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The Indian Hotels Company gagne la bataille du Taj

🏦 IHCL confirmed sole owner of 'Taj' trademark by India's Supreme Court on March 19, ending disputes with hotel groups misusing the name. The 'Taj' brand, established in 1903 by Jamsetji Tata with the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, is part of a luxury hotel chain including ten members of The Leading Hotels of the World. The brand is recognized globally, from New York to the Maldives, London to Dubai. Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace's GM, Ritesh Sharma, won Best Luxury Hotel Director at the 2023 Hospitality Awards.

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Le groupe Machefert prêt à céder des actifs pour apurer sa dette et repartir de l’avant

💰 Group Machefert, with 20 hotels in France and Morocco, sought judicial recovery in April 2024 to protect against creditor Fortress' pressure. CEO Kevin Machefert plans to clear the group's €100 million debt, mainly from Colony Capital, using a new financial partner and combining asset sales with refinancing for growth. The safeguard procedure began in 2022 as a preventive measure, allowing time to strategize an exit from this temporary situation.

2 min

Le groupe des hôtels Korner annonce son arrivée prochaine à Lyon

🏨 Korner Hotel Group, renowned for its unique tech approach in hospitality, expands beyond Paris with a new location in Lyon. The trio led by Cécile Rosset, Maxime Letessier, and Benoît Piel has grown a network of 9 Parisian hotels in 18 months, offering a decentralized management system and 3-star hotels with 20 to 35 rooms. Their hotels feature a fully digitalized customer journey and simple yet effective services, starting at €90 per night. The group targets business and leisure travelers in major cities outside Paris, beginning with Lyon.

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Bilan de l’activité hôtelière 2024 vu par Adrien Lanotte, Chief Economist, MKG Consulting

🏨 Adrien Lanotte, with 15 years as a hotel market observer and analyst at MKG, provides insights into the hotel industry's performance in 2024 and expectations for 2025. The year 2024 is described as "atypical," marked by unusual variations and volatile business activity, influenced by singular events such as the Olympic Games in France and the European Football Championship in Germany.

3 min

Après une bonne année 2024, le groupe Esprit de France veut élargir son périmètre

🏨 Esprit de France, part of Compagnie Lebon, has 11 owned hotels and 3 under management, also involving 25 properties in Club Esprit de France. CEO Jérémie de Fombelle, leading for 18 months, aims to expand. After a shaky start pre-summer, the Olympic period helped the group match its brilliant 2023 results. 2023 saw €54 million in revenue, with 9 Parisian hotels contributing €40 million. Similar figures expected for 2024 in Paris, with steady performance in Lens. Le Pigonnet in Aix-en-Provence will reopen in spring 2025 for its centennial celebration.

3 min

Le management du groupe irlandais Dalata envisage sa vente partielle ou totale

💰 Dalata Hotel Group, founded in 2007, operates mainly in the UK and Ireland with a focus on 4-star hotels and is expanding into continental Europe. The group, listed on Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange, has 56 urban properties, including 30 owned hotels valued at €1.7 billion and 23 leased with an average lease term of 29 years. It operates under two main brands: Clayton Hotels (27) and Maldron Hotels (26), plus three managed hotels in Dublin. The 2024 revenue was €652 million, with an adjusted EBITDA of €234.5 million and €173.2 million post-rent. Despite profitability, the board feels the current share price of around €5.50, valuing the company at €1.2 billion, undervalues the group's assets and performance, prompting consideration of capital divestment.

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La guerre du référencement hôtelier est déjà gagnée par la bande des 4

💸 Airbnb, Booking, Expedia, and Trip spent a combined €17 billion on digital marketing, surpassing the global revenue of all Hiltons and 17 times higher than Accor's operating margin. Booking Holdings led the 2024 investment with €7 billion, over 30% of its annual revenue, up from €6.5 billion in 2023. Expedia followed closely, with Ariane Gorin announcing a 12% increase to €6.5 billion. Airbnb invested €2 billion, while Trip's marketing expenses reached €1.5 billion, up 29% year-over-year.

3 min

Le groupe espagnol Meliá Hotels publie une croissance de RevPAR à 2 chiffres en 2024

💰 Meliá Group CEO Gabriel Escarrer presented 2024 results to shareholders, highlighting a double-digit RevPAR growth, improved profitability, and debt reduction to pre-Covid levels. Revenues (excluding capital gains) rose by 4.4%, exceeding €2 billion, with RevPAR at €85, a 10.7% increase—75% due to higher average prices. EBITDA reached €533.6 million, up by 9.7% from 2023. Consolidated profits were €162.0 million, a 24.5% increase from 2023. Financially, Meliá reduced net financial debt by €391 million. The year was also noted for the loss of founder Gabriel Escarrer Juliá.

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Le pourvoyeur de tech Amadeus réalise une croissance à deux chiffres en 2024

💸 Amadeus ended 2024 with a 12.9% revenue increase to over €6 billion, including nearly €1 billion from hospitality. EBITDA rose by 13.2%, operating income by 18.2%, and adjusted profit by 19.9%. Cash flow was up 15.9% to €1,334.8 million, with net financial debt at €2,111.3 million (0.91x EBITDA). Airline distribution grew by 10.9%, IT solutions by 15.8% with a 10.9% increase in boarded passengers, and hospitality and other solutions by 12.3%. MGM Resorts implemented ACRS, and Accor is transitioning to a similar system.

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L’Espagne a franchi le mur des 100 millions de touristes en 2024

🏖️ Spain surpassed the 100 million mark in foreign tourist arrivals for the first time in its history in 2024, based on experimental INE statistics using mobile phone tracking, revealing an additional 7 million tourists compared to the 94 million reported by Frontur surveys. Data sourced from Spain's three main mobile operators aims to provide a detailed estimate of foreign tourist numbers and may integrate with Frontur's figures in the medium term.

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