On Thursday July 2nd, in the presence of the French and Chinese Prime Ministers, Louvre Hotels Group has signed a strategic agreement with Chinese bank ICBC that will provide the Group with the means to support its ambitious development policy in France and Europe. Now the Group is in a position to boost its policy of organic and external growth, as well as its renovation programme.
Homo touristicus is naturally a migrant animal that tended, in the past, to follow the same routes each year to return to familiar lands in the South: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece and other destinations in the Mediterranean. Thanks to them and others like them, the foundations of a veritable tourist industry could be established at these destinations for which the arrival of these visitors guaranteed relative prosperity. TYPO3SEARCH_begin
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment Annette Botticchio recently promoted to Regional Vice President of Sales for France, for lead the new office Hyatt Sales Force in Paris.
This year, the brand celebrates its 30th anniversary with originality throughout France, on the web and in its hotels. 30 years of high spirits and continual innovation, and hotelF1 has come very far since its establishment in 1985, in Evry. 2015 is a year full of events…
Marion BRAMI ESSEC IMHI 2009 has been appointed as Business Developer for HEMA. A Dutch discount retail chain owned by the British investment firm Lion Capital LLP since 2007. The chain is characterized by relatively low pricing of generic housewares, offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items for personal and household use. Prior to that Marion was Business Developer at ‘’Pomme de Pain’’ for nearly 3 years. Marion joined ‘’Cinq à Sec’’ as Franchise Business Developper upon graduation.
April's results were generally somewhat gloomy. However, a closer look reveals a contrasting hotel landscape. After the brief lull in March, the Capital began to slide again. On the other hand, regional cities benefited from the school holidays, allowing them to record relatively good trading results in April.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces the signing of InterContinental® Lyon Hotel Dieu in Lyon, France. The hotel will operate under a management agreement with Crédit Agricole Assurances and will be developed by Eiffage.
The hotel universe has definitively entered the digital era. This observation is true at all team and management levels, although it has only recently become a widespread view.
AccorHotels ramps up its digital drive by transforming its AccorHotels.com distribution platform into a marketplace open to a selection of independent hotels. This service will gradually become available to hoteliers in the first target markets starting at the end of June 2015, and guests will be able to access it from July 2015. In time, the objective is to offer more than 10,000 hotels in 300 key cities worldwide, or a three-fold increase in the number of hotels on AccorHotels.com. This initiative is part of the Group's transformation which kicked off in 2013.
New research from hotel comparison site trivago.co.uk shows that in general, hotels should be booked approximately one month in advance in order to find the lowest prices. Contrary to popular believe, booking further in advance is generally more expensive. Although prices increase closer to the travel date, they generally do not reach the same rate as 2-3 months in advance.
The situation started to pick up a little for the French hotel industry in March. Although hotels did not record exceptional results, March did allow the first trimester to close on a positive note, particularly in Paris. This was especially the case for Budget and Midscale hotels, and to a certain extent, Upscale hotels, too.
Originally from Brittany in northern France, Simon’s career with Four Seasons began at the legendary Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris in the role of Assistant Director of Room Service. Over the next few years he climbed the ranks through the food and beverage department, and was appointed Director of Food and Beverage in 2007.
One of the characteristics that the ESSEC IMHI Center of Excellence in Hospitality, Food and Travel prides itself on, is its ability to bring together multiple and powerful players in the hospitality industry to initiate debates or prompt industry related discussions. On the 6th of May, the Center certainly lived up to its reputation. The 2nd annual IMHI Forum brought together 29 partner companies, instigated three different round table discussions and provided the current MBA in Hospitality Management IMHI students to meet industry leaders and discuss their future career prospects.
CapitaLand's wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), welcomed the visit by Singapore's President Tony Tan to its newly opened Citadines Suites Arc de Triomphe Paris, as part of its celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of trade relations between Singapore and France. Ascott also announced today its target of 10,000 apartment units in Europe by 2020.
Is the order of the hotel world undergoing major changes? It is enough to look at how the world hotel ranking has changed to be convinced. At the head of the ranking, where volume counts and thus where the economy and midscale hotel industry feed portfolios thanks to the franchisees, the domination of Anglo-Saxon groups is being contested by the new Chinese players that can rely on an immense territory that is still under supplied and has considerable financial means. TYPO3SEARCH_begin
Over three days in April, the ESSEC IMHI Center of Excellence of Hospitality, Food and Travel, along with the ESSEC Center of Excellence of Impact Entrepreneurship provided current students with a unique academic experience – the opportunity to test first-hand the launch of a new restaurant concept.
Aurélie SIMON ESSEC IMHI 2005 has been appointed Head of strategic projects & Asset management for Groupe Maranatha, based in Marseille. Upon graduation Aurélie joined Louvre Hotels Group Paris as Project Manager and worked there for more than 3 years. Then, she settled her own company Pyxis Hospitality, a consulting company specialized in hotels’ project management.
Jérôme BOURGEOIS ESSEC IMHI 1998 is since January 2015 Director and Founder of SAPIO in Nantes. SAPIO is a new concept offering a unique combinaison of various gastronomy related activities. Under the brand SAPIO, you will find a "locavore" restaurant, a teppanyaki style kitchen with a touch of new technologies (tablets in the restaurant and ability to book tables and pre order meals through our web site), but also an e boutique offering a range of "Made in France" articles such as tables, chairs, cutlery or French made ovens in use in our restaurant. Cobranded with L'atelier des Chefs SAPIO also offers culinary courses, special facilities for corporate events and a boutique for ustensils, books and fine food.
Would you go out without your mobile? It seems unlikely! Nearly 75% of the global workforce has one and his digital life is built around it. Sesame Technology addresses this consumer's need and solves one of the hotel customer's issues; waiting in a queue at the front desk to check-in or check-out.
n anticipation of its second original short film, the Marriott Content Studio in collaboration with the company's flagship Marriott Hotels brand today released the trailer for French Kiss. The mystical romance shot in Paris and the Paris Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysees will have its worldwide premiere on May 19. French Kiss, starring Tyler Ritter(The McCarthys), reminds us that travel should inspire and delight, and that anything is possible if you just believe.