Ronan Daniel

📱 AR[t] Studio, a Brittany-based startup, will showcase BavAR[t] at the 2026 Museum Connections in Paris. This augmented reality app enables cultural content to be accessed via mobile, offering geolocated art experiences similar to Pokemon Go. It operates on a B2B/B2G model, providing free public access. BavAR[t] has covered 95% of France with art and is expanding across Europe, available in four languages. The focus for 2026 will be enhancing user engagement and visibility.

📚 Museum Connections 2026, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 13-14 January, gathers 403 exhibitors and expects around 6,500 professional visitors. Claire de Longeaux explains the event's evolution over 30 years, focusing on technology, retail, and human resources. Key challenges include sustainable development and accessibility. Innovations feature audio-immersive tours and interactive exhibits. Museums learn to adapt through "Resilience 2.0," employing new models to navigate unpredictability and enhance visitor experiences.

📰 Eventiz integrates British Travolution into its media group, transforming TOM.travel into its French version from January 5, 2026. Frédéric Vanhoutte emphasizes this identity shift, aligning with global tech and innovation trends. The collaboration enhances TOM.travel's editorial content and expands its reach internationally while maintaining its focus on innovative French enterprises in travel tech. This synergy boosts visibility for French travel initiatives and jointly organized events gain international scope.

📶 Paritel, January 2026, Toulouse. Paritel enhances Radisson Blu Hôtel Toulouse Airport's IT with two dedicated fibers, 75 Wi-Fi access points, and 300 IP telephony devices. The hotel, with 201 rooms, 18 workshop rooms, and 10 meeting rooms, upgrades for optimal digital experience. Centralized monitoring through a web portal boosts technical management. Paritel serves over 3,500 hotels nationwide, emphasizing connectivity's importance for customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

🌏 En 2026, les "Glomads" ou "Nomades globaux" redéfinissent le voyage. 52% de la génération Z prévoient plus de voyages internationaux, et 72% utilisent l'IA pour planifier. Les "Glomads" recherchent authenticité culturelle et durabilité, favorisant le slow travel et éco-responsabilité. 74% élargissent leur réseau via co-living et applications. Lisbonne, Chiang Mai et Mexico investissent dans l'infrastructure numérique pour devenir "Glomad-friendly", influençant profondément l'industrie touristique.

🚀 Vertical Aerospace, a UK-based company, completed its third eVTOL prototype, enabling flight tests to double in 2026. Leonardo signed contracts worth over $120 million to modernize baggage systems in Houston Hobby and Melbourne Orlando International airports. ZeroAvia secured financing to advance its hydrogen-electric propulsion technology. Austrian Airlines launched "Merry Flynachten," an AI-generated electro-pop Christmas song, and aimed to position itself as tech-savvy through a 360-degree campaign across digital platforms.