Ouvertures d’hôtels

🏖 Côte d’Azur France Tourisme, led by President Alexandra Borchio Fontimp and General Director Claire Behar, concluded a week-long mission in Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, and Toronto alongside 18 partners to boost the region's popularity among North American visitors. A key highlight is the new direct United Airlines flight from Nice to Washington starting May 2025, adding to the 6 daily direct connections by 4 airlines from the Nice Côte d’Azur Airport to the US between May and October. Over 60 travel agencies and major American media were engaged.

🏌️ Meliá and Summum announce a major partnership to redefine luxury and sports tourism in Santa Ponsa, Majorca. A new four-star superior hotel, the fourth collaboration between the two, will open in 2026 situated within the Santa Ponsa I Golf Course, established in 1977 with a PAR of 72. The hotel, owned by Nigorra's Golf Santa Ponsa, will offer 88 rooms alongside amenities like a gourmet restaurant, rooftop bar with panoramic views, a cutting-edge spa, several pools, and modern meeting rooms. Architect Alejandro Palomino designs in harmony with the Mediterranean landscape.

🏨 Le gouvernement béninois a annoncé, le 5 février 2025, deux nouveaux projets hôteliers. Le Hilton Cotonou, ex-Marriott, situé près de l'esplanade de l'Amazone, a débuté sa rénovation en 2024. Un contrat avec Hilton Worldwide Manage Limited vise à améliorer le secteur des conférences internationales et à créer des emplois. Un hôtel 4 étoiles de 130 chambres ouvrira à Ouidah en 2026, avec deux restaurants, un bar, un café et une piscine, géré par la Société d'exploitation du complexe hôtelier de l'Atlantique.

🏛 Al Habtoor Group launched its luxury brand, Al Habtoor Palace Budapest, in Europe. The opening ceremony took place at Erzsébet Tér in Budapest, attended by diplomats, business leaders, industry professionals, and international media. Al Habtoor Hospitality, started in 1979 with the Metropolitan Hotel in Dubai, now operates 14 hotels globally in UAE, UK, USA, Austria, Hungary, and Lebanon. The launch marks the brand's pioneering move as the first Arab hospitality brand in Dubai to enter the European luxury hotel market.

🏥 Maybourne Hotel Group announces The Maybourne Saint-Germain opening in Paris for 2027, housed in a 17th-century building at Îlot Saint-Germain. Offering 101 hotel rooms and suites plus 23 ultra-luxurious branded residences, the site is a classified historical location transitioning from the former Ministry of Defense. The hotel will feature 50 suites, 51 rooms, a courtyard, six dining spaces, and a large wellness and longevity brand "Surrenne" spa. Interior designers Pierre-Yves Rochon and Laura Gonzalez will design the residences. Three pools, including a 30-meter rooftop pool and a 25-meter private residential pool, will be available.

🏠 The Domaine du Montcel, located in the Bièvre valley, has been renovated and turned into Dolce by Wyndham hotel, boasting a contemporary French elegance and a Sothys spa. The spa includes eight treatment rooms, sauna, hammam, ice fountain, sensory shower reflecting four seasons, fitness room with a coach, yoga classes on demand, and an indoor-outdoor 15-meter pool open all year, adorned with toile de Jouy mosaic and artificial plant wall. Architect Sébastien Flamant and artist Élodie Lefèvre designed the spa, emphasizing white wood and bright colors. Sothys was selected for their natural ingredient products and unique treatments, with the signature "Indonésie ancestrale" being the most popular.

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group partners with Knowledge Economic City (KEC) to launch two new Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Medina's Islamic World District (IWD), offering a total of 733 keys: 587 hotel rooms and 146 serviced apartments. This development is part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 to diversify its economy and enhance the tourism sector. KEC aims to develop around 10,000 hotel rooms across the Kingdom, with these hotels providing modern amenities, international dining, and spaces for meetings and events.

🏦 The first SIRO hotel opened in February 2024 at One Za’abeel in Dubai. SIRO Boka Place in Montenegro is slated to open in May 2025. The SIRO brand is expanding with SIRO Roppongi in Tokyo, located in the Minato-ku district, set to open in 2029 with 100 rooms and a state-of-the-art fitness and recovery lab. Kerzner's SIRO aims to bring an active lifestyle concept to the world's most dynamic destinations, complementing luxury and ultra-luxury resorts like Atlantis, One&Only, and Rare Finds.

🌱 Ephemera Group opened its fourth establishment, Wonderwoods, near Angers on February 8, 2025, marking its first venture outside Paris. Located in the leisure space of L'Atoll shopping center, the immersive restaurant is an initiative by founders Jade Frommer and Annaïg Ferrand. Wonderwoods features an enchanted forest-themed atmosphere, developed by partners skilled in creating unique environments, blurring the line between imagination and reality.