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Paris already welcomed a hotel at the start of the year inviting you to hum Cloclo songs, the Belinda, with its 73 beautiful, beautiful, beautiful rooms, naturally. Today, reading the programme of new

While Barrière attracts a significant leisure clientele at weekends and during school holidays, the group's 21 four-star or five-star establishments, both in France and internationally, also make it a premier MICE destination due to their accommodation capacity, meeting and reception spaces, and dining venues… Without…

A perfect harmony between Mozart and Beethoven. The Radisson Blu brand has taken over the management of the main business hotels in the legendary composers' birthplaces, one after the other. In Salzburg, it's the former Wyndham Grand Salzburg, with its 1,785 m² of event space and a ballroom that can accommodate 1,000 people, and in...

"That I, me, love Frida." By choosing the new hotel opened by the lifestyle brand Ruby for their next business trip to Stockholm, business travellers will undoubtedly have a tune by Brel in mind, imagining themselves in this house "where it will be good to be". And if it's not certain, when is it...

As the World Cup has just kicked off across the Atlantic, the American hotel industry is strengthening its selection. Now integrated into the Marriott group's offering and loyalty programme, citizenM has opened its third hotel in Washington. The US capital had already discovered the brand's lifestyle ethos in 2020 with the CitizenM Washington DC Capitol,…

To be a guardian and protector of nature, rather than its master and owner: this is the spirit of a seminar house in the Chateauform group located in the upper Chevreuse Valley, the Château Regen'Ronqueux. A name that says a lot about the venue's ambitions. That is, not just to offset or limit the footprint of professional events, but to regenerate...

One is joining the luxurious The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand, while the other was already part of it. However, all of them, each in their own way, have recently made headlines. First, the Hôtel Martinez in Cannes, which has just joined the exclusive circle of French "palaces", becoming the city's sole hotel to have been elevated...

From the 10th heaven to the fifth star. Of course, the Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel will always be topped by its 10th-floor rooftop, offering an unparalleled view of the Iron Lady to companies meeting in its 280m² Trocadéro lounge, or in its four other rooms. While during periods of...

Two new hotels and two opposing atmospheres for Marriott in Budapest. On one hand, prestige with a luxurious St Regis in a historic palace. On the other, a playful spirit with its contemporary brand Moxy, which continues to strengthen its presence in Europe by adding a new capital in the east of the continent to its list of addresses…

The IHG group is continuing its landing phase in India. Already boasting around fifty hotels in operation in the country, the hotelier plans to open another hundred, with openings spread over the next three to five years. In this context, IHG has partnered with India's leading private airport operator, Adani Airport Holdings, to...

The Accor group continues its conquest of English-speaking Africa. The continent's leading international group with nearly 180 establishments, mainly in North Africa and French-speaking countries, the hotelier has just signed a letter of intent with the pan-African investor Shoreline Group to develop a network of hotels in Nigeria. Concluded on the sidelines of the Africa Forward summit…

Minor Hotels already has a strong presence in the Benelux, but is still underrepresented in France or Switzerland. What are the challenges associated with this dual approach? Alexis Boudrand - I have a two-speed remit. As you point out, Minor Hotels inherited a large number of hotels in the Benelux from…

He was all that was missing to return to the golden age of the Orient Express legend. The largest sailing ship in the world, with its 220 metres in length and 25 in width, its three masts towering over 100 metres, and, inside as well as on its decks, everything you need to charm a…

Already apparent for several years, the hotel development dynamic in Africa is unlikely to stop. According to W Hospitality, the number of projects identified in 2026 saw an increase of 12.2 % compared to 2025. This represents a pipeline of 675 hotels and resorts for a little over 120,000 rooms which…

How do you explain the growing interest of major hotel groups in Africa? Trevor Ward - Hotel groups, particularly those listed on the stock exchange, absolutely need growth. However, compared to other markets like the United States where brand penetration is over 70 %, Africa remains very poorly covered. Less than...

Younger and with a higher grade: the Hyatt group is preparing a gentle palace revolution in Nice. Its luxury brand The Unbound Collection, launched ten years ago, will soon preside over the destinies of a legendary address on the Promenade des Anglais: the Palais de la Méditerranée. Closed since…

The image truly stuck with people: the façade of the Burj Al Arab damaged by debris from an intercepted Iranian drone. It was like an act of lèse-majesté for this emblem of Dubai, a collateral victim of the conflict that suddenly ignited the Gulf. "The emblem of the region," as Julien Soyez, the vice-president of communications, describes it...

How is the events sector in Bordeaux performing? Amélie Dechénais - The destination has seen continuous growth since the pandemic. Between 2024 and 2025, we are observing a certain stabilisation, but at particularly high levels with trade fairs that are mainly national in scope, as well as international scientific and professional congresses. This momentum…

The Radisson Hotel Group is strengthening its presence in Kazakhstan with the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Almaty Airport, making it the international chain hotel closest to the airport of the former Kazakh capital – and the country's most populous city. This comes after the 2025 launch of the Sadu Hotel, a member of the Collection…

Of course, Paris doesn't have hotel conversions quite as prestigious on its agenda as London. The British capital, for example, has just welcomed a luxurious Six Senses that revisits the former Whiteley's department store, after seeing a Raffles take up residence some time ago within the iconic Old War Office, the base...