Divers

🍷 En 2001, Gérard et Chantal Perse achètent l'Hostellerie de Plaisance à Saint-Émilion, deux ans après l'inscription du village au Patrimoine Mondial de l'Humanité par l'Unesco. En 1998, ils acquièrent le vignoble Château Pavie, classé 1er grand cru A en 2012. Gérard, un vigneron dévoué et cycliste passionné, décède mi-juillet après une longue maladie. Leur parcours lie passion pour l'hôtellerie, le vin et la gastronomie avec vue sur leurs vignes.

🍳 Tabelog, December 2025, Japan: Launches a multilingual app for tourists with English, Chinese, and Korean support. Access to 890,000 restaurants, zero phone calls needed, and instant online reservations. With 100 million monthly users, Tabelog boasts 85 million user reviews. The app uses real-time location for restaurant searches, helping tourists find local favorites and ease overtourism in popular areas. Available on iOS and Android.

🛳 Start-up Reclaim launches its baggage delivery service in Atlanta on January 2, 2026, targeting travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The service includes home-to-airport baggage transport, real-time tracking via app, and optional insurance. Founded by Akmann Van-Mary, Reclaim aims to enhance travel ease through a B2B2C model, partnering with airports, airlines, and accommodations. Expansion plans include more US and Canadian cities, enhancing traveler experiences and providing additional revenue streams for partners.

📊 In 2023, in France, revenue management techniques are increasingly being applied to EHPAD (Établissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes) and RSS (Résidences Services Seniors). The implementation aims to optimize occupancy rates and pricing strategies, similar to practices in the hotel industry. By analyzing market demand and resident profiles, these facilities can maximize revenue while ensuring efficient resource allocation. This shift highlights a growing trend in the healthcare and senior living sectors towards data-driven decision-making.

🛡 Arsenale Group and Simest are investing €37 million in a Middle Eastern project, complemented by a €35 million loan from the Saudi Tourism Development Fund. This initiative strengthens Italy-Saudi Arabia economic ties through a public-private partnership. An ultra-luxurious train, crafted in Italy by Arsenale, CPL, and Standgreen, with CFI as the lead contractor, will offer one to two-night routes from Riyadh to iconic Saudi destinations like Al-Ula and Hail.

💰 VOLZ, an Algerian startup founded in 2022 by Mohamed Abdelhadi Mezi and Hacene Seghier, raised 600 million dinars (around 4 million euros) in a Series A funding round led by Tell Group. This marks the largest local currency fundraising for an Algerian startup and the first successful exit for the Algerian Startup Fund, which launched in 2020. VOLZ aims to expand across North and West Africa, boasting over 1000% growth within a year.

Grande distribution, banques, transports, restaurants, hôtellerie, santé : le retour d’un objet affectif devenu stratégique Paris, 22 décembre 2025 – Longtemps cantonnée à l’univers du jouet, la peluche fait aujourd’hui…

💸 Steve Case, fondateur d’AOL, a élargi le portefeuille d’Exclusive Resorts Investments en juin dernier en prenant une participation minoritaire dans Onefinestay, ajoutant 3 000 propriétés au réseau. Le rachat d’Inspirato double l’offre, accessible aux 25 000 abonnés via The Exclusive Collective. Le site génère 500 millions de dollars en transactions et une marge brute de 70 millions. L’expansion pourrait mener à la vente complète de Onefinestay si Accor se recentre.

💰 Corvex Management, a New York hedge fund, acquired a 6% stake in UK-based Whitbread, urging strategic overhaul due to increased costs from wage and material hikes mainly in the UK and Ireland. Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn with around 900 establishments, proposed a €4 billion investment plan challenged by Corvex. The fund seeks board entry to influence decisions. Whitbread aims to restore margins and returns, focusing on the UK and Germany.