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🌐 11-14 juin 2025, Paris : VivaTech 2025 a attiré 180 000 visiteurs, en hausse de 15 000 par rapport à l'année précédente. Plus de 120 pays représentés avec une cinquantaine de pavillons nationaux, augmentant de 20% depuis 2024. Les hôtels de Paris Intramuros ont vu un taux d’occupation monter de 13,9 points à 89,3%, et le prix moyen a augmenté de 10,7% atteignant 282,4 €.

📍 Handwritten Collection opens three new hotels in Brittany, Corsica, and the Basque Country. Greet expands with four locations in Marseille, Dijon, Limoges, and Saint-Nazaire. TRIBE introduces TRIBE Pantin, its fifth hotel in Paris. The Hôtel de l’Abbaye Le Tronchet, near Mont-Saint-Michel, offers a historic 12th-century setting. Mercure Ax-les-Thermes combines modern amenities with a thermal station in the Pyrenees. Accor’s expansion reflects France's hospitality growth opportunities, as highlighted by Katell Bourgeois, Vice-President of Development, France.

📊 Hospitality Operator Forum's 30th edition highlights transformation, driven by people, with insights from Federico Gonzales Tejera and Vanguélis Panayotis, focusing on data's role in decision-making for the future. Europe shows varied market dynamics: Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe are growth engines, with Spain excelling, while core Europe maintains moderate growth, except for the UK. The forum aims to assess and prepare for the next three decades.

🏁 2025, Le Mans: The 24 Hours of Le Mans set a new attendance record with 332,000 spectators, surpassing last year's 329,000. Despite ticket prices rising by nearly €20 in two years, they sold out quickly. Hotel occupancy dropped to 85.5%, down 6.9 points from 2024, influenced by the rise of short-term rentals, according to Jean-Jacques Foignet of Sarthe Tourisme. Half of the foreign visitors extended their stays, often opting for private lodging or staying with locals.