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Since February 2025, business travellers have been able to present their digital identity card to TGV INOUI, OUIGO and Intercités inspectors. From last October, they have been able to present their driving licence during a roadside check, made available within the France Identité app, while awaiting the possibility to use it for car hire. Now, they will be able to...

"We are anticipating an unprecedented pace of openings in 2026, likely exceeding thirty establishments": in an interview with our website last March, Olivier Cohn, the managing director of Best Western France, was forecasting sustained development for its network. The momentum is confirmed with 12 additional establishments for more…

85 million euros: this is the amount of investment that will be dedicated to Cayenne airport, in French Guiana. This extensive modernisation is expected to last 42 months, with the first phase of works anticipated in 2029. The airport will continue its operations throughout the construction period. The operator Egis – which operates 18 airports worldwide including Beauvais,...

The internationalisation of Reims' hotel sector continues with the opening of the Four Points by Sheraton Reims Cathédrale. Located close to the city centre, on the banks of the Aisne à la Marne canal, this establishment adds to the list of global hotel brands that have gradually appeared in the Champagne capital, starting with Marriott's Autograph Collection, then Radisson, Holiday...

"A plethora of challenges". The annual congress of the National Federation of Aviation and its Trades (FNAM) provided an opportunity for its president, Pascal de Izaguirre, to revisit the numerous issues weighing on the activity and competitiveness of French airlines. Decarbonisation, tensions in the supply of new aircraft, armed conflicts,...

French air traffic control has long been the subject of criticism. Eurocontrol, which manages European airspace, reports that in 2025, French air traffic control alone accounted for 36% of all flight delays in Europe. This is nearly two and a half times more than Germany (14%) and Spain (13%).…

Back in Cannes. The Radisson group, which had left the city after the former Radisson Blu 1835 was rebranded Canopy by Hilton, is returning to the Riviera city with the opening of the Radisson Hotel Cannes Seaside. The result of the acquisition and transformation of a former four-star hotel, the Luxotel, this new...

Yes, in the first half of last year, Accor enriched its portfolio with around twenty new hotels in France, its momentum appears to have increased in the first six months of 2026. The French group in fact announces having achieved nearly 40 openings for a first half judged "exceptional" by Katell Bourgeois, VP Development…

While Barrière attracts a significant leisure clientele at weekends and during school holidays, the group's 21 four-star or five-star establishments, both in France and internationally, also make it a premier MICE destination due to their accommodation capacity, meeting and reception spaces, and dining venues… Without…

Almost all of France was conquered, even its distant territories like Réunion and Martinique. Only one had resisted B&B HOTELS' wave of growth until now: the Island of Beauty. An absence now remedied by the opening of a first hotel in Corsica, south of Bastia. Located less than...

Marseille and the surrounding areas of Parc Chanot are definitively in the sights of the Assas Group for densifying its network. Less than a year after the inauguration of the RockyPop, in July 2025, it is the turn of the Soléo Prado to open its doors. And once again, the French hotelier has chosen to convert a Citadines residence into a hybrid hotel, which...

The renovation of the Grand Hôtel Roi René has just been completed. What was the philosophy that guided this project? Elisabeth Mendes - The idea was to restore the nobility to this iconic place. To respect the hotel's architecture, and above all, to showcase Provence. The fresco at the entrance, the crown of King René, the fountains…

This is a true monument to Aix's hotel industry, a venerable institution, which has just received a new crowning glory. The renovation of the Roi René, more precisely the Grand Hôtel Roi René Aix-en-Provence - MGallery Collection, was celebrated on 28 May. And proof of the importance of the event, the Mayor of the town made the trip for…

Updated 2 June at 4:30 PM Thirty-three. The number is symbolic for the new selection of French hotel stars, which has just been announced. The Palace commission, convened by Atout France at the end of 2025, heard several establishments applying for the renewal of their distinction, which is valid for three years and no longer five…

At the heart of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit, the Porsche Experience Center Le Mans redefines company seminar codes. Here, meetings take on another dimension. Far from ordinary rooms, teams operate in a premium environment where the emotions of motorsport combine with professional efficiency. Between high-end infrastructure...

Improving the quality of service and reducing environmental impact: these are the two development areas that guided the design of the new terminal inaugurated on May 26th at Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport. The project required 18 months of work and an investment of 2.5 million euros. It is part of a...

Commercial passenger air travel in France saw a slight decline in April, according to the DGAC. The number of air passengers fell by 3.2 per cent compared with the same period in 2025. This decline is partly due to runway works underway at Basel-Mulhouse Airport, which…

It is likely a unique status in air transport: that of exemplary cooperation in the management of a bi-national airport by two supervisory authorities, one French and the other Swiss. The Basel-Mulhouse airport has indeed been an official bi-national company since May 1946, which, despite the disagreements that sometimes arise between the Swiss and French authorities,...

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…

Will there be enough kerosene this summer? That's the question many households are asking themselves when booking their holidays, as are all business travellers who need to travel before the summer break. Passengers may well be put off by the flight cancellations announced by several airlines. "A subject that..."