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🏠 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with HR Group, to open 25 new urban hotels in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands under Trademark Collection and Vienna House Easy brands. Targeting the growing European tourist market, which expects over 747 million arrivals by 2024, these hotels cater to business and leisure travelers, offering proximity to cultural sites, business districts, and entertainment areas. This expansion marks a significant milestone for Wyndham's presence in key European cities.

📱 WhatsApp, with 2 billion active users as of 2020 (Statista), now allows travel professionals to display their WhatsApp contact channel directly on their Google My Business listings. This integration enables travelers to access WhatsApp channels from the Google listings of hotels, travel agencies, restaurants, or museums. To add WhatsApp to a Google business listing, one must edit the listing's information, select "Chat," then "WhatsApp," and provide a phone number or WhatsApp URL. Google is gradually rolling out this feature in Europe and will offer performance metrics to professionals.

🏨 Marseille will welcome a new hotel this summer, RockyPop Marseille, located at the heart of the lively Castellane district, near the refurbished Place Castellane, the Prado market, and two metro stops from Vieux-Port. The hotel embodies a hybrid concept blending accommodation with convivial living spaces, emphasizing Pop Culture, entertainment, and friendship, catering to both locals and visitors seeking memorable experiences. It features a rooftop with city views and a bar with arcade games, ping-pong, and foosball.

🏦 Maybourne announced the planned 2027 opening of the Maybourne Saint-Germain in Paris, featuring a luxury-style palace with 101 rooms and suites, and 23 branded private residences. Located in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, it aims to redefine "haute couture hospitality" in the French capital. The 23 residences will be designed by French interior designers Pierre-Yves Rochon and Laura Gonzalez, situated along rue Saint-Dominique and rue de l’Université, respectively, marking the introduction of the first branded private residences in Paris.

📦 Food Hotel Tech 2025, the go-to event for sustainable technological innovation in the hotel and restaurant industry, will be held on March 19-20 in Paris, Porte de Versailles. Key trends include AI to cut waste with Fullsoon's 94% reliable customer and order predictions, Inpulse and Adoria's stock management, Shiji Group's real-time dynamic pricing, and chatbots like HiJiffy for customer service. Energy cost reduction with Voltalis, Passman, and Luniwave's eco-friendly solutions can save up to 30% energy. These advancements are setting new standards for efficiency, profitability, and sustainability in the industry.

🏠 Barrière Group in France is recruiting approximately 1,300 seasonal workers for summer 2025 to support their establishments in Cannes, Deauville, Trouville, La Baule, Le Touquet, Dinard, Biarritz, and Southeast casinos. Offering fixed-term seasonal contracts from 1 to 8 months, the recruitment spans from April to October 2025, targeting motivated individuals for hospitality, catering, casino, leisure, and wellness roles. Campus Barrière provides dedicated integration and training programs.

🏨 D-EDGE Hospitality Solutions partners with Pichet Group to support its development strategy and enhance All Suites brand's digital presence. Pichet, with 4,450 rooms, aims for 6,100 by 2026. The new website by D-EDGE targets increased direct revenue, booking acquisition, brand image, conversion optimization, and integrated operations. The collaboration since 2019 leverages D-EDGE's CRS for operational efficiency, catering to diverse users like business travelers, vacationers, and students.

💰 In 2024, Console SecretBox, a commission-free e-commerce platform for gift boxes, reported sales by 1,310 establishments in France, with 64% (€90.4 million) of sales occurring between January and November and 36% (€51.8 million) in December. The average price for a gift box was €237, and for a gift voucher €190. Computer was the top purchasing device at 56%, followed by mobile (42%) and tablet (2%). Total sales in France reached €143 million and €149 million worldwide, with an average annual revenue of €158,029 for 3 to 5-star hotels, €183,510 for Michelin-starred restaurants, and €133,582 for wellness, leisure, and gourmet products establishments. The study was conducted in January 2025 based on 2024 data.

🏡 Mademoiselle Conciergerie, a luxury villa rental agency in London, doubled its property portfolio value by 2025 using eviivo's property management system. In 2024, their annual revenue soared from €470,000 in 2023 to over €1.2 million, with nearly 2,000 bookings, 40% of which were direct reservations. Co-founders Laetitia Denux and Erwann Deverdun manage 25 luxury villas in Languedoc-Roussillon, offering bespoke stays and services like private chefs and sports car rentals. The company started in 2022 and rapidly grew, catering to celebrities and high-profile guests.

🌱 French fintech Green-Got partnered with SNCF Connect to offer 1-2% cashback on train tickets purchased via SNCF Connect with a premium Green Got account starting February 19. Andrea Ganovelli, co-founder of Green-Got, emphasized cash rewards on personal or joint premium accounts, enhancing sustainable choices and adding real value for users. Green-Got, founded in 2020, is committed to fighting climate change by investing user deposits solely in sustainable, ecological projects.