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🏨 MKG Consulting forecasts conservative hotel performance in Northern and Western Europe for 2024-2025, influenced by recent trends in key markets like the UK and France. Southern Europe, particularly Spain, continues to perform well. The eventful year of 2024, especially with the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games in France, impacts annual growth perspectives. The year 2025 is expected to see significant disparities in performances across sub-markets and categories within the same market. Forecast details for various European countries and a focused analysis on Paris are available through Leslie Vial at MKG Consulting.

🏨 Sébastien de Courtivron of Covivio, alongside Accor's Damien Perrot and others, discussed the renovation of an Accor hotel acquired in 2005. In 2022, Covivio reclaimed commerce rights from AccorInvest, transforming 1000m2 seminar space into 12 family rooms. Integrated with WiZiU platform, the hotel's average price increased from €94 in 2019 to an expected €137, targeting €150. Energy consumption was addressed by electrifying systems and installing heat pumps, minimizing waste during renovation.

🏨 Hospitality ON's Hospitality Day, part of the Hospitality Asset Forum, is slated for November 28, 2024. MKG Consulting's limited-seating Braintrust sessions are on a first-come, first-served basis. The event continues the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, aiming to rejuvenate the hospitality sector through thematic workshops that address asset optimization and customer experience amidst increasing challenges. Key topics include tactical marketing vs. strategic approaches and OTA market share impacts on customer base building.

🏨 Zenitude Hôtel-Résidences, a French hotel group with 40 establishments, partners with startup Mews to enhance management and client experience using a 100% cloud-based solution. The collaboration aims to streamline operations and maximize revenue through Mews Spaces, offering a chronological monthly view for optimizing accommodation occupancy with adjustable booking periods. Mews also automates customer communications, enabling online check-ins/out and a virtual concierge, improving process consistency. Additionally, transaction security is bolstered by integrating Stripe via Mews Payments for fast, secure client transactions.

🏠 L'Assemblée nationale française votera le 7 novembre sur une loi pour réguler les meublés de tourisme. La proposition de loi, adoptée en janvier 2024 par Annaïg Le Meur (Renaissance) et Iñaki Echaniz (PS), a été agréée par une commission mixte le 28 octobre après 4 heures de négociations. Elle limite l'abattement fiscal à 30% pour les revenus jusqu'à 15 000 euros et impose une déclaration en mairie avec DPE de score minimal E, devant passer à D d'ici 2034, pour toute mise en location saisonnière.

🏥 The 24th Hospitality Awards ceremony will be held on November 28 at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand, with public voting in several categories. Under the High Patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron, the event is chaired by Puneet Chhatwal, CEO of Indian Hotels Company Limited. Juror Mouna Sepehri, with her experience at Renault and co-founder of Orson, leads an impartial jury of experts from diverse backgrounds to evaluate the most significant innovations and initiatives in the sector.