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📈 National hotel occupancy in France rose by 2.3 points, reaching 73.2% in July 2025, while the average price dropped by 8%. All hotel categories saw price decreases, with top-tier hotels experiencing an 8.3% decline. RevPAR in high-end hotels fell by 1.3%, but occupancy increased by 5.7 points, driven by international visitors, particularly Americans, who spend €170 daily compared to €75 by French tourists. In Paris, occupancy grew by 5.3 points, with American and Asian arrivals increasing by 2.8% and 6.4%, respectively.

🏖 L'Eurostat rapporte une forte croissance des réservations via les plateformes de location saisonnière en 2024, avec une augmentation prévue pour 2025. En juillet 2025, le RevPAR européen a chuté de 2,3% par rapport à 2024, affectant surtout le segment économique avec une baisse de 5,4% des prix moyens. En Espagne, le RevPAR a augmenté de 3,3%, tandis que le Portugal et l'Italie ont vu une baisse du taux d'occupation et des prix moyens.

💻 Chatlyn, founded in Austria in 2022, aims to be the AI communication hub for hotels, focusing on centralizing communications. CEO Nicolas Vorsteher highlights the inefficiency of juggling multiple communication channels like Booking.com, WhatsApp, and Airbnb. Chatlyn introduced an omnichannel inbox in late 2022, integrating AI to handle tasks like reservation management. Currently, Chatlyn supports around 3,000-4,000 Vienna apartments on Airbnb and operates in 30 countries. The company recently raised €8 million to enhance its AI services.

💵 Holiwise, an AI-driven travel startup based in London, secured €1.45 million in pre-seed funding in August 2025. This funding, supported by executives from Bank of America, Google, Barclays, and Goldman Sachs, will enhance their premium travel platform. Founded in 2023, Holiwise aims to bridge the gap between online travel agencies and luxury travel services, offering personalized, dynamic packages for over 10,000 destinations. CEO Albin Eriksson Lippe highlights their unique market position.

🍷 Du 11 au 19 octobre 2025, le Publicisdrugstore à Paris accueille son premier Food & Wine Festival à deux pas de l’Arc de Triomphe, célébrant l'Art de vivre à la française. Durant dix jours, le festival proposera des dégustations, des masterclass, et la remise du Prix Publicisdrugstore du Livre de Cuisine. Un dîner de gala par la « Bande du Crillon » et des réinterprétations de plats signatures enrichiront l’événement.

🗺️ 2025 summer, international tourists boosted French consumption, despite local inflation. Aéroports de Paris recorded increased passenger traffic in July-August, driven by transatlantic flights. Air France reported strong summer results, with high international demand for France and Southern Europe. Non-resident spending in France rose by 12% in spring 2025, as per Banque de France. Meanwhile, 77% of French planned summer vacations, with an average budget of €1,820, though domestic spending was constrained.

🗺 À Marseille, du 15 août 2025, le tourisme a atteint presque les niveaux de 2024. Les hôtels ont affiché un taux d'occupation élevé de 95,8%, malgré une baisse des réservations Airbnb. L'Eté Marseillais a attiré le public avec un karaoké géant, un spectacle de drones et pyrotechnie. Des animations culturelles et sportives ont été bien promues. La météo favorable a encouragé des réservations de dernière minute. La fréquentation, selon Orange Flux Vision, est restée stable.

📅 En 2024, 854 million night stays were booked through Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and Tripadvisor, marking a 19% increase from 2023's 719 million. France led with 192 million bookings, followed by Spain (171 million) and Italy (127 million). Daily, 2.3 million tourists stayed in Europe. France noted the highest growth with 18.5 million bookings and shorter stays than Spain (10 vs. 14 nights). Germany's annual growth hit 22.6%, with France and Spain at 20.9%.

📱 Guidel, a startup based in Strasbourg, offers a personalized AI-powered audio-guide app, utilizing public data on global historical sites. Founded by Oguzhan Gok, the app identifies nearby attractions using location services, and users can scan art for instant audio information. A planned feature will allow narrative personalization by user interest and session duration, with the possibility of a premium version in the future. Guidel is preparing for a seed funding round in Q4 2025.

🌱 Atmosphere Core’s 2024 impact report reveals significant environmental strides in the Maldives: 4,000 bamboo plants on 13 atolls, 2.8 million plastic bottles avoided via glass bottling, 13,541 coral fragments installed—double since 2023. Solar energy use rose to 11.35% from 4% in 2021. Biogas powers 40% of cooking gas at OBLU SELECT Sangeli resort. The Atmosphere Foundation promotes social initiatives, including inclusive educational programs and hospitality training.