Hotel news that should not be missed this week! (11.03.22)

Winter holidays: French resorts are full

After a nightmarish 2020/2021 winter season, due to the closure of the ski lifts, French resorts experienced a very nice February vacation. Indeed, over the four weeks of vacation, the occupancy rate of all accommodations reached 87%, an increase of 6% compared to winter 2019/2020. Read the article

Hospitality: Outsourcing your telephone hotline to optimize your customer relationship

Because yes, very often in a reception, we have to welcome and inform customers at the same time as answering the phone. Because yes, very often in a reception, the receptionist is alone. Because yes, very often, there are quiet moments when nothing happens and intense peaks of activity.So why not outsource your telephone hotline? Read the article

Tourism companies: only 12.4% of CEOs are women

As part of International Women's Rights Day, a study carried out by the public relations agency Belvera Partners highlights the percentage of women who run a company in the BtoB tourism sector. We learn that women represent only 12.4% of CEOs of the top 350 global travel companies and just under 12.1% of presidents. Read the article

Innovative strategies in the luxury hotel market act as a catalyst for global growth between 2022 and 2030

The Luxury Hotels Market is a recently published research report that covers all aspects as well as detailed analysis, growth elements, luxury hotels market trends, size, demand, and distribution. The Luxury Hotels report also assesses the past and current market values of Luxury Hotels to predict future market directions between the 2022 and 2030 forecast period. Read the article

Hotel groups: growth and global hierarchy at the end of 2021

While Marriott has just opened its 8000th hotel in the world — quite a symbol since this hotel is located right next to the group's future new headquarters in Bethesda, a suburb of Washington — the American group remains the world's hotel leader with nearly 1.5 million rooms. That is much more than Hilton and its million rooms and almost twice as many as Accor, which announced a hotel supply of nearly 775,000 rooms at the end of last year. Read the article

Midnight Trains, the first French railway startup

Midnight Trains is the first French railway startup. This is how Adrien Aumont and Romain Payet define their company. Obviously, you have to be daring, but it must be admitted, the idea is devilishly attractive. The aim is to create lines of “train-hotels”, or rather “hotels on rails, for a comfortable and sustainable journey”. Read the article