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Brunei, United Kingdom
What is Brunei paying to revamp The Dorchester?

For more than three years, The Dorchester has been carrying out major renovation works, without closing the London establishment's doors. To finance the sizeable revamp, the hotel secured a loan from its shareholder, Brunei's sovereign wealth fund. [...]

Published on 30/11/2023 at 05:00 GMT

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Spotlight | France, Qatar, United Kingdom
Hamad bin Jassim vs McKillen: international luxury hotel feud reaches Paris

Irish luxury hotel tycoon Patrick McKillen has sought to seize files related to the Maybourne Saint-Germain, the luxury hotel that former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani is having built on Paris's Left Bank.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.11.2023

Former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the Constellation Hotels Holding shareholder and Maybourne Saint-Germain developer, has been at loggerheads with Irish ultra-luxury hotel magnate Patrick McKillen for the past year and a half.

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Paris Society shareholder Accor a no-show at trial of group's CEO

Hotel giant Accor has a 95% share in Paris Society, but has been conspicuously absent from the trial of the events firm's CEO Laurent de Gourcuff for influence peddling.

Subscribers only Entourage 16.11.2023

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Alain Weill to open five-star hotel in Courchevel in 2025

The founder of French news channel BFM TV is to open a five-star hotel in Courchevel in 2025 that will be part of his luxury hotel chain, Lily of the Valley. Weill already operates a five-star hotel under that brand in La Croix-Valmer, by the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.

Subscribers only Entourage 12.10.2023

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Marriott's arbitration battle disrupts Beirut luxury hotel sector

Lebanon's high-end hotels are thriving despite the country's financial crisis. But international luxury hotel chains are nonetheless keeping their distance, closely watching the outcome of the latest leg of a decades-long legal marathon pitting US group Marriott against its former Lebanese associate.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.09.2023

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Suite satisfaction: Former Qatari PM's cunning plan to outdo Paris hotel rival Cheval Blanc

To make sure its forthcoming Paris luxury hotel, the Maybourne Saint-Germain, stands out from the competition, former Qatari PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani's Constellation group is planning a luxury suite the likes of which Paris has never seen before.

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Marriott's arbitration battle disrupts Beirut luxury hotel sector

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France Alain Weill to open five-star hotel in Courchevel in 2025

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Brunei, United Kingdom
What is Brunei paying to revamp The Dorchester?

Spotlight | France, Qatar, United Kingdom
Hamad bin Jassim vs McKillen: international luxury hotel feud reaches Paris

France
Paris Society shareholder Accor a no-show at trial of group's CEO

France
Alain Weill to open five-star hotel in Courchevel in 2025

Lebanon
Marriott's arbitration battle disrupts Beirut luxury hotel sector

France, Qatar
Suite satisfaction: Former Qatari PM's cunning plan to outdo Paris hotel rival Cheval Blanc