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Ultra-luxury with the Orient Express La Minerva in Rome and the Raffles Sentosa in Singapore, a significant number of openings for Fairmont in major destinations around the world, as well as new Pullman, Novoyel and Tribe hotels: 2025 will be just as rich in openings for the Accor group. First and foremost, the...

Buoyed by the continuing growth in the number of potential customers around the world, the luxury hotel sector remains a key growth driver for hotel groups. The openings expected next year by Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and IHG only serve to confirm this. "The global demand for unforgettable stays and sophisticated accommodation is undeniable", says...

With a new décor reminiscent of the old Pavillon Baltard, redesigned and enlarged communal areas, and modernised studios and flats, the Citadines Paris Les Halles is part of a wave of renovations launched in 2023 by the Ascott group to give the brand a new dynamic in tune with the times. Yesterday the Citadines Paris La Défense, today...

What better way to realise its ambitions than by setting up shop in the country's tallest skyscraper, in one of the capital's key projects? The Hilton Group's intention to double its presence in Morocco will be reflected in the launch of its prestigious Waldorf Astoria brand in Morocco in 2025.

Radisson Collection has secured a prime location in the heart of Madrid, on one of its main thoroughfares, Calle de Alcala, lined with luxury boutiques and historic buildings dating back to the Belle Epoque. From the time when this street, which intersects the Puerta del Sol and the Place de Cybèle, was home to...

A new luxury boutique hotel and a historic establishment back in business, but also a budget hotel in the fast-growing Cloche d'Or district or another within an innovative mega complex: Luxembourg will be at the heart of hotel news in 2025. And that's shortly after...

The Hilton Group is to roll out its Signia by Hilton brand, focused on MICE events, in the EMEA region for the first time. Having appeared across the Atlantic in Atlanta, Orlando and San José, California, with Indianapolis in the pipeline, Signia will unveil its first address next January in Amman, Jordan. The development will be...

In addition to its leadership position in the luxury hotel sector, which is constantly being strengthened, the Marriott group can count on its 'select service' brands and its collections of boutique hotels to maintain the growth of its offer in France and Europe. Spearheading this expansion, Moxy Hotels is now very close to...

One of Europe's leading hotel investment companies, Covivio currently owns 311 hotels with assets worth €6.4 billion. Located mainly in France, the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as in Southern Europe and the Benelux countries, these hotels are operated by major hotel groups through leases - in 62% of cases - or...

The Accor group has strengthened its presence in Côte d'Ivoire with the inauguration within a few months of each other of two establishments in the same location in Abidjan. After an Adagio Original urban residence with 110 studios and flats, the complex was completed in November with the unveiling of the Novotel Abidjan Marcory, the whole being brought together by a...

Its slender silhouette, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, soars high into the Belgrade sky, in a district undergoing major transformation at the confluence of the Save and Danube rivers. Symbolising the Serbian capital's ambitions as the business hub of the Balkans, the Kula Belgrade skyscraper is designed to offer luxurious hospitality...

Responding to the bleisure trend, to "Blended Travel": with its Transforming Room concept, the Pullman brand is exploring the needs of tomorrow's business travellers. And today too. Installed in the Pullman Singapore Orchard, this room concept is the fruit of two years of research into customer behaviour, particularly business behaviour, and the...

Soon, by the end of 2026, Sofitel will offer a new airport hotel in Dublin, directly connected to Terminal 2, the one used by Aer Lingus and Delta, United and American Airlines passengers, as well as Emirates and El Al. "We are delighted to strengthen our presence in major international hubs with our long-standing partner...

The arrival of Mama Shelter in Amsterdam was recently announced for 2027, in a creative district in the image of the brand, in the north of the Dutch capital, near the NDSM shipyards converted into a mecca for street art. But before that, business travellers who are fans of the lifestyle brand will be able to...

A focal point of the Maltese hotel industry, the seaside resort of St Julian's has seen a succession of new establishments open, including a Hyatt Centric leisure hotel, strengthening the presence of this lifestyle brand in Europe. This is the seventh hotel to open on the continent - another is expected in Reims next year - and...

A new hotel in Barcelona and a redesigned establishment in the heart of Madrid's financial district, a combo in Cork, developments in Africa and Dubai: the Marriott group is offering new hotels to business travellers. On its way to reaching the 100-hotel mark in Europe, the Moxy lifestyle brand, for example, has set up...

Sofitel is strengthening its presence on the banks of the Nile. The luxury brand could already boast prime positions in Egypt with the Winter Palace in Luxor and the legendary Old Cataract in Aswan, as well as its first hotel in Cairo, located on the tip of Gezira Island, in the Zamalek district. In...

New York's hotel icons are each reinventing themselves. Soon, in the spring of 2025, the city will welcome back one of its iconic addresses, the Waldorf Astoria. The largest hotel in the world when it opened in 1931, this monument to American hospitality closed its doors in March 2017. Bankruptcy of its owner, the insurer...

It's obviously the flagship opening that the Hilton group is expecting in 2025: New York's legendary Waldorf Astoria will welcome its first guests next spring after many years of closure. Its renovation has taken a long time since the last event held in its Grand Ballroom at the end of February 2017, delayed in particular by the bankruptcy...

The lifestyle spirit of Mama Shelter is about to conquer Amsterdam. Expected to open in early 2027, the future hotel will be built in a location that reflects the brand's image, the Noord district, long occupied by the NDSM shipyards, now converted into a creative and cultural scene. Separated from the city centre by the Ij, but only 15 minutes from...