As the French capital prepares to host 2024 Olympic Games, Minor Hotels Group to make a foray with the launch of three properties in the first quarter of 2024.

With demand for hotels surging to record levels in Paris in view of the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games, Thailand-based Minor Hotels is set to launch three properties in the first quarter of 2024.

According to a press statement, Minor Hotels will make its debut in the French capital with the addition of three four-star hotels. The group will launch three NH Hotels in Q1 2024, with one of the properties to be rebranded as NH Collection in 2025 following a renovation.

The statement adds that after a careful selection process, owning company Swiss Life Asset Managers France has chosen Minor Hotels to manage the three hotels. The addition of these properties is part of Minor Hotels’ strategic growth plans to expand into key cities in Europe. 

The group will make its debut in Paris with the 207-key NH Paris Gare de l’Est and the 103-key NH Opéra Paris Faubourg. The third property with 90 keys will open as NH Paris Champs-Elysées and will then be launched in 2025 as NH Collection following a renovation.

The statement adds that these three hotels, which will be refurbished, will offer travellers 400 guest rooms to enjoy the French capital, as well as a restaurant and bars to enjoy the local gastronomy. Right in the heart of the city, the hotels are located in some of the most well-known areas for shopping, dining and sightseeing, and close to the main tourist sites such as the Louvre, the national opera and the Champs-Elysées.

Minor Hotel is an international hotel owner, operator and investor with more than 540 hotels in 56 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, South America and North America.

‘‘Our team has been searching for the right opportunities in this key market for some time, so we are pleased to announce that, together with Swiss Life AM, Minor Hotels will arrive in Paris not with one but with three hotels. We believe this is an amazing opportunity to grow with two of our brands in the second most visited city in the world and home to the 2024 Olympics,’’ says Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Hotels and Group CEO of parent company Minor International.

‘‘We are very pleased at Swiss Life Asset Managers France to develop our hospitality offering with a management agreement with the well-known international hospitality group Minor Hotels and supporting their entry into Paris, a major tourism power. We believe that our synergies will create a new offer under the NH Hotels and NH Collection brands and added value to our customers,’’ says Johanna Capoani, Head of Hospitality, Swiss Life Asset Managers France.

The three hotels in Paris will join Minor Hotels’ current portfolio of six properties in the country located in Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and Nice. Outside France, other recent openings from NH brands include NH Collection Milano CityLife in Italy, NH Collection Frankfurt Spin Tower in Germany, NH Collection Maldives Havodda Resort and NH Collection Dubai The Palm in the United Arab Emirates, representing the brand’s debut in the Middle East.