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Comparison is not reason for Europe's main airports, which are still looking nostalgically at the 2019 statistics. On the road to recovery, these international hubs are making progress, and prefer to look to the figures for 2022 for a more flattering benchmark. With 79 million and 59.4 million passengers respectively...

Now that the World Cup is over, European rugby is preparing to return to the business as usual that has kept its winters alive for a good century: the famous Tournament. From 2 February onwards, the eyes of rugby fans will turn not to the Stade de France, which has been mobilised for the Olympic Games, but to Marseille, Lyon...

London Gatwick is going electric with the inauguration of an Electric Forecourt station under the Gridserve banner. Electric vehicles will now have access to 30 large and low-power chargers, powered entirely by net zero emission energy. In addition to these contactless payment terminals, the site on the southern bypass of the southern terminal...

This will be a first for British Airways since the Covid crisis. The British airline, whose logo is familiar to passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, will be making its debut at Stansted airport next spring. BA's return to the airport in north-east London is a godsend for passengers...

Following the recent opening of a hotel in Biarritz (see box), the Experimental Group has announced new developments. Where will you be expanding your offer in the coming years? Romée de Goriainoff - We are indeed going to open three new establishments in the near future, with our first hotel in via Ludovisi, Rome, the result of the conversion of a...

We now know a little more about the timetable for the gigantic renovation work to be undertaken at Amsterdam Centraal station, which is squeezed between the city and an inlet as part of its expansion. This will have a major impact on Eurostar trains from Amsterdam to London, with the suspension of services...

This Tuesday 31 October, easyJet is inaugurating three new routes from Paris CDG. A daily flight will now be operated to Birmingham. The service to Rabat, with four flights a week, should also position itself in the business travel segment. As for the Paris-Agadir flight, it will be operated twice a week, every Tuesday...

A "refresh" is how British Airways describes this modernisation plan, aimed at giving its business offer at the Heathrow hub a facelift. The lounge located at the B gates of Terminal 5 was the final stage of the project, which was officially completed by the airline on 26 October. Since then, passengers...

A fire in a multi-storey car park near London Luton terminal on Tuesday night mobilised all the security forces and fire brigade to contain it. All flights were suspended this morning, although airport management estimates that flights will resume until...

The turbulence experienced by Europe's major hubs - and Heathrow in particular - is leading to a rethink, and a number of innovations. Following the example set by Amsterdam Schiphol, London's main airport is now taking its turn to streamline the passenger experience. Since 3 October, Heathrow Timeslot has been...

Being the undisputed leader in luxury and premium hotels doesn't seem to be enough for Marriott. For some time now, the group has been showing increasing interest in the mid-range segment. Buoyed by strong demand for value-for-money hospitality, the American hotelier introduced a new midscale brand this year and a new midscale brand this...

Here's a "remake" that British skies could have done without: a wave of sick leave, which is forcing Gatwick airport to cap its operations. The aim is to "avoid last-minute delays and cancellations for passengers". Air traffic control is understaffed, with 30% staff "unavailable for various reasons".

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Elton John, Laurence Olivier and the London premiere of Arturo Ui's Resistible Ascension: the Saville Theatre stage has long played the leading roles. A prestigious list to which the CitizenM brand could soon be added, in the company of another headliner, the...

Peninsula vs Raffles: a promising battle between these two legends of the luxury hotel industry. This September, London will be the scene of a battle for the best opening of the year in the British capital. The two brands have traditionally competed in terms of excellence and VIP services, but one thing is certain...

The Rosewood luxury group was already comfortably installed in several major European cities, including Place de la Concorde in Paris, the Hôtel de Crillon, Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Villa Magna, and High Holborn Street in central London. Since last year, the...

London Gatwick is gradually becoming a strategic airport again for British Airways, through its subsidiary BA Euroflyer. Euroflyer, based at the South London airport, already has a fleet of 18 aircraft - Airbus A320s and A321s. This summer, the airline will be serving 48 destinations. In France, Euroflyer launched on 27...

London's events infrastructure is getting a makeover. While ExCel London is due to complete its extension works in October 2024, another MICE venue is set to follow in its footsteps shortly. The Barbican Centre has just received approval from the City of London Corporation to finance the launch of renovation works. This will involve improving the...

By October 2024, ExCeL London will have completed its transformation. This makeover will see the London convention centre add 25,000 m² to its already comfortable 100,000 m² surface area. This will open up a whole new world of possibilities for event organisers. But they won't necessarily have to wait for the official inauguration to plan their operation...

On Wednesday, Volotea launched its new Strasbourg-London route. It will be operational on 9 November. Volotea, which will operate to Gatwick airport, will thus be launching its first scheduled service to the United Kingdom. Volotea will be the only airline to offer this route. A route that will probably be of interest to business travellers from Strasbourg,...

The new system adopted by Eurostar in July is called "SmartCheck" and has been designed by iProov. Already being trialled from December 2021 to April 2022, it enables facial biometric passenger registration at London St Pancras station. It is reserved for Business Premier passengers and members of the...