Located near the iconic tourist sites of the region, the 3-star, 70-room hotel will undergo refurbishment and compliance works to meet the hotel needs of both leisure and business clientele. With this hotel, EXTENDAM confirms its interest in Spain and now has a European portfolio of 340 establishments.
With their degree in spatial design, designers Koen Meerkerk and Hugo de Boon use their talents to serve a cause close to their hearts by launching Fruitleather Rotterdam, an initiative that offers an innovative solution to food waste. Transforming mango fibers into vegan leather, the company offers an ecological alternative to the traditional leather industry.
Raising awareness about food waste, Fruitleather Rotterdam targets the 45% of fruits destined for consumption that are discarded annually. At the same time, the leather industry, generating 10% of all global carbon emissions, faces the issues of animal slaughter and material cleaning processes.
Fruitleather Rotterdam’s innovative approach considers fruit waste as a valuable raw material, resulting in a versatile material used in the production of shoes, fashion accessories, furnishings, and more.
🍃 Let’s fight food waste and give a second life to forgotten mangoes!
Thank you for this beautiful initiative!
While 2022 defied expectations to set new records and establish itself among the benchmark years for the hotel industry, 2023 did not disappoint by making the sector’s good performances seem normal.
2023, a transition year before an auspicious 2024? Many appointments have been made. The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, the UEFA Cup in Germany, or the America’s Cup in Valencia herald promising prospects and reveal great opportunities for the European hotel industry in a context of inflation reduction and probable interest rate cuts. After two years of outperformance, the previously very high RevPARs are expected to start converging towards the inflation level.
Excellent news! Renewable energy installations surged by 50% in 2023, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). China led this growth with a 66% increase in new wind installations. In total, 507 GW were commissioned, with 75% coming from photovoltaic solar.
Over the next five years, the IEA predicts the “strongest growth” in renewable energy in 30 years. An acceleration that brings us closer to the goal, set at COP28, of tripling global capacity by 2030. Additional financing is needed, especially for emerging countries. Under current market conditions and policies, global capacity could only double by 2030 according to the IEA.
Energy transition is progressing, but intensified efforts are essential to meet our climate goals.
EXTENDAM and SOHOMA have acquiredthe Citadines City Centre Lille, in property and funds, to transform the asset into a new establishment meeting with the territory’s needs!
After significant restructuring work, the asset will offer 107 four stars aparthotels under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand.
Located in Euralille business district, the hotel has a premium location between Lille Flandre and Lille Europe stations. The new Residence Inn by Marriott is expected to meet the needs of a mixed clientele seeking long-stay accommodations in a prime environment, with more than 14 000 jobs, five higher education schools, and attractions such as Lille Grand Palais or Le Zénith.
While academic skills are overemphasized in France, Solenne Bocquillon-Le Goaziou aims to help children build confidence in themselves and created Soft Kids in 2019.
The app draws inspiration from practices in some companies for employees with the goal of developing children’s socio-behavioral skills through games they play with their parents or teachers. Dedication, self-confidence, emotional intelligence and learning are themes explored through Soft Kids.
With 65% of primary school students expected to work in jobs that do not yet exist, Soft Kids offers a first step in developing their behavioral skills, preparing them for the future world!
Congratulations on this great educational tool!
EXTENDAM and SOHOMA have acquired Citadines City Centre Lille, both its property and business operations. Following extensive renovations to restructure and modernize the space, the asset will feature 107 welcoming 4-star serviced apartments under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand. The new establishment, aligned with the region’s needs, will cater to a diverse clientele seeking long-stay accommodations.
No doubt: 2024 will make us all thrive!
✨ May this year bring you beautiful collective and individual victories!
DA: Fiona Desormeau
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Considered as a true landmark in the Picpus neighbourhood of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, the cylindrical tower, former headquarters of the Office National des Forêts, continues its transformation under the direction of Maud Caubet. Built in the mid-1970s, the iconic building is undergoing extensive rehabilitation to meet new urban needs and uses. The architect enhances the existing while creating new spaces in a three-stage approach: reinvest the carpark basement, bring the building up to standards, extend to the sky thanks to a new glass crown.
Thinking about the destination of one’s savings is a simple way to have an impact. Each person then invests their money in values that matter to them. An overview of useful ways to invest in January issue of Notre Temps magazine.
Among highlighted players, Energie Partagée offers a fundraising tool that promotes the empowerment of local and renewable energy projects by citizens. By purchasing a share for €100, individuals enable these projects to come to fruition and receive ongoing support from Energie Partagée.
Today, more than 7 000 people have committed, participating in over a hundred investments in wind farms, solar power plants, or district heating networks.
Read the full article in the January special edition