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🎮 Radisson Hotel Group launched "Esports Ready by Radisson Hotels," a program for esports teams and organizers. Partnered with Spacefwd, it offers tailored services and facilities. The esports market is projected to reach $13.7 billion by 2032, with growth in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East & Africa. Over 100 Radisson properties are "Esports Ready," including Radisson Blu Hotel in Cologne and others in Antwerp, Galway, Copenhagen, and Delhi.

🏡 Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, is poised for a transformative 2025 with nine new openings including firsts in Indonesia and Nepal, and renovations of iconic Centara Grand resorts in Hua Hin and Krabi. In 2024, revenue increased by 12% to 11.16 billion THB ($333.1 million), and net profit soared 43% to 1.1 billion THB. The Atollia by Centara in the Maldives launched with the underwater-themed Centara Mirage Lagoon Maldives and will be joined by Centara Grand Lagoon Maldives in April 2025, bringing the count to four Maldivian resorts under various brands. A digital strategy featuring a new loyalty-focused app aims to boost customer satisfaction. Major renovations in Thailand include 70 new villas under the Centara Collection and a new 200-room Centara Life hotel near Hua Hin, expanding the area's room inventory to nearly 500. Centara Reserve Krabi will emerge from a significant makeover. Nine new properties will open in 2025, including Annapurna Mountain Resort in Nepal, a property in Bali, Indonesia, and two in Vietnam adding 977 rooms. Centara strives for a 23% revenue growth in 2025, a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, 20% less water use by 2029, and net-zero emissions by 2050. Eight

📱 Atout France launched its AI travel assistant, MarIAnne, in February 2024 to offer personalized services and insights on visitor preferences for France.fr. Since its launch, MarIAnne has registered over 15,000 selections in 15 languages, generated over 7,000 itineraries, and featured more than 73,000 tourist points of interest, with a user satisfaction rate of 92%. The top-searched themes by international travelers were gastronomy, culture, and heritage, with Paris and regions like Bordeaux and Provence being the most popular destinations. The upcoming version of MarIAnne will focus on accessibility by integrating the Tourisme & Handicap database. Atout France aims to use AI for data qualification, personalization, and to encourage niche tourism development. Sophie Mandrillon and Eve Le Gall of Atout France emphasize the transformative potential of AI, paralleling the digital revolution of the early 2000s, and envision more personalized AI travel assistants that accompany travelers throughout their journey in multiple languages.

🏕 European Camping Group (ECG) acquires two new campsites in France, expanding its presence under the Marvilla Parks brand. In Côte d'Azur, the 4-star Le Saint Louis campsite covers 7 hectares with 200 pitches, located near Cannes. In Brittany, the 4-star Le Helles campsite provides 147 pitches over 3 hectares with beach access. ECG now manages 108 campsites, including three abroad in the Netherlands and Spain, and renews its partnership with the Dumont family for sites in Bidart and Portugal.

🎸 On March 1, 2025, The Land of Legends opened the first Nickelodeon Land in Türkiye and the country's only Nickelodeon Hotels and Resorts with 238 keys. The new attractions feature three fun zones, a hotel, and character meet-and-greets, marking a significant milestone for Türkiye's tourism and entertainment industry. The collaboration highlights the growth of Türkiye's hospitality and entertainment sector with a global brand. Visitors to Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Antalya can enjoy interactive experiences with characters such as the Ninja Turtles and Dora.

🏡 Marugal, luxury hotel management company founded in 2003 by Pablo Carrington, joined by Arnaud Laporte-Weywada in 2015, reported a 2024 revenue of €131 million, up 16% from the previous year. It manages 13 hotels across Spain, France, Switzerland, and Portugal and plans to open four new establishments by 2026, expanding its portfolio to 17 hotels. In 2024, RevPAR increased by 8%, with American tourists comprising 25% of guests. Upcoming openings include a boutique hotel in Tavira, Portugal in summer 2025, and three new locations in 2026: an urban resort in Boulogne-Billancourt with 230 rooms, a hotel in Amboise, and a project in Melides, Portugal by Christian Louboutin.

📅 On March 13, 2025, the Future of Travel Distribution (FTD25) will take place at the Cloud Business Center in Paris. Organized by Eventiz, the event aims to prepare industry players for changes in travel distribution in the age of AI. Key speakers such as Antoine Walter from Expedia, Julien Lechat from Travel Meta, André-Louis Rochet from Tw3 Partners, Cyril Guiraud from Theta, Cédric Lefort from Sabre, Charles Tandonnet from Travelsoft, Moncef Khanfir from Wondermiles, and Hervé Kozar from Air France will discuss various topics including AI's impact on traveler experience, its integration into distribution tools, content fragmentation, airline transition with AI, and dynamic packaging.

💰 French tax and social charge exemption on tips, applied since 2022, extended through 2025 for employees earning below 1.6 times minimum wage (€2,882.88 gross monthly in 2025). Benefits industries like hospitality and hairdressing, exempting various contributions like CSG, CRDS, and income tax. Independent workers excluded. Employers covering over 50% of public transport costs, up to 75%, also enjoy continued exemptions in 2025. Auto-certified cash register software ban to combat fraud not detailed.

🍴 On April 2, 2024, Le Train Bleu continues its culinary journey, hosting a unique four-handed dinner with legendary Michelin-starred chefs Michel Rostang, Samir Balia, and special guest Marc Veyrat, celebrated for his bold and poetic Alpine cuisine. This event in Megève highlights the connection between Paris and the rich Savoyard region, following previous editions featuring culinary greats like Jean Sulpice, Emmanuel Renaut, Jean-André Charial, Matthieu Viannay, and Georges Blanc.

🏨 During the Semaine des Métiers du Tourisme from March 17-21, Manpower France offers over 300 hospitality positions nationwide. Over 120 jobs in the South, 75 in the North, 30 in the West, 60 in the East, and 25 in Ile-de-France. The week aims to highlight tourism careers, training, and sector growth, with a focus on summer job opportunities, accessible to all candidates, including the unqualified.