Nominations

🏡 Brad Berry et Philip Leighton rejoindront l'équipe de développement de Mandarin Oriental en juin 2025. Berry, avec 25+ ans d'expérience en développement résidentiel, sera Responsable des Résidences et Maisons, tandis que Leighton, expert avec 20+ ans dans le voyage de luxe, dirigera Mandarin Oriental Exceptional Homes. Berry a travaillé chez Rosewood Hotel Group et autres, tandis que Leighton a dirigé Villas by Bailey Robinson. Ces nominations renforcent le focus sur les résidences de luxe.

✈️ Brigitte Hidalgo appointed as director of the Tourism Innovation Global Summit on June 20, 2025. The next summit is in Seville from October 22-24, 2025. Airbus and MTU Aero Engines partnered on June 18, 2025, for hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. Visit Group acquired Iceland's GODO to expand in Northern Europe. Avionics market to grow from $48.84 billion in 2024 to $85.29 billion by 2030, with a 9.7% annual growth rate. Vivotek deploys 92 cameras in Chiba, Japan for taxi management.

🍳 Matthieu Pasgrimaud became the executive chef at Domaine des Étangs in Massignac in spring 2024. Previously, he earned a Michelin star and a Bib Gourmand at Domaine de la Brûlaire, Maine-et-Loire, in 2022. After the American group Auberge Resorts Collection acquired Domaine des Étangs a year prior, Pasgrimaud aims to elevate the culinary offer with a focus on French epicurean cuisine, blending tradition with innovation. The restaurant Dyades emphasizes regional ingredients.

📓 Betty Rech becomes the new Director of Acteurs du Tourisme Durable (ATD) after her tenure at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and Atout France. With expertise in sustainable tourism, she's set to strengthen partnerships within ATD's network of nearly 300 members. She succeeds Anne-Lise Olivier, who led the association for six years. ATD focuses on promoting responsible tourism practices across the industry.

📍 Le Loftstyle Hotel Gerlingen, près de Stuttgart, propose 167 chambres, dont 80 rénovées, et huit salles de réunion pour jusqu'à 320 personnes. Une salle mène à une terrasse sur le toit. Le site inclut un bar 24h/24, une salle de détente, un centre de remise en forme, un restaurant, et des bornes de recharge pour voitures électriques. Marcus Smola de BWH Hotels Europe met en avant l'emplacement et les installations de l'hôtel, renforçant la stratégie de BWH dans les centres d'affaires.

📚 Pierre Martin-Roux, co-founder of Hôtels en Ville in 2016, significantly impacted independent hospitality by promoting human-centered, urban-integrated hotels. Formerly managing director of Hôtels de Paris for ten years, now Groupe Machefert, he later focused on hotel development with Mandarine Holdings and Compagnie Hôtelière de Bagatelle before founding his company. He was known for combining visionary development with practical management, inspiring teams and fostering innovation.

📈 Dimitri Ruiz has been appointed as the Zone Director of the Hospitality and Catering Division at Groupe Ben Touch amid strategic expansion in France and internationally. With over 25 years of luxury hospitality experience at renowned locations like Fouquet’s Paris and Four Seasons Genève, Ruiz will coordinate establishment directors and assist in the group's growth. The expansion involves new investments, targeted mergers, and multiple upcoming openings.

🏨 H8 Collection begins a new chapter with Emmanuel Schott as Directeur Général following its acquisition by Groupe Labruyère, aiming to enhance French luxury hospitality. Schott brings 30 years of high-end hotel expertise, previously working at leading French establishments. H8 Collection hotels are located in scenic French regions, including Les Hauts de Loire, Castel Beau Site, Le Vieux Castillon, La Maison d’Uzès, and Hôtel Mathis in Paris.

🏨 Emmanuel Schott, with over 30 years in luxury hospitality, becomes the new CEO of H8 Collection. Recently acquired by Groupe Labruyère, H8 Collection aims to expand while maintaining its identity. The partnership with Labruyère, a family-run wine sector leader, aligns with shared values of authenticity and territorial attachment. Schott, formerly with Groupe des Hôtels Concorde and Tiara Hotels & Resorts, values the dual ownership and management model of H8 for its agility and vision.

🍴 Fourth edition of the Michelin Guide in Dubai on May 22, 2025, saw FZN by Björn Frantzén, located at Atlantis, The Palm, earn three Michelin stars. Björn Frantzén is now the only chef with three restaurants holding three Michelin stars each. Inspired by Frantzén in Stockholm and Zén in Singapore, FZN offers a nine-course tasting menu in a Scandinavian setting. The restaurant also boasts a wine cellar with over 1,600 selections.