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🏨 Edgar Suites, a French leader in luxury aparthotels, became a B Corp in July 2024, affirming its positive societal impact. Having over 200 criteria, B Corp certifies high social and environmental standards. Audited by B Lab France, Edgar Suites, already a mission-driven company since 2022, aims for 3000 rooms by 2027. With a score of 81.7, well above the average of 50.9, it joins over 7,000 global companies, including 475 in France, committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

🏨 Launched in 2023, Handwritten Collection by Accor opened 4 new French locations recently. "Hôtel Maison Hamelin" in Paris boasts 65 rooms, a lively bar, and a spa. "Fort Saint-Laurent Hôtel & Spa" in Lyon, with 36 rooms, opened in late August, offering city views and nautical passion. "Hôtel Plaza de Biarritz Plage", facing the ocean in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, houses 69 rooms in a historic building with monochromatic art and a retro bar. "Hôtel Castel de Maintenon" in Eure-et-Loir, an hour from Paris, located in the gardens of Louis XIV's spouse, provides 78 keys for business and leisure guests. Handwritten Collection, with 17 establishments in 11 countries, is rapidly growing, with 25 ongoing hotel projects, 150 discussions underway, and plans to open 250 new hotels by 2030.

🏖️ Phocuswright's study forecasts a 6-10% annual growth in the global travel market until 2026, with the industry surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 24% in 2023, reaching $1.5 trillion in bookings. Online travel bookings are expected to grow nearly 10% from 2023 to 2026, with online bookings projected to constitute 65% of all travel bookings by 2026, up from 61% in 2023. North America holds the largest regional travel market, while Europe and the Asia-Pacific region lead in online penetration.

🌊 Marrakech tops KAYAK.fr's autumn travel trends for French travelers, followed by Bangkok and Tokyo. International flight prices have dropped by an average of 9% this autumn compared to last year. Optimal booking period is September 16-22, 2024, for international flights and November 18-24 for domestic flights. The data reflects preferences for the Toussaint school holidays (October 19 - November 3). Bali also makes the top 10.

📅 CCI Paris Ile-de-France will hold the "Recruteur.e.s, faites pas genre!" conference on October 1, 2024, from 6 PM to 8 PM, focusing on promoting diversity in the professional world. The event is part of "15 jours pour l’emploi en Ile-de-France" and aims to encourage companies toward better gender diversity, a key factor for performance and innovation. Former minister Elisabeth Moreno will deliver a keynote address. The conference will cover the significance of diversity for company performance, recruitment challenges, the impact on brand image, and strategies to promote diversity and combat stereotypes.

🏃 SNCF, the French railway operator, is accelerating its immersion domain by launching a tender for custom VR application development, to begin in March 2025. Five years after starting its AR/VR lab in 2019, SNCF seeks a provider to create VR apps for training, industrial metaverse, and augmented reality-assisted maintenance. Submissions for the tender, open to SMEs, are due by October 3, 2024, with 10-15 candidates to be shortlisted.

📈 During the IFTM Top Resa 2024 event, Genial's Co-founder and CEO, Erwan Simon, was interviewed. Genial, a company specializing in artificial intelligence, won a start-up contest and will be supported by Orchestra in the upcoming months, also anticipating a fundraising event.

🍴 Renowned Michelin-starred Chef Thierry Marx curates the menu at Maison Delano Paris's new restaurant, "Delano Café by Thierry Marx," situated in the historical Faubourg Saint-Honoré district. The eatery offers a thoughtful and simplified gourmet experience, set in a Mediterranean-inspired decor that evokes an eternal summer vibe. The café provides a cozy and intimate setting, extending its warm ambiance amidst the vibrant Parisian atmosphere, serving French cuisine with Mediterranean influences throughout the day.

🏠 On September 17, GHR attended a meeting with Hervé de Lépinau, deputy of Vaucluse (RN), concerning the tourism section of the 2025 Finance Bill. GHR advocated for Atout France's focus on promotion rather than regulation of hotels. The group opposed any new taxes on the sector and requested the continuation of tip exemption, in effect since 2022. GHR also sought to maintain the tax regime for furnished tourist rentals and proposed VAT collection on such rentals, potentially generating €1.6 billion annually.

💰 Jean Patrick Thiry, Fondateur de Blue sarl, explique l'importance du Revenue Management pour augmenter le chiffre d'affaires par chambre disponible (RevPAR). Un établissement appliquant ces stratégies peut réaliser une augmentation de chiffre d'affaires d'au moins 10%. La clé est d'adapter le prix aux variations journalières de la demande, en utilisant des KPI comme le RevPAR et en prenant en compte le coût marginal par chambre et le tarif minimum. WuBook's Zak, un logiciel de gestion hôtelière, peut se connecter via API à des programmes de Revenue Management et permet une segmentation tarifaire.