Initiative eco-responsable et RSE

🌍 MAGORA, a leader in managed real estate, launched its own CSR label, the Charte Verte, featuring 30 demanding criteria. The label, already implemented in 36 Odalys Vacances and Odalys City establishments, aligns with Atout France's 100% RSE criteria and most Clé Verte obligatory criteria. The Charte Verte, part of MAGORA's CSR efforts focusing on environmental preservation, societal solidarity, and responsible employment and governance, aims to expand to other brand establishments.

🏨 Accor expands in Spain with two new hotels: Novotel Valencia Lavant and Ibis Styles Santander. Novotel Valencia Lavant, the first of the brand in Valencia, offers 370 rooms with a contemporary design. The hotel, strategically located between the city center and Palacio de Congresos, includes a two-level rooftop terrace with a pool and bar. The Sundukovy Sisters Design & Architecture Studio designed the property, aligning with Accor's sustainability standards.

📰 The Streisand effect, originating in 2003 with Barbara Streisand's lawsuit over an aerial photo of her house, illustrates how censorship attempts can backfire, resulting in widespread attention—420,000 people viewed the image within a month. To manage a bad buzz and protect e-reputation, it's advised not to delete content arbitrarily, respond calmly, maintain message consistency, and engage with customer reviews proactively. Surveillance and leveraging bad buzz into opportunities, like Q&A sessions and transparent communication, are strategic for maintaining a positive brand image. Guest Suite offers e-reputation solutions including satisfaction surveys, feedback collection, and positive review dissemination across platforms like Google.

🏠 The Ismaili Nizari community, present in over 25 countries, constitutes the second-largest Shiite group with 12-15 million members. Spiritual leader Aga Khan passed away in Lisbon at age 88, as announced by his foundation AKDN. Serena Hotels & Resorts, known for pioneering local development, inclusivity, ecology, and luxury hospitality in the '90s, operates 39 units globally. His foundation, AKDN, employs 96,000 people and funds projects in Asia and Africa. The Aga Khan was linked to France's Chantilly and had divested from the Auberge du Jeu de Paume to Sana Hôtels in early 2023. Serena Hotels is part of AKFED, which establishes hotels in underserved regions.

🏨 In 2024, OKKO HOTELS reached a turnover of €52.6 million, a 2.6% increase from 2023, and welcomed over 500,000 travelers, including more than 10,000 during the Olympics. The group achieved an 86.2% overall satisfaction rate (GRI), up 0.8 points and 2.5 points above the average for 4-star hotels, with a 90.7% service quality score. Additionally, F&B revenue increased by 18%, and OKKO HOTELS, as a Société à Mission, released its first mission report in 2024, highlighting validated actions by its mission committee, including training 200 employees on climate issues through the Atelier 2 Tonnes.

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💸 Employees affected by a storm can receive €1,000 in aid plus €500 per dependent child. The emergency financial assistance is a joint initiative by GHR and unions CGT, CFDT, FO, CFE-CGC, activated through the Klesia-Malakoff Humanis solidarity mechanisms, referenced in 2023. These mechanisms have previously responded to events like the Paris and Nice attacks (2015-2016), the Var floods (2015), Caribbean storms, the 2020 Covid pandemic, the 2023 Nanterre riots, southwestern fires, Corsican storms, and the autumn 2024 storms. The social action is part of the HCR Bien-Être scheme, which includes health prevention for Klesia and Malakoff Humanis-covered employees.

Un nouvel espace de 600 mètres carrés à l’image de l’hôtellerie pour accueillir clients et partenaires [Paris, 1er février 2025] – Les entreprises Doyield, EnSuite et OSA, trois sociétés travaillant…

🏨 Doyield, EnSuite, and OSA, synergy companies in the hotel sector, have moved to a 600-square-meter space at Tour Legend, La Défense, to support their growth. Five years after founding, they've expanded from a few employees to nearly 100. The new office is designed to reflect their commitment to CSR and customer experience, with the same care as a high-end hotel. Doyield specializes in Revenue Management and Hotel Marketing, EnSuite offers turnkey hotel management.

🏡 Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, led by commercial director Finn Ackermann, is expanding with a focus on sustainability. Recently opened destinations include one in Aruba before Christmas and two Miami hotels at South Beach after a two-year US market absence. Construction of a second Aruba hotel starts this year under the JOIA brand. In Europe, the Iberostar Selection Es Trenc in Palma, Mallorca, features 145 sea-view rooms and suites. Additionally, Iberostar manages the former Club Med Iberostar Selection Mirage in Hammamet, Tunisia.