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🏨 In September 2024, Europe's hotel activity declined with 163,135 rooms under construction (-1.0%), 87,779 rooms in final planning (-21.9%), 162,275 rooms in planning (+1.7%), and a total of 413,189 rooms under contract (-5.4%). Germany led with 27,175 rooms under construction, followed by the UK with 24,733. The Asia-Pacific region showed growth, with 509,167 rooms under construction (+1.7%), 55,448 in final planning (-50.1%), 389,689 in planning (+43.1%), and a total of 954,304 rooms under contract (+7.9%), China leading with 322,440 rooms, followed by Vietnam's 35,810. The Middle East and Africa had 110,229 rooms under construction (-4.3%), 30,955 in final planning (+3.3%), 85,178 in planning (+7.3%), and a total of 226,362 rooms under contract (+0.8%).

🛠 The final construction phase of a new 31,000 m² logistics platform with 1,200 m² of offices in Cholet's Cormier V park is nearing completion. Developed by BARJANE for METRO, the leading restaurant supplier, the facility is strategically located near the RD160, N 249, and A87 motorway connections and will be delivered by year-end. This marks BARJANE's second project in Cholet, following a recent logistic building for Thales.

🏨 The 94th Congress of ANETT is scheduled from June 25 to June 27, 2025, at Le Touquet - Paris-Plage, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department (62). Further information is expected to be provided on the website www.communes-touristiques.net.

🍴 The 10th edition of RESTAU'CO is scheduled for June 11, 2025, in Paris. Celebrating over 50 years, the event represents 60% of direct management catering industry players. Previous edition boasted 210 booked stands, 160 exhibitors, and a start-up area with 12 newcomers. Visitor count reached 2,200, marking a 10% increase from the prior year. The event highlighted 6 entities through the Innovation Trophies for distinct market advancements.

🍽 Le Selman Marrakech collabore avec le Chef multi-étoilé Jean-François Piège pour réinventer sa terrasse, nommée "La Terrasse par Jean-François Piège". L'espace élégant, pouvant accueillir jusqu'à 80 personnes, est ouvert de midi à minuit et fusionne l'élégance de l'hôtel avec le savoir-faire culinaire de Piège. La terrasse offre un cadre méditerranéen au cœur de Marrakech, idéal pour diverses occasions de repas et de détente.

🏡 Vasano, a customer relationship management expert, identified 8 cultural and tourist sites in the Paris region surpassing 100,000 Google reviews as of October 2024. Contrary to the belief that people only leave bad reviews, these sites boast ratings over 4.5. The Eiffel Tower leads with a 4.7 rating from 402,948 reviews, followed by the Louvre Museum with a 4.7 rating from 320,478 reviews.

🏖️ France Tourisme Tech held its first edition in 2023-2024 and announced the second edition for 2024-2025. Travel tech, at the crossroads of digital and tourism, encompasses emerging technologies applied to the tourism sector, which includes hospitality, trade, catering, travel, transport, leisure, sports, culture, events, creative industries, and business tourism. Innovations in travel tech involve immersive reality (VR/AR), AI (data, cloud, chatbots, robots), IoT, blockchain, cybersecurity, and new mobilities (e-bikes, autonomous shuttles, electric boats, multimodal transport).