Business travel

From the first kilometre of a business trip right through to arrival at the destination, business travellers and travel managers alike need to be kept abreast of the constant changes in business travel: new air services, business classes, loyalty programmesservices railway companies in trains or stationsoffers taxis or VTC for professionals...(see more)

Not forgetting the new players in the collaborative economy and the technology sector... Daily monitoring of these developments to ensure that business travel is ever safer, more comfortable and more sustainable, in business destinations in France and abroad.

The Hoxton revisits the former IBM headquarters in Brussels as a lifestyle hotel

The Hoxton brand is reinventing the former IBM headquarters in Brussels as a 198-room lifestyle hotel. A place to relax, but also to hold meetings in its Apartment and work in its coworking space.

Mondrian accelerates its lifestyle expansion

The Mondrian lifestyle brand is planning around fifteen hotels over the next few years, including several expected to open in 2023, notably in Bordeaux, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Ban on short domestic flights in France confirmed

The suspension of certain domestic short-haul routes in France has been confirmed. The Commission had opened an investigation following a complaint from the airline industry against this measure in the Climate and Resilience Act.

St. Regis Chicago: a new icon of luxury in Windy...

Grand luxury, grand architecture: the St. Regis Chicago, housed in the city's third highest tower, intends to establish itself as a new icon of the city.

Radisson Individuals: heading for Honfleur, approaching Munich

A boutique hotel in the heart of Honfleur designed for events, a new establishment near Munich airport: the Radisson Individuals hotel collection continues to expand in Europe.

Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, sustainable on public transport

A tramway since April, bio-fuel shuttles: Bordeaux Mérignac airport is promoting sustainable mobility...

Hilton: openings in Madrid, San Francisco and Berlin

A first for Curio in Madrid and Canopy in San Francisco, and soon the debut of DoubleTree in Berlin: Hilton is strengthening its portfolio of top-of-the-range brands.

Emirates: an exclusively digital boarding pass

Emirates continues to push the digital envelope in air travel. Since 15 May, the airline has been recommending the exclusive use of a boarding pass on a mobile phone.

Very good trips, very good meetings

Here, a ballroom where the Oscars were born, there an intimate room frequented by Winston Churchill, memories of Scarface or Lost in Translation: a list of hotels linking famous films and prestigious events.

Cinema in aeroplane mode

As an alternative to a journey to the end of boredom, the interlude of a transatlantic flight or an extended stopover can also free up brain time for the discovery of a new masterpiece...

Air and film: it's all happening!

Over the decades, airports and aeroplanes have played leading roles in the history of cinema. Here we take a (subjective) look at the place of travel in the seventh art...

Licence to travel like James Bond?

Not everyone can afford to follow in the footsteps of James Bond. A world tour of the most beautiful hotels frequented by 007, for a meeting, a drink or... just for the eyes.

Travel and cinema: focus on a love story

The 78th Cannes Film Festival offers an opportunity to focus on the place of the world of travel - hotels, airports - in the history of cinema.

When the hotel industry goes to the movies

The Carlton in Cannes, the Plaza in New York, the Park Hyatt in Tokyo: many hotels have played the role of film stars. Key players as well as discreet heroes that business travellers can discover during their peregrinations, the time of a night under the stars.

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse: improvements in passenger handling

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse wants to better manage passenger flows this summer to avoid the bottlenecks of 2022. The Franco-Swiss hub will introduce its first self-service check-in kiosks in June.

Singapore Airlines continues to strengthen its position in Europe

The return to profit for Singapore Airlines is reflected in an increase in its flights in Asia and Europe. However, the airline is still not back to its pre-Covid capacity levels.

Testbed: Premium Economy long-haul Swiss Zurich-Bangkok

Premium Economy on a long-haul flight is essentially the assurance of a more comfortable seat. But some carriers can offer even more. All aboard Premium made in Swiss...

Finnair continues to cut back on passenger services

In the throes of real difficulties since the closure of Russian airspace, Finnair is seeking to regain its financial equilibrium. The airline is restricting the list of services offered to passengers, including cabin baggage and seat selection.

Facial recognition replaces boarding passes at Lufthansa in Berlin

BER Traveller allows certain Lufthansa passengers to pass through certain processing points at the airport without having to show any documents, thanks to facial recognition. This project is currently being tested.

Accor: a Handwritten Collection in Krakow, ibis Styles in...

The Handwritten Collection, Accor's new brand, has found a new home in Krakow. At the same time, ibis Styles is adding two addresses in Eastern Europe, near Bucharest airport and in the centre of Kaunas, Lithuania.