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How the 2025 Paris Fair impacted the hotel performances?

🏠 Paris, 2025: The Foire de Paris at Porte de Versailles, lasting ten days, attracts around 600,000 visitors and 3,500 exhibitors in 220,000 square meters. Despite fluctuations around holidays, demand peaks on May 2, 2025 (49.35%), May 3, 2025 (46.15%), and May 1, 2025 (45.30%). This fair, emphasizing international representation from over 40 destinations, boosts hotel bookings, with the fair period averaging a 36.83% booking rate compared to May's 34.19% rate.
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NYX Hotel Berlin Köpenick: A new urban hospitality offering

🏨 NYX Hotels will open a 190-room hotel in Berlin's Köpenick district by May 2025, along the River Dahme. Designed by Andreas Neudahm, it features art by Mirko Reisser (DAIM), with vibrant, inviting interiors. The hotel includes 14 event spaces totaling 912 square meters, a restaurant, and a bar. Leisure facilities include a fitness center and sauna. This expansion is part of NYX Hotels' growth in Europe, with future openings planned, including a property in Rome.
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Edgar Suites expands in Paris with new sustainable aparthotel opening

🏠 Edgar Suites opens its second residence, Hameau, in Paris's 15th arrondissement at 38 rue du Hameau, transforming a former office into a 2,600 m² sustainable hospitality space. The aparthotel offers 150 rooms, from T1 to T4, certified BREEAM Excellent. Designed by Dubuisson Architecture and Studio Briand et Berthereau, it supports sustainable tourism. By 2025, Edgar plans six new French residences, with three in Paris, expanding nationally and soon to Europe.
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Map of the week: hotel openings – May # 3 2025

🏨 New hotel openings and rebrandings have been mapped by Hospitality ON, covering the last 10 days worldwide. Yellow marks hotels opened this week, blue for those announced but opening later, green for rebrandings, and orange for projects signed this week, opening in future months or years. The list focuses on hotels from groups, chains, and networks, providing a snapshot of recent developments in the hospitality industry.
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts appoints Emma Darby as Global Vice President Spa & Wellness

🏋 Fairmont Hotels & Resorts appoints Emma Darby as Global VP of Spa & Wellness, overseeing operations across 92 properties. Darby's 20+ years of experience includes roles at Rosewood, Ritz-Carlton, and Resense Spas. Fairmont plans 29 new hotels, including in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, enhancing wellness offerings. Darby focuses on holistic wellness strategies and integrating wellness into guest experiences. Her leadership aims at driving innovation and maintaining operational excellence.
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NH Collection expands in Southern Europe with openings in Ibiza and Marbella

🏨 NH Collection, Minor Hotels' premium brand, has expanded in Southern Europe with the opening of NH Collection Ibiza and NH Collection Marbella. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the brand now boasts 100 properties globally. NH Collection Ibiza offers 38 rooms and three dining options, while NH Collection Marbella features 163 rooms near Marbella’s Golden Mile. Both hotels enhance the brand’s presence in key Mediterranean destinations, catering to leisure and business travelers.
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Dusit executive Prachoom Tantiprasertsuk takes the lead at TICA

📌 Ms. Prachoom Tantiprasertsuk was appointed President of the Thailand Incentive and Convention Association (TICA) for the 2025-2026 term. From her role as Vice President at Dusit International, she aims to enhance Thailand's MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions) sector, promoting the country globally. TICA was established in 1984 to advocate for Thailand as a prime MICE destination. This appointment underscores Dusit's influence in the tourism and hospitality industry.
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