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🏠 Barrière Group in France is recruiting approximately 1,300 seasonal workers for summer 2025 to support their establishments in Cannes, Deauville, Trouville, La Baule, Le Touquet, Dinard, Biarritz, and Southeast casinos. Offering fixed-term seasonal contracts from 1 to 8 months, the recruitment spans from April to October 2025, targeting motivated individuals for hospitality, catering, casino, leisure, and wellness roles. Campus Barrière provides dedicated integration and training programs.

🌱 French fintech Green-Got partnered with SNCF Connect to offer 1-2% cashback on train tickets purchased via SNCF Connect with a premium Green Got account starting February 19. Andrea Ganovelli, co-founder of Green-Got, emphasized cash rewards on personal or joint premium accounts, enhancing sustainable choices and adding real value for users. Green-Got, founded in 2020, is committed to fighting climate change by investing user deposits solely in sustainable, ecological projects.

🌍 Under Trump's return to the White House, the travel industry faces upheaval with new restrictions and geopolitical shifts, necessitating rapid adaptation to maintain international travel. Trump's inauguration saw tightened work visa controls, increased evidence requirements, and revised salary criteria. Cuba, relisted as a terrorism-supporting state on his first day, now forces travelers who visited since January 12, 2021, to apply for a standard U.S. visa (B1/B2) with the same passport. The travel industry must innovate and diversify destinations, with a growing demand for expert visa assistance. Technological advances like AI will help agencies navigate complex visa processes, while collaboration with governments could advocate for smoother travel amidst new regulations.

🎵 Basel, Switzerland, will host Eurovision 2025 from May 13-17. Hotel bookings in the Trois Frontières area surged following the announcement, with reservations starting on August 31. Hoteliers, despite the high demand, are refraining from price "dumping," avoiding significant rate hikes.

🏨 D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions collaborates with France's real estate and hospitality leader, Groupe Pichet, to develop a custom, integrated web platform for All Suites hotels. The platform aims to enhance digital presence, drive direct revenue growth by reducing OTA dependency, and reach 6,100 rooms by 2026 from the current 4,450. The site will boost bookings, improve user experience, modernize All Suites' brand image, optimize conversion, and merge existing platforms for a seamless experience.

🏨 The Originals Hotels grew in 2024, adding 20 new members with over 1,000 rooms, appealing to franchises, new investors, young hotel groups, Family Offices, and former cooperators. Attended EquipHotel and Salon de la Franchise, boosting visibility alongside IFTM and Rendez-vous France. The cooperative's revenue hit €124.2 million, marking a 1.53% increase from 2023.