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Laurent Delporte

Since 2004, I have traveled the world to meet those who are shaping the hospitality of tomorrow. I learn from the best, analyze their practices, question their visions, and share with you what can lastingly transform the way we welcome.

DELPORTE HOSPITALITY Mag is more than a magazine: it is an independent observatory of hospitality, luxury and the guest experience. Interviews, strategic analyses and exclusive encounters feed a single conviction: the excellence of service is not born of luxury, but of generous hospitality.

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Featured · The art of welcomingSitting area of the suite at Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana: orange sofa, ocean-colored rug, personalized balloon and herringbone parquet

Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana: luxury room, view over Copacabana and the carioca spirit

One night at Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana: how an international hotel room translates the carioca spirit, between Brazilian design, bay views and a staged welcome.

By Laurent Delporte · November 12, 2026 · 9 min read
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Matthew Upchurch, Virtuoso chairman, addressing the ILTM Cannes press
Hotel expertise

Two thousand dollars a night: what that price actually buys

Matthew Upchurch has led Virtuoso for forty years. In Cannes, facing the ILTM press, he began by announcing what he would not talk about: not his pipeline, not his restaurants. Then he gave a figure. The average nightly rate across his preferred partners has just reached two thousand dollars, an all-time high. The…

November 10, 2026 · 10 min read
HTL Connection by MIPIM logo, the show’s hospitality, tourism and leisure hub, in Cannes
The hospitality of tomorrow

Experience Redefines the Codes of Luxury in Global Hospitality

During the discussions I attended at MIPIM, another major shift emerged among hotel operators: the value of a hotel no longer rests solely on its location or on the quality of its building. It increasingly depends on the experience offered to travellers, from economy hotels to luxury properties. Wealthy guests now…

November 5, 2026 · 7 min

Signature eventParcours Luxe EquipHotel by DELPORTE HOSPITALITY

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EquipHotel · Paris Porte de Versailles

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Special report of the monthTen years on: back to the hotel room of the future ORIGINE® by DELPORTE HOSPITALITY, presented at EquipHotel 2016

The ORIGINE® Room built for EquipHotel 2016: bed with white linen, wooden slat walls and a bouquet of lavender

In 2016, at EquipHotel Paris, Laurent Delporte presented the ORIGINE® Room, a hotel room of the future imagined with the AW² architecture agency. Ten years on, which ideas have become reality, which are moving slowly, and what does this experience teach us about imagining the hotel of 2036?

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  1. 01Why imagine the room of the future?
  2. 02Recharging 2016, longevity 2026
  3. 03Naturalness in the hotel room
  4. 04
    Drinking water, a vital need
  5. 05Ten years on, in hotels
  6. 06What lessons for the 2036 hotel?
  7. 07EquipHotel, a place to imagine tomorrow
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Laurent Delporte and Richard Alexander, General Manager of The Lana, side by side in front of the Dorchester Collection sign, with the ILTM Cannes logo
The art of welcoming

Luxury hospitality in Dubai: The Lana bets on people

In a hotel landscape dominated by architectural and technological one-upmanship, The Lana, the newest jewel of the Dorchester Collection, makes a bold bet on discreet, deeply human luxury. Opened in February 2024 in Dubai, this 225-room property embodies a singular vision of luxury hospitality: one where the…

November 3, 2026 · 9 min
Laurent Delporte and Béatrice Gravier, director of EquipHotel, side by side: interview on plural hospitality
Hotel expertise

“Hospitality has become plural”: Béatrice Gravier, Director of EquipHotel

Business models, heritage, financing, transmission, wellbeing, know-how: the director of the EquipHotel trade show describes a hotel industry that no longer has a single model. Our profession has never had so many reasons to doubt, nor so many fields to explore. Land is scarce, building permits are hard to obtain, and…

October 27, 2026 · 11 min
Laurent Delporte and Lee Kelly, general manager of 45 Park Lane, side by side at the Dorchester Collection stand at ILTM Cannes
Employee experience

45 Park Lane: the hotel that abolished its receptionists

What if the future of luxury hospitality lay in doing away with receptionists? In London, 45 Park Lane has removed the traditional borders between front-of-house roles to make every employee a genuine host. Forty-five rooms and suites, a penthouse, a restaurant by Wolfgang Puck, a private spa reserved for residents…

October 22, 2026 · 11 min

A hotel project? A hospitality project or a need for support?

Beyond the magazine, Laurent Delporte supports leaders in luxury hospitality, healthcare, banking, retail and real estate: consulting, training and international keynotes.

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The VitalScore app on a phone held in both hands: a 56% score and the wellbeing wheel
The hospitality of tomorrow

VitalScore: The Digital Wellbeing App That Enhances Guest Experience and Hotel Performance

In luxury hospitality, excellence today is no longer limited to flawless service: it means anticipating needs, personalizing experiences and caring for the wellbeing of both guests and hotel teams. Developed by WellWays, the VitalScore app embodies this vision, offering hotels a unique opportunity to combine…

November 6, 2025 · 7 min
Laurent Delporte and a spa professional walking a trade show aisle, between the Phyt's and Thalgo stands
Hotel expertise

Hotel Spa: Is Your Spa Really at the Service of Your Hotel?

Long relegated to the status of an expected amenity, the spa is undergoing a profound transformation. It has become a strategic tool capable of influencing revenue per available room, brand image and internal culture. When a hotelier invests in a spa without ever deciding what he really wants from it, the result is…

March 5, 2026 · 10 min

My visits to the finest hotels in the world

The finest houses visited and an insider breakdown, palace after palace.

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Three jazz musicians playing in front of a Ludwig Bemelmans mural at the Bemelmans Bar in The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York
Guest experience

Bemelmans Bar: When Generous Hospitality Becomes a Shared Experience

In a city where everything moves fast, where places appear and disappear with the rhythm of trends, certain spaces seem to escape time. Nestled within The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, the Bemelmans Bar belongs to this rare category. Nothing here seeks to impress at first glance, and yet everything leaves a lasting…

October 31, 2026 · 6 min
Chef Edgar Chávez smiling as he cooks in front of the traditional Maya oven at Rosewood Mayakoba
The art of welcoming

LA CEIBA GARDEN & KITCHEN Dinner: hospitality at Chef Edgar Chávez’s table

Through DELPORTE HOSPITALITY, I have the exceptional opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful hotels in the world, meet their teams, and discover their vision of hospitality. Each experience represents a new step in my quest: understanding how, in every country, a guest experience can become a genuine moment of…

October 6, 2026 · 6 min
Faena New York bedroom: red and white patterned throw and carpet, curved wooden headboard
Guest experience

Faena New York The Art of Destination or the Manifesto of Generous Hospitality

At the intersection of the High Line and the Chelsea gallery district, Faena New York rises within the twisting towers designed by Bjarke Ingels as a radical response to the standardization of international hospitality. I had the opportunity to stay at this hotel and to discover, from within, a property that stands…

July 3, 2026 · 8 min read
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