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The year 2017 marked the return in force of British Airways to French skies. After a remarkable comeback at Nantes airport after a nine-year absence, the airline landed in Montpellier on 3 May. Business travellers in the Languedoc region had not seen a BA aircraft land for ten...

Eurostar has just opened a new business lounge in the Gare du Nord. Had "The Lounge", designed by Philippe Starck in 2008, become outdated? Nicolas Petrovic - The inauguration of this new Business Premier lounge is part of a wider investment in the Gare du Nord, particularly in the area dedicated to Eurostar, and...

The figures for the Business Travel Show 2017, held in London on 22 and 23 February, are now in. For its 23rd edition, the British business travel show brought together 437 European buyers - there were 399 a year earlier - and recorded an increase in attendance of 3%. "We have...

The Warwick Hotels group is making its London debut with the acquisition of The Capital hotel in upmarket Knightsbridge and its neighbour, the Hotel Levin. Located on Basil Street, near Hyde Park, these five-star establishments have an intimate, typically British feel. While The Capital has 49 rooms and...

Four Seasons now has a second London hotel, adding to the luxury Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. This time, it's not the edge of Hyde Park that welcomes the Canadian group, but the City's business district. Housed in a listed building - the former headquarters of the Port of London Authority which...

The British government's decision to give the green light to the construction of a third runway at London Heathrow airport should be seen in the context of post-Brexit Britain. The UK's planned exit from the European Union has in fact become an opportunity for Europe's leading airport in terms of passenger numbers. The...

London will also have its own floating hotel. Like the OFF Seine, which opened in Paris in the summer, the Thames will soon be home to a 148-room hotel: the Good Hotel is due to open its doors in September. "Good' is not just a word for the hotel's industrial design, or for its...

Supporters of the case for a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe's biggest airport in terms of passenger numbers and also one of the most congested on the continent, may have found some unwitting support with Brexit. What do the British people's recent decision to turn their backs on the European Union and the planned expansion of Heathrow have in common?

By the end of the year, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will be opening a new hotel in London, called Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square. The new address will be housed in a vast historic building (over one hectare) that will soon be one hundred years old. The former headquarters of the Port of London's waterway authority will offer...

Last November, EUROSTAR celebrated its 20th anniversary and 150 million passengers. Identity card Currency: pound sterling (GBP). 1 euro = 0.73 GBP (March 2015), +44 (Great Britain), 20 (London). Getting there EUROSTAR celebrated its 20th anniversary last November, as well as its...

A latecomer to the international art scene, the British capital is now one of the world's leading centres for contemporary art, and has only been in existence for twelve years: the Frieze Art Fair, held every October around Regent's Park, attracts almost 70,000 visitors and is already competing with the...

Identity card Currency: In August 2011, 1 pound sterling = 1.14 euros Area code: +44 (United Kingdom); 20 (London) View London Practical Guide on a larger map Getting there Eurostar links Paris Gare du Nord with London St Pancras in 2 hours 15 minutes, every half-hour at rush hour and every hour at night....