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The smallest of the big groups. With almost 1,200 hotels worldwide, compared with over 8,000 for Marriott and just under 7,000 for Hilton, Hyatt is certainly not the most bulimic hotelier. However, the reputation of its top-of-the-range establishments and the presence of its hotels in the main...

On Tuesday 4 October, Marseille will be hosting Séminaires Business Events at the Friche de la Belle de Mai. This trade show dedicated to business tourism will bring together 80 exhibitors from the south-east of France, including a number of events professionals from the City of Marseille, which has become a key MICE destination. And with business in the city picking up again...

Where do things stand with the restructuring of Air Austral? Jean-Marc Grazzini - In the restructuring plan drawn up a few months ago, the option chosen is for private investors from Reunion Island to acquire a stake in the company. At the same time, we are continuing to renegotiate our debt with the government. This debt is approximately...

It may seem paradoxical to hear the CEO of Aéroports de Paris, Augustin de Romanet, recently speaking to BFM, urging passengers "to be more reasonable when travelling by air". And yet, this position illustrates the climate challenges facing an entire sector which, without action on the part of its players, and also passengers, would see its emissions...

The recovery is well and truly underway for Air France, as Henri de Peyrelongue, Executive Vice President Commercial Sales Air France-KLM and Henri Hourcade, Executive Vice President France Air France-KLM indicated at IFTM Top Resa. Traffic is almost at its pre-covid passenger level, as is the offer. "On North America, the offer is even greater than in 2019,...

Modified on 14/09 at 10:15 This Friday 16 September, business travellers will have to cope with "severe disruption" to air traffic, according to a press release from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). The DGAC has reportedly asked airlines to cancel half of their flight schedules. The reason: a strike...

It's more than just a beautiful building. The new Strasbourg Exhibition Centre, inaugurated at the beginning of September, consolidates Strasbourg's ambitions. A major European crossroads, the Eurometropolis between France and Germany is now seeking to become a model for sustainable urban development. "The new Exhibition Centre is a concrete expression of the ambitions of a city that is asserting itself as one of...

The French hotel industry's excellent summer was long overdue. Already in 2020 and 2021, the summer period had come as a relief to professionals - with the exception of Parisian hoteliers - mired in an unprecedented health crisis. And with the absence of border restrictions and the return of foreign customers, particularly from North America, the situation could not have been worse...

Transport Minister Clément Beaune told the daily Le Parisien that he was considering regulating private jets in the interests of financial fairness. "There are reasons for urgency and economic imperatives, but this cannot be an individual mode of transport for comfort, when the general mobilisation under way...

There has been a real upturn in French air transport since the start of the year, even though June saw a slight fall in traffic. According to DGAC statistics, French air transport recorded 61.71 million passengers in the first half of the year. This figure corresponds to 72.2% of traffic for the same period in 2019....

It's an airport that doesn't get a lot of buzz, but up until 2020 it was showing very respectable growth rates. Lille airport, to the south of the northern metropolis, welcomed almost 2.2 million passengers in 2019, putting it in 11th place in France, behind Beauvais airport and ahead of Montpellier. [link-block...

Paris airports will be handling 5.3 million more passengers in June 2022. A total of 8.1 million passengers. This represents 82.1 % of Paris Airport traffic in June 2019. Orly more dynamic than Roissy CDG In June 2022, Paris-Charles de Gaulle welcomed 5.5...

Organised last year in a hybrid format, UNIMEV's annual See You There (SYT) conference was held from 29 June to 1 July at the Jean Prouvé Convention Centre in Nancy, bringing together 300 players from the French events industry. It was an opportunity for them to draw a number of conclusions about their business...

How has traffic been since the reopening of French Polynesia? Mathieu Bechonnet - We've seen very strong activity and a major rebound since the reopening of the Polynesian islands to international visitors. Polynesia is in the process of returning to its pre-Covid levels, with the same pricing practices,...

What is the current status of the Odalys City offer? James Galland - We're in a good growth phase. After the first two openings of Odalys City in 2009, development was limited to three or four establishments for several years. At the time, our group, which has a holiday DNA, had the capacity to position itself in operations that were...

Nice airport's strategy paid off during the Covid crisis. At a time when staff were being made redundant at many of Europe's major airports, Nice did its utmost to retain its employees. With some success: "Right from the start of the crisis, airport management signed a partial activity agreement...

The launch this summer by Deutsche Bahn and the German regional companies of a €9 ticket has put the spotlight back on the idea of low-cost travel on public transport. The ticket allows unlimited use of all regional transport for one month. The German government's initiative...

First announced for June 2022, then postponed until December, the inauguration of Railcoop has now been postponed indefinitely due to difficulties in securing financing from the banks. In other words, the funds needed to enable it to acquire the nine railcars dedicated to operating the future Bordeaux-Lyon line. Railcoop currently only owns...

The news was eagerly awaited by everyone, especially business travellers used to long-haul flights: from Monday 16 May, masks will no longer be compulsory for travel. "The constantly improving health situation means that we can lift the requirement to wear a mask on all flights from Monday"...

Situated between 2 and 3 hours from Paris, London and Brussels, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage occupies a privileged position when it comes to business tourism in the Haut-de-France region. However, recent investments have strengthened its position in the wake of the health crisis, at a time when companies are looking for quality locations, if possible in the heart of the...