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Analysis of the purchasing department and cycle, the Negresco hotel Nice
The Negresco hotel had identified errors in the purchasing department, with repercussions on service quality, particularly in the restaurant. Within this context, the hotel’s management wanted to obtain a very specific analysis of the department’s organisation, in order to identify the origin of the dysfunction and to rectify it once and for all. At the end of the first audit phase, the hotel mandated IE TCH to assist in implementing the cycle’s operating procedures.
Market, conceptual design and feasibility study for hotels projects
A selection of recent studies conducted in the hotel industry are presented below :
Tourism strategy of the Loire-Atlantique department
Tourism occupies a strategic position in the local economy (generating almost 26 million overnights) and in the urban organisation of the department’s territories. The Loire-Atlantique notably benefits from the appeal of the Atlantic coastline and the city of Nantes.
Aware of the strategic importance of tourism, the Loire-Atlantique department decided to draw up a new tourism development strategy, focusing notably on improving its renown and marketing efforts, on clarifying supply and on optimising its governance.
Market, conceptual design and feasibility studies for business tourism facilities
A selection of recent studies conducted in the business tourism sector are presented below :
Promotion of the commune of perigueux’s gallo-roman heritage
- The town of Perigueux has been actively conserving and promoting its ancient medieval heritage for a number of years.
- The town is seeking to move to the next stage in its urban, cultural, patrimonial and tourism development by building on the archaeological excavations and scientific research activities around the site of the Vesunna museum.
Tourism logding development strategy for the Pays de Rennes
A vast region, encompassing both a major city and a largely-rural territory, the Pays de Rennes-Territoire SCoT- faces a broad range of challenges. In addition, the urban development of the Rennes agglomeration leads local actors to pay close attention the territory’s tourism lodging strategy.
Within this context, the Pays de Rennes wished to create a reference tool (the Tourism Development Strategy 2014 – 2019) to both anticipate and assist with the current evolution in tourist lodging supply.
Study on rural tourist lodging in Burgundy
The Conseil Régional de Bourgogne, assisted by Atout France, wished to reflect on how local politicians could be given a tool to help them decide how to grant financial assistance to rural tourist lodging facilities. The study’s objectives were to pinpoint the particularities of properties located in rural areas (defined as the whole of the Burgundy region, excluding large cities) and the specific challenges faced by operators.
Congress positioning sutdy for Lille Metropole on the national and european level
The Lille Metropole Hotel Club wished to determine Lille’s position on the national and European Meetings, Incentive, Congress and Events market – a measure that appeared appropriate within the increasingly strong competitive MICE market.
Expertise regarding the situation and needs of independent hôteliers in the Hérault department
In its 2005-2010 Tourism Development Strategy, the Hérault department introduced measures to support the modernisation and certification of independent hotels. Differing levels of service quality, product quality and competitiveness existed within the local hotel sector and the new challenges pose a threat to these hotels. Together, these factors risk having an impact on the local hotel sector, subsequently leading to the closure of some properties.
Technical and Financial advisory services for selecting the operating structure and for granting a concession for the management of the Lyon Congress Center
Since the 1st January 2007, the Grand Lyon urban community has delegated the operation of the city’s congress centre (Cité Centre de Congrès de Lyon) to GL Events, under a lease agreement. This agreement will expire at the beginning of 2017. Consequently, Grand Lyon wished to compile a report on the results of the current concession. In accordance with the strategy to attract more international congresses, the urban community decided to examine different types of operating structures that could be implemented in the future public service concession.