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IHG Hotels & Resorts continues its growth phase with 1,800 hotel projects underway. That's more than 280,000 rooms that will soon be added to its 6,100 open establishments around the world. Long the world's leading hotel group before Marriott took over this role with its acquisition of Starwood in 2016, the IHG Hotels & Resorts group has...

There's no doubt that Sin City is still the place to be for major business events, and trade shows in particular. And business travellers are indeed returning to Las Vegas, as shown by the 2022 figures published by the local authorities. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) counted 39 million visitors...

Air France is returning to a similar schedule of services this summer as in 2019. The airline is responding to strong passenger demand and will be offering up to 835 flights a day to 191 destinations in 89 countries from the end of March. This development particularly concerns long-haul, with 85 destinations. The reopening of...

Rail carrier Brightline, which operates a network of modern intercity trains in the United States, is also set to become the first company to operate high-speed trains in Florida, and in the whole of the United States for that matter. Already on 6 March, a Brightline train tested speeds of over 209 km/h on a rail corridor...

B&B Hotels has just announced its expansion ambitions in the United States. Why has the time come to tackle this market? Fabrice Collet - It's always time to lay the foundations for our future growth. Historically, B&B Hotels has always set its sights on new territories, be it Germany in 2000, Italy in 2010,...

The countdown is on for Norse Atlantic's arrival on the French market. At the end of the month, on 26 March to be exact, the new low-cost airline will land at Paris-CDG airport. It will operate a daily service to New York JFK. But it is on the other side of the Channel that Norse...

After announcing an ambitious airport lounge strategy last year, Delta is rejuvenating and expanding its Delta Sky Club catalogue. The airline has just inaugurated a new lounge at Kansas City. The airport recently completed a major renovation project costing 1.5 billion dollars. "...

The B&B Hotels group is preparing to cross the Atlantic. This is not a first, since the budget hotel specialist has already set up in the West Indies, with a first establishment in Martinique, Fort de France, as well as in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in particular. But this time, the challenge is huge....

Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. These are the two new destinations that Delta Air Lines will be launching next winter from New York JFK. These routes will also connect with Delta's network to Europe. American airlines close to Covid forward performance The flight to Buenos Aires will start on...

The need to (re)travel will have boosted La Compagnie's business in 2022, according to CEO Christian Vernet. "We carried 49,000 passengers last year, with an average load factor of 75%. This result enabled us to post our first ever profit of one million euros", he points out. A number of factors explain...

Nice airport is on a roll at the start of 2023. While Emirates has just announced the return of its star aircraft to the Côte d'Azur, the A380, Delta is preparing its return to the Nice-Atlanta route. Flights will resume on 13 May, and will be operated in collaboration with Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic....

The Hilton Group continues to expand its portfolio with the launch of its 19th brand, Spark by Hilton. This new brand, positioned in the premium economy segment, completes the American group's offering in this niche, joining other brands such as Hampton, Tru and Motto. "When we looked at the economy category, we saw a segment that...

Panic in American skies. On Tuesday night, the Notice to Air Missions system (NOTAM) broke down. A major failure, which forced the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to cancel all take-offs from American airports for several hours. "The FAA ordered...

"At work, at home and everywhere in between, connectivity is essential to everyday life, and a trip on Delta should be no different": this is the credo of Ed Bastian, CEO of the American company, speaking at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. An ambition...

Business and leisure travellers to the United States in 2023 will have to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for their hotel rooms. That's the conclusion of a report by US consultancy CBRE Hotels Research. According to the consultancy firm, the rate of growth in RevPAR (revenue per available room) will rise by 2023 from...

TAP Air Portugal has just announced an increase in the number of its frequencies on the transatlantic route. The two main countries concerned by this increase are the United States and Brazil. In the United States, the Portuguese national airline will be offering two daily flights to Boston during the summer, compared with 9 weekly flights during the summer...

2023 will see the expansion of ITA Airways' intercontinental network with the addition of two new routes to the United States: San Francisco and Washington-Dulles International. All sales channels are already accepting bookings on these two routes, served from Rome Fiumicino. ITA Airways prepares for its arrival in Rio The airline will inaugurate the...

The Delta Sky Club is experiencing record attendance this year. Faced with lounges that are often packed to the rafters, Delta has decided to change some of the conditions of access to the Clubs. This measure will take effect from 2023. Delta explains that it wants to preserve the exclusivity of its lounges. "It is extremely important to us that the Sky...

It is thanks to the joint venture set up with Delta - and validated last September - that LATAM will be able to increase its power in the US market. An offensive symbolised by the announcement at the end of November of a Sao Paulo-Los Angeles flight, even though the two business centres are not currently connected by a direct link. LATAM...

And now there are six: from summer 2023, Paris will welcome a new airline flying to New York-JFK. JetBlue, a niche airline offering more affordable fares than the competition with a traditional carrier service, plans to open its second stopover in Europe. Paris CDG will be the lucky choice from next summer,...