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Presented at the beginning of June, at the same time as its new leisure fares policy, the SNCF's teleworking offer came into force on 1 September. The Mon Forfait Annuel Télétravail pass meets the new expectations of all those professionals who have moved away from the big cities, in search of a better life balance, to work from home....

Thello made no secret of its desire to compete with SNCF on its home turf, particularly on the Paris-Lyon-Milan high-speed line. The ambitions of the company, a subsidiary of the Italian national group Trenitalia, were unveiled back in 2018. A launch was initially expected in the summer of 2020, then postponed due to the economic crisis...

How did the recently announced year-round service between Paris and Toulon go? Chivoine Rem - It was a two-stage process. On 28 June, we welcomed easyJet to the hub for the first time to open the route to Paris CDG. Then there was...

Where are Toulon's main business hubs located today? Sylvie Parcineau - Traditionally, the two main business areas are to the east and west of the Toulon conurbation. There is the Toulon Ouest industrial zone, which covers the communes of La Garde, La Farlède and part of La Crau....

The emergence of new centres of attraction in Toulon is particularly timely in the post-crisis context. With the experience of teleworking, many employees have discovered that they can be just as efficient without necessarily living in the Paris region. The decentralisation that could ensue would benefit many medium-sized towns. And Toulon, directly linked by TGV to...

While some business travellers are still lounging on the Côte d'Azur for what is probably a well-deserved holiday, their future business destination may be just around the corner. In any case, Toulon is - at last - giving itself the means to truly exist on the economic scene, to attract new investors, and to change its grey image...

It has finally happened. At the end of last week, Air Austral made its first flight in a brand new Airbus A220-300. On 18 August, the aircraft connected Saint-Denis de la Réunion with the island of Mayotte. This is the first scheduled service between the two French departments in the Indian Ocean to welcome...

Transavia is strengthening its Montpellier base for the winter season with the launch of daily flights to Orly. The airline will be offering up to 25 flights a week with Boeing 737-800s equipped with 189 seats. Sales of these flights began on 2 August. This new route completes the airline's winter schedule...

The decisions taken by the various health authorities are hardly favourable to French bee, which has been forced to adapt its timetables. Two events are affecting the airline's traffic. On 26 July, the American authorities announced that the possibility for Europeans to travel to the United States had been postponed until...

Since 19 July, European citizens have once again been able to travel to the Republic of Ireland in accordance with European Union rules. Conversely, Irish citizens can once again leave the country. People who are vaccinated or negative simply need to prove their status on the European health passport. A simplification of the rules that allows the company to...

The French government has taken measures to restrict movements in response to a new outbreak of Covid-19 in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion. A number of measures have been in place since 30 July. Guadeloupe A curfew has been in force in Guadeloupe since Friday 30 July. Faced with a surge in...

There is a little more clarity about the application of the health pass to transport. Jean-Baptiste Djebbari spoke on the subject on 28 July, suggesting that it would come into force between 7 and 10 August. "For aircraft on domestic flights and for long-distance trains, i.e. the...

Positioned on either side of Rue Nationale, one of Tours' main thoroughfares, the new Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton by Hilton seem to be talking to each other about the city's future as a tourist destination, which has become even more promising since their openings on 30 June. Developed by the Naos Hôtel Groupe and featuring two fast-growing brands...

The government of the hilarious Prime Minister Boris Johnson is never short of a contradiction. After announcing that vaccinated travellers from countries on the 'amber' list (countries with limited covid risk) would be accepted without quarantine, the British government made a U-turn that only it knows the secret of. The European Union was in...

Presented to the National Assembly for a vote on 20 July, the Macron government's "Climate and Resilience" law was born out of the report by the Citizens' Climate Convention. In the end, however, few of the proposals were adopted. According to the follow-up to the Citizens' Climate Convention, 22% of the measures...

Has the resumption of seminar business at your hotel, the Château de Maffliers Demeures de Campagne, lived up to your expectations? Arnaud Feucherolles - We're fairly relaxed about the months ahead, especially as we've been almost overwhelmed by requests since 19 May. I've even had to...

The President's address on 12 July set out a series of new health-related measures. Emmanuel Macron intends to step up the pace of vaccination. "Depending on how the situation develops, we will undoubtedly have to raise the question of compulsory vaccination for all French citizens", he even warned.

"For the past week I've been receiving messages from organisers, all pointing in the same direction: they're talking about postponements and marketing at a standstill. Exhibitors are putting their commitments on hold in the face of the uncertainty surrounding the health situation at the end of the summer": Frédéric Pitrou, general delegate...

It will be a sad tenth anniversary for Thello rail services, a subsidiary of the national railway company Trenitalia. Present in France since 2011, Thello has just announced that it will cease operating services between Paris, Nice, Milan and Venice from 1 July. Thello operated a daily night train service between Paris and...

For all travellers who have not yet been doubly vaccinated against Covid-19, the tests will remain a must for some time to come. Not only are they required to cross borders, they are also the passport to a major event or domestic flight in France and, from 9 July, to a nightclub. In this...