top-of-the-range hotels

How do you see a way out of the current crisis? D. L. C - This crisis is unprecedented for everyone. We are hearing catastrophic scenarios, with no prospect of recovery for two or three years. For my part, I remain calm. This is certainly a very serious crisis for the hotel industry, but any crisis...

2019 was an extremely positive year for Best Western, both globally and in France. On a global scale, the hotel group, which has 4035 hotels in total, including 417 new affiliates in 2019, saw sales generated by the central reservation system rise by 17.4 1TP3Q. In France, despite...

At the inauguration of the NH Collection Mexico City Reforma hotel over three years ago, the group's management loudly proclaimed its ambitions for the American market. These ambitions were to be based in particular on the strengths of its top-of-the-range brand, NH Collection, to win over business customers in particular. Since then,...

Is there a trend driving your approach to design today? Tristan Auer - The trend is the non-trend. Or if there is a trend, you absolutely have to avoid it. That's how we end up with buildings and atmospheres that all look the same, whereas when you travel to Bangkok, Milan or anywhere else, you don't get any...

Following on from the Nolinski on the Avenue de l'Opéra, the Brach near the Trocadéro and more recently the Sinner in the Marais district, the Evok group has taken over the former Hôtel de Montbrun, adding a touch of 1970s design to its listed 17th-century walls. With high ceilings, painted beams and period terracotta floors, architects Lecoadic...

1 place du Capitole: a prime address for a business trip to Toulouse. This is the home of the Grand Hôtel de l'Opéra, the emblematic establishment in the Pink City, which has just joined the BW Premier Collection. Best Western has thus added a particularly strategic addition to the catalogue of its "soft brand"....

The Centro Canalejas complex, just a stone's throw from Madrid's Puerta del Sol, has taken seven years to meticulously transform and renovate seven historic buildings with façades in Renaissance, Art Deco and eclectic styles. It has taken its time to breathe new life into a group of prestigious buildings dating from the late 21st and early 20th centuries, which once housed...

The 3,000th hotel is a symbolic milestone, illustrating Accor's leadership position in Europe, where the group now has 340,000 rooms in 39 countries, representing half of its global portfolio. By way of comparison, Marriott International, the world's leading hotel group, has only...

Strengthening its leadership in Italy, increasing its presence in France and Eastern Europe, supporting the development of the Anantara luxury brand in Europe: the NH Hotel group is going to do several things at once with the takeover of eight establishments formerly owned by the Italian Boscolo group. This portfolio was recently acquired...

List from memory, and above all without too many mistakes, all the brands belonging to Marriott International. Then list the brands that make up the Accor group. Finally, list the latest concepts launched by Hyatt, Hilton and IHG. Clearly, this is not an easy task, given that the hotel industry is currently experiencing a groundswell of activity: a...

Among recent examples of hotel 'combos', in November the Louvre Hotels group set up its Campanile (budget) and Golden Tulip (top-of-the-range) brands opposite Montpellier station, in an architectural complex designed by Manuelle Gautrand. Similarly, Mercure and Ibis have been sharing their...

What are IHG's projects in France? Eric Viale - Through its various brands, IHG has 61 hotels in France, with 16 projects signed and under development. Our strategy is to grow in the luxury segment - the new InterContinental Lyon Hôtel Dieu is the best example...

And that's three! Milan has had three Sheraton hotels for a few days now, with the inauguration of a new address in the San Siro district. The Marriott group has converted - at a cost of several million euros - the former Grand Hotel Brun into the Sheraton Milan San Siro, a new top-of-the-range establishment with a total of 310 rooms, including 25...

Marriott became the world's leading hotel group after its merger with Starwood. This acquisition led to the creation of a mega loyalty programme, Bonvoy, which builds loyalty around experiences. How is this development in line with the times? Belinda Pote - Since the merger with Starwood, our portfolio now encompasses 30 hotel brands...

One, Six Senses, was taken over by IHG at the beginning of the year, while the other, Alila, has been part of the Hyatt group for barely a year. These two Asian brands, which represent the ambitions of their owners in the luxury resort segment, will soon be making their appearance in Europe. Hyatt has therefore...

Overlooking the beach in Biarritz with its elegant Second Empire silhouette, the Hôtel du Palais shone in the spotlight for three days at the end of August, providing accommodation for the heads of state during the G7 summit. "Everything went perfectly. We were very honoured to host this summit of world leaders. It was a...

By the end of 2020, Hyatt Hotels Corporation will offer 25% additional rooms in Asia. This expansion will affect all the group's brands, with the grand luxury segment best represented by five Park Hyatt hotels, but also by five hotels under the more contemporary Andaz brand in the 4/5 star segment. The next largest number of...

At 345 California Center - a 48-storey building, the fourth highest in the city - the destination's second Four Seasons hotel will soon be opening its doors. However, it will have to wait until 2020, when the renovations to the rooms and public areas will be completed - in addition to...

For many years it was the flagship of the Starwood group, one of the leading brands for business travellers worldwide. But Sheraton, whose history dates back to 1937, had lost some of its lustre over the years. "It had lost its way a little along the way", admits John Licence, Vice President Europe for Premium and Select Brands at Marriott International. The American group, which absorbed...

Is your appointment as Accor Regional Director for West and Central Africa just an HR issue, or is it part of Accor's new organisation on the African market? Daniel Karbownik - It's more a question of 'internal cooking', even if the Accor group has indeed reorganised itself in Sub-Saharan Africa, to make it the priority destination...