According to La Provence, the city of Avignon sold two hotels at the end of July to an independent hotel group from Lyon for €2.3m. The transaction concerns the Hôtel des Monnaies and the Hôtel Niel, two adjacent establishments that have been closed since 2010. They were acquired by Èhôtels-Collection, a group founded by Jean-Luc Mathias and Marianne Borthayre.