{"id":144749,"date":"2023-03-10T12:03:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=144749"},"modified":"2023-03-15T11:07:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T10:07:15","slug":"karim-soleilhavoup-logis-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/karim-soleilhavoup-logis-interview","title":{"rendered":"K. Soleilhavoup (Logis H\u00f4tels): \"Business travellers expect real moments of life\"."},"content":{"rendered":"

How would you present the assets of the Logis H\u00f4tels Group to a business client who didn't know you yet?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Karim Soleilhavoup -<\/strong><\/em> An extraordinary network with a hotel every 11 km throughout France, an experience that will be different every time, guaranteed good sleep and good food<\/strong>This is particularly true of our evening-stopover offer. All of this is backed up by quality assurance, with each of our establishments being visited every year. What's more, by the end of the year, half our establishments will be offering charging points for electric vehicles<\/a>. By the end of 2022, we had already deployed 850 charging points in nearly 400 hotels, all of which are ideally located for business travel. All this means that by directing their travel to independent small and medium-sized businesses with a strong local presence, rather than using a platform headquartered in the Netherlands, companies can also help to secure local jobs and transfer know-how. This is a significant factor in their CSR performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accor dominates the French hotel scene. However, on closer inspection, your group is the leading player in France in terms of the number of hotels.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Karim Soleilhavoup -<\/strong><\/em> In terms of number of hotels, yes, with 2,000 establishments, but as these are smaller, we represent about a third of the Accor group with our 45,000 rooms. In total, our network comprises 15% of the French hotel industry<\/strong>. The Logis Hotels Group is also the leading employer in the hotel and catering sector outside the \u00cele-de-France region. Our DNA is to support family hotels and restaurants throughout France. That's our raison d'\u00eatre, and it hasn't changed in over 75 years. Our service platform has just one aim: to cultivate the uniqueness of each establishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Logis H\u00f4tel La Maison des Bl\u00e9s, in Boutervilliers (Essonne).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Looking at all the collections launched by the major groups to attract establishments with character, the independent hotel sector is on a roll. Is this a positive development for you?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Karim Soleilhavoup -<\/strong> <\/em>Charming hotels have long been shunned in favour of standardised hotels, which are more reassuring for customers. Today, fear has changed sides. For businessmen and women who go to a hotel two or three times a week, the most unbearable thing is no longer having any surprises. Business customers' expectations have changed<\/strong>. They expect real moments of life, especially when the traveller arrives at the hotel late at night after a long day of meetings, or on a Sunday in anticipation of a meeting the next morning. Whether you're a leisure or business traveller, all you want to do is stay in hotels with character, family-run houses, where you can be sure of a friendly meal and a warm welcome from the owners. It was reassuring to feel the smile of the owner in the middle of the COVID period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n