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🏨 Michelin announced the first selection of MICHELIN Clefs for Great Britain and Ireland, awarding 123 establishments. Among them, 14 hotels received Three MICHELIN Clefs, 37 obtained Two MICHELIN Clefs, and 72 were awarded One MICHELIN Clef. The selection criteria are based on anonymous stays or visits, distinctiveness, warm welcome, and high service levels, aimed at becoming the leading independent global booking platform for exceptional hotels and restaurants.

🏨 Mercure Hotels, part of Accor, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023 and hit a milestone with its 1000th hotel opening in 2024. The global brand has seen growth with nearly 30 openings in China, totaling over 180 properties, and doubled its presence in Japan with 11 new hotels. Notable openings include Mercure London Earls Court in the UK, Mercure Chandigarh Tribune Chowk in India, and Mercure Dubai Deira in the UAE. More than 200 additional addresses are expected by 2028.

💵 The Banque de France study, conducted for FEEF, reveals worsening economic difficulties for SME-ETI suppliers to the distribution sector since 2018. As of 2023, 33% of these enterprises are operating at a loss, a 42% increase from 19% in 2018. Nearly half now face debt ratios exceeding 7 years, and financial burdens have doubled between 2022 and 2023. FEEF calls for a reform before 2025 negotiations, highlighting that 78% of MPA for these companies is sourced from France.

🏖 A delegation of 29 key players from the Azuréen tourism sector, including hoteliers, perfumers, producers, shopping centers, and tourism offices, led by Alexandra Borchio Fontimp, President of Côte d’Azur France Tourisme, promoted autumn and winter 2024 at Samaritaine de Paris today. This year's unique delegation comprised 250 participants, 14 hotels, and 15 Azuréen destinations, actively promoting the region all year round. They held a press conference for over a hundred tourism and lifestyle journalists and conducted two workshops resulting in around 500 meetings.

🏨 En octobre dernier, les Guides Michelin ont lancé un nouveau classement mondial pour les hôtels. Une étude de Daniel B. Sands de UCL School of Management souligne que les hôtels new-yorkais récompensés par les "Clés Michelin" entre 2005 et 2014 avaient 40% de chances de fermer d'ici la fin de l'année 2019, même en contrôlant pour l'emplacement, le prix et le type de cuisine. Cette distinction peut engendrer une augmentation des charges et une rentabilité en déclin à cause des attentes élevées d'une nouvelle clientèle et des coûts opérationnels accrus.

🏕 Flower Campings, France's leading network of franchised independent campgrounds, reports a 5% revenue increase in the tourist season of 2024 compared to 2023. May bookings rose by 9%, June by 5%, while July faced a 4% decline in occupancy. August occupancy reached nearly 100%, with the last two weeks up 19% from August 2023. September reservations saw a 13% increase from the previous year, despite challenging weather, economic, and political conditions, and the Paris Games event.

☕ On October 1st, International Coffee Day, Square revealed coffee consumption trends in France for 2024. France ranks 3rd in Europe, with a €321 million revenue from the coffee market and boasts about 3,523 coffee shops. The rise of coffee shops in France reflects the growing passion for coffee, from quick espressos to elaborate lattes. Square supports this trend by offering innovative solutions to the hospitality industry, catering to evolving consumer expectations for unique coffee experiences.

💑 Quito capitalizes on its colonial beauty, urban landscapes, and hospitality to become a preferred destination for romantic tourism, including engagements, weddings, honeymoons, vow renewals, and couple's trips. Quito Turismo actively promotes the city for weddings, particularly targeting foreign couples. The combined efforts of private and public sectors have positioned Quito as a favored spot amidst the growing romantic tourism trend in Latin America, generating significant revenue.

🌆 During the 2024 Paris Olympics, tourist numbers are expected to reach 3 million, a 16.3% increase from 2023. Post-Games, last quarter 2024 forecasts indicate a rise in international tourist arrivals with air travel from the US up by 7.9%, the UK by 9.4%, Brazil by 11.5%, and Japan by 22.5%. Year-end festivities could see a 13.5% increase in tourists compared to 2023. Air arrivals are projected to be up 7.1% from 2023 and 8.8% from 2019. Chinese tourist arrivals might increase by 89.1% from 2023 but still be 27.8% lower than in 2019. Hotel booking rates for early October are expected to average 60%, mirroring last year's figures.

🏠 Junot Location & Gestion expands into high-end seasonal rentals in Paris, targeting a wealthy clientele seeking authentic stays with hotel comfort. The Paris market is witnessing notable growth, especially in premium areas. Investors see it as an opportunity to fully rehabilitate residential buildings into luxury short and mid-term rentals with 5-star hotel services. An exclusive property on rue des Saints-Pères, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, has been acquired by a foreign investor for this purpose.