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🏨 ChaChaCha Hotel in Nantes offers a modern, welcoming stay with rooms from €70. Situated opposite the station, it provides easy access to public transport and bike paths. The hotel features a café-lobby open to both travelers and Nantes residents, promoting a blend of work and leisure activities like fit dance classes. With its seven luminous floors and limestone façade, ChaChaCha emphasizes sustainability and community engagement through creative workshops and coworking spaces.

🍷 En 2030, Hervé Novelli, président du Conseil Supérieur de l'Oenotourisme, souligne l'importance d'une nouvelle feuille de route pour l'œnotourisme en France post-pandémie. Le label "Vignobles & Découvertes" soutient 75 destinations, impliquant 8,770 acteurs pour structurer l'offre touristique. Environ 96% des Français considèrent le vin comme une part de l'identité culturelle nationale, et 52% veulent un tourisme responsable. Cette initiative vise un œnotourisme durable et inclusif.

📍 Olivier Pelat revitalizes the Paris landscape with the ibis Styles and Mercure hotels. In 2024, the Mercure hotel undergoes a facade and room renovation, enhancing its value for the upcoming Paris Olympics. The ibis Styles features 74 rooms with Paris 1930s-inspired decor. A pricing strategy, noted by GM Mathieu Cazeneuve, maintains a €10 average rate difference between the hotels, targeting a wider clientele. Cazeneuve has been with the group for 6 years, starting post-studies.

💸 Automatisation tarifaire dans l'hôtellerie : En 2025, les hôteliers utilisent Revenue Management Systems (RMS), Channel Managers, et outils de rate shopping pour optimiser les revenus. Ces outils traitent rapidement des données volumineuses, ajustent les tarifs en temps réel et synchronisent sur divers canaux. Cependant, un RMS performant sans stratégie solide reste inefficace. Il est essentiel de combiner expertise humaine et technologie pour maximiser l'efficacité et l'alignement des tarifs avec la stratégie globale.

🍴 Wonderwoods, an immersive restaurant by Ephemera Group, opens in Val d’Europe, following locations in Paris, Angers, and Lille. The founders, Jade Frommer, Annaïg Ferrand, and Loris de Vaucelles, create a multisensory experience at Imagi Park, featuring a mythical forest theme. Diners enjoy sustainable dishes like salmon tartare and barley risotto. The venue offers 182 seats and themed cocktails, making it a must-visit destination in Île-de-France.

🏨 Thierry Lorente and Amanda Lehmann of Groupe Pasteur Mutualité launched the hybrid hotel concept Villa M in Paris in 2021, expanding to Marseille in spring 2025. The 140-room facility includes a restaurant, health center, and 1,000 m² conference space. Located near Hippodrome Borély, it's designed by Friedmann & Versace. Operated by Paris Society, plans include expansion to other major French cities, targeting those prioritizing well-being.

🏠 Château des Tesnières, near Rennes, has been restored by the Dartnall-Du Plessis family. Award-winning chef Chantel Dartnall leads the project, featuring 1,300 artworks, a 20-seat restaurant, and a 100% female culinary team. The wine cellar houses 25,000 bottles. Six luxury suites are available from €350 per night. A gallery will open in 2026, showcasing South African artists. Recognized for hospitality by La Liste Hôtels 2025 weeks after opening.

🏨 En 2024, B&B Hotels lance B&B Home, un concept d'hôtel à séjour prolongé à Caen, France. Située au centre-ville, la résidence de 105 appartements propose des séjours adaptés pour touristes et voyageurs d'affaires. Les chambres, de 35 à 110 m², accueillent jusqu'à cinq adultes et possèdent des kitchenettes. B&B Home promeut la communauté et la durabilité via des espaces partagés et pratiques écologiques, tout en collaborant avec des artisans locaux.

💸 Lors de VivaTech 2025 in Paris, Bee Revenue, founded by Nabiha Ounissi and Olivier Martin, showcased their AI-driven platform to optimize hotel revenues. Launched in September 2023, the platform aids revenue managers, e-commerce managers, and sales managers by providing autonomous AI recommendations. It targets both independent and chain hotels, particularly benefiting 4 and 5-star establishments. With 300 hotels already on board, their data marketplace aims to streamline and enhance hotel revenue strategies.