IFTM Daily - Day 1

NEWS 7
ADVERTORIAL
NEW
MARKETS
IN EUROPE
FOR AIR
FRANCE
© Air France -KLM
Air France has deployed its global network
in the conquest of new markets, particularly
in Europe where the agility of the group has
been demonstrated.
Since this summer, on their
medium-haul network,
Air France-KLM has
inaugurated 13 new routes,
thus capturing many relays
for European growth and
demonstrating the agility
of their European network:
Dresden (Germany),
Genoa (Italy), Inverness
(Scotland), Southampton
(England), Alicante, Ibiza
and Valencia (Spain)
by KLM departing from
Amsterdam Schiphol and
Glasgow (Scotland),
Oran (Algeria), Cracow
(Poland), Biarritz, Ajaccio
and Calvi (France) by Air
France with departure from
Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Air France has also opened
a new daily service to
Amsterdam from Rennes.
MORE COMFORT
AND FLEXIBILITY ON AIR
FRANCE EUROPE FLIGHTS
Easier passage through
the airport, a new cabin
equipped with new leather
coated seats aboard, new
gourmet touches, more
flexibility for business
travel; Air France intends
to win the medium-haul
battle by proposing the
best offering on the market.
The company continues its
up-market dynamics on
its medium-haul network
flying onto or out of Paris-
Charles de Gaulle, with an
investment of €50m.
A NEW SEAT
FOR GREATER COMFORT
Since April 2015, Air France
has introduced a fully
revised seat for travellers on
board 24 Airbus A319 and
25 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Dressed in veritable high
quality leather in all cabins,
it offers optimal travel
comfort, ideal for work, rest
or refreshment before arrival
at one’s destination.
» HALL 7.2 / STAND K098
Lost in the USA
Delphine Givord & Jean-Philippe Cavaillez,
journalists, bloggers and founders of
www.lostintheusa.fr talk to IFTM Daily about
their favourite destination
Delphine Givord & Jean-Philippe
Cavaillez have both been
journalists for a local newspaper
in France since early 2000. They
love to travel, and as a logical
consequence, opened their first
blog in 2012: “A La Fin De La Route”.
We asked them how it grew from
there…
Gradually, it took a lot of space in our lives.
And as we gained readers, we wanted to start
a new project about our favourite destination,
the USA. So we took one year to create “Lost
In The USA”, a road-trip planner for Frenchspeaking
people.
What are you seeing as being the most
interesting new developments in terms
of hotel and transport infrastructure in the
USA?
Undoubtedly, it’s the emergence of unusual
lodgings. Road trippers are not only looking
for a bed, but for an experience: a hogan
near Monument Valley, an airstream in the
Texas desert, an original B&B like The Dog
Bark Park Inn… Bunkhouse, an Austin
company, or McMenamins in Portland, offer
real experiences. Cabins and camping are
growing fast too, focusing on quality, like the
website Hipcamp.
When it comes to transportation, road trips
with traditional car are still popular, but we
see that the demand for camper vans is
increasing.
What are your three tips for TOs or TAs
looking for new ideas there (trending cities,
festivals, resorts, etc)?
Look beyond the Southwest, which is
overcrowded. Oregon, Texas, New Mexico,
Pacific Northwest, Old South are destinations
that are emerging or reappearing.
Organize trips around filming locations, or
music: Walking Dead (Georgia), Breaking
Bad (New Mexico), Forrest Gump (South)
and the musical effervescence of the South.
Offer varied experiences. Not only see
things and landscapes, but live with them.
Add experiences to a road trip: a concert at
Red Rocks, a festival (Coachella, Burning
Man, CMA, South By Southwest, and so
on), making an original trek. Nevertheless,
customisation is the key.
How do you see the future of bloggers /
influencers?
Sunny. In terms of inspiration, influencers
who have expertise already play an important
part, because they embody the experience
and share it. And they are prescribers and
advisors - less visible, but very important
IFTM Daily • Tuesday 20 th September 2016