Hotel news that should not be missed this week! (06.08.21)

Snapchat now allows you to save your favorite addresses

Is Snapchat turning into Mapstr? The social network has just announced an update to its map that will allow you to record the places you have visited and liked and to access recommendations around you. Read the article

The Relais de Margaux becomes the first Radisson Individuals hotel on the French market

Radisson Individuals, a brand created in 2020 by the Radisson Hotel Group hotel group, enters the French hotel market with the Relais de Margaux, located along the Garonne river, in the Margaux wine estate. Read the article

MIAP, the most attractive and ergonomic room service

With more than 400 customers already active in the restaurant industry, the start-up specializing in custom QR Codes, MIAP, is entering the hotel market to provide a concrete solution to the problems currently facing the sector. Read the article

Orchestra/L'Echo barometer: the top 20 destinations in July 2021

As noted by tour operators and distributors, the recovery has run out of steam, confirms the Orchestra barometer for L'Echo Touristique. All destinations combined, travel sales by agencies fell by 31% in July 2021, compared to July 2019. The trend has therefore been reversed compared to June 2021, marked by the very first increase in the cumulative business volume of French distribution over two years (+6%) since the start of the health crisis in March 2020. The Delta variant and the new restrictions it creates have caused trouble. Read the article

Back in the green for the Accor hotel group in the first half

Activity is still divided by two compared to pre-Covid. But “the recovery has been clear since May”, according to CEO Sébastien Bazin. Read the article

Vacations: hoteliers call for an end to online platforms to book

Every year, many French people book their holidays on online comparison platforms such as Booking, Expedia or Kayak. But hoteliers largely prefer that customers go through their own website or their standard. And for good reason, they thus save on commissions and the customer often has a preferential rate. Read the article