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The Hyatt Group is reaping the rewards of the momentum it began building in 2017, focusing on an asset-light strategy and the sale of its hotels to provide the resources for expansion. Since then, its growth has been faster than that of its main competitors. After further growth in its range of...

As one of the heavyweights in the global hotel industry, Accor is focused on its development on one continent or another, but it has not forgotten that it is also the leading hotel operator in France. The Group is continuing to strengthen its position in France, where it is originally based, with plans to open 29 hotels in the first half of 2024. And all this at a time when...

The recent acquisition of two lifestyle brands - Graduate Hotels and NoMad - bears witness to this: the Hilton group has made contemporary hotels one of its new areas of development. A strong emphasis symbolised by the appointment of a new global president, Kevin Osterhaus, who is responsible for the expansion of these trendy establishments and...

The IHG group is continuing its expansion in Portugal. Having recently added a number of fine hotels to its portfolio, such as the luxurious Vignette Collection hotels, the Casa da Companhia in Porto and the Convent Square in Lisbon, which revisits a former Dominican convent dating back to the 13th century, the group now has around twenty...

With 69 hotels currently operating in France, Marriott is one of the world's leading hotel chains with the strongest presence in the country. Far, far away of course from Accor or Louvre Hotels, and also at a safe distance from another major American player, Best Western, whose French network includes almost 300 hotels. But its offer...

The inauguration of the Sofitel Shanghai North Bund marks an important moment for the Accor group. Firstly, because it is part of the celebrations marking the brand's 60th anniversary, and because it has embarked on a new dynamic. In this context, this hotel with 288 rooms and 27 elegant suites embodies its reaffirmed luxury through a contemporary atmosphere blended with...

High up in the Paris skyline, with its convention space designed to accommodate up to 2,800 people, the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile keeps the flame of MICE alive within the Hyatt group. Like other hotels in Europe, moreover, well-equipped with meeting rooms of all sizes: the Grand Hyatt Barcelona, which has just...

A double coup in Europe for the Hilton group. Its upmarket DoubleTree by Hilton brand has just made its debut in Malta, in the seaside resort of Qawra. Overlooking Saint Paul's Bay, offering a number of restaurants and several infinity pools, as well as a spa and private beach club,...

After making its French debut in Cannes at the end of last year, IHG's Staybridge Suites extended-stay brand will be stepping up its expansion in Europe over the next few years. Already present in the United Kingdom, with a presence in London and a number of major British cities including Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Dundee, Liverpool and Newcastle, the brand will...

After France, which was the first to make the announcements in April, the Michelin guide has gone on tour to unveil the hotels awarded one to three "Clefs", its new classification devoted to accommodation. Prior to Japan at the beginning of the summer, these awards will first be presented in Italy, Spain and the United States. A selection of...

The Royal Mansour Casablanca is resuming its prestigious history. The first five-star hotel in the Moroccan business capital and a meeting point for visiting celebrities since it opened in 1953, the palace closed its doors in 2015 for renovation. The renovation turned into a complete demolition, with the aim of rebuilding the hotel...

The NH Hotels group may still be remembered by its brands, but it is leaving the hotel business for good. Founded in 1978 with the opening of the NH Ciudad in Pamplona, over the decades the Spanish hotel group has become one of the major groups in Spain and Europe, reaching 380 establishments at the time of its takeover by...

A mid-life crisis in the best sense of the word, etymologically speaking, with the idea behind it of sorting things out before making a profound change. As Sofitel blows out its 60th birthday in June, celebrating the opening of its first hotel in Strasbourg in 1964, the Accor group's luxury brand is ushering in a new era...

Sébastien Bazin spoke of the enormous potential of the Indian market, but also of the difficulties in exploiting it, during the presentation of the results for the last quarter and for 2023. "We have around sixty hotels in India, compared with nearly 700 in China, even though we started developing there at the same time...

Before turning to the latest news from the Best Western network in France, let's start with a review of the year 2023. Was the business clientele there? Olivier Cohn - Clearly. We saw a real willingness to travel on the part of both large groups and SMEs. Business customers were back last year, and they're back now.

Barcelona's business hotel sector is reinventing itself. Shortly after the revival of the former Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I, next to the Palacio de Congresos and now, after a long renovation phase, the Gran Melia Torre Melina, another hotel designed for business travellers has just appeared: the Grand Hyatt Barcelona. A hotel whose history...

Vienna, the new destination of choice for hoteliers. Month after month, new hotels are opening, making the Austrian capital one of the most dynamic European cities in terms of development, alongside Dublin, Frankfurt and Lisbon. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the city's hotel supply is set to grow by 4.2% over the period 2023-2025, compared with 1.1%...

Hilton plans to go from 1 to 100 by adding a new luxury and lifestyle brand to its portfolio, NoMad. The brand is based on the chic NoMad London, ranked among the 50 Best Hotels of the World, which the American group intends to roll out worldwide. The American group...

Updated on 3 April at 2pm After Dijon and Rennes last year, Mama Shelter is expanding its collection of addresses in French cities with a hotel in Nice. The project, the result of the renovation of a municipal services building into a lifestyle hotel, had already been announced, but the opening date is now known: 13 June next....

Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, has made Dubai one of its key destinations, and already has a dozen hotels in the emirate. Last year, for example, saw the debut of an SO/ hotel in the Uptown Dubai complex in the heart of the city, as well as a Banyan resort...