Thalys

Just as airlines are gradually reopening their premium lounges to business travellers, rail companies are also reopening their lounges. This was the case on Thursday at the Thalys lounge next to the Gare du Nord in Paris. This 180 m² space is once again open to passengers travelling with...

With the reopening of Europe's borders, rail companies are resuming their international services. In particular, the SNCF and its subsidiaries operating between Paris and Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Good news for business travellers who need to get away. There is one major exception, however, with the...

27 June 2018. This is a key date for rail transport in France, as it corresponds to the promulgation of the reform for a new rail pact, the main measure of which is the opening up of passenger traffic to competition. Although this has been in force since 2009 on international routes, the law authorises new players to enter the market.

With Brexit fast approaching, a plan for an alliance between Eurostar and Thalys, called Green Speed, has been presented by the management of the two rail companies, supported by SNCF as majority shareholder in both entities. The new unified company would benefit from the pooling of teams and 55 vehicles...

"Committed to creating a more sustainable future for air transport", KLM has announced the abolition of one daily rotation between Brussels Zaventem and Amsterdam Schiphol airports from 29 March 2020, replaced by 25,600 seats in Premium or Standard classes on board Thalys TGVs. The Dutch company, which currently operates five routes between...

After four years of loyal service, Agnès Ogier is stepping down as CEO of Thalys. To replace her as CEO, the rail company's Board of Directors has appointed Bertrand Gosselin, until now Director of the Paris Rive Gauche region, in charge of RER C at SNCF Mobilités. "Since...

Having passed the 7 million passengers carried mark in 2017 and enjoyed a good first half of 2018, Thalys is actively preparing its future. On 19 June, Agnès Ogier, the CEO of the European rail company, unveiled a number of projects for 2018-2022 at the Thalys offices in Paris....

10 December 2017. On that day, TGV Lyria business passengers were curious to discover the newly launched Business 1ère class between Paris and Geneva. While the first-class seats have not changed for the time being - the rolling stock is not due to be renewed until 2020 - the Franco-Swiss company has begun to upgrade the...

Thalys has decided to discontinue its service between Lille and Amsterdam from the next annual service in 2019, on 10 December. Launched in April 2014, according to the rail company, this route has never found its audience, with occupancy rates too low - 25% on average for the four trains - due in particular to...

At its new headquarters in Brussels, opposite the Gare du Midi, Thalys management unveiled its new fare offer, which will be marketed from 12 September and introduced in December. The railway company's ambition is to bring more...

A few days after blowing out its twenty candles, Thalys is already looking to the future: that of the rail company, of course, but also and above all that of the planet. European Mobility Week kicks off on 16 September, and the company, well known to business travellers, is determined to make the event a...

At the end of an eventful 2015, marked both by the terrorist attacks and - internally - by its transformation into a rail company, Thalys is entering 2016 with new ambitions. The carrier is introducing a new low-cost service, called IZY, to face up to the growing competition on the Paris-Brussels route, while taking care...