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🏠 Toulouse sees over 9,600 summer home exchange nights with 2,200 active members, thanks to its cultural charm and proximity to the Pyrenees. Montpellier leads with 15,200 exchanges, offering a vibrant atmosphere and beach access. Nîmes, with its historical allure, and Sète, known for canals and Mediterranean beaches, are also popular. Albi, an UNESCO site, attracts many with its heritage. Occitanie thrives in home exchanges due to cost savings, diverse landscapes, and genuine local experiences.

🏖 Avec 13 million overnight stays in 2024, Ain sees a 2% rise over five years despite global instability. Tourism is a key economic pillar, with 9,400 salaried and 2,600 independent jobs, making up 6% of local private employment. Employment in tourism surged 24% in ten years, compared to 8% in other sectors. Summer accounts for 42% of stays, but off-season visits grow, with Halloween holidays up 3% and year-end holidays up 6%. 68% of tourists are French, mainly from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (38%).

🎨 Du 21 octobre 2025 au 22 février 2026, le Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris accueillera l'exposition "1925–2025. Cent ans d’Art déco" pour célébrer le centenaire de l'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes. Sébastien Bazin, PDG d’Accor, et Orient Express sont partenaires, présentant les futurs designs du train par Maxime d'Angeac. Plus de 30 métiers d'art, tels que Rinck et Ateliers Jouffre, participent à cette renaissance du luxe.

🏠 Hyatt, on June 30, announced selling Playa Hotels & Resorts' entire real estate portfolio to Tortuga Resorts, a venture of KSL Capital Partners and Rodina, for $2 billion. The sale includes 15 all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, acquired on June 17, 2025. Hyatt retains management contracts for 13 resorts for 50 years and holds $200 million in equity, with potential earn-outs of $143 million. This move aligns with Hyatt's asset-light strategy.

📈 Pourquoi certaines marques deviennent inoubliables ? Un bon positionnement marketing est crucial. Découvrez différents types : fonctionnel, avantage, prix, exclusivité, symbolique. Définir un positionnement passe par 5 étapes clés, incluant le mapping concurrentiel et la définition du segment cible. Exemples : Coca-Cola, IKEA, Patagonia. Le positionnement stratégique améliore la perception client et guide la stratégie de marque. Il est essentiel de questionner vos clients pour évaluer leur perception.

💻 Le 30 juin 2025, le FBI et plusieurs sociétés de cybersécurité, telles que Mandiant et Unit 42, alertent sur Scattered Spider, un groupe de hackers ciblant le secteur aérien. Hawaiian Airlines et WestJet ont subi des intrusions en juin. En 2024, 602 incidents cyber ont été signalés, une baisse par rapport aux 764 de 2023. Les pirates utilisent phishing, ingénierie sociale et ransomware pour attaquer compagnies aériennes et leurs partenaires.

🍏 C10, a leading beverage distributor in the French CHR sector, introduces a new 100% organic apple-strawberry juice to its Jus de Rêve line. Crafted from pure apple juice and strawberry puree, this aromatic drink comes in 25 cl glass bottles. Made in Alsace, it complements a range of existing flavors like orange and red grape. The vibrant, colorful label targets professionals seeking quality and innovation.

💸 2018 - France - Campsites faced a €200,000 loss due to a complex tax change. The move from a simplified to a real taxation system destabilized outdoor hospitality businesses and slowed down tax collection. Despite initial warnings from the sector, this led to administrative burdens. Facing the tough reality, officials decided to revert to the more predictable and profitable flat-rate system this season.

🍷 Fédération des Vignerons Indépendants Var-Alpes-Corse launches a digital campaign ahead of summer to promote their 350 independent winemakers across Var, Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes de Haute-Provence, and Corsica. Utilizing an innovative QR Code, users are directed to an interactive page featuring a quiz inspired by matchmaking apps. This quiz helps users discover winemakers based on personal preferences, directing them to a map of compatible wineries with match percentages. 📍

📅 Booking.com launched the Travel Proud program in 2021 to support LGBTQ+ travelers. As of 2025, the program includes over 100,000 inclusive accommodations. A study reveals that 50% of French LGBTQ+ travelers spend considerable time planning trips, and 59% prioritize being themselves while traveling. Travel Proud offers free training for accommodation partners to enhance inclusivity. This initiative underscores the importance of informed travel choices for LGBTQ+ community members.