Porte de Versailles in Paris, the rooftop of the Mama Shelter hotel fills up every evening. Yet barely 10% of the rooms are occupied. For lack of trade fairs and conventions, the establishment lost its usual clientele, 80% of business travelers. "We limit breakage thanks to the restaurant," says Serge Trigano, president of Mama Shelter. The Parc des Expositions order book is practically empty until the end of the year. We will have to wait until 2021 for things to start again. ”
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The hotel industry will not recover without business travelers. "They generate on average 70% of hotel turnover in France and rather 50% in Paris," says Vanguelis Panayotis, president of MKG Group.
Still closed
The absence of foreign visitors puts a damper on mid-range and high-end hotels. Some offering hundreds of rooms in business districts have still not been able to reopen. They are desperately waiting for reservations that do not arrive. These hotels have signed annual contracts with
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