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🎾 Roland Garros 2025 set a new attendance record with 685,000 spectators over three weeks, 10,000 more than last year. French tennis player Loïs Boisson reached the semi-finals, boosting the event's popularity. Paris hotels saw an occupancy rate increase to 88.5%, up 5.1 points, peaking at a 22% rise on opening day. Despite high attendance, average hotel prices fell by 2.3%. The fan zone at Place de la Concorde gathered up to 30,000 visitors.

📶 Kolet, a Paris-based startup founded in 2024, raised $10 million (8.8 million euros) on June 10, 2025, led by Daphni fund. The funding includes 1 million euros in non-dilutive debt from Bpifrance. Notable participants: Peter Kern (ex-Expedia CEO) and Jon Gieselman (ex-Apple VP Marketing). Kolet aims to expand globally, enhance its digital eSIM offerings and app, and hire internationally. Their eSIM enables connectivity in over 190 countries, targeting the travel sector with a B2B2C model.

🌿 Relais & Châteaux, supported by UNESCO, urges chefs from its 580 properties to remove endangered marine species from their menus to protect biodiversity. This initiative is part of their 12 commitments to sustainable development. Laurent Gardinier, President of Relais & Châteaux, emphasizes the responsibility of the world's largest gastronomic network to drive meaningful change. This year, each chef is invited to remove at least one threatened species from their menu.

🌲 En Franche-Comté, à Chassey-lès-Montbozon, les cabanes Coucoo, hébergements contemporains perchés dans les arbres ou sur l'eau, ont vu le jour. Aujourd'hui, elles exploitent cinq sites uniques en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Hauts de France, et région Sud, avec 25 à 30 cabanes par site. Une foncière, dotée d’un capital initial de 14,6 millions d’euros, permettra l'ouverture de trois nouveaux sites à Etival (72) et Moret-sur-Loing.

💻 Vanguélis Panayotis, CEO of MKG Consulting, spoke at the 19th Net Managers event in 2025, emphasizing AI's potential to boost productivity in hospitality. Despite luxury growth prospects for the next four years, mid-range hotels struggle with rising costs. AI can optimize operations like food waste management and staff scheduling. However, Europe's fragmented hotel industry faces challenges in adopting AI, crucial for maintaining its status as the top global destination in the coming decade.

🌍 En été 2025, 39% des Français réduiront leur budget vacances, et 44% redécouvriront la France pour des raisons financières et écologiques. 39% éviteront les longues distances et 19% réduiront leur empreinte carbone. 80% préfèrent des destinations moins populaires, et 67% veulent des lieux calmes. En juin, les réservations augmentent, avec les littoraux du nord et l’Atlantique Nord très attractifs, l'écart atteignant 12 points pour le littoral Manche par rapport à juin 2024.

📶 Kolet, une startup française fondée début 2024, a levé 10 millions de dollars en Série A avec Daphni, et bénéficie du soutien de Peter Kern (ex-Expedia) et Jon Gieselman (ex-Apple). Un million d'euros de dette non dilutive provient de Bpifrance. Kolet propose une eSIM digitale sans carte physique, active dans plus de 190 pays. Le modèle B2B2C attire des partenaires comme Air France et KLM pour enrichir l'expérience des voyageurs.

📍 Delhi, India – June 2025: Hilton has partnered with Indian star Deepika Padukone for its global campaign "It Matters Where You Stay," reflecting modern India's success. The campaign, filmed in Bengaluru, highlights hospitality's role in daily life. Hilton aims to expand its presence in India tenfold over the next decade with new openings in cities like Bengaluru, Surat, and Jabalpur. Mark Weinstein emphasizes that Hilton's promise is making the stay itself a destination.

🏨 OKKO HOTELS inaugurates its 15th hotel in Troyes, conveniently located near the SNCF station and historic center. This 4-star hotel is part of a larger urban rehabilitation project by VINCI Immobilier, supported by Banque des Territoires and Extendam. Just 1.5 hours from Paris, it targets business travelers, families, and international tourists. Established in 2009 by Olivier Devys, OKKO HOTELS emphasizes a contemporary, urban, and responsible hospitality approach.

💰 Foncière Concorde, a joint venture of Terrot and Galia, announces the sale of Hôtel Standard Design at 66 rue de la Roquette, Paris 11th arrondissement. The hotel, acquired in 2021, has 37 rooms over 5 floors. This is part of their portfolio rationalization after selling another asset in July 2024. The sale follows four years of improved profitability and supports new projects like Fondation and Noucha hotels in Paris.