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Air Europa 40th Anniversary: Still Smooth Sailing in the Skies

October 31, 2026 by Amara Nambinga

PONANT

At 40, you know the path, but you still love the twists and turns. We’ve grown in maturity without losing the thrill of adventure. And above all, we always gaze toward the horizon with stars in our eyes.

So, here’s to the next forty years! With the same passion, the same desire to carry you further… and always that little extra soul that makes for captivating journeys.

Air Europa, 40 years of youth to share. And this is only the takeoff!

Next stops: Barranquilla and San Salvador.

BARRANQUILLA

Air Europa’s third destination in Colombia, the city of Shakira, nestled between the Caribbean, culture, and Colombian energy… where Caribbean rhythms set the tempo!

From December 18, three weekly flights.

SAN SALVADOR

The capital of El Salvador, Air Europa’s third country served in Central America, set between volcanoes, Pacific beaches and traditions of a destination still relatively unknown!

From December 18, three weekly flights.

JOHANNESBURG

…Not forgetting Johannesburg, served since last June, the new gateway from Air Europa to Southern Africa, with three weekly flights.

Air Europa: Group management becomes faster with GSO

Air Europa makes life easier for tourism professionals thanks to GSO (Group Sales Optimizer), its new group quotation tool. In a few clicks, agencies can obtain an immediate online price proposal, saving a considerable amount of time in handling their requests.

Accessible to both IATA and non-IATA agencies, GSO combines autonomy, speed and simplicity while maintaining personalized support.

To assist professionals, Air Europa relies on a dedicated team based in Paris:

• Anaïs and Laura for technical and operational support,

• Maria José Aguas for commercial guidance and the development of group sales.

With GSO, Air Europa confirms its commitment to offering agencies a near, high-performance, responsive, and market-tailored group service.

Air Europa offers more than twenty-two destinations to Latin America, the Caribbean, Miami/New York, and Johannesburg.

ABOUT AIR EUROPA…

PRACTICAL INFO…

● Thanks to the extension of the Line 14 metro, which enables easy connections between major Paris stations and Orly Airport, Air Europa brings you even closer to Latin America and the Caribbean.

● Connections for transatlantic flights are made in the same airport area.

Terminal 2 – European flights & Terminal 1 – transatlantic flights.

“40 years old, the age when you already have wonderful stories to tell… and still a whole sky to invent!”
Our teams remain at your disposal, happy selling!

Contact Air Europa

Air Europa : 40 ans… et toujours pas une ride dans les nuages !

Helpdesk :

+33 (0) 142650800

Reservations Email :

Email: [email protected]

Commercial Department :

Email : [email protected]

Group Service :

Email : [email protected]

Reservations :

58-A Rue du Dessous des Berges

Reservations opening hours

9:00/17:00

Website :

www.aireuropa.com

Manor Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary and Aims to Grow

October 4, 2026 by Amara Nambinga

Manor fête ses 40 ans et veut poursuivre sa croissance - TB

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On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Manor intends to continue its development while preserving the fundamentals of its model, the network explains in a press release.

The French group of independent travel agencies now claims nearly 90 agencies and 2.5 billion euros in business volume.

President of Manor since 2022, Grégory Mavoian specifies in the release: “I did not take over a network to rebuild. I took over a solid group, the fruit of nearly forty years of work carried out by my predecessor Jean Korcia, the administrators, the teams and the members.”

Two additional agencies are set to join the group in September 2026

The group highlights the actions undertaken since 2022 to modernize its identity, with a new logo, a refreshed visual universe, a new website and a strengthened digital presence.

Manor has also created Manor Loisirs, with François Piot, to notably bolster its appeal to mixed agencies, positioned both in business travel and leisure.

“The quality of our partnership, the trust built with François and the results achieved have made Manor much more attractive to mixed agencies,” stresses Grégory Mavoian.

Another development: the choice of Wondermiles as the online booking tool for the network.

According to Manor, these various initiatives have supported a significant progression of its indicators. The number of agencies rose from about 60 to nearly 90, while the business volume advanced from 1.5 to 2.5 billion euros.

Two additional agencies are set to join the group in September 2026.

“The aim is to be stronger together”

Despite this growth, Manor states its intention to preserve its model based on the independence of its members.

The group highlights the pooling of purchases, tools, data, expertise and innovation, while allowing agencies to retain their own identity and their relationship with their clients.

Manor also asserts a specificity in incentives, with 100% of incentives returned to the members.

For the coming years, the stated objective is therefore to strengthen the resources available to the agencies without turning Manor into a standardized network.

“The aim is to be stronger together, never becoming a standardized network, and to make Manor the independent grouping that delivers the most value to its members,” the group states.

“A major announcement, which will mark the start of a new ambition for Manor”

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Manor will bring its members together in Venice. Eleven speakers from different backgrounds are set to participate in the event, with profiles announced in fields such as politics, hacking or professional chess.

Grégory Mavoian also announces that he will use the gathering to unveil “a major announcement, which will mark the beginning of a new ambition for Manor.”

Beyond this anniversary, the group plans to prepare its members for the transformations affecting the travel industry. Artificial intelligence, data, distribution, market concentration and environmental challenges are among the main topics identified.

Futuroscope Xperiences Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary With a New Hotel

October 2, 2026 by Amara Nambinga

Le futur hôtel, à l'allure de cité fantastique, ouvrira en décembre 2027. Photo: Futuroscope Xperiences

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Happy Birthday, Futuroscope! Rebranded as Futuroscope Xperiences a few years ago to better reflect its new dimension—especially with the addition of the second water park Aquascope—the Poitiers resort will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027 with a flurry of new features, starting from 5 December 2026.

It will be late 2027 before you discover the most spectacular addition, namely a new hotel that will join Station Cosmos, which opened in 2022, and Ecolodge in 2023.

Revealed at the IFTM trade show, its immersive architecture will evoke “a fantastical city where one could live autonomously,” enthuses Rodolphe Bouin, the CEO.

245 rooms in a futuristic setting

For the occasion, Futuroscope Xperiences has once again raided its coffers, with a budget of €80 million.

The hotel, situated near the existing ones, will be linked by a pedestrian bridge to Aquascope. Around a futuristic central atrium, it will house 245 rooms, a 400-seat restaurant, a bar, and a spa.

An adjacent “module” will accommodate a seminar space with a 200-seat amphitheatre and six meeting rooms. With this offering, plus the nearby convention palace, the resort hopes to eventually generate 10% of its activity from business tourism, compared with 5% today.

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Futuroscope: “Magic Nights” to warm up the winter

Until the hotel opens, Futuroscope Xperiences has unveiled a program of events to celebrate its 40th anniversary with flair. No new major attraction for the occasion, but a few innovations that blend the future with nostalgia.

The most spectacular of these events will be the creation of “Magic Nights”, which will animate the avenues at night, from 5 December to 27 March (the park closes in January and reopens early February).

This nocturnal experience will reveal light installations along a one-kilometer stretch, accompanied by five floats and 23 artists, for a 30-minute stroll before the traditional night-time show.

The return of the films that made the park legendary

The resort’s February reopening will be celebrated with a new Imax film shown at the Kinemax (the iconic quartz-crystal shaped cinema). Titled Athos, it will allow visitors to soar with the Patrouille de France.

The anniversary will also be an opportunity to relive the park’s bold history over 40 years, with a new playlist in the attraction Dance with the Robots that will reprise the biggest hits from four decades to dance with your head tilted back.

The great films shown on the XXL screens, sometimes in 3D since 1987 will also return in May/June and September/October, such as Wings of Courage by director Jean-Jacques Annaud.

Finally, a new magic show named Imagine Live show promises to dazzle with visual illusions.

Soon new investments

This anniversary year is also a transitional period ahead of new investments that will be revealed in January, alternating spectacular attractions and shows in the park’s DNA.

“We present ourselves as a genuine amusement park, with bold risks that we will continue,” explains Rodolphe Bouin.

These future investments could be close to the €300 million invested at the start of the decade under the Vision 2025 program, which ran from 2020 to 2025, by the park’s owner, the Compagnie des Alpes.