Today Sofitel is one the major players in the international upscale hotel market with nearly 200 properties that bring a unique French "art de vivre" to prime locations around the world. Sofitel is now present in all of the world's major business cities (Paris, New York, London, Washington, Berlin, Tokyo, Chicago, Bangkok, Shanghai, Manilla,,), all the leading holiday resorts (Mauritius, Morocco, Egypt, the West Indies, Indonesia, Brazil,) and in the world's key international airports (Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Gatwick, Amsterdam, Chicago, Houston,,).