Tendance du marché

🏆 During the 2024 tourist season in Marseille, marked by the Olympics, the Office of Tourism, Leisure and Congress reported 29,000 visitors, with a 48.5% ratio of French tourists to foreigners. This period spans from July 1 to August 31. High satisfaction was noted from visitors enjoying the city's attractions in a sportive and friendly atmosphere.

🎵 Oasis announces reunion tour in the UK and Ireland for summer 2025, prompting a surge in travel searches, with a 2,838% increase on the day of the announcement. Cardiff experienced the highest spike, with searches increasing 121 times over the same date last year. Italians top the list of nationalities keen on attending the concerts, followed by Spaniards, Germans, British, and French.

🏖 Charentes' tourist activity experienced a 2.5% decline in overnight stays during summer 2024 compared to the previous year. July saw a sharp decrease of 7.5%, with the first half dropping 15%, attributed to legislative elections, an unfavorable calendar, and varied weather. The first week of August also fell by 5%. However, post-August 10th, activity rose by 7.5%, coinciding with the end of the Olympics and the August 15 holiday. Despite the overall dip, French clientele decreased by 2.5%, while foreign visitor numbers remained consistent. Inflation affected tourist spending and business revenues, but upcoming reservations for September show positive trends.

☀ Sunweb, a major European tour operator, experienced unprecedented growth during the summer of 2024, despite political events like the dissolution of the National Assembly and elections, and sporting events like the Olympics in France. Their growth is shown by a 40% increase in July bookings from the previous year, accounting for 25% of annual bookings, and a 60% increase in August bookings from 2023. Sunweb aims to double its customer base next year and has already seen a surge in reservations for the Toussaint holidays and for summer 2025.

🚧 A 4.6-star hotel achieved 10 times more visibility than a 4.7-star competitor on Google. A study by doYield's director of direct sales analyzed Google My Business data for a significant sample of similar hotels, revealing an 86% correlation between the quantity of reviews and increased visibility. The average rating influenced visibility by 41% and interactions by 27%. Technical optimization of listings impacted visibility by up to 10%. Recommendations include prioritizing review quantity, maintaining high service quality, optimizing Google My Business listings, encouraging user interactions, and managing review responses.

🏕️ Olivia Grégoire, alongside Christian Mantei, Rose-Marie Abel, and Stéphane Villain, presented the 2024 summer tourism report on Tuesday, September 3. The season showed a nuanced trend with regions benefitting from the Olympics and others affected by poor weather and spending behavior changes. July saw decreased tourism, August is expected to be stable compared to 2023, and the late season looks promising. Domestic travel in France remained steady at 65% of the population during July and August, down two points from the previous year.

🏖 HomeExchange witnessed a +32% increase in home exchanges in France during the summer, with 49,655 swaps. The platform surpassed 60,000 French members and facilitated vacations for over 182,000 people, a +31% rise from last year, resulting in more than 1.3 million overnight stays. This growth underscores the popularity of home exchanges as a cost-saving accommodation option for travelers.

🏕 Pitchup, the leading outdoor accommodation booking platform in Europe, reveals 2024 trends indicating record increases in "naturist" and "luxury" search filters, with Corsica and Ile-de-France standing out. Established in France since 2009, Pitchup.com lists over 5,600 quality establishments in 67 countries and has served over 12 million vacationers from more than 178 countries. It offers diverse accommodations from tipis to caravans and boasts a user-friendly interface with advanced search features. The platform is rated 4.9/5 by the independent review system Feefo.

🏢 Léon Bressler, former head of Unibail and IEP Paris alumnus, passed away on August 29. In 1992, he capitalized on the bursting real estate bubble, acquiring key assets like Forum des Halles and Cœur Défense, making Unibail a commercial real estate leader. In early 1999, he added 165,000 sqm of office space including the Ariane, Michelet, and Galilée towers and 134,000 sqm of commercial assets such as the CNIT and Carrousel du Louvre to Unibail’s portfolio. Bressler left Unibail in 2006 to become a managing partner at Aermont Capital in London and returned to Unibail as Chairman of the Supervisory Board in 2020.

🏡 In the Hôtel & Lodge Awards 2024, jury members with diverse perspectives honored establishments for excellence and unique expertise. Notable guests included Thibaut Picard, an architect, and Christian Mas, President of Sothys Paris. The selection featured a mix of historic palaces, new-generation 5-star hotels, lodges, resorts, and lesser-known gems. The winners reflected the diverse aspirations of the French public and were chosen based on individual jury member's impressions and the "wow effect" experienced.