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Transport for London, the authority in charge of public transport in the British capital, is facing a veritable outcry. The agency has just announced that it would like to increase fares on journeys to the various terminals at Heathrow airport. A proposal for a 'Premium Fare' on the Piccadilly route could well result in an increase of up to...

Luxury, tropical vegetation galore, art and design, exclusive event spaces: Rosewood, owner of the Crillon in Paris, is marking its arrival in São Paulo in style. The luxury brand has set up shop in the heart of Brazil's main business metropolis, close to Avenida Paulista. And yet...

The reopening of the United States to European travellers in 2022 should generate a strong flow of traffic between the two continents. This is the gamble being taken by most of the airlines serving this strategic route. This is particularly true of British Airways. The British carrier operates its transatlantic routes as part of a joint venture,...

"I promise you luxury and charm": If Winston Churchill were still with us, he might paraphrase his famous speech at the dawn of the Second World War to evoke the future Raffles under preparation in London. A luxury hotel intimately linked to great history, as it will take its place within the walls of…

The citizenM brand has just given more details of its plan to open new hotels in 2022. The six hotels that will be added next year to its portfolio of 24 hotels in 16 major cities around the world had all already been announced, but now it was time to find out more about what they will offer. While the pioneering lifestyle hotel chain in...

Of course, the launch of the World Expo in Dubai on October 1 is no small part of the good results achieved by the emirate's hotel industry. According to STR, hotels recorded an average occupancy of 81.6 % over the past month. Not seen since January 2020! However, the emirate did not wait for the...

London-Gatwick, the British capital's second airport with over 46 million passengers in 2019, has always been associated with the national carrier British Airways. Even though since the 2000s the British carrier has gradually lost ground to its low-cost rival easyJet, it has remained a structuring element of the hub...

Close to Windsor Castle and its Grand Park, manicured lawns and a residence dating back to the last century: it's an eminently British and infinitely elegant setting that the Fairmont brand, which also manages the prestigious Savoy in London, is preparing to offer its customers, be they tourists or business groups. Currently in...

The French government has adopted tighter control measures for Covid in response to an increase in the number of cases of contamination in the United Kingdom. The country is now classified as a risk orange, meaning that there is active circulation of the virus there, albeit in controlled proportions. Hence the new measures for travellers...

While Deutsche Bahn was expected to take over the Paris-London/London-Brussels routes a few years ago, it is now Renfe that is embarking on the cross-Channel rail adventure, which weighed in at some 9 million passengers before Covid. The Spanish carrier confirmed its ambitions yesterday, with the aim of competing with Eurostar on the Paris-London route....

Following the opening of a luxurious Pan Pacific at the beginning of September, in a new skyscraper overlooking the reinvented Bishopsgate Square, the City of London has just welcomed a Canopy by Hilton hotel, marking the brand's debut in the UK. Once again, this is a contemporary urban project, called Minories, which includes the conversion of an office building...

Business travellers to London now have a new option to simplify their journey. The British media are reporting a new partnership between Heathrow Express and Google Maps. The American giant's mapping service is now able to provide real-time information on rail services to the hub...

You've just opened your fourth CitizenM in Paris, this one overlooking part of the Champs-Elysées. How did this project come about? Robin Chadha - It was quite a challenging project to develop, as it involved transforming an old office block into two buildings. At the start, we weren't quite sure how we were going to go about...

British Airways has considerably reduced its presence at London's second airport, Gatwick, in recent years. The airline now operates only a few long-haul flights, mainly to leisure destinations. But it nevertheless wants to return to the South London hub as restrictions are gradually lifted, and to define a strategy for...

Radisson RED has moved closer to the heart of London. After opening its first hotel at Heathrow last year - and before landing at Gatwick later this year - the Radisson Group's lifestyle brand has moved into the trendy Greenwich district in the south-east of the English capital. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="98883"]...

A new experiment was unveiled on 7 July in the United Kingdom. London Heathrow airport, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are working together on a fast-track system reserved for vaccinated travellers. The trial starts this week and will apply to travellers landing at the London hub from countries on the list of...

Hyatt Place is adding a third hotel in London, following the opening of one at Heathrow Airport and another in Hayes, to the west of the British capital. For this new development, Hyatt's contemporary and relaxed brand has set its sights on the east of the city. Located just a few minutes' walk from Liverpool Street and...

A partner of the Accor group in a joint venture whose ambition is to become the world's leading player in lifestyle hotels, is developing its flagship brand The Hoxton with several openings announced in Europe over the next two years. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="64451"] Following the brand's recent arrival in Rome, several new...

The Mondrian brand is preparing to make its return to London this July. After briefly presiding over the destiny of Sea Containers, a trendy hotel on the banks of the Thames, the lifestyle brand belonging to the Accor group - since its takeover of the American group sbe - is moving into a lively, creative district that reflects its image:...

A few drops of saliva, a result in less than a minute: travellers tired of nasopharyngeal tests and the long wait for results could find a less daunting solution to prove that they are negative for Covid-19. British Airways is currently evaluating a technological alternative designed by Canary Global, the Pelican Covid-19 test...