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L’Allemand HomeToGo reprend le Suisse InterHome, vendu par Migros

🏖️ Migros, a Swiss retail and insurance giant, has sold its tourism subsidiaries Hotelplan and InterHome. Hotelplan was acquired by Dertour Suisse, a subsidiary of German Dertcour, for an undisclosed amount. HomeToGo purchased European competitor InterHome for 150 million Swiss francs (€160 million), with a potential additional payment of €90 million by 2029. HomeToGo, founded in 2014, boasts 15 million listings in 200 countries and has previously acquired Tripping.com in 2018, Amivac in January 2022, eDomizil in March, and 51% of KMW Reisen and Super Urlaub in December 2023.

2 min

Le concept Gigafit Hôtel ouvrira en Martinique, déclinaison du fitness haut de gamme

🏠 Mountassir Bouhadba, founder and president of a high-end fitness club chain, launched Gigafit Hotels, a luxury health-focused resort brand, in 2014. Gigafit boasts a network of 100 fitness clubs, including international locations like Dubai. The first Gigafit Hotel is under construction in Le Marin, Martinique, with an anticipated opening in 2026. The 5-star hotel will combine premium sports club activities, dietary-focused dining, children's activities, a spa, and about 20 luxury rooms and suites.

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Une nouvelle étape attendue dans la propriété du groupe easyHotel

🏨 Founded in England in 2004, easyHotel has a network of 49 hotels across 11 countries with plans to expand to several hundred by 2030. About a third of its hotels are in the UK. The chain includes 17 franchised hotels with 1,250 rooms, and 32 owned or leased hotels with over 3,500 rooms. Shareholders ICAMAP and Ivanhoé Cambridge, holding 79%, tasked NM Rothschild & Sons to find a new partner last year. Dutch pension fund PGGM, which partnered with L+R Hotels in 2022 to create LRO Hospitality aiming for €1 billion investments in European hotel real estate, is likely to take over.

3 min

Objectif affiché, 4500 établissements labellisés Tourisme & Handicap en 2025

🏃 Nathalie Delattre, French Minister of Tourism, visited the Pullman Paris Centre-Bercy for the 20th anniversary of the Disability Law, advocating France as an exemplary tourist destination for people with disabilities. The Pullman is accredited with the Tourism & Handicap Label, servicing all four types of disabilities. Athletes Hakim Arezki, an Accor employee and Paralympic gold medalist, and Ryadh Sallem, a multi-sport wheelchair athlete, were present. Accor Group's Deputy General Manager Jean-Jacques Morin revealed that 6% of Accor employees have a disability, 80% of which are not apparent. Accor has 400 hotels with the Tourism & Handicap Label and is committed to further improvements.

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Marque en devenir d’Assas Hotels, RockyPop s’installe à Marseille pour son 4e maillon

🏕 RockyPop, a hybrid hotel concept born in the mountains near Chamonix, has expanded to Flaine and descended to Grenoble with an urban formula, eyeing a new opening in Marseille by summer 2025. Created by Assas Hotels, founded by Romain Trollet, an expert in mountain hospitality and a graduate of the École Hôtelière de Lausanne, RockyPop offers a blend of hostel and friend-shared accommodation. Trollet, who managed his first hotel at 25 and led Temmos Hotels at 27, grew Assas Hotels with savvy real estate investments, partnering with ExtendAM from RockyPop's inception.

3 min

Highstay Collection inaugure son premier immeuble et présente ses villas

🏠 Founded in 2020 by brothers Michael and Éric Dayan with real estate expert Jess Levy, Highstay Collection offers luxury "home-like" hotel services. The collection expands with Le Boétie, followed by Le Vintimille and villas in Ibiza. After selling their site ShowroomPrivé.com, the Dayans, with Levy—founder of investment firms Financière JL, RockZEquity, and Parnass Capital—created Highstay Collection. They built a portfolio of around sixty premium properties in Paris's prime districts due to the resilient high-end rental market observed during the health crisis.

3 min

Center Parcs en pleine transformation poursuit son développement en Scandinavie

🏖 Center Parcs Scandinavia opens its first resort, Nordborg Resort, in southern Denmark this summer, marking a significant milestone in the brand's 55-year history. Originating in the Netherlands, the concept focuses on immersive, playful stays in nature. Acquired by the Pierre & Vacances Group in 2003, Center Parcs faced challenges prior to the pandemic, leading to a revamp by Franck Gervais and Olivier Garaïalde's team since 2021. A staggering €740 million investment plan is set to rejuvenate 29 domains across 4 European countries, primarily financed by property owners.

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Hospitality-ON Le Mag : Le wellness de luxe s’offre une nouvelle vie en hôtellerie

🏠 Luxury hospitality redefines wellness to include physical health, mental clarity, and emotional regeneration. Hospitality-ON Magazine's November-December 2024 digital edition highlights this trend. Holistic wellness programs now incorporate fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and therapeutic treatments. Experiences such as yoga, Tai Chi, and guided meditations are offered with personalized consultations for tailored post-stay plans.

4 min

Louis de Vilmorin, Managing Director WellWays SA : Dans le luxe le Spa doit être justifié

📝 Louis de Vilmorin, former International Director of Guerlain Institutes and Spas, led the opening of around fifteen luxury hotel spas, enhancing Guerlain's wellness sector presence. Post-Guerlain, he co-founded Wellways, a consultancy advising hotels on optimizing guest well-being. He contends not all luxury hotels must offer wellness, noting profitability challenges unless there's high occupancy and strong management, and emphasizes market research to determine if a spa adds value, particularly for resorts.

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Emmanuel Sauvage, Président de la commission Prestige, Tourisme et Promotion du GHR

🏡 Emmanuel Sauvage, 42, with a BTS in hospitality management, began his career as head receptionist and became a director at 23 within Les Hôtels de Paris group. In 2010, he managed the opening of the 5-star Burgundy in Paris. By 2014, he co-founded Evok Hôtels Collection with Romain Yzerman and investor Pierre Bastid, now comprising five lifestyle destinations. Sauvage leads the Prestige commission for the GHR union. Despite the luxury sector's resilience, it's experiencing a slowdown, partly due to the past year's economic issues, affecting not only the ultra-wealthy but a broader clientele.

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