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Singaporean hotelier Pan Pacific is preparing to make a big splash in Europe by setting up shop in London at the end of next summer. The group now has around thirty hotels, mainly in Asia, but also in North America - in Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and the Whistler ski resort. And business travellers...

After its first residence in West London, in Brentford, Adagio is moving to the east of the British capital with the opening of an aparthotel in Stratford. Long in decline, this East End district has been undergoing a renaissance since it was the beating heart of the 2012 Olympic Games. "Stratford is fast becoming one of the most...

The story continues between the Radisson RED lifestyle brand and London airports. After Heathrow last September, in a complex that also includes a 600-room Radisson hotel, the contemporary chain has announced its arrival at Gatwick in the third quarter of 2021. Just a short shuttle ride from the airport terminals, the Radisson RED London Gatwick...

2020 will have had devastating effects on European air transport, including that of the United Kingdom. The results of IAG and the major UK airports, published last week, give a very clear idea of the extent of the damage. If we start with IAG - the holding company bringing together British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus -...

The losses incurred by air travel in Great Britain as a result of the pandemic are forcing London Heathrow airport authorities to go after passengers' wallets. On Sunday 28 February, the airport authority announced that departing passengers will now have to pay a supplement of £8.90 (€10.30). This measure, which the airport hopes will be temporary, will enable...

London's hotel scene is as busy as ever. Over and above the procrastination surrounding Brexit and the heavy atmosphere linked to the pandemic, new hotels are constantly opening or being announced. Among the developments unveiled in recent weeks are a Mondrian hotel, due to open in Shoreditch in 2021, and a luxurious Park...

Just 150 years after the Olympia London was built in 1873, the convention centre will soon be welcoming a new roommate: the citizenM London Olympia hotel, the lifestyle brand's fifth representative in the British capital. The brand, which was launched in Amsterdam in 2008, has just made official this major new project in the business travel segment, with the...

This is an important announcement for the Hyatt group, as this development was one of its priorities. Its luxury Park Hyatt brand is due to open in London in 2022, thus completing its network of major cities around the world after Chicago, New York, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai among others, not forgetting Tokyo, where the hotel was...

While the former CEO of British Airways, Willi Walsh, wanted to keep the base at Gatwick, London's second largest airport after Heathrow, the airline's new CEO, Sean Doyle, now wants to reduce the British airline's presence. The aim is to attract more high-cost passengers from all over Europe to its hub...

Eurostar has just launched Eurostar For Business in the UK, a new booking platform for its cross-Channel trains aimed at business customers, with all booking files now grouped together in a single area. Above all, to encourage business travellers to use this portal, Eurostar is offering benefits for every 15 return journeys between London...

The Radisson Hotel group has just unveiled a new business location close to London Heathrow airport. In fact, two of its brands have been brought together under the same roof, the result of the transformation of a former Radisson Blu Edwardian located just a short drive from the London hub. While a 258 sq...

The lifestyle brand Ruby Hotels is continuing to expand, with two new hotels expected by 2023. Already boasting eight hotels based on the "lean luxury" concept of relaxed, affordable luxury, the German group intends to unveil seventeen new properties in Europe by this date. While the German group founded by Michael Struck already has a presence...

Old-world elegance and ultra-contemporary sophistication: opened in Warsaw in August, the Nobu Hotel Warsaw brings together two experiences in one place. With a classic spirit, one of its wings is housed in an Art Deco building dating from the 1920s, the former Rialto Hotel, while the other, newly built, seduces with its very contemporary lines....

It's now official: Eurostar will be operating a direct service between the Netherlands and the UK from 26 October 2020. Its debut was originally scheduled for 30 April this year, but Covid has postponed it until a better time. Making the journey in a single stretch, with no passport control in Brussels, the trains will...

And in the end, it's the City that wins, despite the Brexit and all the waltz and hesitation surrounding the UK's exit from the EU. The "Attractiveness of Global Business Districts 2020" report, published by EY and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), once again recognises London's business district as the world's most attractive. The...

Air Sénégal is preparing to strengthen its catalogue in the business travel segment. On 26 June, the airline will begin operations between Dakar and London's Stansted airport. The Airbus A321 will operate three flights a week, every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The aircraft will leave London Stansted at...

London's leadership on the European stage has not been derailed by Brexit. The British capital remains at the top of the 2019 Cities & Trends report published on 25 February by BCD Travel. This annual ranking, which is based on bookings processed by the business travel agency, remains relatively unchanged from last year...

According to data collected at the beginning of February by the British website Sellhousefast, the ranking of the most expensive European capitals on Airbnb is dominated by Monaco, where the average overnight stay is 349 euros. London comes second (222 euros), with the British business hub followed by another principality: Andorra (184 euros). Paris only reaches...

The timing is ironic: on 4 February at 7.48am, just a few days after Brexit came into force, Eurostar's management celebrated the inauguration of the direct service between Amsterdam and London. It was a symbolic inauguration, attended by Cora Van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management, Ankie Broekers-Knol,...

On Friday 31 January at 11pm in London and midnight in Brussels, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union after 1,317 days of procrastination and three postponements of the Brexit process. For travellers between the UK and Europe, not much has changed in practice. Planes will continue to fly between the continent and...