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Nearly one month after the Accor Design Awards x Novotel Hotels at MAISON&OBJET in Paris, the projects from this year’s students are still resonating with us. We asked them to reimagine a Novotel room that could protect our oceans while enriching the guest experience. What they delivered was more than design concepts: it was proof that creativity, when guided by purpose, can unlock solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Congratulations to the winners from L'École de design Nantes Atlantique and IED Madrid, and to every student whose work showed us what sustainable hospitality can look like in the future. This initiative is deeply aligned with Novotel’s own journey. Since our founding in 1967, we have consistently embraced innovation, with sustainability as a constant thread in our evolution. Today, that commitment continues through our partnership with WWF-France, our shift towards plant-forward menus, and our ambition to lead Accor’s sustainability roadmap. What we witnessed through the Accor Design Awards x Novotel was a powerful reminder that the future of hospitality lies in the hands of those who design with both people and planet in mind. A sincere thank you to our jury and partners who brought this vision to life: Head Judges Isabel Blanco and Beatriz Blanco Rico, BURONDO Design Studio Bittor SANCHEZ MONASTERIO, Global VP Design, Midscale & Economy Brands, Accor Damien Perrot, Global Chief Design, Technical Services & Innovation Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands, Accor Jean-Yves MINET, Global Brand President, Midscale & Economy Brands, Accor Aurélie Pontal, Head of Partnerships, WWF France …as well as representatives from our valued sponsors. A heartfelt thank you to the founding sponsors Roca Group and LAUFEN Bathrooms, our sponsors Flos, JVD Products that care, Ligne Roset Contract, LedsC4, and our partner MAISON&OBJET for making this year’s edition possible and for supporting the next generation of sustainable design. 👉 If you’d like to dive deeper into the event and discover the winning projects, click here: https://lnkd.in/eu7cg5Bb #AccorDesignAwards #DesignCompetition #Accor #Novotel

Every stay leaves an impact: on our guests, our communities, and our planet. This World Tourism Day, with "Tourism and Sustainable Transformation" as the theme, we’re spotlighting how that impact can be shaped for the better, locally and globally. In the UAE, Novotel Deira and Novotel Suites Mall Avenue launched #NOVO25, a year-long initiative weaving sustainability into daily operations and guest experiences. Recognised earlier this year as "CSR Initiative of the Year" at the Hotelier Middle East Awards 2025, it shows how sustainability and hospitality can move forward together. 🏆✨ #NOVO25 in action: 🌿 Sustainability in practice: from reducing food waste with AI systems like Winnow to composting initiatives that give food scraps a second life. 🎨 Culture with purpose: the Balance the Ocean art exhibition, showcasing local artists while inspiring reflection on ocean preservation. 🌊 Community-driven action: a partnership with FREESTYLE DIVERS’ Project REEFrame, restoring and protecting coral reef ecosystems along the UAE coastline. 👩🎓 Raising awareness: hosting young sustainability champions for field trips, connecting classroom learning with real-world environmental action. The work of these hotels is also part of a bigger journey: Novotel’s global commitment to the oceans. Oceans regulate our climate, safeguard biodiversity, and support human wellbeing, which is why our partnership with WWF France is helping us act across 600 hotels worldwide, from advancing sustainable seafood policies to funding conservation projects in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. 🌊💙 On World Tourism Day, we pause to recognise how these kinds of actions — big and small, global and local — are shaping a more sustainable future for tourism. 👉 Read more about our ocean commitments: https://lnkd.in/erAksSjb #Novotel #WorldTourismDay

Novotel x WWF France: where partnership meets purpose on board the Blue Panda. 🌊 On September 5, members of ALL Accor joined WWF experts for a unique day at sea, diving into WWF-France's Oceans strategy and witnessing conservation challenges up close. Since 2019, the Blue Panda has been sailing the Mediterranean, a biodiversity hotspot that shelters 10% of the world’s species yet faces urgent threats from plastic waste and climate change. Through our partnership with WWF-France, Novotel is funding projects that protect our oceans where it matters most: creating educational marine areas, hosting community nature outings, empowering youth ambassadors, advancing cetacean research in the Pelagos Sanctuary, and running national campaigns to protect Posidonia. The commitment doesn’t stop offshore. In our hotels across the globe, change is already happening: ✅ 39% of Novotel hotels now dedicate at least 25% of their menus to plant-based options ✅ 350+ endangered fish and seafood species to be removed from menus by 2027 ✅ WWF Sustainable Seafood Training and Novotel Ocean Awareness Training launching in 2025 ✅ 67% of Novotel hotels already eco-certified or on their way ✅ 80% have cut out 56+ single-use plastic items And it doesn’t stop with us. Through ALL Accor x Dift, members can donate their Reward points directly to causes they care about, turning every stay into real, measurable impact for the planet. 💙 🔗 Learn more: https://all.dift.com/

Designing tomorrow’s stays, with purpose. 🌍🌊 At Novotel, innovation has been part of our story since the 1960s, not just in how our hotels look and feel, but in how they respond to the world around us. Today, that spirit lives on through our commitment to sustainability and ocean preservation, in partnership with WWF-France. Last week at MAISON&OBJET in Paris, we proudly unveiled the winners of the 2025 Accor Design Awards, where interior design students from around the world reimagined the Novotel guestroom of tomorrow – a space that enhances comfort while lowering environmental impact and protecting the oceans. The ceremony opened with inspiring words from our Head Judges Isabel Blanco and Beatriz Blanco Rico of BURONDO Design Studio, alongside Bittor SANCHEZ MONASTERIO, Global VP Design, Midscale & Economy Brands at Accor; Damien Perrot, Global Chief Design, Technical Services & Innovation Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy Brands at Accor; Jean-Yves MINET, Global Brand President, Midscale & Economy Brands at Accor; Aurélie Pontal, Head of Partnerships at WWF-France; as well as representatives from our valued sponsors. Together, we then had the pleasure of celebrating this year’s winners: • First Prize – "Polé Polé" by Coline Robilliart & Corentin Rolland • Second Prize – "Chowa" by Nora Chaumont & Fanny Monteyne • Third Prize – "Rosae" by Chloé Maudet & Erwan LOIRAT • Head Judges’ Prize – "Algae" by Rosalía Ordóñez Saldaña & Juan Bueno • Public Choice Award – "Whispers of the Ocean" by Camila Gonçalves & Andrea Felip Congratulations to all the winners, students of L'École de design Nantes Atlantique and IED Madrid for their inspiring projects helping shape a sustainable hospitality for tomorrow. A heartfelt thank you to our founding sponsors Roca Group and LAUFEN Bathrooms, our sponsors Flos, JVD Products that care, Ligne Roset Contract, LedsC4, and our partner MAISON&OBJET, as well as our Head Judges, jury members and teams who made this edition such a success. 🔗 Discover more about the event and the projects here: https://lnkd.in/eu7cg5Bb #AccorDesignAwards #DesignCompetition #Accor #Novotel

Accor Design Awards 2025: Designing the Future of Sustainable Hospitality For its 9th edition, the Accor Design Awards challenged emerging design talents from across the globe to reimagine the "Novotel bedroom of tomorrow", one that enhances guest experience while delivering a measurable positive impact on our oceans. 🌊 Inspired by purpose: rooted in Accor and Novotel Hotels's commitment to innovation and sustainability, the brief drew on Novotel’s three-year partnership with WWF-France to protect and restore the world’s oceans. 💡 The response was inspiring: with 100 entries from 20 schools across 11 countries, students offered bold, future-forward concepts that merged sustainability, comfort, and creativity, showing how design can be both visionary and responsible. 🏆 Now the spotlight turns to the final stage: the winners will be revealed on September 4th at MAISON&OBJET, in the presence of an international jury including Isabel and Beatriz Blanco of BURONDO Design Studio; Damien Perrot, Global Chief Design, Technical Services & Innovation Officer, Premium, Midscale & Economy brands at Accor; Jean-Yves MINET, Global Brand President, Midscale & Economy Brands at Accor; Aurélie Pontal, Head of Partnerships at WWF France; and representatives from our sponsors. Stay tuned as Novotel continues to make sustainable design part of everyday hospitality. Special thanks to our founding sponsors Roca Group and LAUFEN Bathrooms, our sponsors Ligne Roset Contract, LedsC4, JVD Products that care, Flos and our partner MAISON&OBJET for their incredible support. #AccorDesignAwards #Novotel #MaisonEtObjet

Rediscover the joy of family time, one stay at a time. At Novotel, we understand that meaningful travel experiences start with comfort, ease, and connection. That’s why our hotels are designed with families in mind: from spacious connecting rooms to kid-friendly amenities and multi-generational activities that bring everyone together. Whether it’s a short city break or a longer getaway, Novotel helps make family travel simple and seamless. And through ALL Accor, our lifestyle loyalty programme, families gain access to exclusive offers that make planning easier and stays even more rewarding. Dive in to discover more: https://lnkd.in/eEJX_dVK #Novotel #FamilyTravel #ALLAccor #Travel2025 #MultigenerationalTravel #Accor

🎙️Can hospitality play a role in saving our oceans? Novotel and WWF-France say yes. For the first episode of Co:cubed’s Climate Change Action Series , a special edition of the podcast There’s a Startup for That, two committed voices join forces to talk ocean preservation, collaboration, and impact. 🎧 Jean-Yves MINET, Global Brand President at Novotel, and Gregory Rondeau, Head of Blue Panda program at WWF France, dive into how hospitality and environmental action can align to drive meaningful change. Together, they explore: 🌊 why protecting our oceans is essential to life on Earth, 🤝 Novotel’s long-term partnership with WWF France, 🛥️ the role of initiatives like the Blue Panda boat, 🫶 amplifying local voices and ocean defenders. From supporting biodiversity to rethinking coastal tourism and protecting marine ecosystems, Novotel is helping lead a movement toward responsible hospitality, one hotel at a time. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts Link in the first comment 👇 #NovotelHotels #Accor #WWFFrance #BluePanda #CoCubedPodcast

🌊 Novotel’s seaside hotels are made for slowing down, soaking it all in, and doing it sustainably. 🌊 Discover a curated selection of Novotel’s most stunning coastal hotels around the globe, where modern comfort meets breathtaking ocean views and meaningful wellness experiences. Whether you’re craving tranquil mornings by the sea in Europe, tropical adventures in Asia, or vibrant coastal escapes in the Americas, these destinations invite you to reconnect with nature while enjoying responsible, eco-certified stays. Each hotel is designed with sustainability at its core, featuring ocean-positive choices that protect the environment and support local communities. At Novotel, we’re not just near the sea, we’re deeply committed to preserving it. Ready to plan your next coastal getaway that blends relaxation, and eco-conscious travel? 📌 Explore the full list here : https://lnkd.in/e6cfxVne #Novotel #NovotelHotels

🐢🌊 We believe that protecting marine life is not an option. It's a responsibility. Sea turtles are among the most endangered marine species. One major threat? Accidental capture in tropical shrimp fishing nets. There is a solution: Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs), a simple trap door installed in nets that lets turtles escape while keeping the shrimp catch. They can save up to 97% of captured turtles, a small change with a big impact. As a proud WWF-France partner, we support this campaign to make TEDs mandatory for all tropical shrimp imported into the EU. 👉 Be part of the change. Sign the petition: https://lnkd.in/eR6fubuY #Novotelhotels #wwfrance #ACCOR #NovotelOceans

🌊 Protecting our oceans starts on land. At Novotel, we're taking meaningful steps toward more sustainable hospitality — and helping protect the oceans, one action at a time. Over the past few weeks, our teams across the world have mobilized to reaffirm their commitment to ocean preservation and embed sustainability into our daily ways of working. From awareness sessions and plant-forward tastings to local clean-ups, educational activities, and team workshops, many teams took action in their own way — all driven by one shared purpose. It’s a powerful reminder that every action we take on land has an impact on our oceans — from what we eat, to how we travel, to how we work together. At our Accor global headquarters, we also gathered for a series of inspiring conversations, collaborative workshops, and hands-on engagement to drive our commitments further — side by side with our teams and partners. We’re proud of the passion and momentum that’s rising across regions — and confident in the collective journey we’re on to drive real, lasting impact for the oceans. Because sustainability isn’t just a goal — it’s how we work, together. 🤝 Thank you to all teams, partners, and stakeholders who made this global activation possible. #NovotelHotels #NovotelOceans #WWFFrance #Accor WWF-France