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🏕 Thierry Marx, President of UMIH, highlights the hospitality sector's transition to eco-friendly practices, including tackling food waste, fluid consumption, energy performance, and biodigest production. UMIH and ADEME signed a convention to aid professionals in this transformation. By 2025, the entire hospitality industry aims to adopt responsible policies, driven by the sector's accountability for nearly 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

📈 Mak Abdelkafi, Senior Sales Director at Mews, outlines how artificial intelligence aids hoteliers in addressing three major challenges: enhancing customer experience, environmental responsibility, and data security. AI is leveraged for automating personalized services, integrating eco-friendly practices, and strengthening payment protection, thus strategically realigning hotel operations. Abdelkafi highlights the importance of unique customer experiences, sustainability, and cybersecurity as essential components of the industry's equation, emphasizing customer satisfaction while advocating for intelligent regulation of equipment to reduce energy usage and eliminate plastic, all documented with data.

🍺 The 14th "Moisson des Brasseurs" takes place from June 20-22, 2025, in France, reflecting the country's position as Europe's #1 in the number of breweries, all located within 30 km of any French person. In 2024, thousands visited breweries nationwide. For the 2025 event, 70 breweries open their doors for tours, tastings, and workshops to educate about beer-making. France boasts a variety of beers including IPA, stouts, wheat beers, amber, flavored, and non-alcoholic.

🏨 Global hotel sector's customer satisfaction reached a four-year high in Q1 2025 with 86.7% on the Global Review Index™ (GRI), surpassing the June 2024 benchmark of 86.4%. However, review volume growth was minimal at +0.7%, with significant regional fluctuations. Hotels halved the average response time to 3.1 days and achieved a 70% response rate. North America saw strong growth, whereas Asia and Africa experienced volume and GRI declines, respectively. The global value index remained stagnant at -0.02 year-on-year.

✈ "Check-In, l'émission" focuses on the convergence of business aviation and luxury hospitality, airing on Thursday, April 24 at 10:00 AM. The source: La Tribune de l'Hôtellerie.

🏛 Atout France distinguished five exceptional establishments with the Palace label on April 9, upon the recommendation of the Commission Palace. This recognition, bestowed by the Minister of Tourism Nathalie Delattre, lasts for three years. Three of the awarded establishments are iconic locations in Courchevel. The existing 31 Palaces also applied for label renewal, with final decisions expected by the end of June. Established in 2010, the Palace distinction is reserved for 5-star hotels with exceptional service, a remarkable setting, unique personality, and international acclaim.

💻 L'Arcep published its annual "Pour un numérique soutenable" report, revealing an increasing environmental footprint for France's digital sector. In its 4th edition, the report included data from mobile network equipment providers. Data centers, telecom operators, and the manufacturing and use of devices are the primary contributors. Data centers saw an 11% increase in greenhouse gas emissions and a 19% rise in water consumption to 681,000 m³ in 2023, claiming 46% of the digital sector's carbon footprint. Telecom operators' emissions grew by 4%, despite a 5.8% national decrease and a contrasting 2% increase in their electricity usage. Devices are the largest factor, accounting for 50% of the digital carbon footprint, with 42% from manufacturing and 8% from usage. Despite a decrease in new device consumption in 2023, screen sizes increased, impacting the carbon footprint.

🏖 Sélection d'adresses pour week-ends d'exception en France, Italie, Espagne, Angleterre, Maroc. Week-ends étendus sur 3 ou 4 jours favorisent destinations plus lointaines et isolées. Exemple : suite au Thyme dans les Cotswolds, Angleterre, à 50 miles de Londres. Dossier par Céline Baussay, Céline de Almeida, Anne Marie Cattelain Le Dû.

🌏 In 2024, stays at hotels in the Green Collection increased by 16%, reflecting the eco-friendly preferences of the 30 million GHA DISCOVERY members. The Green Collection spans 60 countries and 260 destinations, with Europe accounting for 81% of the establishments. Paramount Hotels, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, and Lore Group have joined the initiative. Each hotel is certified by recognized environmental organizations such as EarthCheck, Green Growth 2050, and Green Key, ensuring compliance with international sustainability standards.

🏡 If you rent your accommodation on Airbnb as a furnished tourist rental, you are exempt from residence tax if it is your main residence, lived in for at least eight months per year. However, for secondary residences, even if not used, the tax persists, and cities like Paris, Lyon, and Marseille may apply a surcharge. Classification as a furnished tourist rental could result in exemption from the residence tax but might incur the Business Property Contribution (CFE). Consulting with tax authorities is recommended to clarify tax status and avoid fiscal pitfalls.