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🏖️ Trip.com's Trip.Best 2025 ranking unveils Europe's top attractions, featuring four French locations in the Top 10: the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Disneyland Paris, and the Palace of Versailles. New categories include "Water Activities" and "Autumn Landscapes," with a monthly "Destinations through the Months" section for fresh travel ideas. Key attractions like the Louvre, Sagrada Familia, and Buckingham Palace continue to draw global visitors.

🏛 In 2025, Hôtel Le Belmont Paris marks 70 years of existence and 50 years under Temimi family management. Located near the Champs-Élysées, the hotel embodies French lifestyle. Founded in 1954, taken over by the Temimi family in 1972, it has seen three generations. Walid Temimi, the founder's grandson, currently leads the hotel. A 15-month renovation initiated in 2013 by Walid, with architect Raluca Urseanu and designer Alexandre Danan, cost €7 million.

🍻 On May 7, The Macallan collaborates with Michelin-starred chefs Tom Meyer and Grégory Garimbay for an exclusive dinner at Bellefeuille* in Saint James Paris. The event, located in the 16th arrondissement, will host 30 guests for a unique five-course meal paired with The Macallan whiskies. This special culinary evening is inspired by the chefs' recent trip to The Macallan Estate in Scotland.

📊 French household confidence remained stable in April with an index at 92, below the long-term average of 100. Insee's monthly economic survey suggests the French are resilient, with their personal financial situation perceived as stable or slightly improved. Despite concerns about future living standards and unemployment, lower price increase perceptions may encourage vacation spending. Ipsos survey for Kayak found 49% of French plan to take days off during May's long weekends, with 41% preferring domestic travel, and 34% favoring nature activities. Budget-wise, 40% plan to spend under €250 per person. Two-thirds of French intend to travel between April and June, an increase of 3 points from last year, favoring domestic destinations (85% of stays) but projecting a slight decrease in summer travel intentions to 69% from 73%.

🏨 Hospitality ON lists the latest hotel openings and announcements, showcasing new properties with a range of styles, brands, and room counts. A map indicates the locations of new hotels opened worldwide in the last 10 days, including those from groups, chains, and voluntary networks. The map's color code: yellow for hotels opened this week, blue for upcoming openings announced this week, green for rebranded hotels reopened this week, and orange for newly signed hotel projects.

🏡 Accor's Q1 2025 revenue rose by 9.2% to €1.349 billion, with a 5% increase in RevPAR compared to Q1 2024. The Luxury & Lifestyle division's RevPAR went up by 8.3%. During this period, Accor opened 45 new hotels, adding over 5,900 rooms. Despite the volatile global economy, their diversified portfolio and brand strength have driven growth. CEO Sébastien Bazin highlights the sustained demand and resilient performance amidst a challenging geopolitical climate.

🛫 Au 1er trimestre 2025, Accor affiche un chiffre d’affaires de 1,349 milliard d’euros, augmentant de +9,2% par rapport à 2024. Le RevPAR global est en hausse de +5,0%. 45 nouveaux hôtels ont été ajoutés, totalisant 5 900 chambres, portant le parc à 5 695 hôtels et 847 290 chambres mondial. Le pipeline de chambres augmente de 4,9% à 235 000. Luxe & Lifestyle voit une croissance du chiffre d’affaires de 17,9% et une augmentation du RevPAR de 8,3%, tandis que PM&E enregistre une hausse de 1,8% du chiffre d’affaires et une progression de 3,4% du RevPAR.

💲 FCM Travel enhances travel management with AI, targeting efficient tools for travel managers to optimize travel handling, improve safety, and control budgets. AI-powered platforms assist travel managers in optimizing travel management, including handling off-program bookings ("leakage") and alerting for external factors like strikes or geopolitical issues. Integrated into the technology ecosystem, it aids in identifying improvement areas and renegotiation opportunities. Paris-based FCM Travel, operating in over 100 countries, established an AI center of excellence in 2023 and emphasized data investment at the Business Travel Show 2020.

💧 Nathalie Delattre, Minister of Tourism, announced on April 24, 2025, the support of 25 laureates by Atout France for better water management in tourism. This initiative is part of the Eau plan, aiming to reduce water usage by 10% by 2030, in line with Destination France plan and sustainable tourism efforts by the Tourism Sector Committee. The tourism industry, especially water-intensive activities like pools and spas, faces increased water stress.

🍻 The Union of Trades and Hotel Industries (Umih) partners with the Interministerial Mission for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviours (MILDECA) to prevent addiction in the hospitality sector, aiming to protect the wellbeing of over a million employees, including seasonal staff. The initiative addresses addiction risks inherent in the work environment and seeks to enhance employee recruitment and retention by ensuring a healthy, safe workplace.