Business travel

With trade fairs and congresses taking place and international travellers returning, the results for the French hotel industry in September, presented by In Extenso, show that business customers are continuing the positive trend of recent months.

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has just estimated that it will be able to offer 70% of its pre-covid capacity by the end of 2023. And that it will return to a level of supply similar to 2019 by 2024.

La Compagnie is launching its new gastronomic menu between Paris and New York, as well as a selection of organic wines created by expert sommeliers Bettane+Desseauve.

Between comfort, gastronomy and entertainment, TAP Air Portugal's Business Class offers you a unique flight for your long-haul journeys. Just get on board and sit back - TAP will take care of the rest!

Playing on the fact that business stays are longer and include a leisure dimension, Marriott is launching a new long-stay brand: Apartments by Marriott.

According to OAG's statistics on worldwide seat capacity, London Heathrow is the leading international airline departing from Europe.

Mama Works, the coworking arm of the Mama Shelter lifestyle hotels, is joining the Wojo fold. Drawing on its expertise, the flexible workspace specialist intends to roll out the brand in France and Europe.

The strike action on Thursday 10 November is expected to have a major impact on public transport in Paris, with several metro lines closed and others operating only during rush hour.

The luxurious Dorchester Collection will be making its Asian debut in Japan's tallest tower, in Tokyo. Meanwhile, the Fairmont brand is preparing another high-rise hotel in Dubai.

Egypt will have its own high-speed train network by 2025. Its operation has been entrusted to the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn. The first trains will run at 230 km/h between Alexandria, Cairo and the new Egyptian capital.

While its Business solution is now connected to American Express business travel card accounts, FREENOW is enhancing its super mobility app by opening up to public transport in Germany. We look forward to France next year.

Thalys may cancel up to 10% of its daily trains due to "operational difficulties". Traffic will be suspended from 11 to 12 November until 7 p.m. in both directions on the Paris-Brussels route.

Transport Minister Clément Beaune wants to ensure that the most modest and everyday passengers are protected from too sharp a rise in fares in 2023 due to the soaring energy costs borne by the rail company.

Revamping several historic buildings on the banks of the Bosphorus, the Peninsula Istanbul will open its doors next February. On the programme: luxury accommodation and a vast space for exclusive meetings and events.

Icelandair sees its future in the development of transfer traffic between Europe and North America. With an original positioning: connecting secondary destinations on both continents. This strategy is supported by the entry into service of new Boeing 737MAX aircraft on both sides of the Atlantic.

In Madrid, Universal Music has unveiled the first of its UMusic Hotels, combining a five-star establishment with a concert hall where famous artists will perform. Antonio Banderas is on the programme for this curtain-raiser.

Delta Air Lines' Atlanta hub is strengthening its links with South America. The American airline now offers daily flights to Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Sao Paulo.

Dijon and Nice after Rennes in France, Dubai, Medellin and Zurich to consolidate its worldwide expansion: several Mama Shelters will open by the end of 2024.

Whether Accor, Marriott or Radisson, all these major global groups are planning to open around thirty hotels in Africa over the next two years.

Airbnb is facing grumbling from users of the platform, particularly American consumers, who are making increasing complaints on social networks about excessively high cleaning fees and hidden taxes. Airbnb is going to respond to the criticism by showing net prices at the time of booking.