Tendance du marché

⛰ Observatoire national des stations de montagne predicts a +5% occupancy rate for the start of the 2024-2025 winter season compared to last year. Jean-Luc Boch, president of ANMSM, highlights the increased attractiveness of mountain resorts. However, he notes occupancy rates may change with snowfall and weather conditions.

🏦 Accor and Abu Dhabi Tourism Investment Company (ADTIC) announce the opening of Sofitel Legend Pyramids Giza for late 2027, near the Giza pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum. The luxury hotel will become the 8th in the exclusive Sofitel Legend collection. The brand aims for 15 properties by 2030, strengthening its luxury hotel segment. The Sofitel Legend Pyramids Giza will offer 303 rooms and suites, infinity pools, a spa, and premium dining experiences.

💼 The 11th SFL-IFOP Paris Workplace 2024 barometer reveals that aesthetic quality of workspaces is a key attractor for employees, according to a survey of 1,300 Francilian workers. A visual questionnaire was introduced for the first time since 2014 to quantify aesthetic preferences. The study finds well-being at work is increasing, despite a decrease in weekly telework frequency from 1.8 days in September 2020 to 1.5 days by June 2024. Furthermore, 38% of employees report their offices underwent redesign within the past two years.

🍴 During the EquipHotel salon in Paris, the regional finale of the 19th Gargantua Contest by RESTAU'CO crowned 3 winning teams from the northern half of France, including Ile-de-France and Normandie among others. Six duos of culinary professionals competed for 3 hours, creating a main course and a dessert within a set budget. Eleven experts judged the event, with technical and tasting aspects accounting for 60% and 40% of the score respectively. Winners advance to the national finale in early 2025.

🏕 In 2023, French winter camping saw a 47% increase in overnight stays in mountainous regions. CamperDays, a leading RV rental platform, reported a 55% rise in winter season bookings from 2022 to 2023. Travelers booked an average of 18 weeks in advance for a 14-day trip.

🎄 French travelers are increasingly seeking to spend the end-of-year holidays abroad, with flight searches up 14% from last year. KAYAK.fr, the leading travel search engine, recommends planning these trips before holiday decorations hit the stores for savings. Destinations around the world are preferred over snowy chalets, and Bangkok remains popular despite a 16% increase in flight search activity and an average return economy class ticket price of €1,035.

🏨 Unique establishments that surprise and enrich customer experience are favored over standardization. Hotels transform into places of life to create memorable stays, focusing on emotion and identity through storytelling. The rise of hybrid hotels, combining accommodations, concepts, and blended common spaces for dining, working, and entertainment, defines recent trends. Source: "Aménagement et design : les dernières tendances" dossier in Industrie Hôtelière, issue 765, November.

🏨 Hôtels adopt unique features to enhance guest experience, prioritizing authenticity and human connection. Key trends include hybrid hospitality and the blending of communal spaces for dining, working, and entertainment. These concepts were highlighted in "Aménagement et design: les dernières tendances," featured in "Industrie Hôtelière" magazine, issue no. 765, November.

💰 AccorInvest, a major player in European hotel management and ownership, successfully issued a second bond for €650 million. The fixed 5.5% coupon bond with a seven-year maturity will diversify debt and extend the company's financial commitments. Funds will repay other debts, strengthening financial stability. Following a €750 million bond issue just one month prior, these moves signify market confidence in AccorInvest's business strategy, with over 700 hotels in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Financial advisor Rothschild & Cie and legal advisor Latham & Watkins facilitated the deal, with BNP Paribas as the global coordinator, alongside BofA Securities Europe, Crédit Agricole CIB, Natixis, and Société Générale.

🏡 Influential industry figures participated in a design workshop organized by EquipHotel and MKG Consulting, discussing the impact of design on customer experience and its role in creating memorable moments. Present were Stella Cadente, CEO of Studio Stella Cadente; Agathe Labaye, architect at Labaye Sumi; Charline Bress Vittoz, Deputy General Manager of Lavorel Hotels; and Patrick Goas, co-founder of Whala Lodge. They examined how design can convey identity, enhance attractiveness, and improve both customer comfort and team efficiency. Stella Cadente emphasized the creation of an atmosphere and emotional imprint through design, focusing on micro-details and authentic artistic direction to fabricate memories.