Istanbul

Already present in Turkey with 17 of its brands, Marriott International is preparing to strengthen its offer in this country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Around ten new hotels are scheduled to open between now and the end of 2022, bringing the American group's total to 43. The country's economic capital, Istanbul,...

A brand new Sheraton has reopened its doors in Istanbul, in the Levent business district. Recently renovated, the hotel embodies the ongoing transformation of this historic business travel brand. This new approach is embodied by a design accent, lively lobbies around a café-bar-market but adapted to mobile working, rooms...

One - the Radisson Hotel Istanbul Sultanahmet - is more intimate with its 28 rooms, historic ballroom and 19th-century Ottoman-French meeting room. The other, the Radisson Hotel President Beyazit, is more contemporary, with 201 rooms and suites in grey and beige tones, five bars...

Since Thursday, Skyteam business travellers have been able to enjoy the new lounge inaugurated by the alliance at the new Istanbul airport. Located in the west wing of the hub, on level H, this 582 m² lounge has a capacity of more than 145 seats. The SkyTeam lounge - whose architectural design has been...

Nantes airport continues to grow in popularity, particularly for Transavia, which is opening more and more routes. Almost ten years after the inauguration of its Nantes base, the carrier will soon be serving 29 destinations in 14 countries. Next autumn, Transavia will be inaugurating two new routes, to business destinations in...

It's almost a done deal. After three postponements of its full opening to traffic, New Istanbul Airport will finally take over all the activities of the current Istanbul Atatürk International Airport. The airport authorities, like the management of Turkish Airlines, have confirmed that the transfer will take place at 3am on Friday 5 April. [link-block prefix="A...

It was due to open in November 2018, then in December and finally in March 2019. Now it seems that Istanbul's new airport will have to postpone its grand opening yet again. In fact, the official opening last October was celebrated for purely political reasons, just to prove that the current President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had kept his promises...

Istanbul's new airport, "Istanbul New Airport", will finally open its doors on March 3, with all the airlines transferring flights from the existing Ataturk airport, as the airport authority recently announced to the Turkish press. This is the third time that the grand infrastructure has seen its opening to traffic postponed. So...

Economic crisis or not in Turkey, nothing should disrupt the opening of Europe's largest airport at the end of October. The new Istanbul airport - a provisional name pending a final decision - is located 35 km north of the city and is expected to handle up to 90 million passengers. By the next...

The prospect of turning one of the world's biggest hubs into an airport hotel could not have left the Yotel brand, which specialises in Japanese-style capsule hotels, indifferent. And the idea of offering passengers a place to put down their bags for a night or a few hours could not leave the operator indifferent...

The SkyTeam alliance is expanding its range of business lounges with the expected opening of its eighth and ninth worldwide by the end of the year. These new additions come on the heels of the inauguration of a new lounge in Vancouver last November, and following on from North America, the alliance will now be offering its South American business lounges in Santiago,...

A traveller's essential companion, luggage is nonetheless a burden when it comes to getting to a meeting or exploring the city between appointments. To enable business travellers to travel light, Turkish Airlines is launching a baggage transfer service. With Mini Port, the Turkish carrier takes care of bags between the airport...

The attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport in June, followed by the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July, could seriously undermine the position of Turkish Airlines and its airport as a major European hub. The army's unsuccessful attempt to seize power led to the closure of a number of...

Atatürk airport, some fifteen kilometres from Istanbul city centre, was hit by a triple suicide bombing on 28 June (9pm Paris time, 10pm local time). At least 41 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the departures hall of the international terminal. The Istanbul hub nevertheless resumed operations as soon as...

Radisson Blu will have a new hotel in Istanbul early next year, located between the European Old Town and Ataturk International Airport. The Radisson Blu Istanbul Ataköy will be the brand's ninth establishment in the Turkish metropolis, with 133 rooms. The brand is also preparing to strengthen its presence in another of its key markets,...

Day 1: take off from Paris CDG at 7.50am and arrive in Istanbul at 12.20pm (time difference: + 1 hour, winter and summer). Transfer to the InterContinental hotel, snack and free time. In the late afternoon, stroll around Beyöglu. Dinner at the Topaz restaurant. Hotel InterContinental Istanbul - Electric views of the Bosphorus Docked in the emblematic Taksim Square, the...

Iberia's new flights to Santo Domingo will start operating on 1 September, with five services a week. This route is one of the five new services announced on 8 April by the Spanish carrier, which has also just set course for Stockholm. The Swedish capital will even be served...

Cultural, lively, festive: Turkey's business capital continues to attract foreign investors as well as tourists from all over the world. The proof: off to an excellent start, 2011 is set to end with a 15 % increase in the number of foreign visitors. But the Istanbul craze is not just about capital movements...

Of course, Istanbul is a city where the places where economic decisions are taken are strangely scattered. Of course, the large modern buildings crammed with class A offices tend to grow in the Maslak and Levent districts. But Taksim Square and its surrounding districts (Beyoglu, Harbiye...) remain...