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Mandarin Oriental recently added a second address in London, and the Asian luxury group is already announcing a new destination for 2028, this time on the left bank of the Thames. Already established in the prestigious districts of Knightsbridge and Mayfair, Mandarin Oriental will be moving closer to the City...

Stansted has not given up on its expansion plans. Quite the contrary: on 3 July, the management of the London airport presented a new project. The previous project, drawn up in 2016 with the aim of being completed by 2020, was put on hold due to the lack of approval in time, and then because of the health crisis. The ambition...

Fairmont Hotels is extending its castle life in the British Isles. Alongside the Savoy in London, one of its main flagships along with the Plaza in New York and the Peace Hotel in Shanghai, the luxury brand could already boast some fine resorts nestling in vast estates with manicured lawns, such as the Fairmont...

This is the first major makeover to be given to the North terminal departure lounge since it opened in... 1988! London Gatwick's management has pulled out all the stops for this vast renovation, which was officially launched on Tuesday but work actually began at the end of May. No less than...

Its legendary façade, the view of the Mediterranean from its most beautiful suites, its private beach... And even its roof when all the cats are grey at night: the Carlton de Cannes served as a prestigious backdrop for the adventures of John Robie "The Cat" and Frances Stevens, alias Cary Grant and Grace...

As in France, budget hotels in the UK have performed well over the past year, as shown by the results just presented by the Whitbread Group, parent company of Premier Inn hotels, for the 2022-2023 financial year. With a growth in revenue per room of +27 % compared to 2020, its establishments have been able to...

The management of the ExCel London MICE complex is resolutely optimistic about the return of demand, particularly for in-house meetings. This is borne out by the latest Global Meetings & Events Forecast report published by the dedicated division of American Express GBT. It predicts that "in-house meetings will continue to be...

The next logical step for this brand inspired by Japanese-style capsule hotels, Yotel is due to open in the heart of Tokyo in 2024, in the Ginza district. Like a return to the seeds of the concept. "The importance that Japan places on technology and innovation has been an important source of inspiration for Yotel since its inception," says Yotel's CEO,...

Business travellers can expect major disruption to their journeys to and from London Heathrow airport at the end of the month. A pay dispute is due to lead to a ten-day strike. More than 1,400 security staff have voted in favour of the strike. It will begin on Friday 31 March, and will last...

The countdown is on for Norse Atlantic's arrival on the French market. At the end of the month, on 26 March to be exact, the new low-cost airline will land at Paris-CDG airport. It will operate a daily service to New York JFK. But it is on the other side of the Channel that Norse...

Meticulous in its choice of locations, Peninsula has only ten addresses in the world, all of them exclusive, such as 5th Avenue, Beverly Hills, the Bund, the Marunouchi district or Avenue Kleber in Paris, overlooking the Arc de Triomphe. It was in Paris, moreover, that the luxury hotel operator last opened its doors, and...

With around twenty luxury hotels around the world today and another thirty or so to come, the Six Senses brand, which became part of IHG following its acquisition in 2019, has no shortage of ambition. Not least because the future of this brand, launched in 1995 around exclusive resorts with a focus on sustainability and well-being, is being written...

Business travellers know Hertz for individual car hire. But the rental company's solutions also extend to larger-scale partnerships. Since 2016, Hertz has partnered with Uber to offer the platform's drivers preferential rates for weekly rentals including insurance and basic maintenance...

The Hyatt group has made no secret of its firm resolve to expand its offering in the EMEA region. And the start of 2023 has been extremely productive. After the opening of a Hyatt Regency in Izmir, with plenty of room for meetings, and the announcement of a new Unbound Collection member in Davos, the American group has just...

Berlin The Hoxton Charlottenburg (mid-2023) The innovative spirit of The Hoxton is perfectly in tune with the golden age of 1920s Berlin. And it is this theme that will serve as the common thread for the brand's first venture into the German capital. Located in the West, in the Charlottenburg district, the future The Hoxton revisits the...

From history to hospitality. In order to consolidate public finances in the wake of the 2008 crisis, David Cameron's government put a number of Crown jewels up for sale in the early 2010s, some of which will be the talk of the London hotel industry in the future. The Ministry of Defence was...

Biometrics is nothing new at Dubai airport. Innovative by nature, the hub has already deployed this technology in terminal 3 to offer a seamless travel experience for Emirates passengers. However, on condition that they are residents of the United Arab Emirates or nationals of countries belonging to the United Nations Cooperation Council (UNCC), the...

Inflation, economic difficulties and the war in Ukraine are clouding the short-term outlook for London Heathrow airport. This was the underlying message from the authorities at Europe's leading hub when they presented their results for the first three quarters of 2022. It is true that the airport has returned to a high rate of growth, with...

While Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, has just passed the 100-establishment mark with the opening of the SO/Paris, its brand The Hoxton is already preparing new developments. Seven new hotels are due to open in Europe between now and the beginning of 2024, adding to its network in the major business cities, whether...

In its European growth strategy, which recently included Rome and Barcelona and will soon include Brussels and Berlin, The Hoxton is not forgetting its home city of London. The lifestyle brand, associated with the Accor group in the Ennismore joint venture, will be opening a fourth address in the British capital from the beginning of December...