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📋 Craig Couper, Operations Director at Atlas Hotels UK, highlights tech's role in the hotel industry for operational excellence and customer experience. Atlas manages 58 unique hotels across various UK locations, adopting cloud-based systems for real-time data access and centralized control, aligning with brand standards like IHG and Hilton. In 2024, significant changes include a new beer supplier partnership and a POS system upgrade, aiming for 100% completion in 2025. Data-driven decision-making and trend adaptation are emphasized for business success, particularly in F&B operations, which have seen substantial growth in 2024.

🏖 Key factors in choosing tourist accommodations in France include budget, with platforms like Booking.com providing price comparison. Location is vital with preferences for beach, mountain, or city proximity, and accessibility to transportation. Diverse lodging types such as hotels, apartment rentals, and eco-labeled options cater to various tastes. Online presence, user reviews, and recommendations on platforms like Google or TripAdvisor hugely influence decisions. Comfort amenities like air conditioning, free wifi, and family-friendly facilities are also decisive.

🏕 Rémy Knafou highlights a shift toward self-regulation in tourism, with an emphasis on "soft mobility." The concept of "regenerative tourism" is gaining traction as tourists become more aware of their travel impacts. Pas-de-Calais Tourism explores biomimicry in tourism at an event. In March 2023, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released a report on the tourism industry's GHG emissions tracking and challenges.

🏡 La famille Haeberlin, avec Xavier Muller-Haeberlin en tête, investit 21,5 millions d'euros pour transformer l'ancien Relais et Châteaux en un hôtel 5 étoiles de 33 chambres et suites, un spa, et un restaurant de 100 couverts prévu pour 2027. Les travaux débuteront en 2025, suite au dépôt de permis de construire. L’architecte AJeance et le designer Jouin-Manku sont chargés de la rénovation.

💸 Recent European legislation mandates digital enterprises to alter their practices, impacting the Tourism sector. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) changes Google's search results display, disadvantaging independent hoteliers who relied on Google for visibility and independence from Online Travel Agencies (OTAs). Accor's CEO, Sébastien Bazin, criticizes the DMA just days before its enforcement, while Booking faces a reprimand from Spanish authorities. eDreams ODIGEO urges the European Commission to enforce DMA against Google. The Digital Services Act came into effect on August 25 in the EU, post-GDPR, to regulate digital platforms. The adoption of the AI Act by EU member states sets the stage for uniform AI regulation.

🏡 The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a subsidiary of CapitaLand Investment (CLI), expanded its 'The Unlimited Collection' portfolio more than threefold over the past year, now featuring 11 properties across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Ascott unveils a new 'Culture'-oriented version of The Unlimited Collection to boost its global presence with curated upscale independent hotels in trendy districts offering unique design and immersive local cultural experiences. The brand has witnessed increased interest and growth with 13 properties and over 1,600 units in The Crest Collection, focusing on heritage in the luxury hotel segment.

💎 Awarded “1ER PRIX DES HÔTEL & LODGE AWARDS 2024, PRIX Spécial Hôtel & Lodge,” a Parisian hotel on Pigalle street boasts an interior designed by Jacques Garcia, reflecting a 19th-century 'maison de plaisirs.' The 5-star establishment, part of the Maisons Particulières Collection, offers 20 rooms named after courtesans and features a cocktail bar and a private spa under a starry vault, accessible only to guests requesting a key.

🥣 Opened three months ago on rue Ponceau in Paris, Yu Xiang Ting offers all-you-can-eat Chinese hotpots at €29.90 in a contactless setting. Meiling Ni, the manager, aims for a calm atmosphere catering to customers seeking solitude, such as introverts. With a 32-seat dining area, guests use QR codes to select broths delivered via a mini-train from the kitchen, where Meiling's mother and uncle cook. Ingredients circulate on a conveyor belt. Due to popularity, reservations are now mandatory.

🏠 FullSoon, créée en 2022, utilise l'IA pour réduire le gaspillage alimentaire, avec Accor au capital depuis l'année dernière. Around Us, fondée par Jean-François Pillou, est une application mobile qui offre une expérience de visite personnalisée via l'IA. Trainscanner, lancée en septembre 2023, ambitionne d'optimiser les réservations ferroviaires transfrontalières en Europe. SlotR développe sur la blockchain une solution de pair à pair pour la location de vacances, défiant Airbnb. PimpMyTrip offre des carnets d'adresses par des locaux pour un séjour authentique. Fanswaves, une startup lilloise, facilite la planification de voyages pour les événements sportifs et musicaux.

🍴 Syndical and employer organizations of the Cafés-Hôtels-Restaurants in France signed a "historic agreement" on July 30, aiming to confront the shortage of 100,000 qualified individuals needed annually by increasing training resources. They commit to enhancing support for new entrants, continual training, and job valorization with substantial investment in information, guidance, and VAE. Signatories include Inova, FO FGTA, Umih, CFDT, GHR, CGT, and GNC, hoping for the agreement's implementation by January 1, 2026.