Paris

As it does every quarter, the Paris Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Paris Île-de-France) takes stock of the dynamic trade fair scene in the Paris Region, examining the 24 main exhibition venues. The new barometer, published this week, shows mixed results. The main reason for this is that, unlike the first two quarters, the level of activity is lower than it was before the health crisis. Type of...

The birth announcement is beginning to take shape for the new member of the Trigano family. A date and a location have been announced for the appearance of the first of its Oh Baby hotels: at the end of 2027 on the outskirts of Paris, near Porte de Saint-Ouen. Some fifteen years after launching the Oh Baby...

The location remains unchanged, just a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées. Neither has its Haussmann-style façade, which dates back to the early 20th century. Inside, however, a sophisticated new décor awaits guests of the former NH Paris Champs-Elysées. The hotel has just been upgraded to NH...

While the SNCF will be stopping the Paris-Berlin/Vienna service launched just two years ago in mid-December due to the end of the €8m-a-year government subsidy, the Paris-Berlin route will be taken over by European Sleeper from 26 March 2026, a suspension of just over three years...

Forever the first. After setting up its flexible workspaces in a number of major regional cities, starting with Marseille, followed by Aix, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Sophia Antipolis and Toulouse, Newton Offices is adding its first site in the Paris region, in Clichy, to its list of addresses. "Today is a magic trick," says Newton Offices' CEO,...

The Capella Bangkok last year, the Rosewood Hong Kong in first place this year: the Asian hotel industry has the honours in the 50 Best Hotels of the World. Presented in London on 30 October, the third edition of this ranking recognising the best hotels in the world gives pride of place to Asia, with 20 of the world's best hotels...

To live happily, let's live hidden. This is the policy of certain VIP business travellers - bosses, senior executives or fashion and design professionals - who prefer the intimacy of small hotels with character to the big names in luxury, Four Seasons, Mandarin and the like. Addresses that may have less status, but which rival each other in excellence...

This is symbolic of the place held by France in the Radisson Group's growth strategy. To begin the video presentation of its forthcoming openings, Paris takes pride of place with, to start with, the future Banke Opera Paris hotel, part of the Radisson Collection, whose renovation is due for completion in...

Smartwings, both a spin-off and parent company of the former CSA, is finally taking over from the defunct Czech national airline. The airline, which has mainly been confined to leisure routes, is now boosting its network to the main European cities from Prague. It is inaugurating 7 new stopovers for its new winter flight programme to...

A new day of action is in prospect with the strike on 2 October. On the whole, French skies should escape the turbulence. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has announced that it will apply the minimum service provisions to air navigation services at Paris Beauvais airport alone. A reduction in the flight schedule...

Launched with great fanfare on 11 December 2023 at Paris-Est station in the presence of then Transport Minister Clément Beaune, the Paris-Berlin night train and its Paris-Vienna counterpart will cease services on 14 December when SNCF launches its winter service. Supported by the French government, which...

All 73 rooms at the Hotel Belinda are beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, with balconies overlooking a quiet street in the 16th arrondissement. Particularly the Magnolias suite, perched at the top of the hotel, with its 30m² private terrace, deckchairs, Nordic bath and view of the Eiffel Tower. Add to that the name of the...

"A difficult day". Philippe Tabarot held a press briefing to discuss the possible disruption caused by the strike on 18 September. So it won't be a "black day", as the resigning Transport Minister had predicted, as he was managing current affairs - "but there are a lot of current affairs at the moment" - before...

To you, to me. While the Crowne Plaza Corum in Montpellier has recently been rebranded as a Radisson Blu, the Radisson Blu in Marne-la-Vallée is about to experience the opposite fate. The IHG group has just announced that it is to take over the hotel, in partnership with Danish property company Proark, and transform it into the Crowne Plaza...

A room key always to hand: easyHotel is giving guests at its London City Shoreditch and Paris Aubervilliers hotels the option of unlocking their room door with a simple gesture. Using their iPhone or Apple Watch. Louis Poisson, Director of Operations at easyHotel, is delighted with this initiative, which...

Not surprisingly, the organisation of the Olympic Games has had a significant impact on the convention industry. The 2024 report published on September 15 by the Paris Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry bears this out: "The staging of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the operation of a large number of venues between May and October 2024 meant that Paris hosted fewer conventions...

Trenitalia is continuing to expand in France since its launch in December 2021. From 15 December, the Italian airline will be adding 5 extra return trips on its flagship Paris-Lyon route. This will bring its daily service on this route to 14 departures in each direction on weekdays. This increase comes...

A sort of Baltard pavilion in the inner suburbs of Asnières-sur-Seine. An old market dating back to the 19th century, with the charm of its time, with its ochre bricks and metal structure. From 11 September, this historic setting, the Halle Flachat, will be welcoming businesses for local meetings. In all...

RATP has just announced the disruption to be expected during the strike on 10 September. Once again, RER B will be hardest hit by the strike. RATP expects disruptions on line B and normal traffic on RER A, but the interconnection will be maintained at Gare du Nord. The forecasts...

The Regus Green Walk Suresnes will be inaugurated on 15 September. The new business centre will take up residence at 31 rue de Verdun, adding 1,145 m² of business facilities. In detail, Regus Suresnes will have 173 workstations, 27 private offices and 6 dedicated coworking stations. In addition,...