France

"Air Caraïbes and French Guiana began in 2008 with the opening of the Paris-Cayenne route. Since then, the link has gone from strength to strength, as we have accompanied the growth of the region and the mobility needs of our leisure, tourism and business customers. French Guiana is a destination that is still often little-known, and which is...

Originally founded by the space base to accommodate its staff on holiday and VIP guests during rocket launches, Camp Maripas was taken over in 2024 by Thomas Saunier, vice-president of the Compagnie des Guides de Guyane. Today, it is a popular venue for daytime seminars for up to 100 people...

Built by and for convicts, Saint-Laurent du Maroni still bears the scars of this painful French history. The transportation camp gives travellers a real insight into the life of the convicts. With moving images, such as the location of the guillotine - a small square area that travellers unconsciously walk around -...

Barrière Hotels is changing its name to Barrière Collection. A name that could not be more fashionable in the hotel world and which, as part of a new segmentation of its offer, is even taking the form of four distinct sub-collections. One, the Signature Collection, brings together the gotha of the family group now chaired by...

Spain, Portugal, France: this is the trifecta for MICE in 2026, according to forecasts unveiled on 3 December by FCM Travel. Organisers of major business events are particularly keen on Malaga, Marbella, Madrid and Barcelona. These destinations benefit from their potential in terms of infrastructure, their accessibility by air and their...

With more than 300 hotels across France, the Best Western network offers a wide choice of places to stay in the regions and Ile-de-France. There's something for business travellers, but also, more generally, for professionals on the move. In 2020, Best Western France launched its own brand of...

Île-de-France Mobilités will be spending €3.8 billion in 2026 to improve rail transport in the Ile-de-France region, in conjunction with RATP, Transilien SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Réseau and SNCF Gares & Connexions. In a press release, the organisation explains that "the maintenance and modernisation of rail transport infrastructure is an absolute priority in order to guarantee...

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...