Business travel

Being as close as possible to major hubs or central stations: the Intercity brand is pursuing its strategy with a new hotel near Geneva airport, in the Etang district.

Beauvais, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice and Toulouse airports were evacuated on Wednesday due to threats of attack. The alerts were lifted gradually, with no incidents to report.

Hilton for Business programme, Small Meetings & Events packages: the Hilton Group is to launch two new offers worldwide to simplify business travel for SMEs.

After six months of failed discussions with Wyndham, Choice Hotels has launched a hostile takeover bid for its rival. The result could be the emergence of a new hotel giant.

Air France has made official its decision to leave Orly and focus on Paris CDG. The Transavia subsidiary will increase its capacity at the southern Paris airport.

Addis Ababa and Douala are on Air Algérie's schedule this winter. As well as an increase in frequencies on several routes to Algiers from the French regions.

ZRH Comfort is a special offer for economy class passengers waiting at Zurich airport.

Better work-life balance, well-being, experiences, eco-responsibility: Accor is studying the trends surrounding the expected growth in meetings and events.

Located on the heights of Issy-les-Moulineaux, the Domaine de la Reine Margot embodies the spirit of the MGallery collection of charming boutique hotels, which are becoming increasingly popular around the world.

Activity, average prices, development of new establishments: KPMG examines the dynamics of the French hotel industry.

Béatrice de Rotalier, Commercial Director France for Delta Air Lines, has high hopes for 2024 and the Paris Olympic Games.

Edgar Suites is continuing to develop its urban residences with a new address in Montmartre. Other projects are already under way in the Paris region and in major French cities.

Star Alliance is inaugurating a luxurious lounge at Paris CDG in the non-Schengen zone. Spacious and elegant, this lounge sets new standards for business travellers at one of Star's biggest stopovers with 20 airlines.

The Evolyn project, led by the Spanish group Cosmen through Mobico Group, has just ordered 12 Avelia high-speed trains from Alstom for delivery in 2025. Commercial operation against Eurostar is due to start a year later.

easyJet is continuing to work on solutions to reduce the ecological impact of its flights: underground CO2 storage and the future use of hydrogen. Immense progress has already been made.

To compensate for the accidental suspension of its Paris-Milan rotations, Trenitalia is concentrating on the Paris-Lyon route, hoping to offer more frequencies and greater comfort to business travellers.

No sooner had the resumption of the Air France flight to Bamako from Paris CDG been announced than it was cancelled by the Malian authorities.

Sustained growth, mid-range development, digital transformation: Marriott is giving itself the means to remain the world's leading group.

Air France has announced that it has been authorised to resume services to Bamako, which were suspended two months ago. Services will be operated three times a week. At the same time, although the resumption of services to Tel Aviv is not envisaged for the time being, the airline is organising a special flight on 12 October.

Deutsche Bahn explains that soaring operating costs justify an increase in ticket and season ticket prices. However, it has promised to maintain its "Supersparpreis" ("super-cheap") fares.