Business travel

After Roissy-CDG, the budget chain easyHotel is continuing its expansion in France with a 180-room establishment on the outskirts of Paris, in Aubervilliers. The chain is also adding a new hotel in Madrid, near Atocha station.

The international airline association IATA has confirmed that global air traffic recovered in 2022. The number of passengers expressed in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) jumped by 64.4% in 2022 compared with 2021. However, traffic is still 31.5% lower than in 2019.

Improving rail links between the countries of the European Union as part of sustainable mobility. The European Union has just confirmed its support for 10 rail projects that should attract new passengers, particularly for business travel.

Launched in 2021, IHG's luxurious Vignette Collection is taking off through the affiliation, after renovation, of major business hotels such as the RIHGA Royal Hotel Osaka and the Grand Hotel Wien, or the metamorphosis of historic sites such as the future Hotel Covent Square in Lisbon.

B&B Hotels is to install charging points for electric vehicles in more than 340 establishments. This announcement follows similar initiatives by AccorInvest, Best Western, Logis, Louvre Hotels and Radisson.

Qatar Airways has reopened its luxurious Premium lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. The lounge, inaugurated in 2017, had been closed following the Covid pandemic.

Delta Air Lines is strengthening its New York JFK hub with new routes to South America. Next winter, the airline will launch services to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.

Standing next to Lyon-Part Dieu station, which is undergoing a complete transformation, the To-Lyon tower will house a 168-room Pullman hotel, due to open in September 2023.

Opened in January, the Sheraton Bordeaux Airport is located in the 45e Parallèle business park, a stone's throw from the Mérignac runways. This new establishment is linked to a business centre, the Blue Bamboo, with meeting rooms and a coworking space.

Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: the major hubs of South-East Asia returned to growth in 2022, according to the first published results. They are expected to repeat the success in 2023 with even stronger growth.

In an interview with the free daily newspaper 20 Minutes, Transport Minister Clément Beaune talks of a single transport pass in France within the next two years. An idea that would follow the German example...

According to SNCF forecasts, the disruption caused by the protests against pension reform will continue on Wednesday 8 February.

Mama Shelter has just announced its arrival in Casablanca in 2024, in a new complex combining flats, offices and a 92-room lifestyle hotel, the Mama Shelter Saray Casablanca.

By welcoming nine establishments previously under the Roi Soleil banner, B&B Hotels is expanding its portfolio in Alsace and continuing its growth dynamic.

Since 31 January, passengers on Dutch Railways NS trains have been able to pay for their tickets directly with a contactless debit card or credit card, without having to buy a ticket from a ticket machine.

With Italian carrier ITA likely to become part of the Lufthansa group, there is talk of a return to the Alitalia brand for long-haul routes. Pending the finalisation of an initial agreement in mid-March.

Plagued by the pandemic, the luxurious Richemond in Geneva closed its doors in the summer of 2020. Now acquired by the Jumeirah group, this historic hotel will resume its history in 2025, following renovation.

One of Accor's new lifestyle brands, Tribe, is adding a third hotel in the Paris region, in Saint-Ouen, with a 112-room establishment featuring a green terrace and a convivial space where guests can relax and work.

The Radisson Individuals collection is taking root in the German capital with the Hotel Berlin, a hotel with over 700 rooms and extensive event facilities.

This Tuesday 7 February marks a new strike action against pension reform, which will disrupt travel by metro and train. Orly will also be affected.