The heat wave of the summer of 2003 is still alive in everyone’s memories. That summer, the need to offer clientele air-conditioned rooms hit home. Some hoteliers were hit hard during this period as they watched their clients move to the competition due to the lack of “liveable” rooms. It was impossible in such extreme temperature conditions to maintain body temperature at the optimal sleeping temperature: 37 degrees. It is understandable that installing this comfort, which is commonplace in upscale international hotels, spread throughout the hotel supply. Climate control is no longer such a luxury. It is even indispensable for American and Asian clientele who appreciate a major contrast between indoor and outdoor temperatures. Hard budget properties such as Etap Hotel, Villages Hotels or B&B decided to provide climate control throughout the part of their supply that was not yet outfitted with it.“Bar-brasseries, restaurants and hotels are all faced with this very topical problem of cigarette smoke, which is more complicated to filter,” confirms Stéphane Dabas, manager at Point Air. In the battle to fight passive smoking, air purifiers are efficient. At the core of the system is the HEPA, or High Efficiency Particulate Air, filter that stops between 95 and 99.9% of particles that are bigger than or equal to 0.3 microns. The efficiency of purifiers is reinforced by a carbon pre-filter. This does a first selection by eliminating the bulk of particles. “You can feel the difference after using the filter just 20 minutes in a room 100 sq.m. In three quarters of an hour there is no more smoke and the air is more pleasant to breath,” congratulates Stéphane Dabas, who recommends it be used continuously.Hoteliers don’t balk at this expense if the return on their investment is justified. The cost of installation ranges from 1,000 to...