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All in all, 2024 was a good year for Strasbourg Entzheim airport, with a number of positive developments. The strengthening of Volotea from the Alsace hub and the return of easyJet helped to boost traffic. With 1.23 million passengers last year, Strasbourg airport saw its traffic increase by...

The press were invited to Paris this morning to take stock of Trenitalia's three years in France. "We have already carried 3 million passengers, with an increase of 40% per year since 2022. Above all, 98% of customers are satisfied with their journey, from the...

Hidden among the pine trees on a beach stretching 9km between Pornichet and Le Pouliguen, the resort of La Baule-Escoublac has flourished since the 19th century thanks to seaside tourism. The Barrière group has played a major role in this success, owning a beach facing the Atlantic Ocean and one of the most beautiful...

As it does every year at the beginning of January, SNCF Voyageurs has just announced the amount of the increases for its TGV Inoui and Ouigo services, i.e. +1.5% on average in 2025, following an increase of +2.6% in 2024 and +7% in 2023. While the slowdown in this fare growth may be attributable to better inflation figures (+1.3%...

Châteauform' will get off to a good start in 2025 with the start of operations in January at 3 Mazarium, the Institut de France's events venue. What prospects does this award offer you? Benjamin Abittan - We have a lot of faith in it. It's a venue with the kind of character we like at Châteauform', even more steeped in history than usual. If we have...

You head up the Southern Europe region for the IHG Group. What is your outlook for 2025? Eric Viale - We are approaching the coming year with great confidence, buoyed by a solid first half of 2024, marked by growth of around +4 % in revenue per room for IHG in Europe compared with...

Asia has regained all its vigour, if the list of the world's busiest airlines by number of seats is anything to go by. The continent appears 7 times in the top 10 international routes and even 9 times in the top 10 domestic routes. The recovery has been strong across the board...

As 2024 draws to a close, the French Transport Regulation Authority (ART) has just published its study of the French rail transport market, based on figures for 2023. In its 8th annual review, the Authority firstly confirms the continuing rise in the number of rail passengers since the end of Covid, with growth of +6%...

2025 will be a busy year for the Radisson group in France. While the reopening of the Cour des Loges in Lyon, transformed into a Radisson Collection luxury hotel, is expected in the first quarter, the group has just announced two new developments, one in Rueil-Malmaison and the other in Montpellier. Both are also expected to open in the first few months of...

The EuroAirport is already linked by bus to the SBB (Swiss Federal Railways), SNCF and DB (Deutsche Bahn) rail networks via Basel, Saint-Louis and Freiburg im Breisgau stations. With the new "FREUND" (for "FRankreich-EUroAirport-Navette-Deutschland") link, the stations of Weil am Rhein (Basel) and...

Updated 13/12 at 11:30 Paris does not and should not have a monopoly on lifestyle hotels. This is the aim of a new brand, Grand Mess, which will be launched in Clermont-Ferrand in a few days' time, on 19 December, before seeing another project come to fruition in Lyon in three years' time. "Apart from Paris, many other regional cities offer...

This would probably be the only good news if the Barnier government fell. The appointment of a new government and the review of the 2025 budget could mean a delay in the application of the increase in the solidarity levy. Or even a complete review. Nothing is less certain, but there is a possibility that the...

In addition to its leadership position in the luxury hotel sector, which is constantly being strengthened, the Marriott group can count on its 'select service' brands and its collections of boutique hotels to maintain the growth of its offer in France and Europe. Spearheading this expansion, Moxy Hotels is now very close to...

At the Palais Bourbon, the Senators also discussed the future air transport tax rates proposed by the French government. A fortnight ago, the Members of Parliament approved these rates, while excluding the French overseas departments and territories and Corsica. And limiting the measure to one year. Backtracking in the Senate,...

It's a paradox that characterises Perpignan. "Perpignan, centre of the world" is the slogan chosen by the tourist office and the municipality of France's southernmost city, a slogan inspired by the famous words of the painter Salvador Dali. Passing through Perpignan station in 1963, the extravagant artist explained that he had felt...

Faced with steadily rising demand on its Atlantic network, and in order to prepare for the arrival of competitors such as Proxima and Le Train in three to four years' time, SNCF Voyageurs has decided to significantly increase its seat capacity to the South-West, Pays-de-la-Loire and Brittany. To achieve this, the railway company is counting on the use of...

The FNAM and UAF have joined forces to alert public decision-makers to the dangers of over-taxing a sector that is vital to the French economy and employment. A study by Deloitte analyses the impact of air transport and highlights its importance in the current context of the tripling of the Solidarity Tax...

On 7 November, Volotea inaugurated two new flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to two business destinations: London and Strasbourg. The British capital will now be linked to Brest twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday. The schedule will change in April, with flights operated on Mondays and Thursdays.

Hôtel Louvre-Lens is fine-tuning its strategy for business customers. Its credo: an "experiential MICE offer 'Immersion in the talents of the region'", which should make it a "preferred destination for business travellers and exceptional events". The Hôtel Louvre-Lens management team has not forgotten step 1 in this immersion...

The Edeis group specialises in infrastructure development, including several for airports. Edeis manages 17 airports in France and the French overseas departments and territories. These are mainly regional hubs, such as Angers, Dijon, Dole, Lorient, Mayotte, Reims and Saint-Martin. Edeis aims to transform some of its hubs into regional mini-hubs....