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Lufthansa Group unveils part of its 2026 summer programme

The Lufthansa Group has published its summer 2026 programme, which is already available for booking. The Group's seven airlines (Lufthansa, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Discover Airlines, Edelweiss, ITA and Swiss) are planning more than 14,000 weekly routes to 330 destinations in around a hundred countries, from its numerous hubs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland.

Seattle: a successful makeover for the British Airways lounge

The total renovation of the British Airways lounge in Seattle has just been completed. It is now ready to welcome business travellers once again, in a setting that combines local decor with the elegance of British design. New features include a completely redesigned catering area - with an à la carte offer for passengers...

Air Tahiti Nui drops Paris-Seattle route

French Polynesia's flagship airline, Air Tahiti Nui, is announcing changes to its network to better meet global passenger demand. From 5 January 2025, ATN will cease its twice-weekly Paris-Seattle service. The cessation of flights will result in a monthly capacity reduction of 2,400 seats per month....

IHG: long stays in Cannes, the first Garner hotel...

The IHG group is gradually approaching the 70 hotel mark in France. This expansion is taking place through a more diversified offering, with the arrival of new brands such as the luxury and lifestyle brand Kimpton, which will appear in Paris in 2021, and now Staybridge Suites. This predominantly long-stay brand has just made its debut on the...

Paris-Seattle now year-round with Air Tahiti Nui

Air Tahiti Nui celebrated its inaugural flight from Paris CDG Terminal 2 to Seattle Tacoma on 14 June. The flight landed on time in the Emerald City after an excellent journey. The CEO of Air Tahiti Nui, Michel Monvoisin, took advantage of the inauguration of the route in Paris to thank the...

Lounges, biometric ticketing: Alaska Airlines invests in frequent flyers

Alaska Airlines is stepping up its initiatives aimed at business customers. The latest example: the airline has decided to connect its Mileage Plan frequent flyer programme to Clear Plus. Frequent flyers will be able to join this biometrics-based queue-cutting system at a reduced rate. Clear Plus is presented as a...

Air Tahiti Nui transforms its Paris CDG-Seattle route into a year-round flight

Following the inauguration of the Papeete - Seattle route on October 4 and the announcement of an extension to Paris of the twice-weekly service for the summer 2023 period, Air Tahiti Nui is announcing a new extension of the Papeete - Paris route via Seattle for the next IATA Winter season. From 12 June 2023, the new service...

Aer Lingus lands again in Seattle

The Irish carrier is expanding its American services this summer with the return of Seattle to its network. The carrier has just relaunched its Dublin route to the city in the North West of the United States. The route was suspended in March 2020. The aircraft in service is an Airbus A330 equipped with a business and economy class....

Seattle airport makes a strong comeback on the international scene

Seattle-Tacoma International is one of the most important airports in the US, particularly for international travel. This position is due in particular to the presence of Boeing, Amazon and Microsoft in the city's greater metropolitan area, which attracts business people and international travellers. In 2019, the airport welcomed 51.8 million passengers, including almost 12% on...

Citizen M's American nights

Citizen M is preparing for a major offensive in the United States. In parallel with its expansion in Asia - in Taipei in 2017, then in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur this year - the Dutch retailer will be rolling out its affordable design concept in several major American cities. Established in New York in 2014, Citizen M is now...

Economy in Seattle: big players and start-ups, the winning duo

It's just past midday on 6th Avenue, at the corner of Lenora Street. In front of the "take away" windows of the avenue's restaurants, whole queues are forming. But it's all happening very quickly. Vegan salads and healthy mezze have been ordered and paid for online. All you have to do is pick up the packet with your name on it...

Seattle: Capitol Hill, the women's revival

At the top of the hill that rises from Elliott Bay, the once residential area of Capitol Hill is undergoing a complete renewal. The beautiful patrician houses lining Volunteer Park and the brick buildings of the main shopping street, East Pike Street, are undergoing a metamorphosis. A symbol of wealth at the turn of the 20th century,...

Turning 30 in Seattle: portraits

Casey A. Wynecoop, 35, co-director of The Intellectual House, University of Washington Washington State still has 29 Indian tribes "I grew up on an Indian reservation east of Seattle, in Spokane, a small town named after a tribe that means 'children of the sun'. Washington State still has 29 tribes....

Seattle: address book

IDENTITY CARD Currency: the dollar (US$). 1 euro = 1.14 US $ (March 2018). Area code: +1 (United States); 206 (Seattle) Time difference: - 9 h. GETTING THERE AER LINGUS, the Irish airline, has been operating four weekly flights between Paris and Seattle since May 2018, with a stopover in Dublin. The attraction: this is the only European airport with a...

From Seattle to Nairobi, Air France's summer collection is all about...

Air France celebrated its return to Seattle on 25 March and intends to take care of the business travellers who will accompany it on this transatlantic route. The Boeing 777-200s chosen by the airline are equipped with the new long-haul travel cabins. In addition, Air France's initial schedule already includes up to five flights a week between Paris-CDG and Seattle...

Air France heads for Seattle

The new flight between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Seattle will be launched on 25 March by Air France. The airline is counting on five weekly flights, operated by Boeing 777-200. The aircraft will be equipped with the new long-haul Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabins, and will have a capacity of 280 to 312 seats. The outbound flight...