Business travel

Thai Airways International and Vietnam Airlines have just confirmed their schedules for the 2022-2023 winter season. Both carriers have Paris CDG back in their schedules. As does Eva Air, which is increasing its presence in Paris.

easyJet intends to lead the way in decarbonising air transport, with a target of zero net emissions by 2050. This ambition involves fleet renewal, the development of sustainable air fuel and the expected arrival of hydrogen-powered aircraft.

Skyteam and Virgin Atlantic have just announced that the British carrier will join the alliance at the beginning of 2023. Virgin Atlantic will thus become the first and only British airline to join the alliance. A major advantage on the transatlantic route.

According to RATP forecasts, business travel by metro should not be affected by the strike on 29 September.

With the opening of SO/Paris, Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle hotel subsidiary, now has 100 hotels. This is a milestone in its global expansion, which is set to continue over the coming years.

A new hybrid office space, Comet Lumière, is about to open its doors in Paris. The Comet Meetings and Comet Workplaces solutions will coexist there, with an expanded 'services' component.

For Jean-Marc Grazzini, Executive Vice President of Air Austral, the airline's restructuring plan, presented in mid-September and due to be approved by the European Commission in October, in no way prevents the company from strengthening its network on Reunion Island. And preparing for the future.

What levers can be used to reduce carbon emissions from air transport? ADEME studied three scenarios: a technological breakthrough, traffic moderation and a more moderate approach combining the different approaches.

British Airways and Qatar Airways have completed the final phase of their partnership, bringing together 185 destinations worldwide.

With new hotels in Qatar, an even stronger presence in Dubai, and luxury hotels in the pipeline in Saudi Arabia, Japan, Singapore and Australia, Marriott is expanding its footprint across Asia.

Finnair, which has become the "niche airline in Asia", has had to abandon part of its positioning in the face of the geopolitical context. But it has lost none of its agility in reinventing its business model. "Our objective is to return to profit in 2023 and celebrate our 100th anniversary", explains Javier Roig, Director of France and Southern Europe at Finnair.

On Friday 23 September, US carrier Delta Air Lines revealed its flight schedule for summer 2023. The French-speaking market will benefit from two new routes, one from Geneva and the other from Paris CDG.

The €9 ticket offered for three months to all users of public and regional transport in Germany will have a successor. It is likely to be a monthly ticket of between €49 and €69, allowing similar use...

The business travel management interface available to travel managers via Uber for Business has recently been enhanced with a new 'sustainable development' tab.

The Radisson Group is committed to complete decarbonisation, with a target of zero net emissions by 2050, based on the Science Based Targets initiative.

IFTM Top Resa is an opportunity for Air France to talk about its new services. The winter network is being consolidated with no major news, apart from the airline's return to Paris-Newark and Paris-Tokyo Haneda. The short and medium-haul network remains more focused on leisure routes, due to a slower recovery in business traffic.

A positive dynamic has clearly been underway since the spring for business and, above all, leisure traffic. Trains are benefiting from companies' growing awareness of ecomobility and eco-responsibility in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Owned by investor Kasada, eight Accor hotels in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal have just been awarded Safehotels certification, one of the benchmarks for safety and security.

On Monday, Trainline and Havas Voyages formalised their merger, which will see the travel agency's Travel Solutions tool source Trainline's rail content.

The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, a historic Amsterdam hotel with a vast events area, is completing its renovation as a fully-fledged member of the Anantara luxury brand.