Business travel

Reintegration of the Airbus A380 at Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines, technical modernisation at Emirates: the world's largest aircraft, which was thought to be doomed just 5 years ago, is making a surprising comeback.

The Italian carrier will be increasing its service to five daily return trips between Paris and Lyon from the winter timetable, with two extensions to Chambéry at weekends.

Alongside a new hotel in Montpellier, opposite the station, the Eklo budget and lifestyle chain is further committing itself to a low-carbon path.

While a strike will affect French skies on 20 November, a law will limit the consequences of industrial action in air traffic control.

The introduction of a new online booking platform for Canadian rail operator VIA Rail means that the system will be completely suspended for almost 24 hours from 17 November (Saturday French time).

Competition will intensify in 2024 between Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg trinational airport and Scandinavia with the arrival of Norwegian.

In the regular skirmishes between the airline association IATA and the association of airports worldwide ACI, the latter's European branch provides evidence that airport charges are rising at the same rate as inflation - unlike air fares!

The Regent Hong Kong has been redesigned in an ultra-luxury spirit, returning to its original name and its pre-eminent position in the city's hotel industry.

The Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes has opened its doors, with 97 rooms and two seminar rooms, revitalising the historic former wine cellars redesigned by Philippe Starck.

In a spectacular U-turn, the Dutch government and the management of Amsterdam Schiphol airport have cancelled the procedure for reducing aircraft movements that has been in place since this winter. The United States had a lot to do with it...

The Hilton Group has announced the 24 major hotel openings expected in 2024. These include several business hotels from Shanghai to Singapore, not forgetting Vienna and Manama.

While Preferred Hotels and Relais & Châteaux are welcoming new hotels, Leading Hotels is launching a sustainable collection.

Over the last few decades, the Gulf airlines have surprised visitors with the scale of their aircraft orders. Emirates returned to tradition at the Dubai Air Show, with an order worth $52 billion, confirming its position as the world's largest operator of Boeing 777s.

Travellers on Lufthansa's Europe network will soon have access to a free in-flight messaging service.

The Radisson brand has celebrated the anticipated opening of a hotel on the island of Réunion, in Saint-Denis. A top-of-the-range establishment ideal for both relaxation and business travel.

20% fewer flights at the start of 2024. This is the price that airlines and users will pay for the 1st phase of the modernisation of French air traffic control.

Early next year, the Minor group will open three hotels in Paris under the NH and NH Collection brands, which it owns.

Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary has improved its offer for passengers with a my Eurowings account, guaranteeing a free rebooking up to 40 minutes before departure.

Finnair seems to have softened the blow of the Russian airspace ban on its Asia routes. The airline is indicating a strong return to Japan in 2024.

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