Hotel news that should not be missed this week! (30.07.21)

To fight against overtourism, territories are adopting demarketing

While the overcrowding of tourist sites is strongly criticized from an environmental point of view, several territories are beginning to change the way they promote themselves, to the point of adopting a “demarketing” strategy. What is it about? Will this strategy be sustainable? We asked the question to Gérard Lombardi, Marketing and Development Manager and Coordinator at CNER, the Federation of Attractiveness, Development and Innovation Agencies. Read the article

KAYAK launches its 100% Business platform

The platform dedicated to organizing trips presents “KAYAK for Business”, a free solution for business travelers. The search engine wants to provide business travelers with “a simple and free solution”. The platform allows you to browse more than 2,500 travel sites in order to find flights and hotels to plan your trip. Depending on the site, professionals can then benefit from corporate rates without subscriptions or additional costs. Read the article

Accor strengthens its leading position in the Leisure segment

The Group is giving new impetus to its Leisure strategy to fully exploit the potential of this fast-growing segment as travel is gradually picking up around the world. Read the article

Relais & Châteaux welcomes four new houses this summer.

To celebrate the arrival of summer, Relais & Châteaux is hosting four unique locations, from Turks & Caicos to Beijing. Read the article

Tourism: August is very uncertain in sight for Parisian hotels

Between the resurgence of the Delta variant, the generalization of the health pass, the difficulty of foreign tourists to travel and the boom in last-minute bookings, the month of August promises to be very uncertain for independent hotels in Paris, weakened by a year and a half of health crisis. Read the article

Parliament adopts a Health Pass that is firm in principle and flexible in its modalities

After the adoption by Parliament on July 25 of the eighth law on the management of the health crisis, vaccination becomes mandatory for populations in contact with fragile people. And the health pass is well extended to bars and restaurants, including their terraces. The control and sanctions regime will be lighter than expected. And employees refusing to comply with the pass will be suspended from their position, without being dismissed. As the text has been the subject of four referrals to the Constitutional Council, it will be necessary to await its decision of 5 August for its entry into force the following days. Implementing decrees are planned. Read the article