Innovation

❄ The Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris introduces an advanced wellness offering with its new cryotherapy experience starting September 2. The ICE X 2 cryotherapy chamber by Cryojet System France joins the luxury services at the Palace, providing 15-minute sessions including up to 3 minutes of extreme cold exposure. Cryotherapy is known for therapeutic benefits, aiding muscle recovery, reducing inflammation, and improving skin quality. The experience is set in the tranquil and luxurious Spa Clarins & myBlend within the hotel.

🏦 "L’Hôtel des Grands Voyageurs," located in Paris, presents two new ultra-design meeting rooms and a privatizable Poppy bar designed by Fabrizio Casiraghi. The Parisian hotel boasts 138 rooms, evoking a private art collector's home, and merges 30-40s elegance with the adventurous spirit of explorers. It now offers two new professional event spaces named PARIS and NEW YORK, spanning a total of 110m2 and accommodating up to 50 people.

📈 HubSpot has launched a free tool, AI Search Grader, using OpenAI technology to evaluate a brand's visibility on AI generative search engines like ChatGPT. It rates "brand sentiment" on a scale of 80, with higher scores indicating positive perceptions. The tool compares brands against competitors and offers improvement tips. The Louvre museum, analyzed by Muséovation founder Elisabeth Gravil, scored 53/80, while the British Museum scored 70 for its clear, detailed content.

✈ The Aéroports de Paris group forecasts technological advancements in the aviation sector by 2050, focusing on sustainability. They've invested $20 million in SAF producer LanzaJet and joined forces with Air Liquide for hydrogen projects in airports. Flying taxis, like those from Volocopter, are expected to pollute less than ground transportation. Cochin Airport, India, will be the first solar-powered airport, while ADP sources 10% of its annual electricity needs for three Parisian platforms from solar farms in southern France. Smart Airport Systems developed an autonomous vehicle reducing aircraft ground movement carbon footprint by 5-20%. The EASA-certified Pipistrel Velis Electro electric plane is set for training use, with electric aircraft predicted to handle 25% of European traffic under 500 km by 2040. Startups are addressing airport waste through tracking and biodegradable solutions, and ISB Global has implemented waste management sensors in UK airports.

🏨 Digise specializes in custom multimedia solutions for the hospitality sector, enhancing guest experiences with personalized welcome messages, services tailored to guest preferences, high-quality televisions from top brands, a wide range of foreign TV channels, and Chromecast for streaming personal content.

🏨 Pleyel Investissement and Groupe Liberg opened the first phase of Paris Pleyel Business Resort, the H4 Hotel Wyndham and its conference center, following a 50-month transformation of the historic Pleyel office tower initiated in 2016. The project spans 85,000 m2, featuring two new office blocks of 18,000 m² each, France's first hotel tower in 50 years with 697 4-star rooms and suites, a 10,000 m2 conference center able to host up to 2,600 people, 16 seminar rooms, 4 restaurants, a skybar, a rooftop pool, panoramic bar, and a gym at over 130 meters high. Environmental considerations included removing 740 tonnes of asbestos and managing up to 1,000 workers at peak times.

🍴 Michel Guérard, pâtissier and creator of 'Cuisine Minceur' in 1974, revolutionized health-oriented cooking. His restaurant, Les Prés d'Eugénie, located in Eugénie-les-Bains, has held 3 Michelin stars since 1977. Guérard's engagement with Nestlé for nearly 20 years led to the development of the Findus-Guérard range. Today, his establishment offers two menu types: traditional and health-conscious cuisine, the latter comprising 20% of served menus, nutritionally balanced with 58% carbs, 12% proteins, and 30% fats. He emphasizes the need for chefs to have nutritional knowledge, citing the metabolic syndrome's annual cost of over 25 billion euros. His restaurant seats 70, serves 58 covers per day, with menu prices ranging from 200 to 260 euros and an average ticket cost of 270 euros.

🏖️ Megève Tourisme, with local hotels and restaurants, launched the pilot project "Megève jobs: le forum virtuel" to address seasonal recruitment challenges. The virtual platform, powered by vFairs, is now open for candidates to create profiles and apply for 500 job offers from 12 Megève hoteliers. Interviews will be conducted on September 5 and 10, from 8 am to 8 pm. This innovative online recruitment event seeks to ease the hiring process and secure qualified seasonal staff.

🎲 Starting August 15, All Nippon Airways (ANA) introduced a new Pokémon-themed in-flight safety video. The initiative follows the trend of airlines incorporating pop culture, like Air New Zealand's Lord of the Rings and Turkish Airlines' Lego safety videos. ANA's Pikachu Jet NH and Eevee Jet NH, featuring custom stewardess uniforms, cups, and boarding passes, now entertain passengers of all ages with Pokémon safety instructions.