Lyon

The opening up of the French rail system to competition is gathering pace. Following in the footsteps of Trenitalia, the first AVE (Renfe's high-speed train) from Barcelona arrived in Lyon at midday on Monday for a "dry run", a trial run without passengers in preparation for the imminent arrival of the Spanish national rail company...

Embodying this new hybrid hotel model combining traditional rooms with user-friendly accommodation solutions, Eklo has just added an eighth address in France, in Lyon. After Le Havre, Le Mans, Lille, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Marne-la-Vallée and Toulouse, the group is continuing to expand with a new 111-room, 278-bed establishment in Vénissieux, on the outskirts of Lyon.

Paris/Ile de France Maison Delano Paris (February) American-born luxury lifestyle brand Delano, now part of the Accor group, is coming to Paris. To mark the occasion, an intimate version of its concept, called Maison Delano, will be opening early this year on rue d'Anjou, in the 8th arrondissement. The establishment revisits a former...

On 7 December, easyJet announced a number of flights about to be launched from French airports. While some of the routes were already known - the airline had already announced its Nice-Copenhagen route last October - it had a few surprises in store for French travellers. Starting with two domestic routes which will be offered in...

French cities have no reason to be ashamed of their environmental commitment when it comes to business tourism. The latest Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) shows that Bordeaux has climbed from 9th to 5th place, while Paris has jumped from 55th to 25th. Of course, this ranking, which...

Admittedly, the programme announced by Transavia to Dakar and Istanbul is still too timid for most business travellers. And the low-cost airline makes no secret of the fact that it is targeting "passengers who want to meet up with family and friends and get away to the sun in winter". But the announcement of these two...

Week after week, Freenow's diversification is giving more substance to its ambition to establish itself as Europe's 'Super-App' for mobility. Less than two months ago, the roll-out of a taxi service was announced - a minor revolution for the multi-mobility platform. And now it's the turn of car-sharing...

The title of top city in France - and seventh in the world - won by Lyon in the GDS Index 2021 (Global Destination Sustainability Index) could have marked the culmination of the destination's efforts on the long road to sustainable development. But this is not the case. On the contrary, Lyon's managers are accelerating their efforts with...

DoubleTree by Hilton is continuing its European expansion. First appearing last year in Germany, in Frankfurt, and in Belgium, in Brussels, the business and upmarket brand will be adding to its list of addresses in the continent's business metropolises with six new openings, some of which took place at the very end of last year. For example, in Sittard in the Netherlands,...

A few days after announcing new business routes from Perpignan and Pau in particular, Transavia is adding another new destination to its catalogue. This time, the Air France subsidiary is adding a new destination, Stockholm, on departure from Lyon. Operations began on 29 January from Lyon-Saint-Exupéry. The service is limited to...

How would you assess Trenitalia's first steps in France? Roberto Rinaudo - We have exceeded our launch targets. That's very good news. Trenitalia has been very well received, particularly for the very good value for money of our offer. Our trains are full, with a 98% occupancy rate for the...

Is the office as a place of work still as attractive today? Christophe Burckart - Yes, and I'm even surprised by its resilience, because it's a place where people socialise. Even if company employees were not very present in our spaces, their occupancy rate has never fallen below 70 % since March...

Saturday 11 December marked the return of Air Canada to Lyon, after an absence of exactly 634 days. This absence was obviously due to the Covid pandemic. An Airbus A330-300 landed at Lyon Saint-Exupéry at exactly 8.14am after a flight lasting 6 hours and 21 minutes. This return was eagerly awaited...

The Eklo group is aiming to carve out a place for itself in the urban hotel sector with a range of products that are both economical and ecological - with eco-designed buildings, low-energy operation, short supply chains and waste reduction, among other features - all backed up by a design and lifestyle spirit. From six addresses in...

Adagio made its debut in Lyon in October. Following on from Suresnes, London and Zurich, this new development by the aparthotel brand is located in the fast-growing Confluence business district. Located close to Lyon Perrache station, at 50 cours Charlemagne, the hotel residence offers a range of facilities for business travellers as well as...

The Paris-Lyon TGV line is one of SNCF's historic routes, and is still the focus of the rail carrier's attention. At the heart of its traffic and above all the income of the Voyages SNCF branch, it now accounts for 24 daily return TGV services (including two OUIGO services), compared with 13 when the line was inaugurated by President François Mitterrand in September...

In a country where centralism remains a dogma, particularly in air transport, Corsair is going against the tide. The airline is launching a series of routes from Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Nantes to the French West Indies and the Indian Ocean. Lyon is benefiting most from this strategic move. After launching two...

Travellers in the south-east of France have been eagerly awaiting the return of the Emirates colours to the tarmacs of Nice and Lyon. Now they finally know: on Tuesday, the airline unveiled its schedule for the resumption of flights, which will be based on the relaxation of entry conditions, sparing vaccinated travellers from the United Arab Emirates the...

The IHG Group is rolling out its hybrid meetings offer in France. The British hotelier presented its "Meet with Confidence" programme last March. The programme is based on five basic principles: cleanliness and security, of course, with check-in/check-out without...

Air Sénégal has announced its imminent arrival at Lyon airport. The new route between the Dakar hub and Lyon will begin on 28 March, in the form of a triangular service: Dakar-Marseille-Lyon-Dakar. The Senegalese airline is planning three flights a week, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Departure from Lyon is...