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🏨 Saudi Arabia is poised to represent 58% of the Middle East and North Africa's hotel supply by 2028, becoming an emerging tourist destination. Since 2019, the MENA region has seen a 28% increase in RevPAR, with Saudi Arabia leading due to large-scale projects and growing tourism. The Vision 2030 and massive hotel infrastructure investments forecast about 106,000 new hotel rooms within three years. Emerging destinations like Taif and Al Ahsa, currently attracting 20 million annual visitors, provide unique opportunities for pioneer investors, bolstered by the Tourism Development Fund and Ministry of Tourism's Investment Incentive Program. JLL's Amr Elnady suggests that investors maximize returns by diversifying between primary cities like Riyadh and Jeddah and these burgeoning second-tier cities.

📈 Joachim Benabdallah leads a team of 5 revenue managers for 64 hotels across France and Germany, overseeing both commercial and marketing departments to ensure alignment of their missions. He discussed with Hospitality-ON for their March-April edition, emphasizing integrated direction among revenue management, marketing, and sales to balance customer interests with profitability. Revenue managers analyze marketing data to refine pricing strategies, leveraging insights like peak periods and keyword usage. Benabdallah's expertise spans revenue management and marketing, aiming for a strategic blend of the two.

🏨 Swiss national Marco Tabet was appointed as General Manager of the iconic Hotel del Coronado in California. With over 20 years of international luxury hospitality experience, Tabet transitions from his successful 6-year leadership at Conrad Punta de Mita in Mexico. He's known for managing renowned Hilton properties, including Hilton Los Cabos, Hilton Lima Miraflores, and Waldorf Astoria Panama. Tabet will oversee daily operations and strategy post a $550 million renovation lasting six years.

🗺 57% des Français ont voyagé de mars à mai 2025, soit une hausse de 3 points par rapport à 2024, privilégiant des séjours courts et domestiques. Près de 70% des séjours ont eu lieu en France, avec une préférence pour les littoraux et zones rurales, qui ont connu une fréquentation en hausse de 4,2% par rapport à 2024. Le taux d'occupation a augmenté de 6 points le week-end du 1er mai, mais a chuté de 7 points le week-end du 8 mai.

🏨 Guillermo González d'Hotelverse a discuté avec Florencia Cueto des choix de chambres d'hôtel basés sur les attributs. Hotelverse, fondée en 2022, offre des options détaillées permettant une personnalisation hyperréaliste via des modèles 3D. Les clients paient 1,5 % à 15 % de plus pour des choix spécifiques, améliorant la satisfaction et générant des revenus. L'intégration technologique facilite cette personnalisation, augmentant l'efficacité tout en libérant du temps pour le personnel hôtelier.

📈 Duetto and Event Temple announce a transformative partnership for hotel event space management by integrating Duetto's OpenSpace and Event Temple’s award-winning software. John Lingos-Webb (Duetto) and Bob Graham (Event Temple) highlight enhanced operational efficiency and revenue optimization through centralized data management. This collaboration allows hotels to automate workflows, reduce booking errors, and align event space pricing with overall revenue strategies, addressing key challenges in the hospitality industry.

🌍 En 2025, Sojern révèle que la France reste une destination de choix. Paris capte 59.1% des vols et 65.7% des réservations hôtelières en France. Nice suit avec 17.7% des vols et 11.4% des hôtels, tandis que Marseille enregistre 5% des vols et 4.3% des hôtels. Les tendances de voyage en Europe continuent d’évoluer, avec un intérêt soutenu pour la France malgré les perceptions négatives en ligne.

📅 Du 13 au 16 octobre 2025, Paris accueille le salon "Crème de la Crème", un événement inédit visant à connecter le secteur du voyage de luxe aux acheteurs et journalistes francophones. Nicolas Zimmermann, fort de 15 ans d'expérience et fondateur d'Exclusively Yours, a conçu ce salon en 2024. Il rassemble des hôtels, resorts, agences réceptives, croisières de luxe, transporteurs aériens et offices de tourisme.

📅 Viva Technology, Europe's largest startup event, will occur from June 11-14, 2025, at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. ???? The event aims to explore new technological, commercial, and geographical frontiers while examining innovation's role in transforming the world. For more information, visit the Viva Technology website.

🍴 Véronique Louwagie, on October 2023, launched the Assises de la restauration et des métiers de bouche in France. This initiative aims to address challenges faced by over 400,000 enterprises in the sector, including ecological and digital transitions and recruitment issues. It will involve broad consultations with professional organizations to adapt public policies and resolve structural difficulties.