Paris

Known for its luxurious offices and workspaces, kwerk continues to expand its offering in the heart of Paris' central business district. After an initial address launched in 2016 on rue de la Bienfaisance, in the 8th arrondissement, followed by kwerk Haussmann in 2017 and kwerk Madeleine (2019) - kwerk is now setting up at 18 rue de...

Along with London, Paris is citizenM's favourite destination. These two major cities together account for almost a third of the thirty or so establishments offered worldwide by the pioneering lifestyle hotel brand. With 11 new hotels planned between now and 2023, the Dutch-based brand will be adding its own brand to its portfolio of...

With long-haul travel still at half-mast and business travel at a moderato tempo, the Pullman Paris Montparnasse would no doubt have been satisfied with a more favourable context for its return to business. However, the management of this 900-room hotel, which caters for international customers and corporate events, doesn't seem to be...

As part of the modernisation of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Viparis set out to extend the range of services it offers to Parisians and visitors to the park, and to create links with the city and its surrounding area, bringing life to the Porte de Versailles outside of trade and public events.

The Accor group has been keeping a low profile in this part of north-east Paris, but on 5 April it celebrated the opening of Novotel Paris 20 Belleville. "The Belleville district is a new one for Accor, as this is the first time we have opened a hotel in the area, yet the Accor group already has 400 hotels in the Paris region, 200 in...

A year and a half after the inauguration of its first Paris address, on rue de la Boétie, we have more information about Metafore's development prospects. Two other sites dedicated to seminars and events are expected to open in the capital in spring 2022. The first will soon open its doors in the 9th arrondissement of Paris,...

After the Place des Vosges, with the hotel Le Pavillon de la Reine, then the area around the Elysée Palace with Le Pavillon des Lettres, the Chevalier family group is preparing to conquer a new mecca of Parisian chic with a German-Pratin address. Expected to open on 12 April at the corner of Rue de l'Université and Rue du...

Unlike the previous strike, which caused major disruption to business travel in the Paris region last February, the strike on 25 March is expected to have a limited impact. RATP published its 48-hour forecasts on Wednesday. These show normal traffic on the RER network and almost normal traffic on the...

Office life, but so much more: a place to work in the heart of Paris's largest sports and entertainment venue, the Accor Arena. It's a unique setting, and it's the one that Spaces has chosen to open a coworking space like no other this March, which will give you the chance to...

The veil is beginning to be lifted on the future lifestyle hotel So/Paris, part of the Morland Mixité Capitale project. Developed by Emerige, one of the major players in the Paris of tomorrow, the complex aims to renovate the Cité administrative on Boulevard Morland. Designed in the early 1960s by...

While Parisians and even the people of Bordeaux have already seen its antique 2CVs on the streets, 4 Roues sous un Parapluie has started a new chapter in its history in the middle of Covid. After 18 years in business, the events agency has been taken over by two passionate engineers, Emmanuel Mounier and Romain Jouhaud, chairman and CEO respectively.

Here's a survey that will probably put a smile on the face of the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo. Clean Cities is a campaign run by several organisations under the aegis of the British NGO Transport & Environment. Its aim is to encourage cities to move towards sustainable mobility by 2030. The aim is to transform Europe's major cities into champions of...

Signage is not one of Paris-Montparnasse station's strong points, so you have to look hard to find the new Bonport waiting lounge for the first time. Situated in the shopping aisle opposite track 21, this 60 m² space has around twenty seats, in a variety of configurations, so you can be alone or work with others...

While Mama Shelter is due to open in March, another contemporary hotel brand, Okko Hotels, is preparing to open in the La Défense business district on 1 June. This fourth address in the Paris region - after Rueil-Malmaison and Porte de Versailles, and Gare de l'Est in Paris itself - will be...

Business travel in the Paris region is likely to be chaotic, to say the least, on Friday. A major strike is forcing RATP to recommend that "all passengers who are able to do so [should] postpone their journeys on the network that day". And with good reason: metro lines 2, 3bis, 5, 7bis,...

From autumn onwards, business travellers passing through Paris for a while will be able to discover the innovative concept of long-stay brand Zoku. Launched in 2016 in Amsterdam and this year in Copenhagen and Vienna, this brand of Dutch origin stands out for its loft-style studios with designer, modular furniture where the...

Mama Shelter has already demonstrated its expertise by opening a hotel next to the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in 2019. For its third establishment in Paris, the brand launched by the Trigano family, and since integrated into the Accor-Ennismore JV, is continuing 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...

The MOB concept has now found its long-stay incarnation with the inauguration of MOB House, right next door to the first MOB Hotel launched in 2017 by entrepreneur, philosopher and designer Cyril Aouizerate. Always in the heart of the Puces de Saint-Ouen, always in a lifestyle spirit and always with the support of Philippe Starck for the design...

Two aircraft based, 35 destinations this winter and for the summer 2022 season. Ryanair has become a major player in air transport in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The investment for this new base, opened in November, amounted to 200 million dollars. The carrier has added 17 new destinations to its existing network...