Bordeaux

Lifestyle and design with the Mama Shelter and Seekoo, prestige with the InterContinental or, in a more intimate style, the Hôtel de Sèze and the Palais Gallien, more economical solutions or dedicated to long stays: with over 11,000 rooms and 210 hotels in Bordeaux, business travellers and participants...

How is Bordeaux positioned today as a destination for congresses and corporate events? Amélie Dechenais - For the last four or five years, Bordeaux has been ticking more and more of the boxes when it comes to hosting major professional events, be they conferences and trade fairs, seminars or corporate conventions. Developments in air travel,...

Quartier Euratlantique Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre With the MECA as its neighbour, the Hilton Garden Inn has been part of the future of the Euratlantique district since 2018. Close to the headquarters of numerous companies, the American group's mid-range hotel is naturally geared towards a business clientele, while being ideally positioned for leisure travellers.

Study after study, poll after poll, Bordeaux reaffirms its special place in the minds of business leaders and their employees. According to Arthur Loyd's 2021 Barometer on the attractiveness of French metropolises, Bordeaux has climbed to second place for the first time in the Très Grandes Métropoles category, ahead of Toulouse...

Is the office as a place of work still as attractive today? Christophe Burckart - Yes, and I'm even surprised by its resilience, because it's a place where people socialise. Even if company employees were not very present in our spaces, their occupancy rate has never fallen below 70 % since March...

Clearly positioned in the business travel segment, the new Brest-Bordeaux route operated by Finistair has been operational since Tuesday. The nine-seater CESSNA Gran Caravan flies twice a week. Departure from Brest is every Tuesday at 7am and every Thursday at 4pm. Take-off from Bordeaux is scheduled...

The Hyatt group is continuing its expansion in Europe. At the end of last year, the American hotelier unveiled an ambitious development plan for the continent, with around twenty hotels expected by 2023, including a Hyatt Place in Rouen, Hyatt Regency hotels in London, Lisbon and Edinburgh, and new hotels to add to its portfolio....

Marriott's lifestyle brand Moxy is continuing to expand in France. After Lille recently and Paris some time ago - at Bastille and Roissy-CDG - the brand is adding a new address in Bordeaux. For the occasion, this lively design chain has found a location to match its image, the Bassins...

The IHG Group is rolling out its hybrid meetings offer in France. The British hotelier presented its "Meet with Confidence" programme last March. The programme is based on five basic principles: cleanliness and security, of course, with check-in/check-out without...

The greet brand, launched by Accor in 2019 in Beaune, is gradually rolling out its offer in France, particularly near major business hubs. This low-cost brand already has a hotel near St Charles station in Marseille and another near Marseille Provence airport. The brand is also present near...

The InterContinental Bordeaux is also adapting to the growing popularity of digital and hybrid events. The five-star hotel recently inaugurated the Studio Grand Hôtel by Abaques, working with the audiovisual agency with offices in Toulouse, Paris and now Bordeaux, with which it has been collaborating for 13 years. With a capacity of six people, this new...

Last spring, Air France undertook to suspend its operations on domestic routes. This decision applies to routes where rail offers an alternative within 2.5 hours. While CDG has its own TGV station integrated into Terminal 2, Orly passengers must go to Massy TGV station at...

At a time when the events industry is being dramatically affected by cancellations and postponements, Bordeaux is determined to support the MICE market and save what can still be saved. We're working on an operation to encourage companies in New Aquitaine to keep their meetings scheduled until the end of the year," explains Amélie...

Hilton is continuing to grow in France at an accelerated pace. From 15 establishments at present, the American group is preparing to double in size by 2022. And this after having already doubled its offering over the last four years. Hilton is proud to have opened more hotels in France than at any time in its history.

"Euratlantique is a unique project in France in terms of its scale, since it will eventually offer 2.5 million m2 of mixed urban development, with housing and businesses of all kinds", says Stephan Delaux, Bordeaux's economic development officer. The project, which began in the late 2000s, is concentrated mainly around the railway station...

There's no need to travel to the other side of the world to organise an incentive or seminar by the sea. The French coastline, lulled by the waves of the North Sea and the English Channel, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, boasts an incredible variety of landscapes: towering cliffs, rocky coasts, immense sandy beaches...

Finnair is taking advantage of the warmer weather to expand its offer in Europe, and particularly in France. As Javier Roig, the airline's Director for France and Southern Europe, recently explained, Finnair is launching a Bordeaux-Helsinki flight on 11 May, with a programme of two rotations a week until 14 September. From the Helsinki hub, passengers...

Next stop: Mérignac? In short, this is the question being put to the people of Bordeaux by the metropolitan authorities, whose ambition is to improve services to the Mérignac airport area. Until 25 October, residents can have their say on this issue, which is the subject of a public enquiry. A dedicated website has been set up...

The Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre hotel, the first French representative of the three-star brand, opened its doors this summer 200 m from the railway hub and offers 166 rooms, a 250 m² banqueting room and a business centre open 24/7. A new B&B Hotel has also opened just one tram stop from the station,...

With the inauguration of the new high-speed line (LGV), Bordeaux is continuing to attract business travellers. The recent inauguration of the Hilton Garden Inn Bordeaux Centre, France's first Hilton Garden Inn, is a case in point. The establishment opened its doors just 200 metres from the railway station...