Marseille

The hotel version of Maisons du Monde was already presented in Nantes in May 2019. A second address was added in the heart of Marseille earlier this week. As with its predecessor, Maisons du Monde has combined its renowned art of living with the hotel expertise of its partner Vicartem to design this...

Aéroport Marseille Provence is the first French airport to offer its customers a simplified travel experience by integrating parking space reservations, VIP lounges and VIP access into the wallet application. The application offers a host of exclusive benefits, including automatic routing to the reserved car park and special offers. According to airport management,...

Since Thursday 22 October, Marseille Provence airport has been the first French hub to be equipped with the new antigen tests, which promise to provide passengers with the results in less than 20 minutes. Officials at the Marseille hub say that this trial phase will be rapidly followed by official deployment. This is scheduled for Monday 26...

Hilton is continuing to grow in France at an accelerated pace. From 15 establishments at present, the American group is preparing to double in size by 2022. And this after having already doubled its offering over the last four years. Hilton is proud to have opened more hotels in France than at any time in its history.

With flying colours. Now that its first phase is almost complete in Marseille, Euroméditerrannée has achieved all its objectives, transforming this area encompassing the Joliette and Belle de Mai districts, as well as the former docks and the Rue de la République as far as the Old Port, into a vast business district...

10.15 million passengers. Passing the 10 million passenger mark is more than just a symbol for Marseille Provence Marignane airport. According to the airport's management, 2019 saw some of the strongest traffic growth in a decade, with an increase of 8.1%. This growth is essentially due to the strong development of...

There's no need to travel to the other side of the world to organise an incentive or seminar by the sea. The French coastline, lulled by the waves of the North Sea and the English Channel, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, boasts an incredible variety of landscapes: towering cliffs, rocky coasts, immense sandy beaches...

Report Serge Barret / Photos Alain Parinet The sea is oily. Not a ripple, just a few wide swells followed by the semi-rigid boat carrying a dozen or so people, which then sped along at full throttle. The blue waves, the clear sky, the light, the sea breeze and a slight scent of iodine in the air... The...

Marseille's image has improved enormously... Maxime Tissot - Yes, it has. This has been very clear since Marseille was named European Capital of Culture in 2013. That, and the opening of the Mucem, have enabled us to enhance the offer from the various museums...

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Marseille Provence airport is set to become Ethiopian Airlines' first regional hub. On 2 July, the carrier will launch three flights a week to Addis Ababa, with a stopover at Milan-Malpensa. "We've been based in Paris since 1971, i.e. for 48 years, so we're no strangers to the region...

Coworking continues to spread its web in France. Shortly after the opening of Spaces in La Défense, Morning Coworking at the top of the Montparnasse Tower and on rue de Courcelles in the 17th arrondissement, and Mama Works in Lille, the market for shared workspaces has seen the arrival of two...

Business travel between France and Moscow is definitely on a roll. And Marseille in particular. Almost a month after announcing an expanded programme between Paris and Moscow - and just a few days after Aeroflot unveiled its plans for Marseille - Aigle Azur has just outlined its ambitions for the route linking the Cité Phocéenne to...

From 1 June, Aeroflot will be operating no fewer than five weekly services between Marseille Provence and Moscow-Cheremetievo. The flight schedule includes services every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and tickets are now on sale. "We are particularly pleased to welcome Aeroflot, Russia's leading airline", says Jean-Louis Besson, CEO of Aeroflot.

In 2019, the number of flights to Northern Europe from Marseille is set to increase. A fourth daily service between London Heathrow and Marseille-Provence airports will be introduced by British Airways from 31 March. Business travellers will be able to make a round trip within the...

How does the NH Hotel group intend to expand its presence in France? Hugo Rovira - In addition to our two existing hotels near Lyon and Nice airports - which will soon be renovated - our ambition is to have around twenty hotels in France. In Paris of course, but also in Bordeaux, Lyon, Lille... Our future...

Expansion Toulouse in growth mode The champagne was certainly popped at Toulouse Blagnac. In 2017, the airport recorded one million extra passengers in a single year, a leap of 14.5 %. An all-time record in France. With more than 9.2 million passengers, Toulouse overtook Marseille in the rankings...

It's set to be another record-breaking year for Marseille Provence International Airport, with new routes being launched or confirmed. The southern French hub is France's sixth busiest airport, with 9.02 million passengers last year (+6.2%), including 5.3 million on international routes...

Overlooking Marseille's town hall and Old Port, the InterContinental hotel elegantly occupies the walls of the former Hôtel-Dieu, some of which date back to the 18th century. Opened in 2013, it has since become one of the city's must-visit addresses, with its 194 rooms recording an occupancy rate of 70 % in 2017, and its clientele...

Luxury boutiques selling perfumes, watches and handbags follow a gourmet restaurant, a master chocolatier and an Italian ice-cream parlour. The crowd is dense, but it wanders just as it would in the shopping arcade of a very upmarket shopping centre. They take their...