All sectors have been affected, and so have the players in coworking and business centres are highlighting their flexible offering, adapted both to this period of crisis and to new nomadic working habits.
Bird Office promotes teleworking in coworking mode
In response to changing demand, Bird Office is rethinking its positioning, targeting coworking and other third-party spaces more specifically, to offer companies an alternative to the home office (22 October 2020).
Multiburo offers a range of teleworking solutions
Multiburo, renowned for its business centres, has created three flexible Smart Working packages for remote working (21 September 2020).
Interview with : Alice Tortech, Head of Partnerships and spokesperson for Startway
Alice Tortech, Head of Partnerships and spokesperson for Startway, discusses the latest developments in the coworking sector (23 November 2020).
Interview with : Stéphane Bensimon, Chairman of Wojo
Deconfinement, teleworking, the relevance of the coworking model for the "next world", Wojo Corners in Accor hotels: Stéphane Bensimon, Chairman of Wojo, talks about the impact of the current crisis and the future of his coworking spaces (15 May 2020).
Zoom, Teams et al: videoconferencing solutions were undoubtedly the stars of the year, making it possible for billions of confined people to work from home.
In response to confinement, online tools for remote working and communication are breaking all records. Videoconferencing players have never had such an opportunity to prove themselves, and to change the relationship between the office and meetings (26 March 2020).
Videoconferencing: alternatives to Zoom and Teams
Tixeo, Jitsi, BigBlueButton: there are alternative solutions to the leaders in videoconferencing, such as Zoom and Teams (3 November 2020).
Zoom for Home: a touch screen dedicated to teleworking
Zoom is launching the Zoom from Home range of teleworking products, including an interactive touch screen with cameras, microphones and annotation functions (21 July 2020).
Interview with : Julien Lesaicherre, Global Sales Director, Workplace by Facebook
The widespread use of teleworking in conjunction with confinement has boosted the rate of use of remote collaboration tools, such as company messaging systems and videoconferencing. Julien Lesaicherre, Global Sales Director of Workplace by Facebook, explains these new uses (14 April 2020).
With establishments in major cities as well as secondary and tertiary towns, hotels intends to impose its lobbies and chambers as alternative workplaces.
Coworking takes over lobbies and hotel rooms
More and more hoteliers are offering teleworking areas in lobbies as well as in their rooms, including Accor, Ascott, Best Western and Scandic Hotels (21 September 2020).
Marriott launches three packages for working in hotels
Daily packages, including overnight accommodation or resort business packages: Marriott encourages teleworking at the hotel (20 October 2020).
citizenM offers two subscription-based packages for companies
The CitizenM chain of design hotels is launching two subscription-based offers aimed at both teleworkers and frequent travellers (6 October 2020).
You Urban Hospitality: a coliving and coworking concept in Deauville
Individual or shared rooms, workspaces and meeting rooms: You Urban offers a concept combining coworking and coliving (19 October 2020).
The Grand Quartier adapts to become a new Parisian HQ
The Grand Quartier is adapting its hotel, meeting and coworking facilities to meet changing demand (16 October 2020).
Interview: Olivier Cohn, General Manager of Best Western France
Best Western is launching a brand dedicated to coworking, my WO. Olivier Cohn, General Manager of Best Western France, reveals the details of this new product and looks back at the current situation in the hotel industry (25 September 2020).
