DELPORTE HOSPITALITY MAG

Biarritz, where else ?

Biarritz, where else ? I’ve just come back from an event called “The Pro-Atlantic Meeting” held in Biarritz by Meet and Com. It was a chance to discover new destinations for holding events on the Atlantic Coast. Biarritz has repositioned itself as a major site for the planning of professional occasions of both national and wider public scope, […]

Envisioning Sofitel with Fanélie Gaffinel

Fanélie Gaffinel Following the success of our first conference in January 2013 on the changes in luxury hotel renovations under the involvement of Studio Putman, Jean-Philippe Nuel, and Max Flageollet, I had the pleasure of working with Journal des Palaces to organize a second conference on hotel renovation at the Salon Maison et Objets. I was able to discuss the concerns […]

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Interior Designer of the Plaza Athénée

Interview with Marie-José Pommereau What is your perception of the French art of welcoming? What is the source of inspiration in your work at the Plaza Athénée? If the art of welcoming at the PLAZA ATHÉNÉE has greatly evolved in the last ten years, it is thanks to François Delahaye and Laurence Bloch, who fulfill their roles as hosts wonderfully. […]

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Restaurants and Luxury hotels: Shortened mealtimes

Shortened Meal Times During the latest SuccessFood salon, three issues facing restaurants today were laid out before industry experts. Let’s consider the issue of shortened meal times. This is certainly not a new phenomenon, since we’ve always been running after time. 5-star hotels and Palaces have to be able to offer a variety of restaurant options for their clients: […]

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The History behind the Plaza Athénée

The Plaza Athénée and Its History I invite you to discover several articles on the renovation of the Plaza Athénée in Paris. It ranks among the most beautiful and iconic Palaces in Paris, and it is a place that I hope you will gradually come to discover each day for the next two weeks. I begin by presenting […]

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Careers in Service by Denis Courtiade, Plaza Athénée

Denis Courtiade, president of O’service Interview with Denis Courtiade, Director of Restaurant Jean Imbert at the Plaza Athénée I recently encountered a preeminent figure of the Parisian hotel industry: Denis Courtiade, the Director of Restaurant Jean Imbert at the Plaza Athénée. I had the pleasure of meeting both him and his team in action. I invite you to learn […]

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Green Architecture

An encounter with architect Edouard François, who took part in the construction of Fouquet’s Barrière Paris. What is the specialty of your agency? What characterizes your work? Can you tell us about your proudest achievements that will allow us to better understand your philosophy? What hotel projects have you worked on? I am largely known for representing green architecture […]

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The Lancaster Hotel – New Ways of Welcoming

The Lancaster Hotel Changes are in full swing at the Lancaster Hotel in Paris. To complete the renovation of rooms and suites that took place in February 2012, the Lancaster Hotel has recently furnished a new look to its gastronomic restaurant, La Table du Lancaster. Elegantly arrayed in tones of taupe, gold, and sand, the decor in La […]

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Meeting with the Concierge of the Plaza Athénée

The Concierge Goes up Against the Latest Technology I had the pleasure of interviewing Jérome Poret, the head of concierge services at the Plaza Athénée, who skillfully presides each day before the clients of the hotel to respond to their every needs and requests—a true daily challenge for Jérome and his entire team. 1. The Plaza Athénée has just reopened […]

Rooftop Hives at the Hyatt Madeleine Hotel

The Hyatt Madeleine’s Commitment to Sustainable Development I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Hyatt Paris Madeleine Hotel in the 8th arrondissement, located beside the head office of my business. It is a charming boutique hotel, with 86 rooms spread out over seven stories. It boasts a bar, in addition to two restaurants led by an incredible chef […]

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Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva : A Meeting with the Director

Kempinski Geneva I present to you Thierry Lavalley, General Manager of the Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva. A lover of cultures and civilizations, human relationships, voyages and traditions, it was at a young age that Thierry Lavalley chose to enter the hospitality industry—above all, out of passion. A graduate of the Lausanne Hotel School in Switzerland, he began his career […]

The Diwi Program for children

The Diwi Program Lucien Barrière group wins best initiative in client experience from Worldwide hospitality awards. The proliferation in client points of contact due to the rapid development of the Internet and the advent of social networks, as well as the increasingly influential role of children in families, has led Lucien Barrière Group to rethink their marketing approach […]

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Haute couture hotels : “Away from home” with Isabelle Miaja

Haute couture hotels : “Away from home” with Isabelle Miaja Back in January, I had the pleasure of conducting a roundtable at the Maison & Objet Salon around the theme “Haute Couture Hotels,” in the presence of Isabelle Miaja (architect-designer), Geoffray Maugin (Marketing Director of Sofitel), and Giovanna Golnelli (Marketing Head of Fendi Maison). We addressed various themes and […]

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Are You Familiar with Hyatt Regency Hotels?

Hyatt Regency The Hyatt brand holds a presence across over 50 countries and offers more than 550 hotels, resorts, and residences, under 10 different labels. It can all easily get confusing. I hope to regularly offer you a chance to gradually discover their principal labels through my site. Today I present to you Hyatt Regency Hotels. Hyatt Regency […]

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Restaurants and Luxury Hotels: Restaurants, Well-being and Health

Health Comes First During the latest SuccessFood conference, three of the biggest issues facing restaurants today were laid out before industry experts. Let’s consider the issue of health. Clients these days are increasingly looking to eat healthily. Sanitary conditions in France and other various countries have helped consumers avoid numerous problems. And diners are increasingly demanding the origins […]

Relais & Châteaux and Architecture

Relais & Châteaux and its architecture I invite you each day of this week to discover my interview with Philippe Gombert, President of the brand Relais & Châteaux, around the French art of welcoming and Relais & Châteaux. From an architectural point of view, your hotels are often very different, whether from one hotel to the next or […]