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In the end, it will be Velvet, the trade name chosen by the Proxima group from among countless proposals for its high-speed trains, due to run along the Atlantic seaboard from 2028. It is the most advanced project of the SNCF's competitors, starting from scratch, with Proxima having announced last June that it would...

The Campanile Perpignan Nord and Toulouse Balma - Cité de l'espace and the Kyriad Prestige in Compiègne and Saint-Malo: these recently renovated establishments all embody the expected renewal of Louvre Hotels. Last year, the group re-launched a new dynamic by rethinking its brands and transforming them accordingly....

Next autumn, on 17 October to be exact, Bergerac will take on a new dimension on the events scene in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as our colleagues from Déplacements Pros have spotted. The Etincelle space will be inaugurated with great fanfare and a concert, before hosting more studious MICE operations throughout the year. The new centre will replace...

The new Factories Malakoff address will officially open its doors on 1 July, just outside Paris. To be precise, at 1 rue Augustine Variot, in the central square of Malakoff. Business customers will discover a 967 m² space, with 56 fully-equipped offices. The Factories Malakoff site will also offer...

The aim of the conciliation meeting organised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) with UNSA-ICNA on Wednesday 25 June was to avoid a mobilisation "with serious consequences for users and those involved in air transport, at both national and European level". UNSA-ICNA is the second-largest union among air traffic controllers, but it is in the minority. It is well-established in some...

Being the leader in your own country always leaves room for improvement. Accor demonstrated this in the first half of the year with the opening of more than twenty new hotels in France, providing more than 1,700 new rooms. "France continues to offer a wealth of development opportunities for the Group, as demonstrated by this extremely buoyant first half of the year.

"Fabrice Collet, Chairman of B&B Hotels, is very proud of the work accomplished over the past 35 years and very enthusiastic about everything that remains to be built. The future of a group that was founded in Brittany in 1990 and has gradually established itself as one of the world's leading...

At the height of the summer heat, low-cost carrier easyJet has just published its programme of new services for the winter season from France and the UK. From France, the airline is strengthening its network, in particular at Paris CDG and Strasbourg, in addition to a number of routes around the Christmas period to Bordeaux and...

His love of the sea. Georges Pernoud shared his love of the sea with millions of French people through his television programme Thalassa for decades, until his death in 2021. La Rochelle Tourism & Events is paying tribute to this emblematic figure of France's maritime heritage by renaming one of its meeting places, the Forum des...

Here's a survey that has certainly pleased the aviation world and challenges the idea that the French are increasingly hostile to flying. A survey carried out by the FNAM (Fédération Nationale de l'Aviation et de ses Métiers) in conjunction with the Union des Aéroports Français and with the support of Air France-KLM has analysed...

Welcome Family" and pet-friendly offers, special rates for senior citizens... And what about business travellers? Without, far from it, turning its back on its main clientele, Appart'City is relying on the growing recognition of aparthotels to strengthen its appeal to the general public. We have a lot of room for growth in the leisure sector," says...

Laurence Gaborieau, Managing Director of the IFTM, chose the Embassy of the Dominican Republic as the venue for the announcement of the latest news and developments for IFTM 2025. The Dominican Republic will be the guest of honour at the next show, which will be held at Paris Expo from 23 to 25 September. "There is a very good dynamic. The 2025 edition is looking very promising...

Air traffic in mainland France over the first four months of the year continued to grow at a more than respectable rate. Between January and April 2025, France recorded 51.8 million passengers, an increase of 5.3% compared with the same period in 2024. We can see that the increase in air taxes, effective...

The IWG offensive on the French market, and in particular on the medium-sized city segment, is passing through Grenoble. The inauguration of the Regus Le Spring space was celebrated there on 2 June, in the heart of the Europole business district. Christelle Dervahanian, Managing Director of IWG France, took the opportunity to reiterate the group's credo: "With the opening of the Regus Le Spring...

Following on from the Radisson hotel opened last year and, more recently, the Holiday Inn Express in the new Rives de Vesles district, the hotel industry in Reims is set to continue its internationalisation with the arrival of the first establishment from the Hyatt group. Scheduled to open in August, this will mark the first steps in France for the top-of-the-range brand...

Who are the main event organisers in Saint-Etienne? Fleurine Buriane (Convention Bureau) (c) Magali Stora Fleurine Buriane (Convention Bureau Saint Etienne) : Federations and large national associations, as well as numerous medical congresses and more regional seminars. In May alone, we hosted three conferences of 500, 700...

Saint-Etienne's image is obviously linked to its 'Verts', its 'cauldron' and the unique fervour of its supporters. And this is true regardless of their team's ups and downs. The lows, like the club's recent descent into Division 2; the highs, like in the days of Larqué, Rocheteau, Revelli and Curkovic in the mid-1970s,...

Of course, there's no sea like in Antibes. Or the champagne vineyards and timber-framed houses of Troyes. But there is a converted industrial past, a contemporary élan and a special warmth. In fact, Saint-Etienne often joins these two cities on the list of convention destinations in France. And so...

Saint-Etienne could have been France's first ever European football champions. Glory to the vanquished: this legendary defeat had a lot to do with the enduring aura of the city and its Greens, magnificent losers for a whole generation of French people not yet accustomed to the taste of...

It's a ritual at IMEX Frankfurt, one of the major trade fairs for the MICE industry: the 2024 ranking of the countries and cities that attract the most international congresses and conferences. IMEX 2025 was no exception to this rule. The ICCA, the International Congress and Conference Association, has made its annual rankings official and presented its report...