Design - Hilton revamps its lobbies
After Pullmann, Radisson Blu, Marriott and Le Méridien, it's now Hilton's turn to give them a lounge feel.
3 Questions to Hubert Joly, Chairman of the Carlson Group
Development - The world's leading hotels set out to conquer...
India is now the focus of much attention from the world's hotel groups. A logical move, given the sub-continent's economic potential, but one that has taken longer to materialise than in China. So the wheels seem to be definitely in motion, and the hoped-for developments are beginning to materialise.
Rankings - Controversy surrounds France's top luxury hotels
Since 5 May, France has officially had 8 palaces, symbols of French luxury whose exceptional nature, in every sense of the word, sets them apart from other five-star hotels.
Perspectives – SNCF has just carried out a study on...
More than an increase in train speed (45 %) or an increase in the number of frequencies (42 %), 72 % of French people want TVGs to serve more destinations in France.
Accessibility - SNCF makes it compulsory to exchange TGV Pro tickets
SNCF has just abolished the flexible access that allowed TGV Pro passengers to board any train other than the one they chose when booking.
Business aviation - Plans for Europe's leading business airport
In the run-up to the Paris Air Show, to be held from 20 to 26 June 2011, Aéroports de Paris (ADP) provides an update on development projects at Paris-Le Bourget, Europe's leading airport for business aviation.
À la carte – Concierge Service: Bespoke service with...
Aéroports de Paris is launching a travel facilitation service in its airports for departing, arriving and connecting passengers.
Strategy – Lufthansa: €2.8 billion for passenger comfort...
"Lufthansa continues to invest in passenger comfort".These were the words of Thierry Antinori in his last speech as Vice President Marketing at Lufthansa at the ITB Berlin Tourism Fair.
Growth - Emirates goes from strength to strength
Dubai's national airline has just announced its 23rd consecutive profit, defying all the doomsayers who had been predicting a halt to the carrier's growth for years. Emirates has announced an increase in passenger numbers of 14.5 %, i.e. four million additional passengers for a total of 31.4 million passengers for fiscal year 2010/11, while the load factor reached 80 %.
Technology - Air France, a mobile carrier
"Strengthen our customer relationships and become the leader in mobile phone information". is the dual objective of the tools launched by Air France in February.
Summer schedule - Brussels AirLines: New seats, new routes
For Belgium's national carrier Brussels Airlines, summer 2011 is shaping up to be a great year. The carrier is marketing 709,000 additional seats and inaugurating three new destinations: Agadir and Marrakech in Morocco and Lamezia Terme in Calabria.
Africa – Air France strengthens its summer programme to Africa with...
Since April, the airline has been offering four weekly non-stop flights between Paris CDG 2C and Conakry in Guinea.
Oil - US companies slow down their growth
After increasing their seat capacity by 3 to 4 % in the first few months of the year, US airlines are beginning to feel the impact of soaring oil prices - which almost doubled between October 2010 and April 2011, with the price of jet fuel rising from 88 to 141 dollars a barrel - and are adjusting their services accordingly.
Optimism - French airports resume expansion
French air transport confirmed its recovery in 2010. Mainland airports welcomed 143.38 million passengers, an increase of 1.2 % on 2009. Even so, this growth was affected by the closure of European airspace in April due to the Icelandic volcano, and again in December due to snow.
Eurostar: new premium services for Business Premier...
The high-speed train is raising the level of its on-board catering offer and launching a guaranteed boarding service for passengers in Business Premier class.
Visitor numbers up in the United States
Air transport: new fuel surcharges
The return to growth in air transport has been severely disrupted since the start of the year. While IATA expects major consequences from the earthquake in Japan and does not foresee a real recovery in traffic in this country before the third quarter, tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt the activity of airlines.
Sheraton: brand new clubs
In the vast modernisation plan that Starwood Hotels has undertaken for Sheraton - i.e. 6 billion dollars to give its flagship brand a facelift, including the roll-out of link@sheraton business centres in partnership with Microsoft - there was one final element to complete: the club lounges.
The world's hotel leaders continue their conquest of India
After putting all their efforts into developing their offer in China - a development that is far from over and that could take on a new light since the IHG group recently announced its intention to launch a brand with a purely Chinese essence, like Hermès with its Shang Xia brand - it is India that is the focus of all the attention from the world's hotel groups. A logical move, given the sub-continent's economic potential, but one that has taken longer to materialise than in China, mainly because of the higher cost of property and a number of administrative hurdles.
