"We believe in Ukraine, the decision to actively enter the Ukrainian market was made at the level of the board of directors," - Philippe Campagno

Interview of the Development Manager for Poland and CEE of the international hotel chain Louvre Hotels Group (France) Mr. Philippe Campagno to the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

Text: Oksana Gryshyna

Louvre Hotels Group announced its expansion into Ukraine during the ongoing war. What caused this decision?

We believe in Ukraine, that is why we are opening a hotel under our most promising brand - Tulip Hotels & Residences - here in Lviv, as part of the multi-functional office-hotel Complex Kristal Plaza.

A conscious decision to expand into Ukraine was made at the end of 2022, this is our support to Ukrainian hotel developers and to the hospitality industry market of Ukraine on the whole. Being an integral component of the Complex – the Apart-Hotel with 73 rooms is located on the 2nd to 8th floors. The developer of the project is the Galician Building Guild (GBG). The building was signed-off (permission) into operation already during the war, in April 2023, currently the rooms are at the stage of fit-out & furnishing and the property is planned for opening at the end of spring 2024.

Louvre Hotels Group has been developing since 1976 and unites more than 1,720 hotels with a room stock of over 150,000 keys in 54 countries. We have a full range of hotel brands - from 1 to 5 stars according to internationally accepted norms: Royal Tulip (5*), Golden Tulip (4*), Campanile (3+*), Tulip Hotels & Residences (3* hotel rooms & extended-stay apartments), Kyriad and Kyriad Direct (3* & 2* respectively) and Première Classe (1-2* level); five brands of the Sarovar chain in India; , as well as soft brands Hôtels & Préférence Group and TemptingPlaces for exclusive and boutique hotels.

In Europe, we are #2 in the number of hotels. Ukraine