Paris

After gaining experience as a taxi driver in Zurich, then proving itself in Russia and the UK on the high-end VTC market, Wheely has chosen its next business destination: Paris. The platform, founded in 2010 by Anton Chirkunov, has raised $15 million in funding, which will enable it to...

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...

Taxis and VTCs are still feeling their way around the destination. But the address should soon become a firm fixture in their repertoires, as well as those of business travellers. Since 24 February, the Melia INNSiDE Paris CDG hotel has been welcoming its first travellers, "at the foot of the runways", or almost. The contrast between the tranquillity of the 266...

Open since the beginning of January 2019 and officially inaugurated on 21 March, the size of the Spaces La Défense centre symbolises the lofty ambitions of both the coworking brand and its parent company, the International Workplace Group (IWG). With a surface area of 18,000 sq m - including 2,000 sq m dedicated to the business club -...

According to Régis Lacote, Director of the Orly hub, the transformation of Orly Sud and Orly Ouest into Orly 1, 2, 3 and 4, effective since 19 March, in fact corresponds to the creation of a single entity, the epicentre of which is the new "Orly 3" connecting terminal, which for the first time creates a physical link between the...

And that's three! Following on from Kwerk Haussmann and Kwerk Bienfaisance, the Wellworking specialist will once again be targeting the 8th arrondissement of Paris with the inauguration of a new site on rue de Courcelles. Kwerk Saint-Honoré is due to open its doors in May 2020. This fifth space will bring Kwerk's total surface area to over...

The Peninsula Paris, the brand's tenth hotel, will celebrate its fifth anniversary in August. How is the hotel positioning itself on the Paris hotel scene? Anne Dugenetay - The hotel has found its place in the luxury hotel industry, even if its beginnings were thwarted by the attacks that hit Paris in 2015. When...

Over and above the competition between two of the world's most visited destinations, and despite all the uncertainties surrounding Brexit, Paris and London have decided to make common cause. The two tourist boards recently signed an agreement enabling them to offer "two-in-one incentive trips", targeting North American buyers in particular. The...

Breaking down barriers and making the lobby a real place to live: this desire, which is increasingly shared by hoteliers, has been given concrete expression within the Pullman brand through The Junction concept. First introduced last year at the Pullman Bangkok King Power, it is now being offered for the first time in Europe at the Pullman Paris Centre-Bercy and...

And yet the French hotel industry is still going strong. In a turbulent social climate, it even broke records in 2018. Strikes at SNCF and Air France in the spring, the yellow waistcoat movement at the end of the year: all these factors did not prevent the industry from posting clear growth in revenue per room (+6.4 1TP3Q) according to the...

What are the highlights of your new establishment, the Deskopolitan Paris Voltaire, which will open next spring? Paul Chevrillon - We're going to be offering a much wider range of services than at our first site, in the 10th arrondissement. This 1,400 m² facility was inaugurated just over two years ago...

Is the CDG Express finally on the right track? "The concession contract will be signed in the next few days", assures Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne in an interview with Le Parisien, confirming the government's desire to see the project for a direct link between Roissy airport and Paris, led by the...

A few weeks after opening its largest coworking site in La Défense, Spaces is strengthening its presence near the Paris business district with a new creative workspace in Boulogne-Billancourt. Situated in the heart of the city, not far from the headquarters of major groups such as Renault, Vallourec, Pierre Fabre and Canal +, the new...

Hampton by Hilton has set up in Paris, making its debut in France at the same time. The mid-range 'plus' brand of the American group, which has more than 2,410 hotels worldwide, has not previously had a presence in France. For its debut, Hampton by Hilton has chosen a fast-developing business district, the...

You're opening La Clef Champs Elysées. Does this third prestigious establishment in Paris embody the spirit of your Crest Collection brand? Yes, it really is the new flagship of this luxurious collection, a little jewel set in a beautiful Haussmann-style residence (see article). This residence of just 70 rooms and suites enjoys a prime location in the...

Never two without three. The Ascott group is continuing to expand its presence in the beautiful Parisian districts. After the Louvre and Trocadéro areas, the world specialist in extended-stay hotels has chosen another prestigious address for the third establishment in its luxury brand The Crest Collection: the rue de...

The Top 20 business destinations visited by business travellers in 2018 has just been published by Egencia. Paris features prominently in the list, ranking third worldwide. According to the figures released by the business travel agency, Paris saw air bookings take off from January to May 2018 (+30%),...

The announced arrivals of Hainan Airlines on the Paris-Chongqing and Paris-Shenzhen routes and Xiamen Airlines on the Paris-Fuzhou route confirm the key role played by the French capital for traffic to China. There are many reasons why Chinese airlines are interested in Paris. The first of these - which has nothing to do...

On 17 December, Air France launched a new service designed to simplify the journey for business travellers wishing to use public transport to get to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. A baggage check-in counter has been set up at Paris-Nord station, next to track 3, opposite the SNCF shop. Open to...

A chic Parisian boudoir, a five-star showcase that designer Philippe Starck describes as "a delightful little imaginary jewellery box where the sparkle of diamonds reflects a romantic, old-fashioned nostalgia": the 9Confidentiel hotel is, as its name suggests, discreet and intimate. Opened in December on rue du Roi de Sicile, the...