Ouvertures d’hôtels

🎸 Rock in Rio, the world's largest music festival, celebrates its 40th anniversary from September 13 to September 22, 2024. The event will feature over 750 artists, including Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, and Imagine Dragons. The festival, first held in 1985 with Queen headlining, spans over two weeks in Rio de Janeiro. Organizers expect over 700,000 spectators to enjoy more than 500 hours of live music across seven stages at the seaside location in Jacarepaguá, west of Rio.

🏡 The Thompson Palm Springs, part of the Hyatt group, opened on September 4, nestled in the Design District, blending mid-century modern design with Rat Pack-era elegance. The hotel offers 168 sophisticated bungalow-style rooms, including 18 luxurious suites across several towers, each room featuring a private outdoor space with high-end furniture and greenery. Suites boast private reception areas and exclusive amenities. The design harmonizes mid-century traditional elements with Thompson hotels' contemporary aesthetic.

🏨 In Bentong, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the First World Hotel & Plaza expanded to 7,351 rooms, surpassing the Venetian Resort (7,092 rooms) and MGM Grand Las Vegas (6,852 rooms). Awarded by Guinness Book in 2015 with 6,118 rooms, it remained ahead of the yet unfulfilled 10,000-room promise of Saudi Arabia's Abraj Al Bait. Offering rooms at €20 per night, the 3-star establishment provides good value and is owned by Genting, featuring a shopping center and leisure park. No European hotels are in the top 30 worldwide.

💎 Minor Hotels will launch Layan Life by Anantara, a 1,767-square-meter world-class medical wellness concept at Anantara Layan Phuket Resort, in the third quarter of 2024. The facility blends modern medical technologies with traditional Thai "Rajasamnak" therapeutic styles, based on the four elements of traditional Thai medicine: earth, water, wind, and fire. Programs range from three to ten days, created by medical specialists and Thai medicine experts, combining ancient wisdom with advanced medical diagnostics, personalized wellness nutrition, and guided fitness.

🏨 easyHotel to open its second establishment in Madrid, Spain, in spring 2025, following a franchised hotel opened in late 2022. The new hotel, located in Madrid's San Blas-Canillejas district on Miguel Fleta Street, will offer 94 innovative low-carbon-emission rooms made from recycled and sustainable materials. The hotel will feature a breakfast restaurant with an outdoor terrace, 31-car parking with electric charging points, and will employ 11 people, all without using single-use plastics.

🏖 Rentalake, known as the "Airbnb of ponds," started in France in June after the 2020 health crisis spurred French demand for tranquil local getaways. The platform offers rentals of water bodies from 2,000 m² to 30 hectares for activities like fishing, camping, and water sports, with optional accommodations such as mobile homes or chalets. Prices range from €30 to €900 per day, with 100 listings to date and a target of 300 by year-end.

🌺 Located less than an hour from Paris, Domaine de Primard welcomes guests in the heart of a 40-hectare park. The garden, designed by Jacques Wirtz, features over 250 varieties of roses and a collection of rare trees. The estate is also home to Highland cows, Ouessant sheep, Valais Blacknose sheep, chickens, and donkeys.

🏖️ Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group announces a new luxury hotel with private residences in South Bali, set on an untouched site on the Bukit peninsula, opening in 2027. Designed by Design Lab and Jeffrey Wilkes with landscaper Bill Bensley, the hotel will offer panoramic views of the Indian Ocean, direct beach access, and wellness experiences, featuring 110 suites and villas with private terraces or gardens, and most including a private pool.

📌 Groupe RAULIC, a key operator in tourism, wellness, cosmetics, and industrial laundry sectors, is mainly established in Ille et Vilaine, Côtes d'Armor, Pays de la Loire, and the Paris region. The group manages multiple facilities across these areas.

🏠 Accor to debut Handwritten Collection in Germany with Muze Hotel Düsseldorf opening mid-November 2024. Located in Pempelfort, it's the first establishment of the brand in the DACH region, expanding its global portfolio. Launched in 2023, the collection connects independent hotels with Accor's global standards and resources. Muze Hotel Düsseldorf features 60 Art Déco-inspired rooms, a breakfast bar that turns into a cocktail lounge, and a meeting space for up to 18 people, alongside an art collection "A Voyage Within" by Vangelis Kyris and Anatoli Georgiev.