Business travel

85% of its 2019 capacity: this is what Swiss plans to do at Geneva airport from spring 2023. The carrier will launch four new destinations in Northern Europe, with a major programme to Scandinavia.

French plans to ban domestic flights when trains offer an alternative in less than 2.5 hours have been approved by the European Commission. Connecting flights are in the crosshairs, but in practice fall outside the scope of application.

ASEAN's two leading airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International, are embarking on a strengthened strategic partnership with a codeshare and expanded cooperation agreement.

World leader in flexible workspaces, IWG is adding a Spaces coworking space right inside Amsterdam Schiphol airport. In addition to other openings in Paris intra-muros.

Norse Atlantic will be making its debut on 26 March between Paris CDG and New York JFK. The newcomer will offer a daily flight between the two business destinations.

Air France-KLM is committed to reducing kerosene-related greenhouse gas emissions by 30 % per tonne transported/kilometre by 2030, compared with 2019. This target has been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative SBTi.

At Nice airport, the Radisson group is now offering a hotel under the top-of-the-range Radisson brand. Just renovated, this 151-room establishment has six rooms equipped for hybrid meetings.

This summer Latam will launch a new flight between São Paulo and Los Angeles, two top business destinations between which there are currently no direct flights.

A lifestyle spirit, hybrid accommodation with flexible sleeping arrangements and connected rooms: the Motto by Hilton brand plays on these innovative elements to make its debut in Rotterdam and Tulum, Mexico.

SNCF is forecasting major disruption from 2 December. The conductors' strike will have a particular impact on long-distance trains.

On its way to a one-star rating, hotelF1 is completing its transformation, with en-suite rooms among the new features for this business-focused brand. At the same time, ibis Styles has just passed the 600-hotel mark worldwide.

The announced merger between Vistara, in which Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines are shareholders, and Air India, owned by the same Tata group, will create a giant on the scale of Asia and naturally India.

With the latest results of the Airport Carbon Accreditation, ACI Europe has hailed the leading role played by French airports in decarbonisation.

Tanzania, Nairobi and Antananarivo will benefit from the programme defined by Air France to prepare for summer 2023.

Six runways, 57km2 of surface area, 120 million passengers by 2030: this is what the new King Salman International airport, which will include the existing King Khalid airport, should look like in Riyadh.

The upturn in air traffic continues to make itself felt at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, which is presenting a programme of 67 destinations to 30 countries for the 2022/2023 winter season. This is fairly similar to 2019, but with 22 new destinations, 21 of which are international. 

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to duplicate the fast train network in the Paris region in the major metropolises in order to reduce car congestion and improve their carbon footprint.

Already present on the London-New York and London-Boston routes, the American JetBlue is now taking its turn on the Paris-New York route, becoming the sixth airline on this coveted route... Flights will begin in summer 2023.

After Tangiers at the beginning of the month, the Fairmont brand will open a hotel in Rabat at the end of November. A luxury urban resort with 186 rooms and a conference centre, it is part of the future of the Moroccan capital.

With the World Cup putting Qatar in the spotlight, Accor's luxury brands Raffles and Fairmont have taken up residence in the iconic Katara Towers.