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Albania Adorn Tirana - Handwritten Collection (beginning of the year) The Handwritten Collection, part of the Accor group, has set up in the heart of the Albanian capital, a stone's throw from the Selman Stermasi stadium and a five-minute walk from the lively Blloku district, with the boutique hotel Adorn Tirana. Comprising 25 rooms, including six suites, this establishment is the embodiment of the...

Updated on 14 January at 8.30am Germany Kennedy 89 - Frankfurt (open) At the turn of the year, the Hyatt group added a new address in Frankfurt, even before the opening of a 189-room and studio Hyatt House on Goetheplatz in the second quarter of 2026. Before that, at the end of December, it was the turn of...

Prague is one of Europe's most beautiful cities in terms of its history, arts and architecture. Which can also make it seem frozen in time. Is this really the case? Roman Muska- In fact, a lot is happening. Of course, you might get the impression that for 20 years, nothing - or almost nothing - has changed...

Updated on 7 January at 10.00am. Auvergne - Rhône - Alpes Spark by Hilton Lyon Eurexpo (February) Spark by Hilton, a new brand launched by the American group at the top end of the economy segment, will continue to expand its network in France this year. It first appeared in Lyon in mid-summer 2025, with two hotels on the...

Updated on 2/02 at 10:30 Paris Banke Opéra Paris, A Radisson Collection Hotel (autumn) While continuing with its plans to move into rue de Rivoli, the Radisson Collection brand will be opening its first hotel in Paris this year, a stone's throw from the Opera and Galeries Lafayette. And it's all thanks to a choice acquisition: the...

Alice Mafaity, who now oversees the 13 Hyatt hotels in France as Vice President France and also manages the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile hotel at Porte Maillot, travelled the world before returning to France to join the American group. Her international career, always with major groups, has given her the...

Luxury from every angle. The only five-star hotel with a pied-à-terre on the world's most famous avenue, the Paris Marriott Champs Elysées Hotel adds a new elegance to the prestige of its address. Recently completed, its renovation blends the spirit of the times with the spirit of the place, that of a listed building with a past intimately linked...

They are only forty minutes apart, including the ferry. And probably less when a long-awaited bridge, which could become a reality in a few years' time, links the world's two closest capitals, Brazzaville and Kinshasa. New hotels have just appeared within days of each other on either side of the river Congo....

With a good twenty hotels added in the first quarter and another batch of openings in the second, the Accor group is continuing to strengthen its presence in its domestic market. Widely the leader in its field, the group added several establishments in the first half of the year, under its Handwritten Collection, Mercure and greet brands in particular. And their networks have...

"We never imagined we'd get so many business travellers": Clément Gohin, General Manager of Les Lumières à Versailles, is almost surprised by his hotel's appeal to corporate clients. In fact, as almost the closest neighbour to the Château, and rivalling the Palais des Congrès on the other side of the...

Barrière Hotels is changing its name to Barrière Collection. A name that could not be more fashionable in the hotel world and which, as part of a new segmentation of its offer, is even taking the form of four distinct sub-collections. One, the Signature Collection, brings together the gotha of the family group now chaired by...

The Experimental group continues to spread its lifestyle spirit to new major European cities. Last year, Paris saw the opening of a third establishment in the Marais district, the result of the repositioning of the former Sinner hotel, and while the group also has an address in London, the Henrietta Experimental, Rome and Porto are preparing to welcome new hotels...

The Hilton Group continues to expand in France. With a portfolio that has almost doubled in just five years, fuelled in particular by the recent arrival of its new premium budget brand Spark in Lyon, the American hotelier currently offers 14 hotels in Paris and the Île-de-France region. And soon one more with the DoubleTree by Hilton Paris Boulogne. The opening of...

The lifestyle brand The Hoxton, which has been operating in Edinburgh since last summer in a series of townhouses converted into a 211-room hotel, has just crossed the Irish Sea to the heart of Dublin. This time, it has transformed one of the Irish capital's historic establishments, the Central Hotel. Recognisable by its...

Of course, the Minor group, in particular with its Anantara luxury brand, always focuses on beautiful resorts in enchanting locations. Next year, new Anantara resorts will appear in the ski area of snow-capped Xiling Mountain in China's Sichuan province, as well as in the Kafue National Park in Zambia,...

Hilton has unveiled a major overhaul of its Hilton Honors loyalty programme, which will come into effect next January. The hotel group is launching a new elite level, Diamond Reserve, while lowering the thresholds for Gold and Diamond status. The Diamond Reserve level, which is new to the Hilton Honors programme, is aimed primarily at...

Choice Hotels has just announced the opening of 50 Quality Suites hotels in France, continuing its partnership with the Zenitude group. So the partnership could not be more fruitful. David Beers - Indeed, we are extremely satisfied. For Choice Hotels, it is fundamental to create mutually beneficial relationships, win-win partnerships. After a...

The location remains unchanged, just a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées. Neither has its Haussmann-style façade, which dates back to the early 20th century. Inside, however, a sophisticated new décor awaits guests of the former NH Paris Champs-Elysées. The hotel has just been upgraded to NH...

Moet & Chandon, Vuitton, Tiffany, De Beers: you joined Hyatt after a career in several luxury houses. What does this say about the evolution of the group, which is multiplying its luxury and lifestyle hotels around the world and in Europe? Marc Jacheet - My arrival at Hyatt illustrates something structural:...

Somewhere between James Bond and Fellini. To make its debut in Rome, Ruby Hotels drew inspiration from the location - former offices of the Italian Ministry of the Interior - as well as from the dolce vita of its host city, magnified by the Italian film director. The design of its new hotel, which has just opened its doors, plays...