Paris

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...

The Barcelo Group is establishing its first key foothold in France, particularly for business travellers to the Paris region. The Spanish hotelier has just purchased, for €70 million, the Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Levallois-Perret, in the heart of the Front de Seine business district, which boasts almost 170,000 sq. metres of office space between...

Urban residence or lifestyle hotel? The heart of Jardin de Verre balances between the two. Opened last February in the 5th arrondissement, near Place Monge and the Jardin des Plantes, this first establishment in France of the Locke long-stay brand has all the makings of an apartment hotel, with its 145 flats, each...

Waldorf Astoria is heading north. This year, the Hilton Group's luxury brand is set to make its Scandinavian debut in Helsinki. The American hotelier has just signed a management agreement with M&L Group to integrate the Hotel Maria, soon to be renamed Waldorf Astoria Helsinki, into its portfolio. Located in the...

One year after the opening of Keeze Liège, the events rental group has set its sights on the 2nd arrondissement for its 18th address in the capital. The 260m² space is located on the 4th floor of 15 rue Bachaumont, just a stone's throw from the Place des Victoires, the...

The Triangle Tower will not be completed until the end of 2026, but it is growing rapidly as each floor becomes smaller. Erected at Porte de Versailles, in the heart of Paris Expo, where it is set to become the new flagship, this €700m project by developer Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is seeing its...

9.39 million passengers in May 2025 at the two Paris airports of Orly and Roissy-CDG. This represents growth of 3.3% compared with May 2024. Above all, this figure is 1.8 % higher than in May, 5 years after the start of the Covid crisis...

A new hybrid hotel, suitable for both short and long stays, in tune with the times and the neighbourhood: the opening of the lyf Gambetta Paris marks the arrival of a new brand from the Ascott group in the French capital, following on from Citadines and the three luxury La Clef establishments in the Crest Collection. This Asian brand, which has...

Laurence Gaborieau, Managing Director of the IFTM, chose the Embassy of the Dominican Republic as the venue for the announcement of the latest news and developments for IFTM 2025. The Dominican Republic will be the guest of honour at the next show, which will be held at Paris Expo from 23 to 25 September. "There is a very good dynamic. The 2025 edition is looking very promising...

From its sourcing platforms, Cvent looks at the world's top MICE destinations and meeting hotels. With a record $16.5 billion in sourcing activity and tenders managed in 2024 via the Cvent Supplier Network, this key technology provider for MICE is...

Eurostar is reopening its Premier Lounge at Gare du Nord after a total renovation. Located at 22 rue de Dunkerque, in the immediate vicinity of the station, this lounge is intended for passengers in the new Premier class deployed on the ex-Thalys European routes - France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany - as well as members of the Eurostar...

After launching its first luxury hotel in the heart of the capital, the SAX hotel, the Hilton group is continuing its expansion in the Paris region with the announcement of its twentieth hotel in the Ile-de-France region. Expected to open in the summer, the hotel will expand the Tapestry Collection lifestyle brand in a destination that is as popular with business travellers as it is with leisure travellers.