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🏨 New hotel near the Vaires-Torcy olympic leisure base, a key site for the 2024 Paris Olympics, covers 2,669 m², offers 95 rooms, and 38 parking spots. Developed by Invest Hôtels & Development and Alliance Beymik, with financial partnership from Crédit Agricole Brie Picardie and EpaMarne's urban development. The project underscores IDF Tourisme & Territoires' commitment to decarbonization, sustainable land resource management, and regional development, having completed 11 projects in two years.

💰 Booking plans to save up to $450 million annually through organizational changes, including layoffs and modernizing processes. Last quarter of 2024, they sold over 13 million flight tickets, a 39% increase from the previous year. Booking aims to invest in R&D and explore growth in flights, carpooling, and fintech, considering generative AI crucial for travel innovation.

🛡️ Amadeus and Accenture study reveals IT solutions can cut aviation's carbon footprint by 0.6%. The aviation sector, contributing 2-3% of global CO2 emissions, could save 493,000 tons of CO2 annually with global implementation of Amadeus' departure optimization solution. Additionally, airline fuel consumption optimization could prevent 5.2 million tons of CO2 emissions per year. In 2023, IT solutions saved an equivalent of 50,000 tons of CO2, comparable to 10,000 London-New York flights.

🏠 Appart’City, through a study by Ifop, explores the current and future expectations of urban customers. The study, delivered in spring and involving 1,500 accommodation market users, examines the familiarity and appreciation of the apart-hotel concept, heavily favored for leisure stays. While affordability is key, a home-like feeling is crucial, akin to Airbnb's success. Vincent Compagnon, Appart’City's president, aims to combine apartment rental comforts with hotel security. Anticipated 2024 figures show a +7% growth, outperforming a +0.4% market, with a projected revenue of €216 million and a +170% business increase during sports events.

🎉 Nearly 90% of French people enjoy hosting guests, and for 42%, it's a vital balance between sociability and personal time. A study by HomeExchange and Appinio, involving a nationally representative sample of 1,000 French individuals, challenges stereotypes about French hospitality. The survey reveals that, while hospitality is deeply ingrained in French culture, there is a desire for simplicity and balance in social life.

📍 Septeo Hospitality, a major player in hospitality software in France and Europe, acquired Cool’n Camp, a digital concierge and customer experience optimization firm, enhancing PMS and CRS software functionalities. The strategic acquisition aims to complete their value chain for hotels, restaurants, campsites, holiday residences, villages, and wellness centers across Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal. The integration will focus on innovation, personalization using data, AI, and IoT. Freddy Pintus of Septeo Hospitality lauds the expertise and human qualities of Cool’n Camp founders, Julien and Bruno.

🏡 "Jardin de Verre by Locke", the first French establishment of the apart-hotel brand Locke, is set to open in February 2025 in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, Latin Quarter. It features 145 rooms housed within two 16th-century private mansions merged with a 19th-century industrial factory. Amenities include a gym, yoga studio, café, an interior courtyard, and multiple dining spaces. Design studio Fettle emphasized lush greenery and natural light. Locke, since 2016, operates 16 venues across the UK and Europe, offering hotel services with apartment freedom.

🏨 Delano Miami Beach to reopen in late 2025 after a complete renovation by Ennismore and Cain International. The Art Deco hotel, originally igniting Miami’s scene 30 years ago, will preserve historical elements while updating facilities. The renovation includes 171 rooms and suites, exclusive dining and bars, plus a spa and luxury services. Ennismore's co-CEO Sharan Pasricha and Cain International's CEO Jonathan Goldstein look forward to introducing the iconic hotel to a new generation.

📊 "Rétrospective 2024" webinaire on December 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., will review significant social events of 2024 and preview social challenges for 2025. Hosted by social department experts, the event is in partnership with Klésia and Malakoff Humanis.

📱 Appart’City held a press conference on Tuesday, December 10, to launch its innovation Lab, focusing on urban hospitality with collaborative and participative methods that include employees, clients, and experts. The Lab's initiatives include an annual hospitality barometer, suggestion box, testing rooms with new tech solutions, and customer dialogue sessions. A digital tool named 'Guide Chloé' is in the testing phase, offering personalized guest experiences through an app accessible via QR code in each room for services like room service breakfast and cleaning requests. The group aims for digitalization without overcomplicating, awaiting customer feedback for further adjustments.