Europe

The inauguration of the first Yotel address in Greece is scheduled for the end of 2026. And it is the long-stay YotelPad concept that will have the honour of making this grand debut in a promising market for the brand. "With a record number of international arrivals, an increase in hotel occupancy and recent government measures limiting the number of people renting...

Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced the closure of its base in Abu Dhabi, marking a major strategic shift. The base, opened in 2020 in partnership with the local company Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, capitalised on the market for workers in the Emirates as well as visitors with higher incomes.

In the summer of 2024, the Air France-KLM group initiated a commercial cooperation with SAS. This is based on extended code-share and interline marketing agreements. SAS' entry into the Skyteam alliance has contributed to this strengthened cooperation. Air France-KLM is aiming for a shareholding of over 60% Subject to meeting all...

You won't find the polished charm of Madrid, Barcelona, Seville or Valencia in Bilbao. Because, unlike its Spanish counterparts, Bilbao was shaped by the pain of a vanished industrial world. A turning point that the Basque city has seized with both hands. And that has made it a place that generates...

Predictions of a slowdown in demand for air travel between Europe and the United States are being confirmed week after week. And after the "bravado" of a number of airlines claiming at the beginning of May that they were not seeing any slowdown in demand, most are now quietly adjusting their frequencies. Airline consultancy OAG notes that in June, capacity...

Europe is regularly pilloried by the leaders of IATA, the international air transport association. This was certainly the case at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, which has just ended in Delhi. Rafael Schvartzman, Vice-President Regional Europe, condemned the European authorities and their regulations for hampering the growth of air transport. They are making it difficult to...

Nothing is going well at Finnair. The company, already severely weakened by a negative international environment, has now been affected for several weeks by large-scale strikes. In fact, March 27 kicked off a series of further actions by the unions. The company had to cancel more than...

On the fringes of the IMEX event in Frankfurt, German MICE professionals examined the figures for a market that has overtaken France in the Top 5 of the latest ICCA rankings. The Meeting & Event Barometer, the result of this detailed analysis of business tourism in Germany, is a compilation of data collected over the last...

In Europe, Flightright is responsible for compensating passengers who are victims of flight disruptions. At a time when discussions are due to take place in the European Parliament on a possible re-evaluation of passenger compensation rights, the company has revealed its list of the airlines with the most delays. Over the first five months of the year, the performance...

Tougher rights for European travellers when flights are delayed. This is what the European Union wants. A proposal has been under discussion for several years. It should change the rules that airline lobbies consider too intransigent. At present, a three-hour flight delay entitles passengers to compensation. According to the...

In addition to new luxury and lifestyle hotels, the Ibis family of brands remains one of Accor's growth drivers worldwide, with more than 2,500 hotels in nearly 80 countries. The brand, which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last year, is still going strong in Europe and Asia.

From 20 to 22 May, all eyes in the MICE and business travel sectors will once again be on IMEX Frankfurt. All the big names in business tourism will be at Messe Frankfurt. Once again this year, the promise of ambitious business meetings. Proof, if proof were needed, of the prospects opening up for...

With the arrival of Air France as a shareholder, the Scandinavian airline SAS is gradually reviewing its in-flight product in order to harmonise its service standards with those of its Air France Group counterparts. As a result, from 1 October, SAS will be returning to a more traditional business class on its European routes. The airline explains...

The final agreement for the acquisition of FreeNow was signed by Lyft on 16 April, with the transaction due to be completed in the second half of 2025. The American VTC platform acquired its European counterpart for €175 million ($197 million). So FreeNow is leaving the BMW-Mercedes fold to go on the offensive...

There are no major changes in this new ranking drawn up on Thursday by BCD Travel in its Cities & Trends 2025 report. According to the data collected in 2024 by TMC - based on flight and car hire bookings - Germany remains the continent's number 1 business destination for travellers...

According to Anni Vepsäläinen, CEO of the Helsinki Convention and Exhibition Centre, Solar is "the most modern event venue in the Nordic countries". It has to be said that the budget released by the Finnish MICE authorities - €20 million - is one of the largest investments ever made by the Helsinki Convention and Exhibition Centre....

For the past 4 years, the city of Cluj in Transylvania (Romania) has played host to an aviation conference, Aviation-Event CLJ, in partnership with the German company Aviation-Event and the international airport. This forum provides an opportunity to meet leaders in the aviation sector, as well as politicians involved in aviation and travel. The conference...

Eurocontrol has just published the figures for aircraft movements departing from Europe (including the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom). Traffic flows to all regions of the world are up, with the exception of two: the Middle East at -3% and the 'Other Europe' segment...

We knew that the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House would be a revolution in the way the world's leading power conducts its affairs. The over-activity of the President's new American administration is generating daily surprise, often incomprehension and, increasingly, rejection - even anger in the case of the...

The new study unveiled by AirPlus surveyed fewer than 529 business travellers in nine European countries. In addition to France, the payment specialist looked at Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The aim was to measure the importance attached to sustainable development in the...