Anantara Hotels Resorts & Spas has launched its first property in France with the debut of Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel. A member of the Leading Hotels of the World, the property was previously flagged as Hotel Plaza and has completed a two-year renovation.

Ennismore has confirmed the first Mondrian hotel for France will open in March 2023. Mondrian Cannes will debut on the site of the town’s oldest luxury hotel, formerly Grand Hotel Cannes.

InterContinental Hotels Group’s luxury brand, Regent Hotels & Resorts, has secured two new additions to its stable in Cannes and in Shanghai.

Viking has ratcheted up the number of departures on its top-selling European River Cruises for the 2023 season, adding more than 50 new sailings.

Belmond has revealed plans to introduce a new luxury barge, Coquelicot, A Belmond Boat, Champagne: as the latest addition to the ultra-luxury hospitality company’s French boat collection.

Top tourism officials from Paris used a Rugby World Cup France 2023 gala in Sydney as a platform to make a play for non-stop flights from Australia to the French capital.

The word Cognac conjures images of a different time. But the type of Brandy which can only be produced in this South-west region of France is making a comeback. And not only thanks to Jay-Z – the city now has its first five-star hotel.

This year, with France celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Rosa Bonheur, one of the most celebrated female artists of the 19th century, European Waterways has unveiled enhancements to its tour of the artist’s meticulously preserved studio.

After having gathered international Members and Partners for their annual Presidents’ Club in Marseille for 3 years, Serandipians by Traveller Made have entered a formal partnership with the Capital of Provence.

La Collection, the Australian-based luxury representation brand headed by Léa Seguier and Craig Farrell has been appointed as the exclusive Australian and New Zealand representative of Cognac’s only five-star property, Hotel Chais Monnet & Spa.

Six new members have joined The Leading Hotels of the World portfolio in its latest “Spring Collection” which now boasts 400+ hotels in over 80 countries.

The Spa Lyon Plage at the Hôtel Lyon Métropole has become the largest intramural spa in France.