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Fairmont: a refresh for a century-old brand
The observation was similar, their trajectories identical. Brands like Sofitel and Fairmont needed to refresh their networks to engage a new dynamic and reassert the standing of their hotels. Hence a wave of renovations for Sofitel to champion the idea of refined French luxury, embodied notably…
London: Hyatt goes to Olympia
A Hyatt Regency hotel today, a CitizenM to come in a few weeks: the hotel industry is participating in the metamorphosis of one of Europe's oldest exhibition venues: the historic Olympia Exhibition Centre, which opened in the 1880s in the Hammersmith district. The project, costing £1.3 billion, aims to bring the venue into...
Heathrow: the Air France lounge opens its doors
The new Air France lounge opens its doors on July 7th at London-Heathrow, with a slight delay on the initial schedule which had planned an inauguration in the spring. Business travellers will thus be able to discover this 750 m² space, located within Terminal 4, and equipped with nearly 150 seats. Cap…
A first business fair for London City
London City Airport is set to reach a major milestone in 2027. To mark its 40th anniversary, the London hub plans to inaugurate a new facility aimed at business travellers. A business lounge will open its doors early in the year, thanks to a partnership with Aspire Pre-Flight Hospitality and the Swissport International group. Andy Cliffe...
Qantas: non-stop London-Sydney flight to launch in October 2027
Nine years late, but we're finally getting there! Announced almost nine years ago, Qantas's "Project Sunrise," aiming to connect Australia non-stop to New York and London, has indeed faced numerous setbacks. Initially considered at the beginning of the decade, then scheduled for the first half of the year…
Qantas: dawn struggles to break for the...
It was first announced for 2025. Then for the end of 2026. Now, at a minimum, we are talking about the end of the first half of 2027 for Qantas' famous "Sunrise" project, which will allow the Australian airline to offer non-stop flights between Sydney and London, as well as between Sydney and New York. The flight duration…
Oneworld further strengthens its pre-eminence at London Heathrow with Alaska Airlines
With the launch of the route to Seattle by Alaska Airlines on Friday 22 May, the oneworld airline alliance is further strengthening its presence at London Heathrow Airport, giving the latter absolute control over Europe's largest hub. Heathrow now welcomes 14 member airlines of the oneworld alliance. During this summer season of 2026,...
Eurostar is expected to launch a London-Geneva service in 5h20 by 2030
The London-to-Switzerland service project is on track. Eurostar, SNCF, and SBB, the Swiss railways, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect, which foresees a feasibility study for a London-Geneva service by 2030. The three rail operators will thus be able to work on…
Uganda Airlines resumes its sole European route
Uganda Airlines, the national carrier, has been going through a period of financial turbulence for several years, which has resulted in difficulties in maintaining its fleet. Proof of this is the grounding of its two long-haul Airbus A330-800 aircraft for "unscheduled maintenance", the first in mid-January and the second at the end of February. The two aircraft will enable...
AirAsia X plans to return to London via its new hub...
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has confirmed the resumption of flights between Kuala Lumpur and London. This route, which operated until 2012, was non-stop at the time. This time it will include a stopover in Bahrain, which has been promoted as a new hub in the AirAsia constellation. Flights will operate from 26 June...
Heathrow: €1 billion for the security of the future
It cost a whopping £1 billion - €1.16 billion - but it was well worth it. Especially for business travellers who frequently use Heathrow airport for their business trips. The London hub has just completed its technological makeover with the deployment of CT security scanners...
200 lifestyle hotels in sight for Accor and Ennismore
The milestone of 200 hotels is in sight for Ennismore. With around twenty lifestyle hotels expected this year, the group created by entrepreneur Sharan Pasricha and the Accor group - its majority shareholder - will continue to grow at a steady pace, having doubled in size in just a few years. "Reaching the 200...
Heathrow completes a "record" year and prepares for the future
Heathrow airport has made no secret of its desire to invest. The management of the London hub regularly repeats that it is determined to take LHR into a new era. This time, it is an investment of 1.3 billion pounds (1.49 billion euros), which will be released this year with several ambitions. Starting with the...
Eurostar joins forces with Deutsche Bahn between London and Germany
In the end, there will be no Deutsche Bahn (DB) ICE 3 trains in London as envisaged by the German rail company in 2013. However, DB is reviving its plans to link the British capital to Germany by signing a memorandum with Eurostar to launch London-Frankfurt services in early 2030...
Lumo in the starting blocks for its London-Glasgow operation
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has given the go-ahead for a service between London King's Cross station and Glasgow Queen Street station in Scotland from 14 December. A subsidiary of the transport operator FirstGroup, the low-cost rail company Lumo will be offering fares on its website at...
Mr Jacheet (Hyatt): "As many brands as necessary and as...
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:...
Three Parisian palaces and the Hôtel du Couvent in Nice are among...
The Capella Bangkok last year, the Rosewood Hong Kong in first place this year: the Asian hotel industry has the honours in the 50 Best Hotels of the World. Presented in London on 30 October, the third edition of this ranking recognising the best hotels in the world gives pride of place to Asia, with 20 of the world's best hotels...
The keys to intimate luxury for VIP business trips
To live happily, let's live hidden. This is the policy of certain VIP business travellers - bosses, senior executives or fashion and design professionals - who prefer the intimacy of small hotels with character to the big names in luxury, Four Seasons, Mandarin and the like. Addresses that may have less status, but which rival each other in excellence...
Radisson: Paris at the heart of its global expansion
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...
Delano: something new in Miami, something new in New York...
Starting afresh. The reopening early next year of the Delano Miami Beach symbolises a new dynamic for the luxury and lifestyle brand, which will become part of the Accor group as part of the takeover of the American group SBE at the end of 2020. A flagship destination on South Beach since its opening in 1947, the hotel was revamped in the 1990s...
