CONNECTED TRAVELLER

The easyJet mobile application is about to introduce a new feature, called "Speak Now", enabling business travellers to make their reservations using a voice command.

Samsung has unveiled its new top-of-the-range Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ smartphones, ultra-high-performance models for business, streaming and gaming.

Tags equipped with RFID chips: this is what Air France and Paris Aéroport are working on to improve baggage handling at the Paris CDG hub from 2020.

Business travellers can now watch France 24 live on medium-haul flights operated by Air France.

Radisson has just launched its new reservations site, integrating the seven brands in its portfolio. A new mobile app will also be available shortly.

An algorithm to optimise business travel, Big Data to reduce costs, a layer of artificial intelligence to limit environmental impact: start-ups, particularly French ones, are working hard to offer companies innovative solutions.

The new version of TripSource, unveiled in mid-July by BCD Travel, places particular emphasis on traveller autonomy through 'self-service' functionalities.

A new study published on Tuesday by CWT deciphers the link between business travel and innovation, pointing in particular to cultural differences, depending on the geographical area.

High-tech rooms and services, insect-based menus, buildings adapted to climate change: Hilton is projecting itself into the hotel industry of the next century, in 2119.

What can you do when you're jet-lagged in Tokyo? The Jetlag Social Club app, launched by Flying Blue, offers a wide range of activities to suit travellers' biological clocks.

The app's 13 million users will benefit from the arrival of new mobility players who will be able to design and even book door-to-door journeys. Everyday journeys will be the first to be covered, with a planned extension to long-distance journeys.

Google Trips users will have to find another travel companion between now and 5 August, the date set for the disappearance of the mobile application.

At a time when WiFi is beginning to make inroads on board aircraft, Latécoère is experimenting with a new way of transmitting in-flight data, using light.

The fourth edition of VivaTech, the major technology event taking place from 16 to 18 May at Porte de Versailles, offers a prime showcase for innovation players. And a number of business travel specialists have made the trip to work together to design the mobility of tomorrow.

Google has just unveiled a "new" platform dedicated to travel, designed to centralise the various aspects of a trip on the traveller's smartphone, but also from their PC.

Iberia is launching a new feature enabling business travellers to check the eligibility of their cabin hand baggage by checking its dimensions via the mobile application.

Having digitised booking and check-in, airlines are now stepping up their innovations to deliver a seamless, personalised travel experience. Lufthansa and Air France are just two examples.

Huawei tests 5G connectivity at the InterContinental Shenzhen, paving the way for new smart hotels.

It's a first for international rail: Eurostar tickets are now available via Google Pay.

Etihad is to offer a new function designed to reduce the effects of jet lag, by integrating the Jet Lag Adviser tool developed by Panasonic into its application.