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Articles tagged “paris”

Business Travel

Dutch Hotel Brand Zoku Fine-Tunes New Blend of Hospitality and Work in Paris

The group's French debut next month follows an experiment with one corporation that "bought out" one of its hotels for an entire month. Zoku is now figuring out how to better accommodate office workers — not just business travelers.

Dutch Hotel Brand Zoku Fine-Tunes New Blend of Hospitality and Work in Paris

Hotels

Boutique Hotel Brand Maisons Pariente Braves the Paris Market

The first three hotels in Maisons Pariente’s portfolio focused on understated luxury in resort destinations. But, can the family owned company succeed in Europe's capital of luxury hotels?

Boutique Hotel Brand Maisons Pariente Braves the Paris Market

Hotels

This Artist Paints for the World’s Best Hotels

French artist Elizabeth Stenne has been producing artworks for famous hotels for more than 30 years — and she still thrives taking on diverse commissions with tight deadlines.

This Artist Paints for the World’s Best Hotels

News Blog

Paris Bans E-Scooter Rentals

Residents of Paris have voted to ban the use of rental electric scooters throughout the city, hindering scooter operators while signaling a victory for proponents of road safety. Two Parisians riding their electric scooters through the city. Source: Unsplash/Vlad B. The ban on the battery-powered devices, which will be in place September 1, was supported…

Tourism

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris

One more negative blowback from Brexit, but one perk that went away after 2020 is being considered again: sales-tax free shopping to woo back all those wealthy tourists.

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris

Hotels

Ace Boutique Hotels Have a New Owner

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Ace Group’s sale, a new kind of Olympics tourism, and New Mexico’s decade-long tourism campaign.

Ace Boutique Hotels Have a New Owner

Tourism

Olympics Organizers Mix Vacation Packages With Sports in New E-Commerce Concept

Get ready for a fusion of traditional French tourism and elite sports during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. A lot of responsibility now rests with new hospitality provider, On Location.

Olympics Organizers Mix Vacation Packages With Sports in New E-Commerce Concept

News Blog

Accor Expects Fatter Earnings Than Forecast and Plans to Sell HQ for $450 Million

Accor, the Paris-based hotel group, said on Wednesday it would return to breakeven before the end of the year for its sales, marketing, distribution, and loyalty activities for owners of its branded hotels. Accor said robust sales and earnings this summer along with tight control of costs had led the group's management to raise its…

Airlines

Paris Airport Workers’ Strike Adds to European Flying Mayhem

There seems to be no end in sight for airlines' summer of misery — especially as the industry is failing to solve the problems driving staffing shortages and flight cancellations.

Paris Airport Workers’ Strike Adds to European Flying Mayhem

Airlines

Air France Looking to Make Even More Job Cuts — Reports

At a time when the aviation industry is struggling to cope with demand, the airline's plan to axe 300 ground-staff positions isn't well-timed.

Air France Looking to Make Even More Job Cuts — Reports