France

The Air France-KLM group has announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2022 and for the past year. The Group made a profit: total Group sales reached 26.4 billion euros, while operating income amounted to 1.2 billion euros. This generated an operating margin of...

Let there be no mistake: SAF made in France is "in the pipeline". At least judging by the list of participants at this "Meeting on sustainable fuels for aviation", held on the morning of 14 February. All the decision-makers involved accepted the invitation of three ministers: Agnès Pannier-Runacher to...

According to In Extenso, the French hotel industry is set for a strong recovery in 2022. What do you expect for the current year? Olivier Petit - Even if the macroeconomic forecasts are difficult at the moment, we are expecting further growth in revenue per room in 2023 of +4% in the regions, +4.5% on the Côte d'Azur and...

As it does every year in February, In Extenso drew up a report on the state of hotel activity in France over the past year, with STR adding its international perspective. Unsurprisingly, both analyses confirmed a widespread recovery. Admittedly, demand was down 8% on a worldwide basis,...

The partnership signed with the German low-cost carrier Eurowings gives Volotea its first presence in Germany. Until now, the airline has only operated scheduled charters on behalf of Airbus between Toulouse and Hamburg. Volotea will be offering eight new routes from Germany to France and Italy, where it operates bases. The...

Will a single ticket (and possibly a single fare) for public transport be the big idea for European transport in 2023? Following the introduction of the €9 ticket last year in Germany - a promotion allowing travel for a month on all regional public transport - the success of the operation has led...

B&B hotels continue to expand in France. At the end of last year, the budget hotel chain strengthened its offering in the Grand Est region with the acquisition of several Roi Soleil establishments from the Nehô group. Located in Mundolsheim, Holtzheim and Schiltigheim near Strasbourg, and in Sausheim and Kingersheim near Mulhouse, the...

The need to (re)travel will have boosted La Compagnie's business in 2022, according to CEO Christian Vernet. "We carried 49,000 passengers last year, with an average load factor of 75%. This result enabled us to post our first ever profit of one million euros", he points out. A number of factors explain...

The announcement was made official on 31 January by the Metropolitan Council. Rouen is to get a Convention Centre by 2030-2031. The "Lapeyre" site has been chosen as the location for this new infrastructure, which will contribute to the transformation of the west of Rouen. It will include an amphitheatre with a capacity of 1,000 seats,...

It's time to take stock at Caen-Carpiquet airport, whose management presented its 2022 results on 31 January. The Caen hub had a good year, welcoming no fewer than 301,395 passengers last year. Caen-Carpiquet therefore significantly exceeded the traffic forecast for 2021, with growth of almost 33%. Above all,...

With around twenty luxury hotels around the world today and another thirty or so to come, the Six Senses brand, which became part of IHG following its acquisition in 2019, has no shortage of ambition. Not least because the future of this brand, launched in 1995 around exclusive resorts with a focus on sustainability and well-being, is being written...

Updated on 19 January at 12 noon. Budget chain B&B Hotels closed out 2022 with the inauguration of several establishments, notably in Bourg-en-Bresse, but also in Toulon with an 82-room hotel conveniently located for business travellers. Featuring the B&B urban concept with contemporary furnishings and refined graphics, the new hotel is...

When they opened their email inboxes this morning, passengers found a message from SNCF inviting them to "go for it" and take advantage of Connect Days and its 150,000 Inoui TGV tickets sold on SNCF Connect from €29 one way to Dunkirk in particular, €35 to Rennes and Nancy, and €49 to...

A bohemian and arty style, a contemporary spirit: business travellers used to staying at the Best Western Plus Paris Roissy hotel will find this establishment quite different. Firstly, because it was completely refurbished last year, and its rooms, designed to be warm and intimate, feature four distinct styles: 'La Bohème Esthétique', 'La Bohème Esthétique', 'La Bohème Esthétique' and 'La Bohème...

Burgundy-Franche Comté occupies a prime position when it comes to business tourism in France. This success is based on its accessibility, modern meeting and conference facilities, places steeped in history and culture, addresses offering undeniable hospitality, not to mention its remarkable wine-growing terroirs and renowned gastronomy. For reasons of...

After the two weekly flights between Montpellier and Madrid launched by Transavia France this winter, the airport in the Occitan region will now benefit from two new routes to major European hubs for the summer 2023 season. BA Euroflyer, a British Airways subsidiary based at London Gatwick, will be the first to launch three weekly flights...

Endless sand and, on its long beach, colourful traditional cabins laid out in an Indian thread, middle-class villas dating back to the Belle Epoque: Malo-les-Bains, nicknamed "the queen of beaches", is establishing itself as one of the great seaside resorts of the Côte d'Opale. This coastal district of Dunkirk is just a few kilometres from the...

What direction would you like to give the FNAM as its new Chairman? Pascal de Izaguirre - Broadly speaking, the airline industry is facing two main challenges today: a geopolitical and economic crisis, and the necessary ecological transition. I'm going to work hard to ensure that the FNAM is in a position to come up with credible solutions to...

Is the spread of teleworking policies turning office property upside down? Christophe Burckart - Companies have embraced the advent of hybrid working. 20% of them had a teleworking policy before covid, and this figure has risen to 80% today. This phenomenon is having an impact on office property and the locations in which people are moving. When...

What are the Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur Group's priorities for 2023? What objectives in terms of passenger traffic or airlines present in Nice? Franck Goldnadel - The Group's priority is to support the upturn in air traffic at all our hubs, while taking environmental issues into account. The...