China

Far from it, the health crisis has not dampened the growth prospects of the major hotel groups. Accor is demonstrating this with 288 hotels opened last year, providing 41,000 new rooms. This means net growth of 3 % in 2021, taking the French group's network to more than 5,300 hotels and 778,000 rooms, putting it in a good position to...

Last week, the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) published the country's new five-year air transport development plan. The plan sets the tone for the development of the aviation sector throughout 2022. Indeed, the air transport regulator has indicated that China will...

It will undoubtedly be some time before business travellers can enjoy the luxury of the new Mandarin Oriental, which opens in Shenzhen on 20 January, as business travel in China is still complex. Nevertheless, the luxury group has made the journey from its headquarters in Hong Kong...

Or how to start the year on the right foot. On 1 January, the Hilton Group inaugurated a new luxury hotel under the Conrad brand right in the heart of Shanghai. Located in Puxi, the historic waterfront of the Chinese megalopolis, the hotel is housed in a 66-storey tower overlooking People's Square....

With the Olympic Games looming in Beijing, Shangri-La is already on the starting line. The hotel group has just inaugurated a new address in the Chinese capital, a stone's throw from the site that will host the snowboarding events next February. In addition to this 'Olympic' location, the Shangri-La Shougang...

It is one of the most incredible developments in the history of the world over the last two decades. It has taken China 15 years to connect virtually every corner of its immense territory to a high-speed rail network. With the exception of the west of the country, where the Himalayas form a natural barrier. This...

The Swiss business hotel sector has recently welcomed a new member: Ruby Hotels recently opened its first address in Zurich. Mimi, the name given to this first Ruby, has taken up residence in the century-old building of the Orient, one of the city's first cinemas, some elements of which have been preserved for...

For its new address in a business destination as popular as Shanghai, the Accor group has opted for a strategic location, in keeping with the brand's high standards. And so it is in the North Bund district - with an uninterrupted view of the famous banks of the Huangpu River - that the hotel will be inaugurated in...

For all the foreign businessmen, chambers of commerce and international companies hoping for a reopening of Hong Kong, the news is a cold shower. But in the end, it comes as no surprise. Since Hong Kong was brought to heel by the People's Republic of China and its political autonomy all but disappeared, Beijing...

Known for its five-star boutique hotels in Paris and the provinces, Maison Albar Hotels is preparing to take a major step in Africa with the announcement, on World Tourism Day in Abidjan, of three establishments due to open in Côte d'Ivoire over the next few years. These hotels are part of the country's tourism strategy...

China's technology never ceases to amaze. This is particularly true in rail transport, where the country has become the leader in high-speed trains in less than 20 years. Since the first launches in the early 2000s, the TGV network has become the largest in the world, with 38,000 km of...

Taghazout is definitely in the spotlight among hoteliers. The Moroccan resort on the Atlantic coast, some twenty kilometres from Agadir, is seeing one opening after another. In just a few weeks, its hotel offer has been enhanced by a Hyatt Regency, a Radisson Blu resort and now a luxurious Fairmont. Already present in Marrakech and soon in Rabat, the hotel brand...

The colours of Cathay Pacific's aircraft will soon be visible again at Paris CDG. The airline has announced the resumption of flights between Hong Kong and the French capital from 1 August. But this return, after an 18-month absence, remains highly symbolic. The Chinese carrier will only operate one rotation per...

China: splendid isolation China was the first country to be hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. But it is also officially the first country to emerge from the health crisis thanks to drastic measures, unprecedented elsewhere, including total control of its population's movements through confinement and intrusive technologies. This success against...

Since China launched its high-speed rail system in 2008, it has steadily gained market share. A recent study on the impact of high-speed rail on China's three airline giants indicates that around 80 % of China's domestic air routes will be competing in 2025 with...

Hilton is strengthening its position in China's business segment with the opening of the only hotel directly connected to the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, one of the world's largest MICE venues with 500,000 square metres of indoor space. This position, already advantageous for business travellers, is strengthened by the plethora of...

From next week, airlines based in Hong Kong will have to comply with new quarantine measures. These stricter rules have been decreed by the Hong Kong government, which has been panicked by the resurgence of the virus. Under the new rules, all travellers arriving from abroad will have to remain confined for 14 days in the...

After several establishments in Europe, most recently in Brussels, and its recent debut in Africa, in Bamako, the Radisson Collection is continuing to expand in Asia-Pacific. The Radisson Group's luxury brand has unveiled its first hotel in China, in Shanghai, in the central district of Xujiahui, close to a number of high-rise buildings...

A major surprise in Asia: the region's busiest international airport in 2020 will now be Seoul Incheon in Korea. The hub has dethroned Hong Kong, which is now probably the fourth, if not the fifth busiest international airport on the continent. The first figures for Asia's airports come on...

Following the discovery of five covid-19 positive cases on an Air France flight between Paris-CDG and Tianjin near Beijing, the Chinese civil aviation authorities have suspended the route for 15 days. In practice, this decision complies with the rules laid down by the government. The government prohibits...