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🏨 Covivio Hotels in Europe saw a 1.5% increase in property value and a 7.2% revenue rise at constant scope. The group's hotel portfolio, valued at €6,439M, includes 283 hotels with 39,477 rooms across 12 countries and managed by 17 operators like Accor and Marriott. France, Italy, and Spain recorded growth up to 4.8%. The average yield is 6.1%, with 6% for leased properties and 7% for fully owned properties. Average long-term leases with operators are 11 years.

🍖 Prime Minister François Bayrou issued a decree making it mandatory for French restaurants to display the origin of meats. This decree, responding to demands from farmers, consumers, and restaurateurs, extends the existing 2002 rule for beef to include pork, sheep, and poultry meats. It aims to highlight French agricultural products' quality and supports transparency ahead of the International Agriculture Show.

🍴 French Prime Minister François Bayrou implemented a decree for mandatory origin labeling of meats in restaurants. This responds to demands from farmers, consumers, and restaurateurs, enhancing transparency and emphasizing the quality of French produce. The decree, published today, expands the labeling requirement to pork, lamb, and poultry, a rule in place for beef since 2002. The move coincides with the Salon international de l'Agriculture, showcasing French commitment to quality, sustainable food. Now, restaurant-goers in France can choose dishes made from locally produced meats.

❄ François De Canson, president of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Tourism Committee, attended the Constitutive General Assembly of COJOP 2030 in Lyon on February 18, 2025. Edgar Grospiron, Olympic mogul skiing champion, now leads the French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee. Key goals for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games include cost-effectiveness, exemplary sustainability, reuse of existing infrastructure, no new construction without post-Games use, and reliance on local expertise.

🏨 Ruby, founded in 2013, operates 20 hotels with 3,483 rooms across Europe's major cities and has 10 more projects (2,235 rooms) underway. With locations in Germany (9 hotels), the UK (3 hotels in London), Austria (3 in Vienna), Switzerland (2), and one each in Italy, Ireland, and the Netherlands, Ruby is set to expand in Edinburgh, Marseille, Rome, and Stockholm within three years. As IHG's 20th brand, Ruby offers a "Lean Luxury" approach featuring signature amenities designed for comfort and relaxation, connecting guests to cities at the right price.

📝 PMS is the foundational tool for operational client communications (reservations, confirmations, payments). Communication solutions allow for programmed messaging (SMS, email) and free up staff time by automating client contact. A CRM goes further by managing detailed client databases for personalized experiences and marketing strategies. It's advised to choose a CRM and communication solutions that are connected to your PMS, and while non-hotel-specific software exists, they may not integrate as seamlessly with hotel systems. Thaïs PMS offers client communication modules and connects with other communication solutions and CRMs like Experience or LoungeUp.

💸 Vincent Chabbert, a 33-year-old hotelier, began his career in 2008 and advanced to management positions in the hospitality industry, including ibis La Défense and Mercure de Cavaillon. By 2019, he was the Director of Operations at Valmavi France. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he founded Tut Tut, a collaborative last-mile delivery platform that quickly grew to over 220,000 couriers and 2,500 clients in retail, generating €10 million in revenue.

📱 Launched in October 2023, One Provence's AI guides tourists in Aix-Marseille-Provence using OneProvence.com; trained on 500 reliable sources, it offers personalized advice developed with Atrioom, Levupp, and FCB.ai. Anne Kerdi, a virtual influencer created by Adeliade, promotes eco-friendly tourism in Brittany through Instagram and Annekerdi.bzh. HeyDoubs by Doubs Tourisme and LIVDEO, with over 3,700 pages of content, supports visitors in 200+ languages and plans to add real-time events, weather, and geolocation. Genial Travel's MarIAnne for France.fr aids travelers during the Paris 2024 Olympics with 65+ itineraries, available in English and French, with 15 additional languages planned.

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💎 European cities like Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Vienna are popular Valentine's Day destinations for couples. TUI Musement's top 10 list for Valentine's weekend 2025 (February 14-15) includes Turin, Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan, Rome, Barcelona, London, Reykjavik, Paris, and Venice. Data from the nights of February 14 and 15, 2025, analyzed to assess hotel performance during the romantic holiday.