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France’s New Hotel Classification

August 2, 2010 - Posted in Hotel Information

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Monday “Hotel New hotel classification in France / P> Reform of the hotel classification has been in the news more than a year ago: In fact, until now there are five star hotels in France, but the beginning of 2009 was the change: Hotels, one of the volunteers will be assessed for a minimum period of three years and not more than five years to five stars. The assessment will be done at the expense of volunteers. In addition, the ratings should be meaning of this new classification of the French government, the system is easy to mix different views on standards and to understand and better respond to customer needs more well addressed in the comfort criteria that “must have” and other criteria that the client can. The move was apparently orchestrated by the French government, aimed at a tourist site in the center of economic growth “by setting a new policy plan for tourism,” Destination France in 2020 was “discussed the issue this summer of” Assises Nationale Du Tourisme, this summer. The challenge is to the tourism industry, the first is the support of France: With globalization and the changing needs of customers, France to be competitive with other destinations for customer behavior and needs. (Not five stars is a serious deficiency given that consumers do not always know that France is the highest class hotel “four-star luxury”). lens, what’s going to be different for this new classification?
First, it is interesting to know that this is the first time in twenty-two years that the network classification is amended: And in fact, need a lot of customers have changed twenty-two years! f. In the new classification will result in significant changes to satisfy the customer – not disappear star hotels: Hotel, all volunteers star was added a fifth star to be classified in order to replace the “four star luxury name. This is useful for hotel owners, it will allow the French hotels to be competitive compared to hotels in competing countries. – promises to be a new classification system more exacting: Let’s do a little comparison old old system new system for initial evaluation of 30 criteria first Rating: 61 criteria were needed to take two 30 assessment criteria were 68 two-star criteria for three stars 30 criteria, 75 three-star rating criteria four criteria stars, 33 four-star rating: 94 criteria for the four-star luxury necessary necessary necessary necessary necessary evaluation criteria were required 33 five-star rating: 124 criteria required The classification will also include additional elements: Each hotel volunteers are needed to enable retraining, these elements are optional optional criteria enable businesses to differentiate themselves from their competitors and customers of the diversity of French restaurant (This show optional criteria are not imposed, hoteliers will choose ). Let us take a moment and understand that this new classification: To be delivered to hotels that meet the following requirements: – be consistent, coherent set of criteria (see above) – they must be consistent number of optional criteria These criteria give points, hotels, and there are points taken into account for evaluation: be rated “one star”, 141 points are required to add a personal use by 24 points Optional hotel. To be rated “two stars”, 161 points shall be binding with the addition of personal use to 24 points by choosing the hotel. To be rated ‘three stars, 177 points shall be binding with the addition of personal use to 24 points by choosing the hotel. To be rated “four stars, 226 points shall be binding with the addition of personal use to 24 points by choosing the hotel. To be rated” five stars “, 298 points shall be binding with the addition of personal use by 24 points next to the hotel.

Note: Hotels, 5% margin of flexibility should be given: if they can not fulfill all these points will be assessed by category, they can be up to these criteria, making choice points, but optional and mandatory points points are not the same value: Mandatory equal to three possible points. The heart of this new class of clients: While the previous classification special attention to the areas and the new classification will be proposed to pay particular attention to service, the customer (in addition to care of equipment and surfaces.) Moreover, the client has a new rating should be informed and asked to make proposals on this. Note: The hotel is a 5% margin flexibility to give: where they can meet the needs of all sections were evaluated in a category, they can be up to those criteria with optional points, but indicate optional and mandatory points are not the same Value: Mandatory equal to three possible points. The heart of this new class of clients: While the previous classification special attention to the areas and the new classification will be proposed to pay particular attention to service, the customer (in addition to care of equipment and surfaces.) Moreover, the customer is new rating should be informed and asked to make proposals for this. monhotel. FR is to change the competitive position inevitable: Hotels of the first tourist destination in the world can no longer afford to avoid comparisons with their international competitors! to create or rather the adoption of the fifth star will change that fact. What exactly does a five star? It will represent the best French restaurant, the fifth star, the demarcation of jurisdiction and of course it is easier to understand to offer international clients. What exactly does a five star? It will represent the best French restaurant, the fifth star, the difference between achievements and, of course, better readability offer for international clients. monhotel. FR A new method for classification: if the new classification is to make French hotels meet international standards for the depreciation of the stars will be used in accordance with the techniques of our international competitors . The evaluation will be specialized auditors who regularly visit hotels and more or less demanding (to be carried out according to the rating of the hotel) will also surprise visit to hotels rated four stars and made before the

Every five years will be subject to the classification of changes (depending on the progress or regress of the companies). are
“agency in December Développement Touristique” and the Agency for Tourism Development in English for support and encourage the process. The transitional phase: as
Given the time that hotels must make old and new classification to exist simultaneously in the three years Strating the publication of “Law Tourisme” or Tourism Law (I to later in this article). After three years of the old system will cease to exist. Point of Investment: As I said, the place of this classification is usually to modernize the French hotel and a new economic parameters, to build their business in the new economic system ssdetermine and build a new economic system, resources are needed. Two organisms helps hotels to find resources:

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