Dateline Monday 16th January 2023

Happy Monday guys it’s the start of another brand-new week, I hope all is well. Looks like the rain has stopped for now being replaced by cold frosty weather with a possibility of snow.

MM and Company news update

France

Pascal, Enrica and the NACARA DMC team have told us that Elle Hospitality operated by Elle the lifestyle women’s magazine has announced the opening of the first Maison Elle in the heart of Paris. Located right by the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe, the hotel has 25 rooms perfect for a buyout. The lounge area of the hotel includes a library curated by the Elle team, the property also houses a spa with a treatment room, steam room, and sauna. There is a boutique store stocked with curated products, including clothing, bathrobes, accessories and more, all exclusively made in France for Maison Elle.

Mauritius

Stephane, Karl and the team at Hello Islands DMC have told us that Maison D’Ete a luxury boutique hotel situated on the east coast of Mauritius, has reopened after extensive renovations. The project included the refurbishment of its 16 bedrooms and public spaces. The rooms, which are available across four categories—Standard, Superior, Deluxe and Honeymoon—now sport pale tropical colours in shades of coral, blue, green and summer yellow. The public spaces coffee bar and lounge were also given a complete makeover. In addition, the hotel’s restaurant has been refreshed. At the beach bar and pool area, the decking was refurbished the pool loungers replaced. This boutique Mauritian hotel has a theme of a “French summer house” another example of a hotel perfect for a buyout.

Austria

This is great news Martin Hodi of e+o meeting, event & travel management GmbH have told us that British Airways will operate a summer service from Gatwick to Salzburg Austria three times per week from 28 March, which will complement the existing winter flights on the route. Vienna is a very popular destination with our clients and now with addition or new flight schedule giving access to Salzburg I fully expect this amazing destination in Austria to be a very popular choice for conferences and incentives.