LHotellerie Restauration

🏦 Hyatt expanded in French secondary cities with a new hotel opened on August 27 in Rouen, located in a former teachers' training school from 1886. The Hyatt Place Rouen features 85 modern-designed rooms, a French regional cuisine restaurant named Zoom with a bar, outdoor terrace, and garden, plus three meeting rooms combinable into a 135 m2 space. Guest amenities include a spa with a heated pool, treatment rooms, and a fitness center. The building, owned by insurer Matmut since 2014, also houses 8,000 m2 of office space over two floors.

😋 Ankur Chakraborty co-founded Dubai-based LemonButter, managing Seeklo Indian Grillbar under it. Seeklo, part of LemonButter, features "Seeks & Grills" priced between 11-14 euros, including dishes like Poulet au basilic and Keema kebab d’agneau. It offers cocktails such as Kashmiri Kawa Martini and Mysore Manifestation. Designed by Lucie Rosenblatt and Benoît Huen, the restaurant has a 14-meter bar with 28 seats and a custom-made banquette adding 30 seats.

🏠 Strong shifts in exchange rates, like the high value of the dollar and the weakening yen, have influenced travel choices, causing over-tourism in Japan. Travel costs are up by 20-40% post-Covid. International tourism reached 88% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, expected to grow in 2024. Bleisure travel is on the rise, with 78% of business travelers considering adding personal vacations to business trips in 2024, and the market is projected to reach $731.4 billion by 2032. Sustainable travel is important to 45% of people but isn't a top priority when booking. Digital transformation in travel is ongoing, with an emphasis on online presence and personalization. New European train routes are launching, such as Brussels-Berlin and Paris-Berlin by Nightjet Sleeper, and a second ICE route from Vienna to Berlin-Hamburg. Travelers are opting for alternative destinations to avoid over-tourism and embrace local travel and farm-to-table dining, but the trend's longevity is uncertain.

🐟 Cheffe Nathalie Beauvais leads Le Jardin gourmand in Lorient for 35 years, experiencing fish supply decreases and price hikes, stopping use of expensive species like bar and turbot, over 20 €/kg. She advises chefs to monitor product traceability and adapt menus to quality and seasonality, like offering rouget under 15 €/kg. Patrick Pignol warns of diminishing fish in the sea, suggesting chefs buy in bulk and focus on sustainable fish, with Ethic Ocean advocating for durable fishing practices. Highlighted species include merlu (8 €/kg), maquereau (5.50 €/kg), and tacaud (1.70 €/kg), with respective high seasons and stock conditions.