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🏅 On the eve of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, artist Ludovic Baron presents “La Flamme du Sport”, featuring paralympic swimmer Théo Curin and Olympic field hockey player Timothée Clément. The artwork will be displayed until September 15 at the Hôtel Raphael Paris. Baron's work, previously showcased at the Petit Palais, Opéra Garnier, Eiffel Tower, and Times Square, celebrates athletes' journey, perseverance, and inner flame.

🏡 MOB Hotel opens a 4-star establishment with 43 suites in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) on July 19. The hotel features 48 photovoltaic panels, a 42-seat restaurant bar with Organic Agriculture certification, a heated 11-meter pool, 4 seminar rooms (40 m2 to 60 m2), and a parking with electric charging stations. It emphasizes responsible hospitality and offers a Mediterranean-Provençal cuisine, vast terraces, a travel-themed boutique, Biocoop grocery, and is located near the village of Le Cannet.

🏅 During the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, Accor will see 150 of its employees mobilized to assist athletes. The company is reinforcing its commitment to inclusion by donating 1,000 adapted remote controls for visually impaired or blind athletes and travelers. Accor now boasts over 400 hotels with the "Tourisme & Handicap" label. The Olympic Games in Paris 2024 were hailed as a huge success, with Accor staff playing a key role in the event's positive reception.

🏛 Relais & Châteaux, celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2024, constitutes 580 members across 65 countries, serving roughly 1.5 million epicurean clients. Recent additions include Paris's Hôtel Balzac, Portugal's Vermelho by Christian Louboutin, and South Africa's Silvan Safari Lodge. Under President Laurent Gardinier, a new manifesto outlining a 10-year strategy is underway, focusing on network growth, quality maintenance, and sustainable development, responding to the significant demand for environmentally conscious luxury travel.

🏦 Airbnb revealed top summer destinations post-Paris 2024 Olympics, with 7 out of the 20 most trendy spots located in the Paris region. Over half a million travelers chose Ile-de-France during the Games, benefiting local economies. Additionally, 1 in 10 visitors extended their stay in France beyond the closing ceremony, further supporting local businesses and hosts.

🎭 Cruncho, a Franco-Swedish company founded in 2015, enhances institutional agendas by considering location, preferences, and weather. No global open database for events exists, as Mapstr's CEO Sébastien Caron noted in 2023. Cruncho's "event manager" multiplies a destination's events by 4 within 6 months post-launch. It aggregates data from Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, Facebook Events, and local APIs. The firm won Atout France's AMI for the customer journey, developing an agenda for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, referencing 110,000 points via ADN Tourisme's API. Cruncho plans to add a ticketing feature soon.

🏡 2nd prize in the Hotel & Lodge Awards 2024, Design category awarded to La Fantaisie, a 5-star hotel designed by Martin Brudnizki. Open last summer, the hotel features a colorful palette and hidden garden extending Golden Poppy, a restaurant by three Michelin-starred French chef, Dominique Crenn. The Paris location boasts 63 rooms, 10 suites with balconies, and a large bathroom with three pools. Article featured in issue 134 of Hotel & Lodge.

📱 Between January and March 2024, international tourism saw a 20% increase, with over 285 million travelers compared to the previous year. The airline industry expects a record-breaking year in 2024. On Awin's platform, between January and February 2024, hotel commissions and fixed fees rose by 19%, attractions by 24%, and travel agencies by 35%. Influencer-related sales for accommodations stayed relatively stable, rising from 1% to 2% between January 2023 and 2024, while experience-related sales jumped from 1% to over 6% in the same period. TikTok's #travel hashtag boasts over 47 million posts. 75% of marketers now dedicate budgets to influencer marketing, with 90% considering it very effective.

💸 Mandarin Oriental has published its 2023 Sustainability Report, detailing the latest sustainability initiatives, practices, and outcomes, now available on its website. The Group has significantly improved its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies over the past year, committing to a sustainable future. Group Chief Executive Laurent Kleitman highlights advancements in energy efficiency, elimination of single-use plastics, and responsible sourcing as reflections of their commitment to luxury hospitality standards and sustainable impact.

🍴 Mougins will host Dinner in the Sky® for the first time from September 13-22, 2024, during the 15th edition of the international Gastronomy festival "Les Etoiles de Mougins" (September 14 & 15). This unique dining experience occurs 50 meters above ground, with a 360° view of Mougins and the Bay of Cannes. A flying table seats about twenty guests, with meals prepared by top chefs in the center kitchen space.