson Hotel Group. As a result, the hotel group will now rely on the global recognition of its Radisson flagship brand. The reference to Carlson was effectively obsolete since 2016 and the sale of the hotel division of parent company Carlson Wagonlit to Chinese group...

Virgin Hotels, the luxury lifestyle hotel from the group founded by Richard Branson, is to take its first steps outside the United States in Edinburgh. Expected to open in 2020, just off the Royal Mile in the heart of the Unesco-listed Old Town, the 225-bedroom and suite hotel will be housed in the India Buildings, one of the city's most prestigious...

Hyatt Centric, the lifestyle arm of the American group targeting millennials, is expanding into Asia-Pacific with the opening of a hotel in Tokyo. "Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo is the brand's nineteenth property worldwide and its first hotel in the Asia-Pacific region. We are delighted with this development and...

HOTELS Melia Castilla [tararama ids="67225,67637,67639,67641,67643" auto="true" pause="4000"] This is undoubtedly the benchmark hotel for professionals who converge on Madrid's business district. The hotel's capacity has a lot to do with this, with 915 rooms making it the largest hotel in the country at the time of its inauguration. Since then, other jumbo jets have...

Moxy Hotels is continuing its international expansion by setting up in Japan. The opening of two hotels in Tokyo and Osaka marks the start of the Asia-Pacific expansion of Marriott's budget lifestyle brand. After an initial establishment opened this summer in Bandung, Indonesia, it is now in the Japanese capital that Moxy...

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...

You've just opened a new hotel in Paris. What characterises the spirit of The Hoxton? Sharan Pasricha - Luxury at an affordable price. Every time we set up in a city, we try to participate in the gentrification of an up-and-coming district. In Paris, the 2nd arrondissement is full of bars, galleries and start-ups....

After Paris CDG and very recently La Défense, the Dutch brand CitizenM has just opened a hotel in a location just as popular with business travellers, as it is directly linked to the Gare de Lyon by a footbridge. A former office building has been converted into a trendy hotel, offering all the ingredients that have made CitizenM such a...

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...

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...

Kimpton Hotels has set foot in Europe for the first time. "When he created the brand, Bill Kimpton drew his inspiration from this continent, and in a way we're bringing it home", says Angela Brav, CEO of IHG Europe. The brand which, with the Kimpton San Francisco, was one of the first stirrers...

Communal kitchens, table football tournaments, pianos available to guests, collaborative living and working areas: At the beginning of October, Adagio unveiled at its Paris Bercy Village establishment the outline of what could soon be on offer in the establishments of the long-stay brand co-managed by AccorHotels and Pierre et...