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From the outside, the brick colour of its entrance is in keeping with the inter-war buildings that line Paris's inner ring road. Once through the door, the atmosphere is more akin to Vincennes zoo. A lion, an ostrich, a gazelle, a pelican holding a light in its mouth or beak: the welcoming committee is representative of the atmosphere created by...

Hilton is moving up a gear to increase the density of its offering in the luxury and lifestyle segment. In the space of a few weeks since the start of the year, the American group began by concluding a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to integrate hundreds of luxury hotels into its distribution system and its...

Sold out almost from the moment it opened. Few hotels can boast such a great start. The Eklo Paris Porte de Versailles can. Its location right next to Hall 3 of the Paris exhibition centre made it an ideal base during the Salon de l'Agriculture. And it should certainly...

For over fifteen years now, the Radisson Blu brand has enjoyed a strategic location in Marseille, on the emblematic Vieux Port. Next door to two local institutions, the Bar de la Marine and the Théâtre de la Criée, this top-of-the-range establishment, which has been awarded the Clef Verte label, embarked last October on a complete renovation of the entire...

After Salalah, on Oman's southern coast, and Jebel Akhdar, luxury brand Anantara is set to complete its offering by moving closer to the country's capital, Muscat. Its owner, the Minor group, has just announced the future management of a hotel complex currently under development in Bandar Al Khairan, 45 minutes from Muscat....

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Casa Lucia (open)At 80 metres high, this was one of the tallest skyscrapers in South America when it was inaugurated in the 1930s. This real estate project, promoted at the time by shipping magnate Nicolas Mihanovich, has remained one of the most emblematic buildings in the Argentine capital. Located on the...

Conquering new markets and carving out a place for itself in a new segment: the Motel One group is pursuing these two objectives through its new brand, The Cloud One, with a dozen hotels due to open by 2026 in Europe and the United States. Brought to Germany for business purposes, as well as to a number of major European cities, the...

After announcing its establishment in the temple of rugby, Twickenham stadium, Radisson RED should also be in time for the big event of the year concerning the round ball: Euro 2024 in Germany. Between now and the end of spring, the Radisson Group brand will be setting up in a city that matches its spirit...

The start of a new year is traditionally a time for taking stock before looking ahead to the future and new developments. In January, the SNCF announced record passenger numbers, Eurocontrol noted that European airspace was gradually approaching pre-pandemic levels...

The choice of accommodation for visitors to the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre continues to expand. In anticipation of the future Radisson Blu, which will take its place in 2026 in the Triangle tower, which is beginning to rise above the exhibition centre, visitors will find new roofs in this favourable area...

NEW HOTELS IN AFRICA South Africa Hampton by Hilton Grayston Sandton Hampton by Hilton Grayston Sandton (Q4)As it prepares to open its largest hotel in Europe this year, in Vienna, the Hilton Group's budget brand Hampton will also make its debut in Africa in 2024. Its first hotel on the continent...

While we await the arrival of Ruby Hotels in France - a first establishment has been announced in Marseille - it is in Stuttgart that the latest lifestyle hotel makes its debut this January. As usual, the Munich-based group didn't fail to give its new address a 'little name', and the name of the...

Now that the World Cup is over, European rugby is preparing to return to the business as usual that has kept its winters alive for a good century: the famous Tournament. From 2 February onwards, the eyes of rugby fans will turn not to the Stade de France, which has been mobilised for the Olympic Games, but to Marseille, Lyon...

Before talking about 2024, how did the past year go? Philippe Mettey - We started to see an upturn at the beginning of the year and ended up having a very good year in 2023, marked by double-digit growth in Europe and real momentum for our Citadines and five-star establishments....

GERMANY Düsseldorf TRIBE Düsseldorf (end 2024) Tribe, one of the Accor group's new contemporary brands, will continue its expansion in Europe with an opening later this year in Düsseldorf, in the central Friedrichstadt district. The result of the renovation of an existing establishment, the Tribe Düsseldorf hotel will offer 146 functional, designer rooms, as well as a friendly lobby where guests can relax and...

The main business hotels expected in the Paris region in 2024 After recovering one of its largest - and highest - business hotels, the Pullman Montparnasse, Paris is preparing to welcome back another of its leading business establishments: the Marriott Paris Rive Gauche. The historic "PLM Saint-Jacques" opened in the early...

Where better to showcase the innovative spirit of the CitizenM lifestyle brand than at Meta's headquarters? It was probably hard to imagine a better place than Menlo Park, the birthplace of what was better known as Facebook, to demonstrate its lifestyle and technology offering. An offer that matches Meta's aspirations...

Grand luxury with the unveiling of the first Orient Express in Rome - the Grand Hotel de la Minerve - at the end of 2024; lifestyle to start the year with the inauguration of the Hyde London City and the 25hours Hotel The Oddbird in Jakarta; and, in between, new hotels that are as premium as they are budget: Accor is rolling out...

Maison ELLE has just launched the second edition of its hotel concept. Following its launch in Paris in 2022, a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe, a new chapter in its history is opening in Amsterdam with a chic, trendy hotel in line with the lifestyle spirit of the famous fashion magazine. For the first time outside...

The people of Edinburgh know how to tease great architects. Like most Britons, in fact, who are known for their imagination in coming up with evocative nicknames for the skyscrapers that have populated the London skyline. For example, the Gherkin, for the 30 St Mary Axe designed by Norman Foster; or the "talkie-walkie" for...