Auteur : Eric RENAUD

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Eric Renaud

Social Media and Tourism: Guide to Gain Visibility

Travelers no longer choose their next destination at random: they discover it on their news feed. In 2025, social networks have become the primary lever for inspiration, communication, and conversion in tourism. For industry professionals — accommodation providers, tourist offices, agencies, or guides — it is no longer a question

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How to manage the accounting of my tourism activity?

Managing the accounting of a tourism activity is not just about adding up numbers. It’s about navigating between high season and low periods, juggling multiple sources of income – direct bookings, online platforms, ancillary services – all while adhering to a often complex tax framework. In a sector where every

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Synchronize Google Calendar for my guide schedules: practical guide

In tourism, coordination is a race against time. Between group bookings, available guides, and last-minute adjustments, every minute counts. Yet, many operators still juggle between multiple schedules, Excel sheets, and manual notifications. The result: errors, delays, and a loss of visibility that comes at a high cost in customer satisfaction.

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CRM Tourism: the best software in 2025

In a sector as dynamic as tourism, staying focused on customer relationships has become a daily challenge. Travel agencies, tour operators, DMCs, or independent guides know this: faced with ultra-connected and demanding travelers, the customer experience can no longer be improvised. In 2025, CRM — this customer relationship management tool

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The guide for a good pricing policy in tourism [2025]

Setting the right price has never been so strategic for tourism professionals. In 2025, with inflation, rising energy costs, and the expectations of an ultra-connected clientele, every euro counts. In the face of an increasingly competitive market — from accommodation providers to agencies, from activity providers to tour operators —

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What subsidies for local tourism in 2025?

Obtaining a tourism grant in 2025 has never been so strategic for local stakeholders. Between the post-pandemic recovery, the rise of sustainable tourism, and the accelerated digitalization of the sector, territories are reinventing themselves – but one must know how to finance this transformation. For accommodation providers, tourist offices, service

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How to do good marketing in tourism?

Tourism has never been so competitive. Between global platforms, ultra-connected travelers, and the explosion of new offers, every professional in the sector must now master the art of marketing… or disappear into the crowd. Because selling a travel experience is no longer just about a catalog or a few posts

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Experiential Tourism: What are the new trends in 2025?

In 2025, experiential tourism is no longer a trend: it is the new norm of travel. Gone are the standardized visits and soulless tours; travelers, whether they are digital adventurers or Sunday explorers, now want to experience unique, participatory, and meaningful experiences. For professionals in the sector – agencies, offices,

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What legal status for my tourist activity?

Choosing the right legal status is a bit like choosing the right route for a tour: it determines the direction, pace, and stops of your entrepreneurial adventure. In tourism, where every season, every partnership, and every client counts, this choice is even more strategic. Whether you are an independent guide,

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Slow travel: Definition and Major Trends in 2025

Travel less, but better: this is the promise of slow travel, this trend that profoundly redefines the way tourism is conceived in 2025. In the face of destination saturation, the climate crisis, and the search for meaning post-pandemic, travelers and industry professionals are rethinking their models. The time of express

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The 10 best start-ups in travel in 2025

In 2025, the travel planet no longer resembles what we knew before the pandemic. Tourism players, long dependent on rigid models, are discovering a new ecosystem powered by ultra-agile start-ups that are rethinking the way to travel, book, and distribute offers. Responsibility, personalization, AI, automation: the sector’s start-ups are doing

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Travel agency margin: what percentage and how to optimize it?

In tourism, profitability often hinges on just a few percentage points. Between rising operating costs, online price pressure, and demand volatility, travel agencies must rethink how they calculate, track, and optimize their margins without compromising service quality. Understanding what lies behind a “good margin” then becomes a question of strategic

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How does VAT work for a travel agency?

Between taxes, European regulations, and endless exceptions, VAT in tourism is a real headache. For a travel agency, it is not just a number on an invoice: it is an issue of profitability and compliance. This regime, both specific and fluctuating depending on the operations, directly influences how professionals in

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Free invoice templates for your travel agency

In the tourism sector, every booking, stay, or organized tour relies on rigorous management — and the invoice is its cornerstone. However, for many travel agencies, creating accurate, compliant, and aesthetically pleasing invoices remains a headache. Hence the growing interest in ready-to-use invoice templates designed to simplify the daily lives

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List of the best associations in tourism in 2025

In 2025, belonging to a tourist association is no longer just an asset: it is a strategic lever for every professional in the sector. In an environment where sustainability, digitalization, and the need to collaborate are redefining the rules of the game, these organizations offer much more than a contact

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Independent Travel Agent: Training, Salary, Opportunities

More and more tourism professionals are choosing to break away from the traditional model to become independent travel agents. Driven by the digitalization of the sector and the desire for autonomy, they embody a new generation of travel entrepreneurs: agile, connected, and capable of creating tailor-made experiences on demand. But

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The guide to easily create an online travel agency

Creating an online travel agency is no longer a futuristic idea — it’s a strategic reality for tourism professionals in 2025. The sector has shifted into the digital age: travelers book, compare, and share their experiences with a click. For tourism entrepreneurs, this transformation opens up a field of unprecedented

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