Kempiski Bristol Hotel
Most hotels offer an online booking tool and promotions on their website. They adapt their offer to different countries...
Maxime Coffin, Director of Safety Control at the DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority)
With global air traffic doubling in twenty years, how have safety and the number of accidents changed?
Maxime Coffin: Over the...
The triumph of business aviation
A real paradox! While the French economy has been languishing for several years, business aviation is doing better and better. Thus, the...
Pre-purchase of flight hours
The latest development in aircraft chartering is a pre-purchased flight hour card system. A scheme even better tailored to needs...
Business and low-cost travel go hand in hand
L’Avion, a new French carrier belonging to the Elysair group, is setting out to conquer the Paris-New York route with an innovative concept: an all-business-class service...
United Airlines is thinking ahead
United Airlines recently unveiled plans to refurbish its in-flight product on international flights. It is the first class that benefits...
Agencies may apply charges on the sale of the train
Since 1st January, SNCF has reduced the commission paid to travel agencies for the sale of train tickets, which has dropped from...
High-contribution passengers
"High-contribution" passengers are particularly looked after by airlines, who do not hesitate to outbid each other on the mileage quotas awarded for each trip...
Major airports: in search of lost time
Barely twenty years ago, flying passengers didn't ask themselves any questions: to get from point A to point B, the simplest option was a direct flight, if they lived near a major airport; if they came from a smaller town, they had to transit via a "hub", in aviation jargon a hub connecting flights from all over the world.
Architecture and airports
It's not enough to build an airport. It also has to look good! After all, the airport has become the emblematic symbol of the region...
High contribution: separate classes
Can airlines still outdo themselves when it comes to service? The last decade has seen a complete overhaul of products and services...
Ali Al Umeyri, General Manager France, Gulf Air
How did the year 2005 go? What are the objectives for 2006?
Ali Al Umeyri - Despite soaring oil prices and a...
Emirates opens its lounge at Roissy 2C
A new lounge has just opened at Roissy 2C airport. Following its transfer from terminal 1 to terminal 2C in December...
Renovation of Terminal 1 CDG
The future departure lounge at CDG terminal 1. All the seats in these lounges will be changed or renovated, all the baggage trolleys...
The transformation of Aéroports de Paris
The Paris hubs symbolise the image of the country's capital. Today, if this concern is central to the strategy of Aéroports de Paris...
Isabelle Rousset - Head of Communications - Lyon Airport
How has the security budget in Lyon evolved over the last four years? What proportion is funded by the passenger today?
Isabelle...
Airlinair continues to weave its web
Airlinair has launched a website where passengers can now consult flight times and special offers...
Air France: focusing on growth markets
Air France unveiled its new services for winter 2005-2006 at the Top Résa show in Deauville at the end of September. First observation: an increase in the number of...
How to get an upgrade: business at the price of...
Wearing an impeccable uniform, holding out a membership card, getting friendly smiles from the ground staff. Not bad, but not always effective....
Checking in in advance
Some companies do their utmost to make the check-in stage easier and quicker for the traveller. Here are a few examples.
Air France offers...
