top-of-the-range hotels

From the outside, the brick colour of its entrance is in keeping with the inter-war buildings that line Paris's inner ring road. Once through the door, the atmosphere is more akin to Vincennes zoo. A lion, an ostrich, a gazelle, a pelican holding a light in its mouth or beak: the welcoming committee is representative of the atmosphere created by...

One year after Marriott, IHG has just passed the symbolic milestone of 1,000 hotels in Asia-Pacific, including more than 700 in Greater China alone. Rajit Sukumaran, the British group's managing director for East Asia and the Pacific, hailed this as a "fantastic achievement". To achieve this result, IHG has been able to rely on the attractiveness...

The landing of the Tribe brand at Milan Malpensa airport, the debut of Mercure in Albania, in Tirana, the Ibis brand which continues to spread its establishments in France, the United Kingdom and Romania: the Accor group continues to develop its portfolio of premium, mid-range and economy brands across Europe. All the more so since...

Hilton is moving up a gear to increase the density of its offering in the luxury and lifestyle segment. In the space of a few weeks since the start of the year, the American group began by concluding a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to integrate hundreds of luxury hotels into its distribution system and its...

Modified on 11/03 at 17:30 With a large number of hotels due to open around the world in 2023 and further growth expected in 2024, the world's leading hotel groups are offering business travellers new accommodation solutions around the globe. Focus on the development of each of the major international groups, as well as on the main...

Modified on 11/03 at 17:30 A strong focus on luxury and lifestyle, but also new mid-range brands, the continued expansion of their 'collections', hotel conversions and projects galore: the development of the major hotel groups is following broadly the same path. In fact, the Marriott group has consolidated...

For over fifteen years now, the Radisson Blu brand has enjoyed a strategic location in Marseille, on the emblematic Vieux Port. Next door to two local institutions, the Bar de la Marine and the Théâtre de la Criée, this top-of-the-range establishment, which has been awarded the Clef Verte label, embarked last October on a complete renovation of the entire...

Revenue per room (RevPAR) up 23% over the year, sales up 20% to more than €5 billion, EBITDA topping the €1 billion mark for the first time in its history: 2023 will have been more than profitable for the Accor group. These two divisions, created...

More than a demonstration of resilience, a real performance. At its annual conference, In Extenso Tourisme, Culture et Hôtellerie drew up a positive assessment of 2023 for the French hotel industry. With occupancy continuing to grow (+3%) and average prices still on the rise (+7%) - the latter essentially linked to the increase in the...

With the gradual upturn in international travel since 2023, China remains an attractive destination for hotel groups. Marriott recently announced a partnership with the Delonix group, which operates more than a thousand hotels in the country under a dozen different brands. The plan is to affiliate around a hundred hotels over the next few years...

The Hilton Group is getting closer to one of the big names in independent hotels: Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). The American group has just announced an exclusive strategic partnership with this network of more than 550 independent luxury hotels, which will gradually be offered to its customers, in particular the 180 million members of the...

After Salalah, on Oman's southern coast, and Jebel Akhdar, luxury brand Anantara is set to complete its offering by moving closer to the country's capital, Muscat. Its owner, the Minor group, has just announced the future management of a hotel complex currently under development in Bandar Al Khairan, 45 minutes from Muscat....

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Casa Lucia (open)At 80 metres high, this was one of the tallest skyscrapers in South America when it was inaugurated in the 1930s. This real estate project, promoted at the time by shipping magnate Nicolas Mihanovich, has remained one of the most emblematic buildings in the Argentine capital. Located on the...

Will the new Hôtel Littéraire in Nancy this year have the same effect on travellers that Florence had on Stendhal, who became dizzy contemplating the frescoes in the Basilica of Santa Croce? Few, no doubt, will suffer from such a syndrome. But one thing is certain, and that is to see them immersed in the work...

It's rather surprising for one of the world's leading hotel groups, but IHG has not had a presence in one of Northern Europe's major markets, Sweden, for some time. A temporary incongruity, since the British group will be making its comeback at the end of 2024 with the opening of the Voco Stockholm Kista. A top-of-the-range...

From King to Gran. One of Spain's great hotels for events and meetings. Launched for the Barcelona Olympic Games to welcome sports delegations with the honours due to their rank, the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I stopped its career in 2020, hit by the pandemic. The Melia Group is taking up the story...

Conquering new markets and carving out a place for itself in a new segment: the Motel One group is pursuing these two objectives through its new brand, The Cloud One, with a dozen hotels due to open by 2026 in Europe and the United States. Brought to Germany for business purposes, as well as to a number of major European cities, the...

Heavens, new hotels in Dubai in 2024! This will come as no surprise to anyone, as the emirate is seeing a steady stream of new establishments spring up, each one stronger and more beautiful than the last. And taller too, in the image of one of the main hotels expected this year in the emirate, Le Ciel, in the Ciel Tower. No more, no less...

Hoteliers are making a sustained commitment to the green label. Almost by force of market forces, as pledging eco-responsibility to their customers is becoming not just a means of distinguishing themselves, but a prerequisite, particularly in the eyes of companies committed to CSR. The 2024 list of winners of the Clef Verte label,...

After announcing its establishment in the temple of rugby, Twickenham stadium, Radisson RED should also be in time for the big event of the year concerning the round ball: Euro 2024 in Germany. Between now and the end of spring, the Radisson Group brand will be setting up in a city that matches its spirit...