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```html 💰 UMIH remains the leading employers' organization in the CHR sector for the third consecutive time, achieving a 51.08% employees' audience share (+3.5 points since 2021), and 68.65% of CHR companies with professional organization membership choosing UMIH. In fast food, UMIH doubled its representativeness from 2021, reinforcing its position to unilaterally conclude agreements or exercise opposition rights amid economic, social, and environmental challenges. ```

🎮 La Compagnie des Alpes acquired 100% of Event Park GmbH, owner of Belantis theme park in Leipzig, Germany, from Parques Reunidos. Belantis, opened in 2003, features 27 attractions, has welcomed around 300,000 visitors annually, and generated about €11 million in 2024 revenue. Valued at €22 million, Belantis was integrated into the Leisure Parks division on April 3. Belantis offers expansion potential with over 80 hectares owned, plus 41 hectares for future development, and could attract up to 900,000 visitors yearly. The acquisition enhances the international footprint of the Compagnie des Alpes' Leisure Parks, now totaling 8 parks.

🏖 Charentes Tourisme launched "Échappées Solidaires Charentes" on April 1st, targeting 40% of French who don't go on vacation. This initiative, unveiled at the Co'Lab event with 300 tourism professionals, aims to offer holidays to locals and engage the industry in welcoming first-time vacationers. A dedicated fund was established for donations to support vacation access for those facing financial barriers.

🎓 On the French hospitality front, UMIH and GNC (employer's side) along with FO, CFDT, CGC, and CGT (employee organizations) have signed an addendum for apprentice wage revaluation, aiming to offset their salary loss due to increased contributions mandated by the 2025 social security financing law. This initiative, driven by UMIH with support from GNC and labor unions, seeks to enhance the appeal of apprenticeships in the hotel and restaurant sector (HCR), ensuring apprentices' salaries increase minimally each year during their training.

🏨 NUMA Group, a leading fully digitized hospitality platform in Europe, achieved exceptional performance in 2024 with a strategic expansion across major European tourist destinations. The company operates in 36 dynamic European cities across 15 countries. In 2024, NUMA hit a milestone of over one million overnight stays and doubled its revenue to €80 million, with a gross operating profit of €50 million. These results highlight NUMA's commitment to redefining the travel experience through AI innovation and creating value for its property partners and investors.

🍴 The 7th edition of Exp’Hôtel, presided over by double Michelin-starred chef Stéphane Carrade, is set to showcase future-shaping initiatives and solutions for the TCHRD sectors and Food Crafts. From 23-25 November 2025, at Bordeaux Exhibition Centre, 370 exhibitors will meet 19,000 professionals. The expo will feature 5 exhibition universes and 6 thematic paths, focusing on equipment, design, technology, services, and mobility for optimized visitor experiences.

🔥 On April 8-9, 2025, a fire at Village Club MMV in Plagne 2000, Savoie, prompted the evacuation of about 500 people. Over 90 firefighters were mobilized. MMV, a major player in mountain tourism acquired by La Compagnie des Alpes in 2022, became central to the group's hospitality strategy. The fire, starting around 2:45 AM from a trash container, was exacerbated by the building's wooden facade.

🚀 Ehang received approval from the Chinese aviation authority (CAAC) to operate its EH216-S in Guangzhou and Hefei as a tourist air bus rather than a flying taxi. Although eVTOLs like the EH216-S are seen as a means to reduce urban traffic congestion, they face regulatory and topographical challenges. Ehang's license restricts operations to non-scheduled flights, subject to weather conditions, and requires using specific, often private, air routes. The EH216-S will start as a tourist service in the summer of 2025, hinting at a potential future for eVTOLs as tourist air buses before becoming flying taxis for destinations such as Benidorm or Mexico.

🏡 OKKO Hotels to open OKKO Troyes Centre on June 9, 2025, featuring 106 rooms with four-star accommodations. The 15th property by OKKO targets reaching 40 establishments in France and Europe. Amenities include Cocomat bedding, Omnisens bath products, coffee machines, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel introduces a 200 m² Club, offering lounges, workstations, business corners, snacks, and drinks, open to guests and visitors with day passes. Located near Troyes' train station and historic center, guests can enjoy the medieval architecture and timber-framed houses.

🏨 🏨 Coach Omnium and Groupe 1001Salles released their 32nd annual study on business tourism trends in France for 2024 and projections for 2025. Post-Covid recovery mirrors 2019 MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Conventions, Events) levels, despite a 50% decrease in MICE activity and two-thirds reporting reduced budgets over the past three years. The study reveals a preference for hotels as meeting places over the past two years, with increasing interest in castles and unique venues, while theme parks have waned in popularity.