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🌻 Gréoux-les-Bains and Antibes Juan-les-Pins received the 4th Flower from the "Villes et Villages Fleuris" Quality of Life Label, joining 9 other labeled communes in the Sud region including Bormes-les-Mimosas, Cannes, Cassis, Hyères-les-Palmiers, Istres, Le Lavandou, Menton, Nice, and Sanary-sur-Mer. Sanary-sur-Mer additionally won the prestigious “Fleur d’Or 2024” award. In the Sud region, 257 towns and villages hold the label ranging from 1 to 4 Flowers, with nearly 80% of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur residents living in a labeled commune.

📈 In the travel tech industry, only 15.6% of CEOs are women, according to Belvera Partners' analysis using their Travel Tech Map and LinkedIn profiles. The study includes 400 companies and reveals a slight increase from 12.4% female CEOs in 2021. The lobbying sector leads with 36% female CEOs, while car rentals have 10%. Cécile Valero and Laurence Giuliani of OK Juno highlight systemic issues like the "impostor syndrome," "boys clubs," and gendered education as contributing factors.

🏦 Raffles Hotels & Resorts debuts its new brand campaign "The Butler Did It," featuring designer Waris Ahluwalia, fashion icon Robert Rabensteiner, and model May Siu, with model Tim Easton as the butler. Campaign designed by Rabensteiner highlights Raffles' butlers' anticipatory service at the flagship Raffles Singapore since 1887. Global launch across print, digital video, digital displays, and paid social media channels, showcasing Raffles' distinctive avant-garde touch and inherent brand humor.

🏨 Réceptionnistes de toute la France invités au Trophée David Campbell, événement prestigieux de l'industrie hôtelière visant à distinguer le meilleur réceptionniste annuel. Inclut le Trophée David Campbell Junior pour élèves de Mention accueil réception, BTS Management en Hôtellerie Restauration Licence/Bachelor, mettant en avant les jeunes talents. Tous les établissements hôteliers de France peuvent inscrire leurs réceptionnistes.

🏫 Journées européennes du patrimoine 2024 will take place on September 21-22, focusing on "heritage of routes, networks, and connections" and "maritime heritage." Over a hundred exceptional free or guided tours will be available in North-East Paris, showcasing remarkable and historical heritage sites. Tied to the closing of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, sports heritage will be highlighted, with various sports-related venues opening dynamically, including Pantin boxing club, architectural sites in Pantin city, and the Alice Milliat swimming pool in Pantin.

🔒 Over 122,964 passports, 17,102 work permits, 2,810 visas, and 26,311 CVs were exposed due to a data leak at the British temp agency Gigtogig. The information was made public for several weeks due to a misconfigured Amazon AWS S3 bucket. In total, around 217,000 files were compromised. Cybernews detected the leak on August 5, and the breach was secured by August 24, 2024. Gigtogig's clients include Hilton, Sainsbury's, Marriott, and G4S.

🏡 Émilie Roz received the 3rd prize at the Hôtel & Lodge Awards 2024 for architecture. Her project involved the renovation of a 5-star hotel in a 6-hectare park by Lake Annecy, with the backdrop of the Alps. The hotel features 66 rooms and suites, plus a lakeside villa, a renowned restaurant, bars, and a wellness area with direct access to a private pontoon. The renovation highlighted historical elements and incorporated Art Deco wallpaper, vibrant colors, and materials like brass, glass, and marble.

🏎 Anantara Hotels & Resorts partners with UBS to launch the Anantara Concorso Roma from April 24-27, 2025, in Rome. This exclusive event showcases 50 rare Italian cars from private collections, spanning from early models to modern supercars, judged by an international panel led by Dott. Adolfo Orsi Jr. and Jeremy Jackson-Sytner, celebrating Italian craftsmanship, heritage, and the Dolce Vita lifestyle.

💰 Host & Stay, a UK-based holiday rental management startup, secured funding of £10.5 million, equivalent to €12,437,565. Operating since 2018, the company manages over 1,200 properties. The investment, led by Growth Partner with a minority stake, will support growth strategies, including the acquisition of competitors Airhost For You (105 properties) and Norfolk Holiday Properties (130 properties).

🍪 L'Hôtel de Crillon's Chef Pâtissier Matthieu Carlin hosts "Rencontres Sucrées," a pastry event series. Workshops for 12-14 guests explore unique flavor pairings with experts like Arnaud Dhenin (L’Autre Thé, October 3), Mr. and Mme Gerandi (Rondeline, November 21), and Roï Hendel (SHIRA, December 12). The next event features champagne on January 23, 2025.