Paris

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,...

It's the home stretch for business travel and MICE professionals before the IFTM kicks off. The International & French Travel Market will be inaugurated on 23 September, marking the start of three days of conferences, debates, networking and negotiations for the international business travel and MICE...

With the reopening of the Cour des Loges in Lyon as the Radisson Collection, new hotels in Montpellier and Reims, and the addition of the Relais de la Malmaison in the Paris region, the Radisson group has already expanded its portfolio of hotels in France in recent months. This expansion will continue in the coming years...

Air Côte d'Ivoire is preparing to write a new and very important page in the history of the airline created in May 2012. The Paris-Abidjan flight finally looks set to take off. On 6 August, Air Côte d'Ivoire unveiled its new Airbus A330-900 Neo, confirming its short-term ambitions on the Abidjan-Paris route...

At the beginning of the summer, the ADP and Air France KLM groups launched the Connect France initiative. The aim of this initiative was to enable the Franco-Dutch carrier to truly play at home, by offering its passengers an enhanced experience in Paris. Almost two months later, one of the areas targeted by Connect France has become clearer with the arrival of...

Orlyval is getting its revenge, at least for a few days... Overshadowed by the extension of line 14, the link between Orly and the RER is regaining its appeal for a week. Line 14 will be at a complete standstill from 4 to 8 August for network modernisation work. The...

Finding a parking space could not be easier for the Galia Group. Not for its employees, but for its hotels. Having recently transformed a car park and an office building into a five-star hotel - La Fondation - in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, this family-owned property group is now applying the same recipe...

After Paris CDG, Marne La Vallée and Porte de Versailles, Eklo is to continue its expansion in Paris by setting up in a location that suits its concept: a district undergoing major change. With its hybrid offer combining classic rooms at low prices and youth hostel-style dormitories, the chain had already set up in...

Almost the hundredth. The Motel One Paris-Porte de Versailles, which has just opened its doors, could have symbolised the passage of a milestone for the German hotelier. Instead, it was in Munich, in the city where it all began 25 years ago, that the group passed this milestone a few weeks ago with the opening of its...

It will be some time before the Radisson Blu opens its doors in the Triangle Tower, which is gradually rising above Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. But Motel One guests can't fail to catch a glimpse of the skyscraper's pyramid-shaped silhouette as they enjoy a drink at the 'Skybar', on the seventh and...