Scaling a façade on Avenue Montaigne for a burglary, or setting your sights on the Moon for your next stay: hospitality clearly fears no summit.
🇫🇷 France
🚨 Crime news
Two individuals scaled the façade of the Hôtel Plaza Athénée on Avenue Montaigne in Paris overnight on Tuesday into Wednesday to burgle a suite on the 7th floor. Among the haul, a Richard Mille watch valued at €400,000 brings the total damage to nearly €1 million. The investigation has been handed to France’s organised crime squad (Brigade de répression du banditisme).
#Paris #CrimeNews #Security
🏔️ Opening
Maisons Pariente will open Saint Roch this winter, its fifth address in France and second in the Alps, on the Bellecôte piste in Courchevel 1850. Designed by studio Friedmann & Versace, the 37-room and suite property features a spa inspired by Ottoman hammams and direct access to the 3 Vallées ski area.
#Courchevel #Alps #France
🏚️ Financial difficulties
Château Le Prieuré de Chênehutte (Maine-et-Loire) was placed into court-ordered receivership on 24 February 2026, along with all the properties belonging to its owner, Maison Younan. The hotel-restaurant will move to a seasonal schedule from this autumn, to the dismay of staff concerned about their future.
#Anjou #Receivership #France
🏨 Branding
Disneyland Paris has unveiled a new logo for its network of partner hotels, featuring a gold “H” on a white background edged in midnight blue. The All Suites Appart Hôtel Val d’Europe, in Serris, joins the list, bringing the branded network to seven properties.
#DisneylandParis #Serris #France
🛥️ Nautical tourism
The Cannes Yachting Festival opens its doors for its 49th edition running until Sunday, bringing together 680 exhibitors and 700 boats between the Vieux Port and Port Canto. Nearly 56,000 international visitors are expected over the six days, a tourism boost for hospitality on the French Riviera.
#Cannes #Yachting #France
🌍 International
🏨 Opening
Radisson Blu has opened a new hotel at Medlock Square, in the heart of Manchester, strengthening the brand’s presence in the UK.
#Manchester #UK #Opening
🏨 Opening
Barceló Hotel Group has opened the Palacio San Juan, a Royal Hideaway property set in the former Floridablanca palace in Murcia. The first five-star hotel in the city’s historic centre, it is owned by Grupo Fuertes.
#Murcia #Spain #Luxury
🌎 Technology
Cendyn is taking part in Google’s closed test of Search Campaigns for Travel, pairing its real-time hotel data with the search engine’s advertising AI to optimise hotel visibility in search results.
#Cendyn #Google #HotelTech
🚀 Space tourism
US start-up GRU Space wants to open the first hotel on the Moon as early as 2032. No final pricing has been set, but a stay could cost around €8.5 million.
#SpaceTourism #Innovation #Moon
