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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...

Morocco is the preferred destination for hotel groups. The 2030 World Cup deadline has a lot to do with it, as does the country's attractiveness to tourists and business travellers alike. Ascott, Hilton, Hyatt, Radisson, which has just opened a long-stay establishment in Taghazout: the major players in the sector are all vying for a place on the...

Hyatt is continuing to expand in France's regional cities. After Paris and the Côte d'Azur, the hotelier recently extended its network to Rouen, with a Hyatt Place, and to Bordeaux and Toulouse with two First Name hotels affiliated to its lifestyle brand Joie de Vivre. This time, the group is setting up in Reims...

Making a comeback after a 10-year absence, the Sultanate of Oman returned to the IFTM Top Resa trade show last September as part of its strategy to raise the profile of tourism. This is a new opportunity to shine the spotlight on a destination that is popular with French customers, with double-digit growth in recent years.

Hyatt is consolidating its position in the Asia-Pacific region. Already a partner of the Homeinns group for the roll-out of the Chinese brand UrCove, present in Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities in the country, the American group is using this association to develop its new long-stay brand Hyatt Studios. "Together, we have already demonstrated the...

In Deauville as in Budapest, the You hotels embody a current trend in urban and hybrid hospitality. The hotels are designed as places to live, with a mix of top-of-the-range rooms and shared dormitories, as well as a friendly bar and restaurant, a coworking space, a cinema and a...

A royal entrance. For the debut of its Waldorf Astoria luxury brand in London next year, the Hilton group could not have wished for a better location. Opposite Buckingham Palace, on the famous Admiralty Arch spanning the Mall, commissioned by Edward VII in memory of Queen Victoria. What was once the residence...

This is symbolic of the place held by France in the Radisson Group's growth strategy. To begin the video presentation of its forthcoming openings, Paris takes pride of place with, to start with, the future Banke Opera Paris hotel, part of the Radisson Collection, whose renovation is due for completion in...

A new generation of mountain hotels. Already renowned for breaking the codes of the urban hotel industry, Mama Shelter will be donning its Moon Boots to spread its offbeat spirit up there, way up there, in Val Thorens, Europe's highest ski resort. By autumn 2027, Accor's lifestyle brand, through its subsidiary Ennismore, will have...

Central Europe is at the heart of the Ascott group's expansion on the continent. Already present in Vienna with four aparthotels under three of its brands - Citadines, lyf and Somerset - the world leader in long-stay hotels has just announced five new developments, strengthening its position as one of the city's leading hotel operators....

Starting afresh. The reopening early next year of the Delano Miami Beach symbolises a new dynamic for the luxury and lifestyle brand, which will become part of the Accor group as part of the takeover of the American group SBE at the end of 2020. A flagship destination on South Beach since its opening in 1947, the hotel was revamped in the 1990s...

Radisson is stepping up its expansion in France. After recently announcing several key developments, including the takeovers of the Pullman at Roissy CDG and the Banke Opera hotel in Paris, the group is conquering a new major regional city with the opening of a hotel in Clermont-Ferrand. After Reims in 2024, then Montpellier last spring, and before Cannes and...

Forced landing, imminent take-off. Having all but disappeared from the skies since 1991, the name of the American airline Pan Am is about to reappear on earth - and in Europe - through a series of airport hotels. JP Hospitality, a group of investors based in Vienna, took advantage of the Expo Real trade fair in Munich to announce the launch of a...

125 years after its creation, the Michelin guide is continuing its expansion into the hotel sector, applying to this field what made it famous for restaurants: precious awards recognising exceptional places. Launched last year with an initial selection of hotels in France, the guide has since been extended to other major European countries, as well as the United States and Europe.