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Brussels Airlines opens Brussels-Cairo and strengthens Nice

Brussels Airlines has just unveiled its summer 2027 schedule. Cairo is the main new addition. The first flight will depart from Brussels on Monday, March 29, 2027, with five rotations per week according to two schedules. On Mondays and Saturdays, SN3323 will leave Brussels at 10 a.m. for an arrival in Cairo at 2…

Imminent strikes in Belgium

A national demonstration will disrupt travel in Belgium this Friday, October 9. Brussels Airlines plans to cancel 40% of its flights. «Following the national demonstration in Belgium on Friday, October 9, and the expected impact on our handling partner’s workforce, we unfortunately have no choice but to cancel part of our program…

European Sleeper will launch a Brussels-Malmö service in April 2028

Faced with travellers' enthusiasm for trains in general and night trains in particular, European Sleeper intends to launch a new service in April 2028 linking Brussels to Malmö in Sweden via Copenhagen in Denmark. To do so, the sector specialist has partnered with RDC Deutschland Gruppe, a leasing company...

The ICE is pulling into Brussels Airport station

Deutsche Bahn’s first ICE high-speed train from Cologne arrived at Brussels Airport station this Monday morning. A real event for the airport which, for the first time since 2015, is once again directly connected to the international high-speed network. Travellers coming from the west…

SNCF will connect Brussels to Basel in July 2027

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the France-Brussels link, celebrated last June 12th in the Belgian capital in the presence of Jean Castex, the chairman of SNCF, the rail company announced the extension of the TGV Inoui Brussels-Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, from July 2027. The service will be scheduled for Fridays, Saturdays and...

Brussels Convention Street: interview with Ariane Deguelle (SQUARE)

In Brussels, a new approach to professional events is emerging, Brussels Convention Street, which aims to make the Mont des Arts a connected congress district by linking the SQUARE convention centre to four emblematic institutions: BOZAR, KBR – Royal Library of Belgium, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and the BELvue Museum.

A. Boudrand (Minor Hotels): "We have the brands to succeed..."

Minor Hotels already has a strong presence in the Benelux, but is still underrepresented in France or Switzerland. What are the challenges associated with this dual approach? Alexis Boudrand - I have a two-speed remit. As you point out, Minor Hotels inherited a large number of hotels in the Benelux from…

Strike: a difficult day in Belgium on 12 May

Travellers passing through Belgium should expect a difficult day on Tuesday 12 May. Almost three months to the day after the 12 March strike which led to the cancellation of all flights departing from Brussels Airport, a new strike will affect the operations of airlines and transport companies alike…

Brussels Airlines is densifying its network in Europe

60,000 additional seats, spread across some 170 new flights: this is how Brussels Airlines intends to respond this summer to "growing demand for travel within Europe". But this appetite for travel within the Old Continent is, of course, not the only factor to consider: Brussels Airlines anticipates –…

Brussels Airlines and Deutsche Bahn code-share the Brussels route...

From 7 September 2026, Deutsche Bahn, in partnership with Brussels Airlines, will launch its new high-speed rail link between Brussels Airport and Cologne. The link will offer passengers fast and direct access to the more than 180 destinations served by the Belgian airport. The first train will leave Cologne on 7 September at...

Brussels Airport: growth in 2025, but no return to...

4.4 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in 2025. On the face of it, this is not too unfavourable a result, since traffic growth was 3.3 % compared with 2024. However, the airport authorities explain that this growth is lower than expected. This was due to seven nationwide industrial actions, which cost...

Belgium paralysed by strikes this week

The railways are kicking off a major strike in Belgium. "Due to a trade union strike against certain measures included in the government agreement, fewer trains will be running from Sunday 23 November (10pm) to Wednesday 26 November inclusive (last train)", warns the national company SNCB. To compensate for these difficulties, the...

Brussels Airport takes off in October

With 2.2 million passengers handled in October - 2,228,691 to be precise - Brussels Airport saw its traffic soar (+6%) compared with the same period in 2024. And this despite the strike, the cumulative impact of which over the whole year - six days - is estimated by the airport at 250,000 passengers...

Radisson: Paris at the heart of its global expansion

This is symbolic of the place held by France in the Radisson Group's growth strategy. To begin the video presentation of its forthcoming openings, Paris takes pride of place with, to start with, the future Banke Opera Paris hotel, part of the Radisson Collection, whose renovation is due for completion in...

Czech company Smartwings strengthens its position in French-speaking Europe

Smartwings, both a spin-off and parent company of the former CSA, is finally taking over from the defunct Czech national airline. The airline, which has mainly been confined to leisure routes, is now boosting its network to the main European cities from Prague. It is inaugurating 7 new stopovers for its new winter flight programme to...

Strikes: Brussels airport under pressure

France does not have a monopoly on strikes in this busy autumn. While French air traffic controllers have targeted 7, 8 and 9 October for their notice period, Brussels airport will be affected on 14 October. The reason: a national union action in which the staff of...

B&B Hotels in Brussels

Already well established in Brussels with establishments at the Gare du Midi and near Avenue Louise, B&B Hotels is expanding its network in the capital by moving towards Zaventem and Brussels National Airport. For its largest hotel in Belgium, with 255 functional and designer rooms. Buffet breakfast, bar...

Delta bows out of the Brussels-New York route

This is a major surprise for business travellers on the Brussels-New York JFK route. Delta Air Lines is to stop operating the route after 34 years of loyal service. On 5 January next, the American carrier will mark the suspension of this route. The route has been operated this summer with four flights...

Radisson Collection in the par in Brussels

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of its world headquarters in Brussels, the Radisson group is adding a choice address in the Belgian capital: the Radisson Collection The National Hotel. Succeeding the Radisson Collection Grand Place Brussels, due to open in 2020, this second hotel from the luxury brand is moving away from the city centre...

Cathay Pacific returns to Brussels

Cathay Pacific is continuing to rebuild its European network. The Hong Kong airline is now approaching the symbolic milestone of 100 weekly return flights between its hub and the old continent. And - another symbol - Cathay Pacific is once again serving Europe's political capital: flights between Hong Kong and Brussels have resumed...