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Crowne Plaza: a new flagship hotel in Manhattan
It was one of those landmark hotels built in New York in the early 1960s to welcome visitors to the 1964 World's Fair. Today, it is the new American flagship for Crowne Plaza, IHG Group's primarily business-focused brand. Rising 22 floors just a stone's throw from Broadway and...
La Badira, Tunisian culture at the service of MICE
Just 2 hours and 20 minutes from Paris by plane, the five-star hotel La Badira — «as luminous as the full moon» in Arabic — is the MICE destination to discover in Tunisia. Positioned as «adults only» and a member since its opening in 2015 of The Leading Hotels of the World chain, the property captivates from the moment you arrive with...
Radisson Blu: kick-off at Manchester City
For once, there was no need to wait for those delays that new hotels are accustomed to. Initially announced for the end of 2026, the Radisson Blu Medlock Hotel, Manchester has just opened its doors, offering a prestigious location for both football fans and business travellers visiting the metropolis...
Hilton: the takeoff of its offering in Turkey goes through...
A few weeks after seeing the return to business of its historic hotel in Turkey - the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, opened in 1955 and completely redesigned after three years of work - the Hilton group crossed a symbolic threshold during the month of August: that of its 100th hotel in the country. An establishment...
Hyatt Regency: Palace living in Berlin
The Hyatt group intends to establish itself even more firmly with business travellers passing through Berlin. Not that the American hotelier has lacked appeal until now, with the Grand Hyatt Berlin a stone's throw from Potsdamer Platz, its ballroom capable of accommodating 850 people and its 9 meeting rooms. All this adding to others...
Minor: new NH hotels in Barcelona, Budapest and Innsbruck
The Minor group continues to strengthen its presence in both Europe and the Middle East. Although its opening is a long way off – slated for 2030 – the NH Riyadh Prime Square Hotel will notably complement the group's offering in Saudi Arabia with a 121-room and suite hotel featuring a business centre and meeting spaces, in…
Leonardo Hotels: European expansion that goes via Evian
Leonardo Hotels has just doubled its presence in France in one fell swoop. With just one opening! Already present in Paris since the 2024 acquisition of the Hôtel Prelude Opera, which has become the Leonardo Boutique Hotel Paris Opera, the hotel group has just set up shop on the shores of Lake Geneva with its takeover on August 1st…
Best Western: confirmed dynamism in the first half
"We are anticipating an unprecedented pace of openings in 2026, likely exceeding thirty establishments": in an interview with our website last March, Olivier Cohn, the managing director of Best Western France, was forecasting sustained development for its network. The momentum is confirmed with 12 additional establishments for more…
The Originals is heading for Réunion Island
Radisson and B&B Hotels had already set up shop on the island of La Réunion in recent years. The Originals Hotels chain will soon establish itself there with two hotels expected by the end of 2028 in Saint-Pierre. Located just a few minutes from the Saint-Pierre seafront and town centre, these two establishments will play on short and long stays…
Mama Shelter: Lake Como, Mexico and Cape Town...
Three new addresses on three continents: Mama Shelter continues its global expansion this autumn. After Singapore, Zurich and Dubai, the lifestyle brand founded by Serge Trigano and now part of the Accor group will discover other major global destinations – Mexico City and Cape Town – after having set foot on the edge of the…
Radisson Collection is settling in Chengdu
Chengdu has confirmed its status as the gateway to Southwest China for international exchange, and Radisson Collection is following suit. Jin Jiang International Hotels and Radisson Hotel Group are opening their very first regional address under this brand there, within the Business & Innovation Centre for China-Europe Cooperation (CCEC), the Sino-European cooperation platform…
A first W hotel in Saudi Arabia
The King Abdullah Financial District had been waiting for a signature touch to translate its ambition into a hotel experience. This has now been achieved: W Hotels, a lifestyle brand from the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, is establishing its first Saudi address there, at the crossroads of business flows and new social trends that are redefining the capital. The LW Design firm has…
Fairmont: a refresh for a century-old brand
The observation was similar, their trajectories identical. Brands like Sofitel and Fairmont needed to refresh their networks to engage a new dynamic and reassert the standing of their hotels. Hence a wave of renovations for Sofitel to champion the idea of refined French luxury, embodied notably…
Accor accelerates its development in China
Accor doesn't do things by halves in the Middle Kingdom. Having been present on the Chinese market for around forty
London: Hyatt goes to Olympia
A Hyatt Regency hotel today, a CitizenM to come in a few weeks: the hotel industry is participating in the metamorphosis of one of Europe's oldest exhibition venues: the historic Olympia Exhibition Centre, which opened in the 1880s in the Hammersmith district. The project, costing £1.3 billion, aims to bring the venue into...
Pullman is changing the rules of premium hospitality
A slightly stressed businessman arrives at check-in, no doubt weary from his endless travels. He then gradually loosens his tie, rolls up the sleeves of his white shirt before swapping it for a polo shirt to play with the shaker and blend in with the hotel's atmosphere...
Benoît Racle (Accor): "Pullman, a brand that's going to take off..."
Can you go over the genesis of Pullman XChange, this concept of events that accompany the brand's transformation? Benoît Racle - Their purpose is to allow us to take the time to ask ourselves questions, to have real conversations that go beyond small talk and allow us to think. Each time, the...
Radisson: near the Croisette, as if in the heart of Bourges
Back in Cannes. The Radisson group, which had left the city after the former Radisson Blu 1835 was rebranded Canopy by Hilton, is returning to the Riviera city with the opening of the Radisson Hotel Cannes Seaside. The result of the acquisition and transformation of a former four-star hotel, the Luxotel, this new...
Accor: openings multiplied in France in the first...
Yes, in the first half of last year, Accor enriched its portfolio with around twenty new hotels in France, its momentum appears to have increased in the first six months of 2026. The French group in fact announces having achieved nearly 40 openings for a first half judged "exceptional" by Katell Bourgeois, VP Development…
For Hyatt and IHG, all roads lead to Italy
The Hyatt group is continuing its expansion in Italy with three upcoming hotels that will be added to its six existing properties. The Park Hyatt Milan will soon have a luxurious counterpart in Sicily, Taormina, with a 121-suite hotel offering views of Etna and the Ionian Sea from their private terraces. Expected...
