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How do you explain the strong link between rugby and the corporate world? Jad Zoghbi - Rugby and the corporate world go together extremely well. Their values are quite similar, whether it's cohesion, solidarity or the team taking precedence over the individual. For managers, rugby illustrates what they are trying to achieve...

A rugby pass: to coincide with the France-Wales match in March, the Société Générale group staged a theatrical handover between Frédéric Oudéa and Slawomir Krupa, the new head of the Paris-based bank. It was a publicity stunt that drew on the strong links between the...

Friday 8 September, 9.15pm, Saint-Denis: it's time for the tenth Rugby World Cup, organised in France for the second time in its history. With a choice match-up: France-New Zealand. The excitement generated by the competition, the magic of the haka and the performances of the French team should all contribute to a...

The President wants it and the government will make it happen. For more than a year, Emmanuel Macron's government has been dithering over the benefits or otherwise of a single-price ticket for the use of regional trains. It would be inspired by the model launched by Germany - with a €9 ticket in 2022 during the summer. Since 1 May...

A taste for others. Against its better judgement, the pandemic had the politeness to demonstrate a human need, a very human need: the need to meet others. The strong upturn in business seminars as soon as the restrictions were lifted could only attest to this. A desire to exchange ideas and enjoy conviviality, where the table obviously plays an eminent role. In this...

The start of the new school year is just around the corner, and with it strike action in French skies, scheduled for Friday 15 September. Advance notice has just been given by the Syndicat National des Contrôleurs du Trafic Aérien (SNCTA). The union's national committee met by videoconference on 23 August, and "calls on all air traffic controllers to...

Political relations between France and Africa may be a bit of a rollercoaster ride, but there is at least one segment where everything is going swimmingly: air transport. The number of passengers flying from France to Africa is showing the strongest growth of all international routes. According to...

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...