Business travel

Having begun its empty running trials on French rail on Monday, Renfe plans to start its Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille routes before the summer holidays. In the meantime, Trenitalia is already operating on the coveted Paris-Lyon route.

Hertz plans to make up to 25,000 electric rental vehicles available to Uber drivers in European capitals by 2025.

After Paris and Lyon, Air Serbia will soon be flying to Marseille airport, linking the South of France to the Belgrade hub.

Best Western and Appart City have made it a priority, and other hotels have been displaying it since this year: the Green Key label is making its way into the French hotel industry.

Extravagant in Dubai and Doha, chic in Riyadh and Johannesburg, business in Nairobi, resorts with meeting rooms in Marrakech and Monastir: the Middle East/Africa region is expecting to open many new hotels in 2023.

The year 2022 will be remembered for the major difficulties in the air transport sector, with the accumulation of delays and airport congestion. Analysis by OAG shows that both Europe and the United States have been hardest hit.

Nice airport will once again be linked to the Atlanta hub by Delta next spring. Business travellers will have access to a daily frequency.

With a design by Karim Rashid and low prices, the mid-range brand Prizeotel, part of the Radisson group, intends to develop its lifestyle offering in Europe. 45 new hotels are expected to be opened by 2025.

Currently aimed at the US market, Spark by Hilton, the American group's 19th brand, is positioned in the premium economy segment.

Munich airport, Lufthansa's second hub, saw more than 31.5 million passengers pass through in 2022. That's two-thirds of its 2019 traffic. The year 2023 is shaping up very favourably...

Emirates' Airbus A380 will soon be making its return to Nice airport. The airline's star aircraft will also return to other business destinations.

Air transport delays dominated 2022. Particularly in Europe, with the incredible chaos that affected so many airports. In the first part, Voyages d'Affaires analyses the figures from AirHelp, the largest passenger protection organisation.

Closed since the start of the pandemic, Barcelona's Hotel Rey Juan Carlos is to regain its pre-eminent position in Catalan business tourism under the aegis of the Melia group, which also manages the adjoining conference centre.

A new business-focused Hyatt Regency in London, the arrival of the group in Bordeaux with the lifestyle hotel FirstName: the Hyatt group is multiplying its openings at the start of the year.

ITA Airways launches the marketing of its new flight linking Rome Fiumicino to Galeão airport in Rio de Janeiro. Operations start in October.

Luxury brand JW Marriott is moving into Berlin with the takeover of a 505-room hotel next to Tiergarten, which boasts the largest ballroom in the German capital.

Eklo is opening a new establishment on the outskirts of Lyon, in an up-and-coming district in line with the hotel brand's eco-friendly, eco-friendly and friendly concept.

A malfunction in the pilot information system brought domestic operations in the United States to a standstill on Wednesday.

In 2024, the Lufthansa Group's Miles and More frequent flyer programme will launch a more comprehensible and transparent points system for Frequent Traveller, Senator and HON Circle status.

Long neglected, Orly airport is gradually catching up in terms of rail services. Alongside its multimodal station, due to open in 2024, the Fnaut is once again highlighting the case for creating a TGV station at Pont d'Orly.