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Cebu Pacific has also announced plans for an in-flight Wi-Fi connection, to be offered to the airline's business travellers from next year.

Etihad Airways is launching a new range of online services to make it easier for travellers to manage their journeys via the airline's website.

Toulouse airport is making WiFi access free and unlimited from 2 July: good news for local business travellers, or those on business trips to the pink city.

Delta Air Lines is stepping up the pace on in-flight connectivity, announcing the extension of its Wi-Fi offer to its international network for 2013.

A new air fare comparison service has arrived on the market, with a revised ambition: to establish itself as the "comparator of all comparators", while at the same time denigrating the performance of Google Flight Search.

Amadeus' rail strategy is moving ahead at high speed: the GDS has just formalised a worldwide distribution agreement with Trenitalia, with a view to distributing the Italian carrier's content via all Amadeus channels.

All Nippon Airways will soon be offering its in-flight connectivity service to French business travellers. The airline will be connecting to Wi-Fi on its international flights from summer 2013.

On 18 June, Microsoft unveiled its first touchscreen tablet, Surface, designed to compete with the iPad, particularly among mobile professionals.

In a few days' time, the Paris metro should be equipped with WiFi access: La Tribune reveals that Spain's Gowex will be inaugurating wireless connections in stations from 26 June.

Egencia is launching a new hotel booking interface, unveiled on 19 June, with the aim of simplifying the booking process, but also gaining even greater visibility and therefore savings on business travel.

GDS Sabre has just signed an agreement with its Chinese counterpart TravelSky, which should enable it to facilitate business travel in one of the world's major markets.

Business travellers can now take advantage of a new mobile check-in service launched by airBaltic on 13 June.

Europcar is launching a new mobile application for iPhone and Android, designed to make it easier for mobile professionals to hire vehicles.

Choice Hotels International has announced the launch of its new application for iPad users.

Business travel agency ATPI is launching a new mobile application, "On the Go", for business travellers.

Mobile technologies are continuing to make inroads into the world of business travel, as demonstrated by the new milestone reached by Concur's mobile application, which recently passed the million user mark.

easyJet has teamed up with eNett International to offer a virtual payment card for TMCs and travel buyers.

Business travel on the TAP Portugal network is getting easier for French business travellers: the airline is extending its mobile check-in service from six airports in France.

Air France recently launched a new corporate website. Its special feature is that it is available in Chinese, in order to win the favour of travellers from the Middle Kingdom.