Europe

"The largest resort of its kind in Europe": the Melco group was not short of superlatives when preparing its arrival in Cyprus. Monday's inauguration of the City of Dreams Mediterranean, in Limassol, should usher in a new era for the island, with a significantly increased capacity and appeal for...

A graduate of McKinsey and the Carlyle investment fund, Javier Aguila entered the world of tourism fully by becoming COO of Spanish tour operator Orizonia in 2012. This operational experience led him to found his own chain, Alua Hotels & Resorts, in 2014. This leisure chain is gradually being taken over by the leading all-inclusive operator in Spain.

In response to strong demand, Swiss International Air Lines is expanding its flight schedule on European routes for the coming 2023/2024 winter season. It will include new destinations and more frequent flights to some of the airports already served. Swiss's short- and medium-haul network will thus comprise 68 destinations from...

The ACI Europe 2023 Airport Connectivity Report shows that Europe is lagging behind in terms of traffic recovery. It also reveals how post-COVID recovery models are impacting the aviation market. And it also affects the passengers and communities for whom connectivity is key...

The Radisson Group is stepping up the deployment of recharging solutions for electric vehicles. Committed to e-mobility, the hotelier has already been a partner of Allego since 2021, with the aim of equipping all its hotels in Europe with appropriate charging stations by 2025. The first ultra-fast recharging solution was installed at the Radisson Blu in Frankfurt last year...

Following in the footsteps of Vienna, crowned by the new ICCA rankings as the world's leading congress destination, Prague has also been able to capitalise on the return of international events. With 616,000 participants expected to attend nearly 4,000 events in 2022, the Czech capital is playing a leading role. Admittedly, this means that business is only...

The study, entitled "Fierce Competitors, Fragile Foes", builds on a Frontier Economics study published earlier this year, which analyses recent and future developments in the European air transport industry. Both studies examine how competition between airports is working and how it is evolving, with competition between airports now strongly...

Belgrade airport is thinking bigger: by the end of the year, the gateway to the Serbian capital will have a new, more modern and more practical look for travellers. Under the leadership of the Vinci Airports group, the hub has begun its transformation, as part of a project costing 732 million euros.

With the summer season upon us, Air France is stepping up its flight schedule from Paris airports. The airline is taking into account the strong demand for medium-haul routes to leisure destinations. The airline will be operating a total of 29 seasonal routes from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle to: Greece: Santorini: up to...

Pioneering destinations in terms of eco-responsibility, recognised for their excellence in design and architecture, fashionable gastronomy, dynamic cities on a human scale: the Nordic countries have many assets in common to seduce event and incentive organisers. Without necessarily making them a key focus...

Updated on 6 April at 10am The Athens hotel scene has been in the spotlight recently. While the Thai group Dusit has just opened its first hotel in Europe here - a 36-suite long-stay establishment - the Radisson group has just found a first address for its new flagship hotel in...

Europe continues to strengthen its cross-border rail services. A new rail link between Dutch Railways (NS), Arriva and SNCB is due to get under way in December on a project linking the three main cities of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, Liège, Maastricht and Aachen. The regional governments of the Euregio have initialled a memorandum of understanding...

Choice Hotels has just announced a refresh of its Ascend Collection brand, which now focuses on a "world dedicated to Hygge". Why this change? Jonathan Mills - Without all travellers being aware of it, the Ascend Collection, which now includes almost 70 hotels in Europe, was the first 'collection' brand in the world, before it became the first 'Hygge' brand in...

The Melco group's conquest of the West will make its first hotel stop in Cyprus. After making a name for itself in Asia with prestigious addresses, notably in Macau and Manila, the resort specialist has now set its sights on the Mediterranean island, where a new complex is about to open its doors with the arrival of a new hotel in...

The budget brand Ibis Styles has made its debut in Scandinavia with its first hotel in Copenhagen. The Accor Group brand has set up close to the centre of the Danish capital, in the predominantly sustainable Ørestad business district. Just a 15-minute metro ride from the central station, the hotel is located in the...

An agreement was reached in Warsaw at the end of January as part of the Railway Direction Days event. The aim of the conference was to generate and rationalise joint investment in railways. The agreement covers all the countries in the Visegrad group (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic), as well as the Baltic States and...

The world of travel has not been exempt from the war in Ukraine. Air transport has been severely affected. The sanctions against Russia include a ban on Russian airlines operating in the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and several other countries around the world. In retaliation, Russia...

At the end of February, one element of Finnair's in-flight service will disappear: the retail sale of accessories, cosmetics and gifts. What was seen as a plus - for last-minute purchases, for example - will no longer be available from 28 February. However, there will be two exceptions:...

The Numbeo index is updated twice a year and provides a snapshot of crime in cities. Numbeo explains its method. It is based on the answers given by respondents. Responses are rated on a scale of -2 (very negative) to 2 (very positive). The figures are weighted over 36...

Lufthansa will continue to densify its network in summer 2023 by adding seven destinations in Europe from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs. In total, the German airline will offer more than 205 destinations worldwide, almost as many as before the coronavirus pandemic. With 5,200 weekly frequencies, the number of routes from...