New York

Since 4 December, business travellers from the Air Canada network and Star Alliance partners have had access to a new dedicated area at LaGuardia airport in New York. The Canadian airline is the first to inaugurate an airport lounge in the new Terminal B. This "Maple Leaf" lounge, with its...

Known for its high-tech capsule hotels, Yotel will be adding a second hotel in New York to the one it opened near Times Square in 2010. This time, the brand will not be setting up in Manhattan, but on Long Island, in an area of rapid high-tech development that will soon be home to Amazon's new headquarters. With 178 booths...

Business travellers will soon be able to discover United Airlines' new product, United Premium Plus. It's "the perfect option for someone who wants an enhanced service over traditional economy class", says Andrew Nocella, the airline's Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In fact, compared with...

Regular business travellers on the Paris-New York route will soon no longer be the only ones able to take advantage of La Compagnie's 100 % business concept. From 6 May, the French carrier will be offering a seasonal service between Nice-Côte d'Azur and Newark-Liberty airports. Until the end of October 2019, the airline...

At dawn on Friday morning, Singapore Airlines' A350-900ULR touched down at Newark airport in New York. This was the culmination of a 17-hour 52-minute flight, making it the world's longest commercial flight. "Singapore Airlines is proud to present the world's longest commercial flights with the new A350-900ULR and we are delighted to be able to...

IDENTITY CARD Currency: the dollar (USD). 1 euro = 1.17 USD (June 2018). Area code: +1 (United States); 212 (Manhattan); 718 (Brooklyn). Time difference: -6h. GETTING THERE AIR France offers five flights a day between Paris and New York JFK, four from Paris CDG and one from Paris Orly. There are also two flights a day...

"When I'm in New York, I naturally spend a lot of time in the Lincoln Center area, where the opera is located. One of the places I frequent in the area is the opera house shop, where I always find the most beautiful jewellery. I also like to go to Century 21, where...

An abundance of choice: under the impact of ever-increasing business and leisure tourism, the number of hotel rooms has continued to rise in New York. Since 2015, more than 250 new establishments have opened or are under construction, from the Bronx to Staten Island, from Queens to Brooklyn and of course in Manhattan. Hotels in...

Although it wasn't until the 1970s that a Paris-New York route - so aptly named the "star ribbon route" - became non-stop, there has never been such a plethora of options as there is today. In fact, New York is the busiest destination from Paris, with 2.2 million passengers in 2017. Given this attractiveness, many...

New York has long been a UFO in the ecological landscape of American cities. Owning half as many cars as the rest of their compatriots, New Yorkers have one of the lowest per capita carbon footprints in the world. And even more so now that they have more and more green spaces. In fact, in addition to...

Report: Cécile Balavoine / Photos: Ludovic Maisant [highlight] Alexandre Vendé, founder of "New York en français" A city where experimentation is commonplace How did the "New York en français" agency come into being? Alexandre Vendé - It all started with a blog, in 2008, following a trip. I'd had a lot of trouble finding...

In the space of a few years, the Manhattan skyline has become almost unrecognisable, with a host of new buildings literally redesigning it. 432 Park Avenue, a long, square tower rising above the fray, appeared in 2015. Then, in 2016, came 56 Leonard Street - the 'Jenga Tower' designed by Herzog...

The brand new United Polaris lounge opens its doors in Newark on 4 June. In keeping with the philosophy of the Polaris range, which pays particular attention to passengers' sleep, the new lounge features a dozen private bench beds, testifying to the quality of sleep offered by United. The new United Polaris lounge...

On 11 October, Singapore Airlines will be operating the world's longest commercial flight. The airline confirmed this on 30 May when it announced the return of the Singapore-Newark (New York) route. The 16,700 km journey will take 18 hours and 45 minutes. The current record holder, Qatar Airways, had distinguished itself a few months earlier by carrying...

Why is La Compagnie moving to Orly now? Jean-Charles Périno - Developments in the competitive environment, new services offered by various airlines and, of course, the redistribution of Air Berlin slots, have enabled us to seize this opportunity to move to Orly. We're delighted that Cohor has awarded us these slots, which will enable us to...

For its arrival on the American market, ibis Styles has chosen a destination that is well known to business travellers: New York and its La Guardia airport. The AccorHotels group made the opening of this new address official on 31 August, and is confident about the brand's potential in the United States...

"I grew up in the Bronx, in a modest family, at a time when air travel wasn't very accessible. So my childhood travels were fairly straightforward: the Catskills, Boston and Washington. My first big adventure came in 1962, the year I started my own business...

Economy - New start city At the end of 2013, New York broke two records with four million jobs and more than eight million inhabitants. But it's no longer just Wall Street, insurance or real estate that make it so attractive. High-tech and the good life are taking over. Fulton Street, south of Manhattan...

ID CARD Formalities: valid biometric passport or machine-readable passport. An ESTA electronic travel authorisation is also required (https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta). Otherwise, a visa is required. Time difference: -6 hours. Currency: US dollar ($). 1 euro = 1.36 $ (June 2014). Area code: +1 (United States), 212 (Manhattan), 718...

"Although I've been living in France for ten years, I still feel very much a New Yorker. When I come home, I like to go back to my favourite places and find new ones. Despite the hectic pace of my concert schedule, I've started writing a novel and I always try to give some time to my...