October 2023: European hospitality enjoys an Indian summer

Between the many conflicts taking place in the EMEA region and galloping inflation throughout Europe, the situation is not looking ideal. Nature may be turning red this October, but European hotel...

October 2023: a mixed start to autumn for the French hotel industry

With the arrival of autumn, the first leaves have fallen and there has been a slight drop in the number of visitors to French hotels. The economic and geopolitical context is no stranger to the...

What does tourism look like today and tomorrow? - Part 1

Despite the inflationary and geopolitical context, the desire to get away from it all continues unabated. According to the European Travel Commission, 68% of Europeans intend to travel by March 2024...

Will the increase in tourist tax in France lead to a drop in visitor numbers?

The announcement of a potential tripling of the tourist tax in the Ile-de-France region has had the effect of a minor bombshell in the tourism sector. At a time when France is currently in the...

Mediterranean summer in review: fires, heatwaves and hot spells for the hotel industry

The situation was particularly difficult in some Mediterranean countries where fires raged, disrupting tourist areas and seriously impacting local economies. The countries affected included Spain at...

Belfast: a city writing its own future

For decades, the Northern Irish capital was almost a byword for violence, bombs, and bloody civil strife. Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which on paper put an end to the...