France

Freedom of movement, but subject to conditions. Although deconfinement will take place on 11 May as announced, travel will still be largely restricted, and will only be authorised within a limit of 100 km, except for compelling professional or family reasons. The release from confinement will therefore take place "gradually" and "cautiously", in the words of...

The confinement measures applied in France since Tuesday, the closure of the Schengen area to visitors from outside the European Union and the United Kingdom, and the lifting of European rules on the compulsory use of slots - those famous time slots at the most congested airports - have resulted in a collapse in air traffic....

2019 was an extremely positive year for Best Western, both globally and in France. On a global scale, the hotel group, which has 4035 hotels in total, including 417 new affiliates in 2019, saw sales generated by the central reservation system rise by 17.4 1TP3Q. In France, despite...

Hilton is continuing to grow in France at an accelerated pace. From 15 establishments at present, the American group is preparing to double in size by 2022. And this after having already doubled its offering over the last four years. Hilton is proud to have opened more hotels in France than at any time in its history.

As part of its commitment to the environment - and while the Flygskam ("shame of flying") movement originating in Sweden is gaining ground - the government is now taking all the necessary measures to join the virtuous circle of an exemplary State in terms of energy transition. Last Wednesday, a plan was presented to the Ecological Defence Council, including a...

Since the end of January, business travellers have had access to a new budget hotel option for their trips to Auvergne. The Eklo hotel has opened in Clermont-Ferrand, just 5 minutes from the station. The new establishment has a total of 84 double or twin rooms, in addition to three family rooms and five...

With flying colours. Now that its first phase is almost complete in Marseille, Euroméditerrannée has achieved all its objectives, transforming this area encompassing the Joliette and Belle de Mai districts, as well as the former docks and the Rue de la République as far as the Old Port, into a vast business district...

France's leading business hub after La Défense, the Lyon Part-Dieu business district is entering the 21st century and becoming a testing ground for the city of the future. A responsible smart city where quality of life will be enhanced by public spaces, including the planting of 600 trees, and the creation of...

Spread over 150 hectares, just a fifteen-minute walk from the city centre, the Euralille project was conceived back in the 1980s, when Pierre Mauroy, then Mayor of Lille, planned to build a station for the TGV Nord high-speed train line on the site vacated by the old fortifications that surrounded it. The surrounding area was to be the site of a...

"Euratlantique is a unique project in France in terms of its scale, since it will eventually offer 2.5 million m2 of mixed urban development, with housing and businesses of all kinds", says Stephan Delaux, Bordeaux's economic development officer. The project, which began in the late 2000s, is concentrated mainly around the railway station...

Despite a number of centres of excellence and R&D centres that have recently sprung up on the outskirts of the city, and despite the city's dynamism and desire to live in the modern world, Toulouse has not, until now, had a business district as such. As a result, the supply of office space was clearly insufficient. The cornerstone of Toulouse's identity...

Archipelago! What a programme! Located around the European Parliament, to the north of Strasbourg, this vast business district project will combine offices, housing and hotels, becoming the flagship of both the city and the European institutions. The development that is currently taking place in the Wacken sector will take place in two stages, with the aim of...

By 2020, Nantes station, France's sixth-largest regional station, should be connected to the European transport network. That's why it was necessary to transform the station in order to accommodate the increased number of passengers. Currently used by 12 million passengers, it is expected to receive 25 million by 2030, especially as traffic, fuelled by...

Réunion will soon have a Radisson hotel in the heart of Saint-Denis. The top-of-the-range brand has announced the acquisition of a property located just a stone's throw from the commercial and financial district of the French overseas department's capital. Opposite the Promenade, between the old town and the main motorway, the hotel is also just a stone's throw...

Ben Smith was quick to announce the colour of his appointment: his presidency will be marked by a move upmarket in Air France's offer, in particular to match the image of luxury and elegance conveyed by the French flag. This is the rationale behind the deployment of Business on the domestic network...

10.15 million passengers. Passing the 10 million passenger mark is more than just a symbol for Marseille Provence Marignane airport. According to the airport's management, 2019 saw some of the strongest traffic growth in a decade, with an increase of 8.1%. This growth is essentially due to the strong development of...

The 3,000th hotel is a symbolic milestone, illustrating Accor's leadership position in Europe, where the group now has 340,000 rooms in 39 countries, representing half of its global portfolio. By way of comparison, Marriott International, the world's leading hotel group, has only...

Aparthotels Adagio has increased its number of openings in 2019. Palaiseau Saclay in January 2019, Montpellier Centre the following month, both in the economy access range, then Lille Centre Grand Place and Paris Nation in the second half of the year for its Adagio brand: the long-stay brand co-owned by Accor and Pierre&Vacances has extended its footprint in...

With four new routes, Bordeaux airport will benefit the most from the new programme announced by easyJet on Wednesday. The airline will soon be basing a fifth aircraft there, an Airbus A320, which will enable it to boost traffic at Bordeaux airport. In fact, easyJet is betting on an increase in the number of seats available, estimated at...

According to Coach Omnium, there were no fewer than 118 convention centres in operation in France in 2018, with a further fifteen or so scheduled to open between now and 2025. This highly varied offering is scattered across the country, with centres of concentration varying in strength from region to region. Unsurprisingly, the Île-de-France region is...