Madrid

We've already heard of Hard Rock Hotels, the hospital offshoot of the famous Hard Rock Café, and Virgin Hotels, the hotel arm of Richard Branson's media group. Universal Music is now getting in on the act with its UMusic Hotels and a first address in Madrid. The place to make its debut has not been...

After Oslo in the summer, Vienna at the beginning of the year and London in 2021, Radisson RED is continuing its tour of European capitals. The Radisson group's lifestyle brand has set up in the heart of Madrid, on Calle de Atocha, 500 m from the Spanish capital's famous TGV station. A convenient location for business travellers,...

On the international front, SNCF opened a second route on Friday for its low-cost subsidiary Ouigo Spain between Madrid and Valencia, a year and a half after the route between the Spanish capital and Barcelona (via Zaragoza and Tarragona) was used by three million passengers. The new service is operated by double-decker Euroduplex TGVs...

A futuristic 50-metre-high tower overlooking the whole of Brussels, with a high-tech research centre at its feet: this inspiring setting is home to Living Tomorrow, an international organisation specialising in working in the future. Its ambition is to become nothing less than Europe's largest experimental laboratory. Located in...

The range of business destinations served by Transavia from Montpellier airport will soon be extended to Madrid. Air France's low-cost carrier announced on Tuesday that it will be linking Montpellier airport to Barajas from 30 October. Two flights a week are scheduled every Thursday and Sunday. "Transavia is confirming and consolidating its growth by adding...

IFEMA Madrid is back on the international MICE scene. This was the message sent out on 13 July by the Madrid Convention Centre, which reported a busy, and therefore successful, first half-year. IFEMA Madrid's management noted that it had "spearheaded the revival of the trade fair sector...

Having just arrived in the heart of Madrid, with a hotel on the famous Gran Via, the Melia Innside group's lifestyle brand is already planning to offer a second address in the Spanish capital, more precisely on its northern outskirts, in Valdebebas. This residential area, close to the airport and the IFEMA congress centre, is also known as...

With its lively restaurants and bars and its art of designing contemporary venues, the upmarket lifestyle hotel sector has a natural place in Madrid, a city renowned for its urban and nightlife scene. With Hyatt having just announced the arrival of its Thompson brand in the middle of the year, the Spanish capital is also...

The Hyatt group is preparing to launch a new brand in Europe with the expected mid-year opening of the Thompson Madrid. This luxury and lifestyle brand, acquired by the American hotelier as part of the Two Roads Hospitality takeover in 2018, boasts just over twenty hotels in the United States and Mexico, and is beginning its expansion in...

Canopy by Hilton is continuing its tour of European capitals. After opening in Paris at the start of the summer, in the Trocadero district, and before a forthcoming opening in London with an establishment close to the City, the Hilton group's lifestyle brand has just set up in Madrid. Its location, in the financial district of Azca, just a few minutes...

And that's four for Pestana CR7. Admittedly, the lifestyle brand is still a long way from reaching the 109-establishment mark, like the record number of goals scored in Cristiano Ronaldo's international career. But Portugal's most famous footballer can take pride in seeing the brand he co-owns with hotelier Pestana.... established in New York.

The scene opens on the famous Plaza Mayor. Jane, who is organising a major event, gazes out over Madrid's iconic square before setting off to explore the Spanish capital under an ever-blue sky. Seduced by the professionalism of the hoteliers and the quality of the event venues she visits, Jane is also reassured by the protocols...

It's sure to be the next guest of honour at corporate meetings and major conferences. Sustainable development is taking pride of place in the MICE sector, and will undoubtedly play a key role in its recovery after the long wait caused by the pandemic. Companies are becoming more and more involved in...

Six years after announcing the acquisition of the Ritz in Madrid, and at the cost of a three-year renovation costing 90 million euros at the time, it's done: Mandarin Oriental has set up shop in the Spanish capital. Located in a legendary building - the Ritz was inaugurated in 1910 - and on a site...

Innside by Melia, the Spanish group's lifestyle brand, will be making its debut in Madrid early next spring. Everything is in place to make this new hotel a trendy spot in the Spanish capital: its location on Madrid's main thoroughfare, Gran Via, and its proximity to one of the city's most fashionable districts,...

Driven by the new health context, airlines are speeding up their move towards contactless travel. The latest example comes from Madrid airport, where Iberia recently launched a trial phase with Inetum, Thales, airport operator AENA and the Spanish Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI). The airline...

The Centro Canalejas complex, just a stone's throw from Madrid's Puerta del Sol, has taken seven years to meticulously transform and renovate seven historic buildings with façades in Renaissance, Art Deco and eclectic styles. It has taken its time to breathe new life into a group of prestigious buildings dating from the late 21st and early 20th centuries, which once housed...

The news became official on 4 November: IAG is to add Air Europa to an already very solid airline grouping. Having already brought together players such as Vueling, Aer Lingus and above all Iberia, the parent company of British Airways intends to include this new takeover from the second half of 2020. The Air Europa brand...

For its first in Spain, Aloft has set its sights on the capital's hyper-centre. Designed by the Rockwell Group architectural firm, the Aloft Madrid Gran Vía hotel has 139 rooms. The hotel boasts a rooftop swimming pool with panoramic views of the Spanish capital. With this inauguration, the Aloft network...

After Kuala Lumpur and Sao Paulo in 2018, luxury group Four Seasons is continuing to expand its offering in a number of major business cities. Of the nine hotels to open this year, only three are authentic resorts, with a new establishment in Napa Valley, within a wine estate, and another in Mexico,...