Business travel

Known for its Maison Albar boutique hotels, the Centaurus group is celebrating its centenary and looking to the future with ambition, with projects in Nice, Brussels, Rome and Abidjan in particular.

Deutsche Bahn is making life easier for its passengers by introducing real-time indicators for the occupancy of its carriages. Initially, this will apply to regional services.

From Davos to Hangzhou airport, via Izmir, Hyatt is advancing its position in the business travel and MICE segment.

The SNCF's "fare shield" comes into force today, leaving minimum fares unchanged on the Inoui and Ouigo TGVs but increasing those for business passengers. Exchange and cancellation conditions will become more restrictive from 7 February.

A new Aiden lifestyle hotel near Paris CDG, a Sure Hotel budget hotel in Beaune: Best Western is expanding its new brands in France.

A Novotel-branded airport hotel in Mumbai and a prestigious Sofitel Legend in Panama: Accor is combining business and luxury at the start of the year with two new hotels offering vast meeting spaces.

Thanks to the latest measures taken by the Hong Kong SAR government to facilitate non-quarantine travel, Cathay is gaining momentum between Hong Kong and 13 Chinese cities.

Business travellers will soon have access to free Wi-Fi on Delta's domestic flights. International routes will follow in a second phase.

New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, Toronto, Mexico City, Monterrey: the major cities of North America are all expecting new hotels in 2023. So many chic or lifestyle venues in which to stay and organise events.

London with British Airways and Frankfurt with Eurowings Discovery will link Montpellier to two major European hubs.

Stellantis is to expand its partnership with Archer, a specialist in urban air mobility. The automotive group will make a financial investment in its American partner, as well as ensuring series production of the Midnight model.

According to consultant CBRE Hotels Research, the US hotel industry should escape the prospects of an economic recession in the United States, with an average price and occupancy rate of 961TP3Q.

In the heart of Reykjavik or near Eindhoven, Hilton's Curio Collection is transforming historic buildings into top-of-the-range hotels. These are just some of the new destinations for travellers and business travellers. At the same time, luxury brand Conrad is due to open in Hamburg.

A true wine specialist. That's what British Airways is aiming to become by appointing a master sommelier and changing its wine menus in First and Business Class from January...

The seaside resort of Malo-les-Bains, in Dunkirk, is home to a new top-of-the-range hotel from the Radisson Blu brand, focusing on relaxation as well as seminars with its five meeting rooms.

Pascal de Izaguirre, President of the FNAM (Fédération Nationale de l'Aviation et de ses Métiers) talks about the priorities for the aviation sector in 2023.

Emmanuel More, Managing Director of Hilton France, talks about the hotel openings expected in 2023 and reviews the American group's development in France.

Christophe Burckart, IWG's Director for France, looks at the trends driving the office property market, including the attractiveness of flexible working spaces and regional development.

Franck Goldnadel, Chairman of the Board of Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur, discusses the future of the Nice hub. He points out: "There is no domestic air service to or from Nice that can be transferred to rail in less than two and a half hours".

Brazil and the United States will benefit from additional TAP Air Portugal flights for the 2023 summer season, boosting the airline's attractiveness to these two countries.