Travel and Hospitality Landscape of France
2,039 Travel and Hospitality companies in France, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Travel and Hospitality in France
Shows the 2,039 French travel and hospitality firms and highlights the top hiring companies, best-funded firms, and those currently hiring, with 175 open positions and 79 recent funding disclosures.
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Alstom12last posted Jul 2026
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Sodexo11last posted Jun 2026
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Ville de Lyon11last posted Jun 2026
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Grape Hospitality11last posted Jun 2026
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Compagnie des Alpes11last posted Jun 2026
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Colas Rail10last posted Jun 2026
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Groupe ADP10last posted Jun 2026
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appart\'city10last posted May 2026
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Europeancampinggroup$649.6MUnattributed · Mar 2025
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VINCI Airports$480.1MConventional Debt · Dec 2018
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ALD Automotive$273.4MGrant (prize money) · Sep 2019
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Beaumier$209.8MConventional Debt · Dec 2022
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Evok Collection$140.9MSeries D · Feb 2024
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Hotel & Spa du Castellet$92.5MPE · Dec 2023
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Singulart$81.7MSeries B · Nov 2021
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La Casa$33.6MSeed · Nov 2021
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Air France Klm$34.2BFY2023 filing
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Bordeaux Airport$97.8Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Nantes$55.5MFY2021 filing
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NOVAE$12.7MFY2024 filing
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VINCI Autoroutes$8.4Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Capago International$5.9MFY2023 filing
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AAPC India Hotel Management Pvt. Ltd.186,084tracked employees
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UCPA12,000tracked employees
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servair10,500tracked employees
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Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône3,500tracked employees
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Transdevna3,215tracked employees
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Hilton Garden Inn22.1%127 tracked events
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Air France9.7%56 tracked events
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voyageurs du monde3.0%17 tracked events
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Centaurus1.6%9 tracked events
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Sofitel122articles in the window
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Atout France52articles in the window
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Futuroscope25articles in the window
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How the Travel and Hospitality ecosystem in France grew, 2016–2025
Displays yearly company formation counts from 2016 to 2025, noting a peak of 104 new firms in 2019 and only 2 in 2025.
Where Travel and Hospitality companies in France are based
Lists the French cities where travel and hospitality companies are located, with Paris hosting the most at 258 firms followed by Lyon and Nice with 20 each.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Travel and Hospitality in France
Counts 486 corporate events over the past two years, breaking them down into earnings releases, key‑person announcements, contracts, general announcements, and merger‑acquisition activity.
- M&AOnshore drilling company Foraj Sonde Videle has acquired 100% of the share capital of Raffles Energy Ltd., a UK holding company that owns Raffles Energy SRL and Zenith Resources SRL.2026-04-10
- M&AFrench train manufacturer Alstom has acquired rail-related hydrogen fuel cell activities from US-based Cummins after the firm announced a cessation of new sales for its electrolyser technologies.2026-04-07
- M&AAir France-KLM Group has officially bid a non-binding offer to purchase a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal.2026-04-02
- FundingBordeaux Airport announces on April 1, 2026 in Mérignac, the signing of a EUR 170 million financing package with a pool of banks in the territory to modernize its facilities and decarbonize its model.2026-04-02
- M&ASuch was the case with the merger of Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.2026-03-25
- M&AAntin Infrastructure Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations with family-owned diversified group Caravelle to acquire Belambra, a French leader in leisure infrastructure that owns and operates a diverse portfolio of holiday clubs.2026-02-16
- M&Athe start-up has just bought all its shares from the group and the operating subsidiary CLS of the CNES with the support of the Fund Impact Ocean of Go Capital and South Sea Invest (Groupe Banque Populaire).2026-01-27
- M&AThe rail technology company Vossloh has completed its acquisition of the European concrete sleepers manufacturer Sateba.2025-10-01
- Fundingtoday announced the opening of the subscription to its issue of bonds repayable in shares (ORA), up to €3 million, at a rate of 15% per year and at a unit price of €600 (Read the press release of 2 September 2025 and the opinion published in BALO today), to investors who do not have a preferential subscription right, via their financial intermediaries.2025-09-24
- M&ALVMH secured an option to acquire the full ownership of Orient Express in 2027 as part of a strategic partnership announced last year, according to two people familiar with the agreement.2025-07-30
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Travel and Hospitality company in France was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-06-23 | ||
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens | $9.8B | Rumored | 2026-06-12 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-10 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-07 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-02 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-03-25 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership changes and contract wins within the sector.
SanefUche Uzoebo · Appointment → Managing Director and CEO of the Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF)Mar 2026
Opsealogwon adnoc logistics & servicesFeb 2026
Satebaauthorized acquisition — French Competition AuthorityOct 2025
- United States Department of Transportation v lufthansa, air france, klmCivil penalties for delays in processing passenger refunds · SettledMar 2026
- Pointe-à-Pitre Joint Commercial Court v air antillesjudicial review · OngoingFeb 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +8.8%, half slower.
Who is building Travel and Hospitality in France
Profiles 180 founders and CEOs across 143 companies, noting that HEC Paris is the most common alma mater with five alumni.
Ex-CEO-Harkand group, Ixens · Ecole Polytechnique MSc 1997
Ex-RFF, Cabinet du Premier Ministre, Agence de l'Eau Seine Normandie. Ecole Polytechnique 1999
Co-Founder Kernel Investissements, ex-Founder & CEO PriceMinister Group, Visualis, Rakuten, Capital One. HEC Paris 1999
Ex-APTITUDE EXPERTS, SNCF Network, Eiffage Permanent. National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts MS 1995
Ex-Goldman Sachs. Ryerson University 2013, National University of Singapore 2014, ESSEC Business School 2015
Office De Tourisme De Lagglomeration Dannecy, ex-Cargill, ex-Bnp Paribas, EDHEC Business School, 2009
Ex-Saarstahl. University of Saarland 2011
Ex-DERICHEBOURG Multiservices, VP Loire Concept. Icam - Catholic Institute of Arts and Crafts 2019
Independent Director - Qualium Investissement. Sciences Po 1982
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Who funds Travel and Hospitality in France
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 58 | — | Jan 2024 |
| Economy And Finance | 37 | — | Apr 2024 |
| Bpifrance | 6 | 3 | Nov 2021 |
| Gwenne G | 3 | 2 | Jan 2021 |
| Ventech | 2 | 1 | Nov 2021 |
| Turenne Groupe | 2 | 1 | Nov 2021 |
| Credit Agricole Alpes Developpement | 2 | 1 | Jul 2022 |
| Credit Agricole | 2 | 1 | Jul 2023 |
| 50 Partners | 2 | — | Jul 2022 |
| Three Hills | 2 | — | Dec 2023 |
The typical round is $238k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Travel and Hospitality funding rounds in France
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Evok Collection’s $140.9 million Series D—and lists ten other sizable recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series D | $140.9M | Feb 2024 | Famille C Participations | |
| Series B | $67.9M | Nov 2021 | Vitruvian Partners, Ventech, Turenne Groupe +1 more | |
| Series C | $32.9M | Dec 2023 | — | |
| Series B | $29.7M | Nov 2009 | AGF Management Limited, CM-CIC Capital Prive | |
| Series A | $11.6M | Sep 2018 | NextStage AM | |
| Seed | $11.2M | Nov 2021 | Abarines Invest | |
| Series A | $10.8M | May 2020 | FJ Labs, Ventech, Turenne Groupe +1 more | |
| Series A | $8.7M | Jul 2023 | Naco, Aquiti Gestion, Credit Agricole +1 more | |
| Seed | $6.8M | Oct 2022 | Otium Capital | |
| Series A | $3.4M | Dec 2022 | 123 Investment Managers |
What the news says about Travel and Hospitality in France
Counts 662,867 news articles about the sector in the last year, focusing mainly on geopolitical disputes, international relations, and related political topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Travel and Hospitality news in France. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,376▲+33%
- International and transnational geographic entities300,351▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions300,278▲+33%
- International political relations78,218▲+15%
- International sports competitions73,346▼-54%
- Security and defense policies46,950▲+18%
- Olympic games coverage41,669▼-71%
- International relations and diplomacy34,383▲+16%
- Professional league updates33,201→-3%
- Championship event highlights25,205▼-26%
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16 Travel and Hospitality companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Travel and Hospitality coverage in France as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in France Travel and Hospitality coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Travel and Hospitality jobs in France: who is hiring and what they ask for
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