France

Change of strategy for Le Train. While the future rail company was aiming to operate direct high-speed train services between the major cities on the Atlantic seaboard, with Bordeaux-Nantes and Bordeaux-Rennes at the forefront, it has just announced that it wants to operate on the Paris-Nantes and Paris-Bordeaux routes. Two framework agreements have been signed with...

Has 2025 lived up to your expectations? Olivier Cohn - It turned out to be better than we thought. A year ago, we were on the back foot, anticipating a slight fall in our results. Or, at best, stability. In the end, we recorded growth in revenue per room of around 1.5...

Almost every year sees the Eklo group add to its portfolio. After the opening of its Parisian flagship in 2024 in direct proximity to the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre, followed by the expansion of its hotel in Bordeaux in 2025, the budget and eco-friendly chain has just added another major French city to its list of...

Volotea is wasting no time. Less than a month after making Limoges its 12th base in France, the roadmap is taking shape. And the ambition is growing. The carrier has unveiled its flight plan for the French airport. Seven new destinations in addition to Paris Orly. Limoges, the new stronghold...

"The most solid year in the city's history": that's an assessment that, as Toulouse Team celebrates its tenth anniversary, has every reason to be satisfied. If the results unveiled by the city's attraction agency are anything to go by, all the lights are green for the pink city, which has climbed to the top of the...

Trenitalia continues to grow in Europe. The Italian company, part of the FS Group, has just unveiled a revamped logo and a new brand image to accompany the arrival in its fleet, by 2030, of 74 Frecciarossa 1000s, its high-speed trains with a red livery and a single "F"...

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Pierres d'Histoire inaugurated its tenth and largest address to date in the summer of 2024, the Domaine de Richebourg near Houdan in the Yvelines department. True to its principles of safeguarding endangered heritage, this time the accommodation provider has set its sights on an old mill whose...

Two rooms, two atmospheres: while the United States is working on additional constraints for travellers, and the United Kingdom is targeting dual nationals, France is preparing a smoother travel experience at airports. Passengers will be able to use their smartphone to check in and board their flight, thanks to the France Identité application. In practical terms, passengers will be able to use...

The directors of Aéroports de Paris (ADP) - Philippe Pascal, Chairman and CEO, and Justine Coutard, Deputy CEO - presented a good balance sheet for 2025 at a press conference. The ADP Group posted consolidated revenues of €6.7 billion, up 8.91TP3Q compared with 2024, and an increase of 2.6% compared with 2025....

A story of tears, of a tomb of tears as a cradle. The tears shed by the fairies, saddened to have been driven from the forest of Brocéliande, which gave birth to the Gulf of Morbihan. Flooding the land, this lachrymal flow has given rise to a string of islands in which to take refuge, Île aux Moines and Île d'Arz. In...

The Lyon idyll continues for Spark by Hilton, which is keeping the flame alive with a new opening. On 16 February, the Spark by Hilton Lyon Eurexpo hotel, formerly the ParKest hotel, became the third representative of this still recent brand, positioned at the top end of the budget segment. It could quickly become a benchmark address for MICE...

Two years ago, Louvre Hotels Group launched an in-depth transformation plan. How far have you got with this programme? E.B. - To date, 70 subsidiary hotels and 130 franchise hotels have already been renovated. Now that we have achieved the transformation of half of our subsidiary establishments, our...

Despite an international profile that grows stronger every year - 20 countries on five continents - GL events has not forgotten its roots: Lyon. A destination whose appeal the events giant continues to nurture, as confirmed by the results of the past year. By 2025, the group's four Lyon-based venues - Eurexpo Lyon,...

Flightright, one of Europe's leading providers of compensation to passengers affected by air travel disruptions, is warning that a new provision adopted by the French government will make it even more difficult for passengers to receive refunds. From 7 February 2026, a decree (reference 2025-772 of 5 August 2025) will apply. According to Flightright, the text...

The alarm had already gone off for Louvre Hotels. The first alarm sounded at the end of 2023, with the unveiling of a five-year strategic plan designed to relaunch Europe's second-largest hotel group, which had been losing momentum for some time. During a major overhaul of its offering, the former 'sleeping beauty'...

The Cassandras had predicted a difficult year for French air transport following the significant increase in taxation on the sector. Their prediction came true, with an effectively mediocre performance in 2025. According to the provisional results of the DGAC, France's air transport activity grew by just 2.8% last year, well below the...

Volotea's 12th base in France will therefore be Limoges airport. The low-cost airline made the decision on 28 January: it will base an Airbus A319 there from February. Volotea will operate this new public service delegation (DSP) from 19 February, the launch date of a new flight from Limoges to Paris-Orly....

A good year in 2025, but plenty of "buts". Pascal de Izaguirre, President of the Fédération Nationale de l'Aviation et de ses Métiers (FNAM), gave a contrasting assessment of the air transport sector at its New Year's event. On the positive side, the sector recorded "impressive figures"...

A convention and exhibition centre in the city centre, just a few minutes by metro from the station, in a fast-growing destination - and next door to the Stade Vélodrome - the Parc Chanot has big ambitions for the MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Convention, Events) sector in France and far beyond. The arrival of a new...

It's review time for the independent hotel industry. After Logis Hôtels, which recorded 23% growth in 2025 in its key offering for business travellers, the "soirées étapes", The Originals Hotels cooperative has also drawn up a positive balance sheet for the past year, with overall growth of +8.2 %...