France

Fine sandy beaches lapped by the English Channel; hundreds of opulent villas scattered between forest and sea; prestigious hotels. On the Côte d'Opale, Le Touquet-Paris Plage has everything it takes to attract tourists and event organisers alike. You might think that having this small town on the English Channel as a backdrop to the...

Against the backdrop of a weakened regional aviation landscape, airport operator Sealar has backed the opening of three new regional routes: Poitiers-Lyon, Deauville-Marrakech and Deauville-Djerba. The only private airport operator in France with its head office in the regions, SEALAR operates seven hubs: Vannes, Poitiers, Le Havre, Morlaix, Rouen, Deauville and Caen....

The FNAM commissioned a detailed study by consultants Asterès on the costs of operations driven by public policy on long-haul and short-haul flights from a number of EU countries as well as Turkey and the USA. The final conclusion is clear: France can now...

Choice Hotels has just announced the opening of 50 Quality Suites hotels in France, continuing its partnership with the Zenitude group. So the partnership could not be more fruitful. David Beers - Indeed, we are extremely satisfied. For Choice Hotels, it is fundamental to create mutually beneficial relationships, win-win partnerships. After a...

Moet & Chandon, Vuitton, Tiffany, De Beers: you joined Hyatt after a career in several luxury houses. What does this say about the evolution of the group, which is multiplying its luxury and lifestyle hotels around the world and in Europe? Marc Jacheet - My arrival at Hyatt illustrates something structural:...

Choice Hotels, the world's 8th largest hotel group and one of the largest hotel franchisors, is stepping up its expansion in France. Its presence was already strengthened last year by a strategic agreement with Groupe Zenitude, which saw the integration of more than 30 mid-range aparthotels into the Choice network under the brands...

Hyatt is continuing to expand in France's regional cities. After Paris and the Côte d'Azur, the hotelier recently extended its network to Rouen, with a Hyatt Place, and to Bordeaux and Toulouse with two First Name hotels affiliated to its lifestyle brand Joie de Vivre. This time, the group is setting up in Reims...

Adagio has taken a major step forward in France. The European leader in aparthotels is to add nine establishments to its network in France in one fell swoop, through a strategic partnership with Sergic. Adagio will be taking over the management of tourist residences developed by this property services group as part of the revitalisation of the French...

In Deauville as in Budapest, the You hotels embody a current trend in urban and hybrid hospitality. The hotels are designed as places to live, with a mix of top-of-the-range rooms and shared dormitories, as well as a friendly bar and restaurant, a coworking space, a cinema and a...

The project has been under way since the end of 2023, with a project management competition to build a new convention centre for the Rouen metropolitan area. It has now reached a new stage, with the selection of the renowned Danish architectural firm BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) as the winner of the competition and the presentation of the...

This is symbolic of the place held by France in the Radisson Group's growth strategy. To begin the video presentation of its forthcoming openings, Paris takes pride of place with, to start with, the future Banke Opera Paris hotel, part of the Radisson Collection, whose renovation is due for completion in...

During the winter season, the EuroAirport is linked by 24 airlines to 88 destinations in 33 countries. The network is mainly focused on the European continent and North Africa. With the notable exception of Dubai and Tel Aviv in the Near and Middle East. The new timetable is valid until 28 March 2026. New routes...

A new generation of mountain hotels. Already renowned for breaking the codes of the urban hotel industry, Mama Shelter will be donning its Moon Boots to spread its offbeat spirit up there, way up there, in Val Thorens, Europe's highest ski resort. By autumn 2027, Accor's lifestyle brand, through its subsidiary Ennismore, will have...

While Transdev has been operating the Marseille-Toulon-Nice line since June, the Southern Region opted on Friday to keep SNCF as operator of the East Provence and Alps lines, following the call for tenders launched in 2024 as part of the opening up of rail competition. Passengers should therefore see no real difference in...

Strasbourg's Palais de la Musique et des Congrès (PMC) celebrated its 50th anniversary this weekend with a series of conferences dedicated to MICE, a grand concert of Mahler's 1st symphony and a Saturday opening to the public. Inaugurated in 1975 as the home of the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra and...

Radisson is stepping up its expansion in France. After recently announcing several key developments, including the takeovers of the Pullman at Roissy CDG and the Banke Opera hotel in Paris, the group is conquering a new major regional city with the opening of a hotel in Clermont-Ferrand. After Reims in 2024, then Montpellier last spring, and before Cannes and...

"We will RockyPop you": the promise emblazoned on the 96 keys of RockyPop Marseille sums up the establishment's philosophy pretty well. Like the brand's three other addresses - in Chamonix, Flaine and Grenoble - the new star in Marseille plays the card of musical culture, the 7th art and...

How is La Compagnie's traffic between France and the United States currently performing? Christian Vernet - Our results differ somewhat from those of other carriers, since our fiscal year runs from November to October. For the 2024-2025 financial year, we've got off to a very strong start, with significant growth in sales and excellent traffic forecasts. However...

IHG Hotels & Resorts is setting out its ambitions for voco in Southern Europe. The hotel group has just announced nine contracts for future openings, bringing its European network to 35 properties in operation and 22 under development. "We are delighted to see voco continue its impressive growth," commented Eric Viale, President of IHG Hotels & Resorts.

France has narrowly escaped further chaos at its airports. On Sunday evening, following last-minute negotiations, the main air traffic controllers' union announced that it was abandoning the strike planned for 7 to 9 October. This decision means that hundreds of flights will not have to be cancelled across the country...