September 10, 2025 | 1:50 P.M.
Pace slows on Saudi giga-projects, but tourism growth remains major priority
The pace of investment in developing vast swaths of Saudi Arabia as part of its Vision 2030 ambitions has slowed so far this year.
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September 9, 2025 | 1:15 P.M."When it comes to urban planning, we need triggers".
The culmination of the first phase of the Euroméditerranée national interest project, the 2028 delivery of the M99 tower - a mixed-use building combining hotels, housing, student residences and retail outlets - will bring to a close a real estate and family history spanning almost 20 years. Christine Fabresse, Chairman of the Management Board of Caisse d'Epargne Cepac, and Jean-Baptiste Pietri, Chairman of Constructa, take a closer look at this project, which is emblematic of Marseille's renewal.
September 3, 2025 | 12:47 P.M.How to plot a renovation of your hotel's public space
When it comes time to renovate a hotel, guestrooms are always top of mind, but should they be? Guestroom updates attract the lion’s share of attention because they are the primary revenue driver behind any hotel’s success. But a hotel’s public areas can affect its curb appeal, public perception and overall guest experience.
September 1, 2025 | 2:18 P.M.Hotel Les Roches anchors in Le Lavandou
Located on avenue des Trois-Dauphins in Le Lavandou (83), Hôtel Les Roches is linked to the town's seaside history and the golden legend of the Côte d'Azur. Set between sea and sky, this five-star establishment, which today boasts 40 keys, was founded in the 1930s, at a time when the Mediterranean resort boomed. Over the decades, the hotel has evolved. It was first enlarged in the 1950s, then extended in the 1980s. The site's identity was built through juxtaposition, combining white rendering, blue shutters, cut-out volumes and, above all, a strong presence of local Bormes-les-Mimosas stone. Over time, the site has gradually drifted away from contemporary standards of comfort and sophistication. In 2009, a French family-owned hotel group acquired the property and entrusted its renovation to the PietriArchitectes agency.
August 27, 2025 | 1:22 P.M.Host's strategy for weathering hurricane damage at its beachfront, at-risk properties
Some of the most desirable travel destinations are also the most at risk for climate disasters, and hotel owners — such as Host Hotels & Resorts — have to be strategic about how they manage both their portfolios and the increasing amount of climate risk.
August 21, 2025 | 1:56 P.M.Experts share best practices for hotel design that promote flexibility, timelessness
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The creative process for designing a hotel and the spaces inside draws on a wide variety of factors to balance the wants and needs of both guests and hoteliers.
August 13, 2025 | 3:00 AMNot-to-be-missed BiTV reports
Business Immo brings you a selection of the most remarkable stories from the first half of 2025. Immerse yourself in hotel, office, logistics and shopping center projects that stand out for their bold architecture and/or the new uses they introduce.
August 12, 2025 | 3:00 AMThe latest projects delivered that made an impression on the editorial team
Business Immo presents the most noteworthy deliveries of the1st half of 2025, in terms of their architecture and/or the new uses they offer. Hotels, offices and residential units were all on the agenda.
July 22, 2025 | 3:09 P.M.Tribe Paris Pantin, a hotel in a parking lot
Following the opening of Tribe Paris Clichy to coincide with the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, the Galia Group continues its collaboration with the Accor Group brand, signing a new 4-star address on the outskirts of Paris. Located at 70 avenue du Général-Leclerc in Pantin - an address the group has owned since October 2017 - the Tribe Paris Pantin takes the place of a former parking lot dating back to the 1950s.
July 18, 2025 | 1:39 P.M.Thinking inside the box: How hotel designers innovatively employ guest psychology
Among the skills required of hotel designers and architects, there's a budding trait that is becoming increasingly necessary and forces them to tap into a practice outside of their standard curriculum: proficiency with psychology.
July 17, 2025 | 7:04 P.M.The largest US hotels by room count to open in the first half of 2025
A steady number of new hotels opened in the U.S. in the first half of 2025, including the largest hotel opening in California in 33 years and three new hotels near Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.
July 11, 2025 | 1:38 P.M.California hotel openings pick up the pace in first half of 2025
The number of hotel openings in California grew during the first half of the year, and a large part of that is thanks to one hotel.
July 3, 2025 | 1:06 P.M.Deep dive: Here are some of the world's most interesting hotel pools
Not all hotel pools are created equal. From gorgeous views to interesting design elements, some pools stand out with their various cool factors, and temperature has nothing to do with it.
June 25, 2025 | 12:39 P.M.What a hotel development boom in Africa could look like as continent's population surges
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Africa’s population is set to boom between now and 2075, but if the continent’s hotel and room supply is to mirror that growth, hoteliers should probably think resorts, not urban hotels.
June 20, 2025 | 1:57 P.M.Le blues des businessmen
Real estate is struggling to regain its attractiveness, and investors are beginning to lose patience.
June 17, 2025 | 1:42 P.M.Growing environmental risk reaffirms need for green, resilient hotel development
NEW YORK — In a world with increasing environmental threats such as hurricanes and wildfires, the hotel and real estate industries must make changes to their building and design processes.
June 13, 2025 | 2:17 P.M.Hotel development execs see opportunities for investors willing to weather the near-term storm
NEW YORK — Marriott International's Noah Silverman believes that 2025, so far, is best described as a "story of two quarters" when it comes to investor sentiment in hotels.
June 13, 2025 | 10:18 AMParis 20th: Hardel Le Bihan Architectes and Coffim deliver the Lyf Hotel
Hardel Le Bihan Architectes and Coffim have delivered the Hotel Lyf (Ascott), at 4 rue de la Cour-des-Noues, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The building, which boasts 139 rooms, coworking facilities, a restaurant and a fitness area, is the result of the conversion of a former printing works in the Gambetta district.
June 6, 2025 | 12:32 P.M.BIG 216 - The return of retail?
It's a time that people under 20 couldn't have known... A time when commerce was seen as an investor's martingale, a sector with buoyant fundamentals that could confidently deploy large-scale volumes. Then one exogenous shock after another began to reveal a giant with feet of clay. First came the Internet revolution, which completely redefined consumer habits and plunged physical retailing into a profound identity crisis. Then there was the health crisis, which forced retailers to close their doors for long periods, and the ensuing surge in inflation and rising interest rates, which called into question their valuations.
May 21, 2025 | 10:11 AMCarte blanche to... Calq architecture agency
The Calq agency was founded in 1990 with the aim of building its own projects. Along the way, it began to specialize in the renovation of existing buildings, with a dual project culture: architect and project manager. Explanations.