Hilton Worldwide has reached an agreement to rebrand Paris' Astor Hotel Saint-Honoré under Curio – A Collection by Hilton. The hotel, owned by Maranatha Group, will undergo a substantial refurbishment prior to welcoming its first guests under the Curio brand in 2016 and will open under a franchise between Maranatha and Hilton Worldwide.
Hotel Fouquet’s Barrière, the renown Parisian hotel on the Champs-Elysées, has appointed Geraldine Dobey as the new general manager.
Marriott International's Content Studio has teamed-up with the company's flagship brand, Marriott Hotels to produce and release French Kiss, the Studio's second original short film. The romantic mystery is set to premiere worldwide on May 19th in a multi-platform, all-screens distribution strategy, including digital, theater, in-room, online, Marriott.com, and to Marriott's 47 million Marriott Reward members. A premiere party will be held at the Marina del Rey Marriott that evening. French Kiss,starring Tyler Ritter ("The McCarthys") is the result of a creative collaboration with noted producers and storytellers Ian Sander and Kim Moses of Sander/Moses & SLAM – the team behind popular television series such as "Ghost Whisperer" and "Profiler", and four feature films, including "D.O.A". Download images.
Sylvie ROLLY (ESSEC IMHI 1999) has been promoted to site manager on behalf of the regional headquarters of a cooperative bank in Aix en Provence. Sophie manages a team of forty SODEXO employees in charge of twenty on-site services : home, mail, logistics, catering, cleanliness, multi-technical maintenance, waste management, scanning, copying , vehicle fleet, vending, green spaces etc… Previously Sylvie was Sodexo Regional Manager for local authorities (educational sector) prior to joining Sodexo in 2012 Sophie has held several positions within Elior group.
The new trend of collaborative consumption has rattled many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and travel industries. With companies such as Bla Bla Car, Airbnb and Uber making waves around the world, how are other existing players reacting to these new competitors? On Tuesday the 24th ofMarch, Les Mardis de l'ESSEC had the privilege of hosting Sébastien Bazin, CEO of the ACCOR group and Olivier Grémillon, Managing Director (EMEA) of Airbnb at ESSEC Business School to gain inside information on what these companies actually think about each other.
There’s no denying that Paris has amazing hotels – more than 2,000 of them, and they cover all the bases: romantic, historic, stylish, luxurious, palatial. But a nice, well-located Paris hotel can be pricey. And location matters: If you’re not staying in the heart of the city, you could spend half your visit riding the Metro and buses. Instead of paying a pile of euros for a hotel room, consider renting a privately owned room from a Paris resident through Airbnb, the online service that launched in 2008.
France's tourism supply isn't making headway. Just a slight understatement... The small bound observed in the growth of the hotel supply last year came after five consecutive years of contraction. Here's hoping we've hit bottom, but there's no guarantee a kick will bring us back up for air very soon.
Jean Baptiste HUE (ESSEC IMHI 2001) has been appointed as Head of Operation Momentum Services Ltd for Eurostar (Group Cremonini) after 10 years working for ELIOR where he successively held the positions of area manager and site manager for key accounts.
Autograph Collection today adds a third French property to its collection of 24 strikingly independent hotels in Europe, the Boscolo Exedra Nice. The hotel, originally designed by renowned architect Charles Dalmas, is situated on the Riviera and has been fully restored, replicating the beauty of its former glory years in 1913 and the iconic Belle Époque style of the time.
Stefan Bollhalder started his career in culinary arts; he was an Executive Chef for six years. In 1991, he made a career switch to become an F&B Director and eventually, this led him to become a successful GM. Having been the GM of 10 luxury hotels in various geographic locations, he is a highly experienced General Manager by any standard. His culinary art and F&B background gave him the self-discipline and the mentality for attention to details. In addition, one has the feeling that he is hard working and very focused...
Paris, the political, cultural and economic capital of France, counts approximately 2.3 million inhabitants, making it by far the country's largest city before Marseille and Lyon. Currently one of the world's most visited cities, Paris welcomed 15.6 million arrivals in 2013 and 36.7 million overnights. Thanks to its diversified infrastructure, historical heritage sites and cultural activities, the City of Lights benefits from a well-diversified demand between domestic and international travellers and between leisure and business clientele. Our Paris Market Snapshot will give you a comprehensive insight of the city's hotel market today and in the near future.
Melanie FARCOT GIGON ESSEC IMHI 1995 Flo joined the group FLO as Executive Director of Tablapizza where she is in charge of the of the brand’s redeployment. Previously Melanie was President of Domino's Pizza France during 4 years and increased the brand network to 225 outlets. She was responsible for defining and implementing the strategy of Domino's Pizza in France (2nd global market pizza consumption) with a double objective: to perpetuate the increase in sales of existing stores and developing the network and franchisees.
Laura BEN-IBGUI ESSEC IMHI 2011 has been promoted Head of Development and member of the executive committee after one year as Development Manager. She is in charge of the development of Paris Inn Group through new hotels/portfolio acquisitions, new management contracts, Joint Venture creations and new strategic or financial partnerships. Prior to that she worked for HVS in London.
Parisian hotels were hit by the dramatic events at Charlie Hebdo and Porte de Vincennes. Demand dropped, particularly in hotel categories that traditionally welcome a high proportion of overseas guests. However, the decline remained limited and could have been more significant had the destination not been able to rapidly reassure foreign visitors. Further afield, the French hotel industry had a good month, driven by several key destinations with strong MICE business.
The online leisure group booking solution for tourism professionals was launched in March 2014. One year on, it has already been deployed in 500 hotels in 150 destinations located mostly in Europe. More than 3,500 leisure group bookings have been made to date via this platform which is available on accorhotels.com under the "Professional Solutions" tab, in the "Tourism" section. This demonstrates that this online solution meets the demand from sector professionals (travel agents, tour operators, coach holiday operators) for a simpler and time-saving system.
Starwood Capital Group and Jin Jiang International Holdings Co., Ltd. are pleased to confirm that the sale of Groupe du Louvre and its 100% indirect subsidiary Louvre Hotels Group has been completed. Through Starwood affiliate Star SDL Investment Co., Groupe du Louvre was sold to the Luxemburg-based subsidiary of Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Development Co., Ltd., for an amount of €1.3 billion.
Willemijn GEELS ESSEC IMHI 2004 has been appointed Associate Vice President North & Eastern Europe for IHG and is responsible for the expansion of the group’s brands across the region. She has nearly 15 years’ experience in the hospitality industry through various operational and development related positions. Before joining IHG, Willemijn was Development & Acquisitions Director for Louvre Hotels Group in Europe and previously she was active as Manager within the HTL practice of Deloitte. In that role, she headed multiple hotel valuations, feasibility studies as well as transaction and strategic advisory assignments.
Mercure has launched "The Six Friends Theory", an unprecedented worldwide digital operation to check the well-known six-degrees-of-separation theory which claims that we are all only six people away from everyone else on the planet. The international casting call, which took place between January 20th and February 10th 2015, was a huge success on the social networks. Hundreds of Internet users participated in a bid to win this incredible human adventure! Mercure now unveils the winner of the round-the-world trip.
Bénédicte LEFEUVRE ESSEC IMHI 1997 has been promoted to VP Customers Contact Centers. She is now in charge of all reservation call centers worldwide for Accor hotels, as well as the customer service centers. Bénédicte has more than 18 years of experience with Accor that she joined upon graduation. She held various positions and was Vice President Distribution Systems Administration before her recent promotion.
Meliá Hotels International is set to open its latest lifestyle hotel, in March 2015, located in the heart of Paris' vibrant business district. With spectacular panoramic views of the city and its key landmarks, Meliá Paris La Défense is the French capital's largest four star hotel to open in ten years.