Ouvertures d’hôtels

🌏 Hilton's luxury & lifestyle segment ended 2025 with strong metrics, driven by a demand for experience-centered luxury. Dino Michael, Hilton's Senior VP, highlighted future opportunities for multigenerational families, solo travelers, and cultural enthusiasts in 2026. EMEA growth is bolstered by market diversification and destination requalification. Waldorf Astoria expanded in 2025 through new openings, emphasizing wellness and upscale dining. The Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island, featuring 50 eco-friendly villas, opened in 2025.

📅 Accor plans to open approximately 350 new hotels and resorts throughout 2026 across major cities like Miami, Shanghai, Melbourne, and Venice. In June 2026, the luxury brand Orient Express will launch the Orient Express Corinthian, the world's largest sailing yacht, with its inaugural cruise from Marseille to Corsica in the Mediterranean. This expansion aligns with Accor's strategy to grow its portfolio of over 45 brands in current and new markets.

🏨 MGallery Collection will debut in the Maldives with the luxurious V Villas Maldives at Mirihi. Opening in early 2026, this exclusive resort on Mirihi Island in the South Ari Atoll will feature 42 villas, including beachfront, overwater, and multi-bedroom suites with private pools, designed by Studio Gronda. The development marks a transformation from the former Mirihi Island Resort, expanding Accor's luxury portfolio of over 120 unique hotels worldwide.

🏨 Meliá Hotels International plans 23 new luxury and lifestyle hotel openings by 2026, enhancing its global reach from Southeast Asia to South America and Europe to the Indian Ocean. In 2025, notable launches included ME by Meliá hotels in Malta, Lisbon, Marbella, and Malaga, and the ZEL Punta Cana in partnership with Rafael Nadal. The group's strategy includes rebranding and repositioning to blend luxury with responsible growth. Meliá is the third-largest hotel group in Europe.

📍 Déploiement dans quatre villes allemandes à l’ancrage économique solide : Leonardo Hotels ajoute 585 chambres en Allemagne. À Fribourg, Erfurt, Magdebourg, et Nuremberg, le groupe renforce sa présence. Erfurt disposera désormais de deux hôtels, Nuremberg de trois. Ces acquisitions portent à 73 le nombre d'hôtels Leonardo en Allemagne. Yoram Biton souligne que cette expansion soutient la stratégie de croissance de la marque et l'accès à de nouvelles destinations attractives.

📅 France: In April 2026, the Bel Hôtel Oléron – MGallery Collection in Saint-Trojan-les-Bains will open with 102 rooms, including 8 suites, featuring a Pierre Gagnaire restaurant, bars, a spa, and outdoor wellness experiences. Guadeloupe: The Pullman Royal Key Wellness Resort in Le Moule, with 102 rooms, is set to open late 2026, offering extensive amenities. UK: Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, will open late 2026 with 116 rooms and a golf course. Italy: Masseria Furnirussi, Emblems Collection, will debut mid-2026.

🏨 L'ancien tribunal du Commerce à Vienne, conçu par Alfred Keller, est transformé en hôtel avec 86 chambres et 52 suites, intégrant des résidences de marque. En septembre 2025, l'Europe affiche une augmentation de 6,8 % du RevPAR, avec Vienne en tête des performances grâce à une fréquentation internationale solide. Le Mandarin Oriental, Vienna propose quatre espaces culinaires dirigés par le chef Thomas Seifried, inspirés par des philosophies asiatiques et viennoises, avec une approche locavore.