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🏖 Nathalie DELATTRE, Minister of Tourism, launched the 3rd edition of the Tourism Jobs Week on March 17, lasting until March 23 in France and April 27 in the Overseas territories. The event showcases the diversity of tourism careers and training opportunities, targeting the public, particularly the youth and job seekers. Tourism represents 7.5% of France's GDP, with 100 million international visitors annually, and nearly 2 million direct and indirect jobs. By the end of 2024, the sector had 63,000 vacancies in hospitality and restaurants, with 59% of job openings considered difficult to fill.

🏖️ Plages.fr, operating in France since 2024, highlights the Côte d'Azur as the area with the highest digitalization rate. The typical digitalized beach tourist in France is 25-40 years old, an employee who books in the evening, spends an average of 44 euros, and stays for about 5 days. By 2030, around 50% of French beach establishments will use reservation management systems and 40% will manage online bookings. As of the first quarter of 2025, Plages.fr has registered 50 new French establishments for the upcoming season, bringing the total to 100 on the platform. The French market is currently adopting restaurant management software tailored to beach service providers, and is expected to follow Italy's lead in using specialized beach management software integrated with hospitality services.