Innovation

🌱 FullSoon, launched in 2022, uses AI to help restaurants reduce food waste and carbon footprint by analyzing POS systems, weather forecasts, events, and calendars. At IFTM Top Resa, they introduced a service suggesting eco-friendly alternatives for recipes, cooking methods, and presentation. FullSoon will equip 10,000 Accor hotels with this solution to lower carbon footprint and offer a labeling system for informed consumer choices.

🏥 Alipay+ and Viva.com expand collaboration to enhance the shopping experience for international tourists in Europe by integrating 15 different international e-wallets. This move, targeting tourists mainly from Asia, coincides with Europe's upcoming "Golden Week" in October. Merchants across 24 European markets where Viva.com operates can now deploy Alipay+ for localized promotional offers and seamless payments. ????️

🍊 Kookabarra, a Provence-based juice maker, has invested €25,000 to innovate their product line, now including stone fruits like plums, mangoes, peaches, and cherries. Since its founding in 2006 by Jérémie Marcuccilli, the company has developed a premium range of fresh juices and fruit purées, boasting over fifty references. They utilize unique HPP (high pressure cold) technology to meet the demands of both commercial clients and private customers.

📚 Schools need to manage their e-reputation through responses to online reviews, impacting brand image. Responding to positive reviews strengthens relationships and positive reinforcement, while addressing criticisms shows commitment to improvement and customer satisfaction. A proactive response to negative reviews demonstrates value for feedback and willingness to correct mistakes. Strategies include using review management tools, training staff on professional yet personal responses, avoiding defensive or generic replies, and acknowledging emotions behind comments. Engaging stakeholders in the review process adds valuable insights and fosters a collaborative school culture. The article offers over 31 tailored responses for various review scenarios and promotes an AI-based Chrome extension, SoLike, for instant review responses, potentially saving 12 hours per month and ensuring high-quality engagement.

🏢 Rejolt, a leader in corporate event organization, partners with Peclers Paris, a consultancy renowned in luxury and design, to create a modern, inspiring service offering. This alliance aims to deliver distinctive events aligned with evolving employee expectations, marking Rejolt as the first in its market to collaborate with a trend and innovation advisor like Peclers. The partnership promises to provide clients with unique venues, experiences, and innovative content.

🏠 Expedia integrates 100 brands, influencers, media, and tourism offices into its Travel Shops program, including FC Arsenal, Travel Alberta, Condé Nast Traveler, and actor Jaime Camil. This initiative allows partners to promote their favorite hotels for booking through the Expedia app. Announced during Expedia's annual event, the Travel Shops aim to inspire millions of travelers by creating a direct path from inspiration to booking, aligning with social media trends on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Expedia plans to further expand these shops in 2025, allowing anyone to create their own shop.

🏨 Le Département de l’Économie et du Tourisme de Dubaï (DET) et le Groupe Emaar Hospitality ont signé un Memorandum d'Entente pour promouvoir l'hôtellerie et le tourisme à Dubaï. Le MoU vise à améliorer marketing, produits touristiques, formations et capacités, aligné sur l'Agenda Économique de Dubaï, D33. Signataires: Issam Kazim de DET et Mark Kirby d'Emaar. Objectif: renforcer Dubaï en tant que destination d'affaires et de loisirs de premier plan.

🏠 Le Groupe Duval fête ses 30 ans le 19 septembre 2024 au Palais Brongniart, Paris, réunissant 6000 collaborateurs et partenaires. Fondé en 1994 par Eric Duval, ce groupe immobilier s'est diversifié avec des acquisitions majeures telles qu'Odalys en 2000, UGolf en 2009, et Bluegreen en 2022, devenant le premier acteur du golf en Europe et des retail parks en France.

🏕 Pierre & Vacances, leading mountain accommodation provider with 58 residences in the Alps and Pyrenees, is launching a recruitment campaign for over 500 seasonal workers across France for the 2024-2025 winter season. The brand, which successfully recruits over 95% of its workforce before each winter and summer season, offers accommodation to its seasonal staff and respects the 35-hour workweek. Employees' salaries follow the CCNI* base of 13 months, which is 8.33% higher than the legal minimum wage.