It required a strong and passionate personality to resume the head of this address in perpetual movement. Named General Manager of the W Paris-Opéra hotel, Pierre-Henri Perrin embodies the ambition W: propose exclusive and extraordinary experiences, bypass codes to innovate ever more!
Light Human Hotels is located in the vibrant Venaco neighborhood French Island. In the heart of Corsica it's Natural Regional Park, classified as a UNESCO' World Heritage, Light Human Hotels is remarkably located on the banks of the River Vecchio, surrounded by lush nature. The unique location takes you to all the places of "L'Île de Beauté". Close to Venaco and Corte, this cozy boutique hotel with 66 rooms welcomes you in a pleasant ambience to discover the charms and secrets of the mountains and of course enjoy the most beautiful beaches in the world. A hotel in full transformation that offers you the comfort of today and the authenticity of old time. Opening May 2018.
The success of Citizen M, Mama Shelter and The Hoxton or Ace Hotel has been watched by the entire industry. As hoteliers around the world are raising their game, we ask ourselves: who will set the new benchmark? We picked the hotel brands that we believe to have the potential to become the next hits. Discover Mob Hotel.
When it comes to competition among the world's top hotel markets, it's going to take a lot to rival London and Paris. These two long-term favorites attract 30 percent of all hotel investment. Yet that's not to say that fast growing cities in Asia and the Middle East aren't rapidly gaining ground.
French commercial leases and contract law governing hotels, hotel residences, tourist residences and restaurants constitute essential legal and economic stakes. In this sense, the 2014 Pinel Law represents a major legislative change for landlords and tenants.
In France, the negotiation to determine whether the hotel's employees are employed by the owner or the operator is a contractual key matter. French owners require more frequently to pass the responsibility of employment to the operator, which has significant consequences on the negotiating and on the drafting of hotel management agreements.
France remains one of the world's top tourist destinations, with the number of overnight tourist stays increasing by 3.9 percent year-over-year from Q4 2015 to Q4 2016.
Ever found yourself constructing arc reactors inside your private Stark basement in the hopes of becoming Iron Man? Us neither, but Disney are building those dreams anyway.
With twenty-five years dedicated to luxury hotels, Guy Bertaud brings an international experience and an undeniable sense of service. A graduate in management and tourism, Bertaud began his career in the hotel industry in 1988 at Le Meridien London. He then joined the InterContinental Paris catering business in 1992, where he spent 4 years before heading to the Middle East for Le Royal Meridien Bahrain. Bertaud returned to Paris in 1999 at the Hotel Prince de Galles as Director of Catering before joining the teams of the prestigious Hotel Plaza Athénée in 2004 where he practices Function of Deputy Director. This is followed by new experiences abroad, in Lebanon, Monaco and the United Arab Emirates. Guy Bertaud is once again called to be the General Manager of the InterContinental Bordeaux - Le Grand Hotel in 2016.
The hotel group The Set Hotels, owner of the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris, has appointed Jean-Luc Cousty to the general management of the emblematic institution of Paris Rive Gauche, which reopenes soon after major renovation work . Jean-Luc Cousty began his career at the Concorde Hotels at the age of 21, and quickly joined the Hôtel Lutetia as Administrative Director. Although he makes a few successful professional sidesteps to other prestigious hotels, his footsteps always brought him back to the Lutetia where, in the mid-90s, he occupied for 3 years the position of Director Of Operations, in charge of Restoration. In 2008, he returned to the position of General Manager where he orchestrated the celebrations of the centenary of the hotel and the preparation of the renovation works which began in 2014. Last March, Cousty ended his mission as General Manager of the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, the only Palace on the Atlantic Coast. Managing Director since the closure of the Lutetia, in particular, it has ensured the renewal of the Palace label in 2016 and set up a new commercial policy allowing to carry out, with its teams, two years of historical activities. At the age of 54, he returns to his first loves, Hotel Lutetia.
Located in the arrondissement de Reuilly, on the northeastern bank of the Seine, this newest member of the citizenM family is a must for sightseers, pleasure seekers and business-doers alike.
Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel re-opens today after undergoing an extensive four-year restoration. Dating back to the 18th century, this historic treasure is decidedly reborn as a luxury hotel for 21st century travellers. Located in the heart of Paris at 10 Place de la Concorde, Hôtel de Crillon"s past provides a rich backdrop for its modern-day story. During the hotel"s closure, master craftsmen, artisans and designers worked tirelessly to strike a deliberate and delicate balance between conservation and transformation, and today the hotel emerges as an elegant expression of the spirit of Paris and a celebration of the French art de vivre.
At the beginning of the summer season, tourism professionals have noticed a sharp rise in the amount of vacations booked by French travelers. This is a recovery that mainly benefits the foreign destinations.
According to tour operators and other tourism stakeholders, the number of French travelers leaving for summer vacation will be bigger than last year and they will be traveling more abroad, mainly to Southern Europe and Maghreb. “There has been a sharp rise in the number of vacations among French tourists this summer. It is very clear and very significant since we have not seen this level of intention since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008,” Jean-Pierre Mas said; Jean-Pierre Mas is President of “Entreprises du Voyage”, a professional federation which monitors the reservations made with 850 French travel agencies.
Opening today, the Grand Hotel Des Sablettes Plage, Curio Collection by Hilton was handpicked as another remarkable destination for the brand"s latest upper upscale hotel and the brand"s first property opened in France. The hotel joins a collection of more than 35 distinctive, upper upscale hotels and resorts around the world. Situated in a historic 19th century building, Grand Hotel Des Sablettes Plage is perched above the breathtaking beach of Les Sablettes in the coastal city of La Seyne sur Mer.
Like it or not, politics necessarily enter the world of tourism, and President Trump's recent decisions to limit access to the United States are another demonstration of this. But Tourism, as an economic sector, cannot possibly flourish without political implication at the highest level. In this regard, French professionals are suspended in an uncertain void. There is no recent declaration, no evidence from the "Supervisory Minister" that would support our sector a "national priority".
The trail-blazing Dutch hotel group citizenM will open two exciting new hotels in Paris this summer including a hotel in the heart of Paris"s business district, La Défense and a flagship property opening in August in central Gare du Lyon. With its existing hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport, citizenM will now have three hotels in Paris all offering affordable luxury, smart technology and clever design.
Francois Arrighi has been named General Manager of the new Four Seasons Hotel Megève. Opening in time for the 2017/18 ski season, the all-new hotel will be the company’s third in France, and its fifth mountain destination. Arrighi arrives in Megève from Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, where as Hotel Manager he was responsible for day-to-day operations and was also closely involved in the wildly successful launch of two new Michelin-starred restaurants. Before joining Four Seasons, he spent several years in the French Alpine ski resort of Courchevel following positions in Paris, Geneva and the French Riviera.
Yooma Hotel has opened its doors on the Seine, in Paris. Introduced as an 'urban lodge', this new hospitality concept aims at competing with AirBnB and other alternative accommodating options by offering 2 to 6-people rooms. "Yooma is not just another hotel. This is the first of its kind, the first to be tailored to the needs of a new consumer generation, made to welcome families and city-breakers," said the concept's founder Pierre Beckerich.
Sunshine, a rediscovered morale, foreign tourists coming back after the impact of the terrorist attacks has faded, and the zest of the “Macron effect”: this is the cocktail of success that the French tourism sector experienced this spring season.
“We had a very, very, very good month of April,” said Xavier Bailly, administrator of the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel, one of the most visited cultural sites in France. Its visitation rate had suffered after the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and the July 2016 attacks in Nice. It has increased by nearly 7% since the beginning of the year.
After an economic standstill, the French economy has shown signs of recovery, with a GDP growth by 1.2% in 2016 almost at par with 2015. Following the election of Emmanuel Macron as the new President of France, economic forecasts for 2017 - 2018 are positive with strong expectations and we expect an increase of business investments.