Business travel

All flights to and from London Luton airport were suspended on 11 October after a huge fire.

An initial advertising film will make the demise of Thalys official within the next ten days. The various projects for the new Eurostar are progressing at a contrasting pace, with a redesigned brand identity, a new application and a single loyalty programme being the first elements of this merger to be visible to the public.

The Swiss-Italian shipping company is taking a 50% stake in Italo, Trenitalia's competitor on the transalpine rail market.

Hilton is strengthening its offering in Lisbon with a new member of the Curio Collection expected next year, followed by two Hampton and Canopy by Hilton hotels.

Accor, Hilton, IHG, Marriott and Radisson: all these groups have co-founded HARP - the Hospitality Alliance for Responsible Procurement - to promote sustainable purchasing.

With Heathrow Timeslot, London airport has been experimenting since early October with the possibility of reserving a time slot for security checks.

A cross-industry strike will cause major disruption in French skies, with 40% flights cancelled at Paris-Orly.

The first trains on the new high-speed line between Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia started running on 2 October. A first not only for Indonesia, but also for ASEAN, the association of South-East Asian countries...

The B&B Hotels chain is launching the B&me loyalty programme, which offers unique, light prizes - 50 euros - in all new hotels, alongside other benefits such as late check-out on Sundays and participation in competitions.

With more capacity and a greener environment, the new-generation TGV M should enable SNCF to improve the quality of its services, so that people prefer to travel by train and are able to withstand future competition.

The widespread conflict in Israel is forcing several European airlines to suspend their flights to Tel Aviv, but not those of El Al.

Intended to finance the development and operation of the Paris region's transport network, the expected tripling of the Paris tourist tax has hoteliers and corporate travel operators alike up in arms.

Due to its astronomical cost, the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the HS2 project, a high-speed line that was supposed to link the North of England, will be stopped in Birmingham instead of Manchester.

The European Parliament has confirmed that airlines have no right to charge extra to passengers travelling with unchecked cabin baggage.

The bad news came at the beginning of the week: the train line between Paris and Milan will remain closed beyond Chambéry and St. Michel de Maurienne. This means a complete interruption of Trenitalia services beyond Lyon and beyond Chambéry for SNCF.

Having completed its last journey, Thalys will now merge with Eurostar, which intends to become a rail champion in Northern Europe.

The new law severely restricting the use of short-term flat rentals via platforms such as Airbnb in New York is the most recent demonstration of a hardening stance against this type of temporary accommodation and rising rents in cities. Which municipalities in Europe are adopting or planning to adopt a similar measure? The total number of whole dwellings available in a city is sure to become THE benchmark for action...

Air France presented its winter offer during IFTM Top Résa, the trade fair for tourism professionals. Long-haul services have been enhanced with the addition of Abu Dhabi and destinations launched in the summer, while short- and medium-haul services continue to focus on leisure travel.

TMC, which describes itself as eco-responsible, is adding the Belgian-Dutch distribution platform Benerail and the Swiss SBB to its online offering thanks to the development of its agreement with Trainline Partner Solutions, the BtoB tool of the multimodal application.

The French multimodal booking platform is crossing the Alps to distribute services offered by SNCF, Trenitalia, Italo, airlines and bus companies. Spain will follow in early 2024.