top-of-the-range hotels

In Hamburg, it will be no more and no less than the architectural counterpart to its emblematic concert hall designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron. The Elbphilarmonie, until now the flagship of the HafenCity urban project, will soon be joined by another focal point of this business district, the Elbtower. The future tallest building...

Unsurprisingly, the major hotel groups painted a very bleak picture when they presented their preliminary results for the past year. "The global hotel industry has gone through an unprecedented crisis", said Sébastien Bazin, CEO of Accor. "2020 has been the most difficult year in our 93-year history", according to Stéphanie Linnartz, who...

The Radisson group will be making its debut in Andorra in the third quarter of 2021 with a 180-room hotel located in the heart of Andorra la Vella. With numerous ski slopes nearby, and just a few minutes from the principality's capital shopping district and Caleda Spa, one of the largest thermal spas in Europe, the hotel will be a...

The InterContinental Bordeaux is also adapting to the growing popularity of digital and hybrid events. The five-star hotel recently inaugurated the Studio Grand Hôtel by Abaques, working with the audiovisual agency with offices in Toulouse, Paris and now Bordeaux, with which it has been collaborating for 13 years. With a capacity of six people, this new...

At its annual conference, In Extenso drew up a gloomy balance sheet for the French hotel industry as it prepared its accounts for 2020. Revenue per room (RevPAR), the industry's benchmark, has fallen by 55 % compared with 2019, a figure that sums up the hotels...

"A symbol of 21st century hospitality in one of the world's finest urban development projects": this is how Sheikh Nawaf bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of Katara Hospitality, described the spectacular Fairmont and Raffles hotel project due to open in Lusail, Qatar, in 2022, just one year before the...

It's no secret, given the multitude of recent announcements: Accor has made lifestyle and the very high end of the market the spearheads of its development. This strategy is being deployed around the world, but is also taking shape in Paris, where, paradoxically, the French group's luxury offering is...

The IHG Group has announced the arrival of its InterContinental luxury brand in Rabat, following the signing of an agreement with Immohold Hospitality. The five-star hotel, due to open in the first quarter of 2022, will be located in the heart of Morocco's capital. Ideal for both business and leisure travellers, the hotel will...

After several establishments in Europe, most recently in Brussels, and its recent debut in Africa, in Bamako, the Radisson Collection is continuing to expand in Asia-Pacific. The Radisson Group's luxury brand has unveiled its first hotel in China, in Shanghai, in the central district of Xujiahui, close to a number of high-rise buildings...

Accor is strengthening its lifestyle positioning with the signing of a partnership with an innovative new brand, Faena. A few weeks after announcing its alliance with Ennismore, designed to create the world's largest operator of this trendy offering, the French hotelier is forging closer ties with a player renowned for its concept combining artistic spaces, residences and...

Announced for next spring, the arrival in France of Kimpton Hotels, the five-star design hotel of the IHG group, will undoubtedly be one of the key openings in the Paris hotel industry in 2021. In the same way, for example, as the Cheval Blanc, the conversion of the famous Samaritaine into a luxury hotel led by LVMH. Coincidence...

The hotel version of Maisons du Monde was already presented in Nantes in May 2019. A second address was added in the heart of Marseille earlier this week. As with its predecessor, Maisons du Monde has combined its renowned art of living with the hotel expertise of its partner Vicartem to design this...

Luxury and beautiful resorts, of course, but also design and lifestyle: a look at the new hotels due to open this year in the Middle and Near East. Dubai will see a new wave of hotel openings in the run-up to the World Expo, which has been postponed from 2020 to 2021 because of the pandemic. It will...

"When you look at yourself, you feel sorry. When we compare ourselves, we console ourselves. French hoteliers can always ponder Talleyrand's maxim by analysing the business indicators presented by MKG. The year 2020 will obviously go down as one of the worst in their history, with an unprecedented -61.3 % drop in revenue...

New Sofitels in Seoul, Hangzhou and Adelaide, the Fairmont brand expected in Los Angeles, Seoul and near Dublin, the Mondrian lifestyle brand being set up in London: 2021 will be a year of new luxury and lifestyle hotels for the Accor group. "Despite the delays and temporary closures we have experienced...

Lifestyle, luxury and design: a look at the new hotels opening this year in Italy and on the Iberian peninsula. Spain: In Madrid, the Atocha Hotel will join the Tapestry Collection by Hilton in March, following the renovation of its rooms. In May, the Spanish capital will see the opening of EDITION, a brand...

Cairo has a new palace with the opening of a St. Regis, one of the luxury brands of the Marriott group. With butler service in every room and suite, a design that blends opulence, refinement and elegance, bronze and wood carvings embellished with flashes of gold, and crystal trimmings and chandeliers galore, the hotel, located in the heart of Cairo's...

The Accor group has just made official the Russian ambitions of the Raffles brand. The brand is preparing to make its big debut in Russia, with the opening of the Raffles Moscow hotel, scheduled for the second half of 2022. The new luxury hotel will be located right in the heart of the capital, next to the Kremlin - with its...

London's hotel scene is as busy as ever. Over and above the procrastination surrounding Brexit and the heavy atmosphere linked to the pandemic, new hotels are constantly opening or being announced. Among the developments unveiled in recent weeks are a Mondrian hotel, due to open in Shoreditch in 2021, and a luxurious Park...

The Thai chain Dusit International has officially set up in Singapore with the opening of the Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore. This futuristic-looking resort comprises 198 rooms and suites as well as eight private pavilions. All set in the heart of the Laguna National Golf & Country Club, one of the largest golf courses in Singapore. The hotel is...