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Its aircraft, emblazoned with an emblem reminiscent of traditional gingham fabrics, are increasingly present in France, particularly on cross-border routes, but also more and more at Orly. But also more and more at Orly. 11 years after its arrival in France, the Catalan airline Volotea has turned in a remarkable performance. It is the number one airline in France in terms of...

Béziers is on the move! Facing Saint-Nazaire cathedral and its new forecourt, the La Prison hotel opened its doors at the end of May after two years' work by the Mando Hospitality group. Aptly named, this 3-star establishment is housed in a former prison dating back to the 18th century, which was...

The return to post-crisis normality has been a painful one for France's transport industry... The annual report on quality of service 2022 published on 26 July by the AQST (French Transport Quality of Service Authority) sums it up as follows: "After the upturn during the health crisis, 2022 marks...

On Wednesday, Volotea launched its new Strasbourg-London route. It will be operational on 9 November. Volotea, which will operate to Gatwick airport, will thus be launching its first scheduled service to the United Kingdom. Volotea will be the only airline to offer this route. A route that will probably be of interest to business travellers from Strasbourg,...

Like the athletes preparing to compete at Paris 2024, the authorities in charge of transport are stepping up their preparations. And in the absence of a training programme, French aviation now has an action plan. This was unveiled on Monday, with Clément Beaune and Olivia Grégoire taking the opportunity to visit Orly. An airport...

The first Wojo address in Brest will be 2 rue Albert Rolland. The coworking specialist will be co-located with the Hôtel Barracuda & Spa in this building located between the Quai Malbert and the Marina du Château. Wojo will take up residence on the 4th floor of the building, from autumn 2023. A plateau of...

Singapore has two new addresses for business travellers who love chic, designer hotels. The Mondrian brand, which is part of Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, has just set up in the heights of Chinatown, in the Duxton Hill district. Close to the Central Business District, Duxton Hill, once an underworld area, has become the place to...

Owners of electric vehicles can only rejoice: the number of recharging points available in hotel car parks is growing all the time. Recently, the Radisson group, one of the most active in e-mobility, announced a new partnership with PowerGo to accelerate the deployment of these...

The future Le Train company has announced that it has completed a new round of financing, raising eight million euros. Alongside the two historic shareholders, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and Crédit Agricole Charente-Périgord, who have been with the company since May 2022, four new financial partners have come on board: Charente Périgord...

Following last year's inauguration of Station Cosmos, a 4-star hotel with 76 rooms on the theme of space, this week Futuroscope is opening Ecolodgee. This unclassified but 3* establishment of 120 ultra-cosy wooden lodges - but without air conditioning or TV! - It required the creation of a landscaped park, islands...

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...

In recent months, a host of new long-stay brands have been launched in the United States, by Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt. Do you see the same opportunity for the development of this segment on this side of the Atlantic? Xavier Desaulles - The potential is there. The market opportunity in Europe is strong if we...

Nearly three months after work was completed, the new MICE facilities at the Village Club du Soleil were unveiled in mid-June. The operator, which was founded in Marseille in the early 1960s, has invested to give a new dimension to the corporate side of its Phocaean site. It will have cost some 350,000...

Canua Island will not be making its inaugural season off the coast of Mandelieu-la-Napoule. The 1,750 m2 event barge has failed to obtain the navigation and outfitting permits it needs to operate. The hundred or so employees, including 20 sailors, were made redundant even before setting sail for the first time. With a capacity of...

(Article updated on 19 June) After Trenitalia, the opening up to competition in the rail sector is about to become a little more of a reality in France with the arrival of Renfe. The Spanish national operator plans to launch an AVE line between Lyon and Barcelona on 13 July. Renfe will then inaugurate the Marseille-Barcelona-Madrid route on 28...

The Dutch government has given rail operators until 10 June to offer services on international routes. Arriva Netherlands has seized this opportunity. On 8 June, this subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn submitted a route application to the Dutch Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM). The operator wants to...

Employees scattered like jigsaw puzzles, management split up, teams struggling to find each other: the changing world of work, accelerated by the pandemic, is turning companies' habits upside down. In some cases, companies have simply abandoned the idea of having offices and switched to full remote working. This is nothing new, but this...

On Tuesday, France officially banned the operation of domestic short-haul flights on routes where there is a rail service linking two points in less than 2.5 hours. This provision had been announced in August 2021 when the Climate and Resilience Act was promulgated. However, it had to be suspended following a...

The Radisson group is adding to the portfolio of its Radisson Individuals collection of independent hotels, particularly in France. After welcoming a new member near the capital, the YAC Paris Clichy, the brand is heading for Normandy with a boutique hotel in Honfleur, Les Maisons de Léa. Located in the heart of...

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse may be a medium-sized airport with 7.05 million passengers in 2022, but it is still subject to regular congestion at its facilities. France's sixth-largest hub has seen more traffic in the past than it does today. In 2019, the airport welcomed 9.1 million passengers. At the time, it ranked...