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💻 Ryan King, Senior VP of the Americas, shares insights on hotel Property Management System (PMS) rollouts. Studies reveal projects with communication plans are 30-40% likelier to succeed. Key factors include leadership alignment, disciplined planning, and empowered champions. Successful rollouts finalize integrations 60 days before launch and ensure visibility in leadership. A structured change management plan is vital, emphasizing the "why" to drive cooperation. Effective communication and support ensure smoother transitions and higher return on investment.

🌊 Paris, 18/11/2025 – The Festival des Arts des îles Marquises returns to Ua Huka from December 15-19, 2025. Aranui Cruises offers a special itinerary, allowing passengers to experience this cultural event. The Aranui 5 navigates the Marquesas from December 15-26, with a cultural stop at Ua Huka on December 18. Starting in 2027, both Aranui 5 and Aranoa will operate festival itineraries. The Aranui 5 accommodates 230 passengers, enhancing cultural immersion.

📅 Eventiz will host the Travolution Innovation Summit in London on December 2, 2025, at Everyman, Broadgate. Representatives from French travel-tech will join to discuss the future of travel in 2026, including AI advancements. The summit will include conferences, panels, and workshops, aiming to boost UK-French commercial and technological partnerships. Kate Harden-England from Travolution will lead the discussions. Eventiz added Travolution to its media portfolio, enhancing connections with UK market stakeholders.

📈 Edwardian Hotels London identified low satisfaction from a key tech client due to inadequate public workspaces. They redesigned one establishment to add more shared spaces, enhancing satisfaction and corporate loyalty. A boutique hotel in Berlin used customer surveys to choose preferred mattresses, boosting satisfaction scores. Poor assumptions, like focusing on decor or new tech over operational basics like Wi-Fi, can lead to costly mismatches with client desires. Listening to client feedback is critical for strategic budgeting.

🏃‍♀️ Glow-trotting is the new travel trend, emphasizing rapid well-being through short, luxurious stays. In 3-5 days, travelers experience rest, non-invasive treatments, and vitamin boosts. Hotels transform into wellness labs with circadian light therapy, cold baths, and longevity coaching. Anantara Siam Bangkok's "VIVID by Verita Health" exemplifies this trend, earning a finalist spot in the "Best Health and Wellness Experience" category at the 2022 Hospitality Awards.

🧾 Les collectivités françaises révèlent la taxe de séjour pour 2026. Lyon, Paris, et d'autres ajustent les tarifs : 5 % du prix HT pour non-classés, plafonds de 4,00 € à 15,93 €. Exonérations pour mineurs et saisonniers. Déclarations mensuelles ou trimestrielles, via plateformes locales. Medialog PMS aide les hôteliers à s'adapter. Pour plus de détails, consultez les délibérations locales.

💵 Hoteliers in 2026 face new tourist tax structures impacting billing. Local authorities’ deliberations affect amounts, with collection at hotel payment. Minors and seasonal workers are often exempt. Taxes finance local tourism development, with rates published for places like Dijon (€4.90 ceiling), Lyon (€5.39), and Paris (€15.93 max). For unclassified hotels, taxes are a percentage of pre-tax prices. Medialog PMS helps update rates, ensuring compliance. 🧾 Explore official sources and ensure timely declarations to avoid penalties.

🗺 Jane McFadzean from Trip.com discusses the company's sustainability efforts. By 2050, Trip.com aims for carbon neutrality, using renewable energy and efficient operations. In 2024, their solar panels produced 457 MWh, and 42.6% of data center electricity was renewable. Trip.com's strategy includes displaying CO₂ data for travel options and promoting sustainable hotels. With global reach, they leverage data and partnerships to push for low-carbon travel, aligning with GSTC and Google for performance metrics.

📱 Atlas ChatGPT, OpenAI's intelligent browser, is set to revolutionize hotel booking. It transforms how travelers discover, compare, and reserve stays, shifting paradigms in online visibility and conversions. HiJiffy, a hotel communication platform, provides insights and strategies for hotels to maintain direct bookings in this AI-driven era. Key focus: understanding Atlas's impact on booking behavior and preparing hotel websites for AI visibility, as it reshapes competition between OTAs and direct reservations.