Business travel

Since this summer, Brussels Airlines passengers have been able to use a self-check-in system at one of the 16 kiosks at Brussels airport. This saves a considerable amount of time...

Beauvais will become the 23rd French airport to be used by Easyjet, which is launching a service to Lisbon from November.

Munich airport, Lufthansa's second intercontinental hub in Germany, needs to improve its rail connections. The current station only accommodates regional S-Bahn trains, which connect the airport to Munich in 40 minutes. Lufthansa now wants an express link.

While women business travellers feel that hotels do not always meet their expectations, particularly in terms of security, the SHe Travel Club label distinguishes establishments that are attentive to their needs. The Accor Group is currently supporting the roll-out of this label.

ÖBB and Siemens Mobility have just presented the new generation of Nightjet sleeping cars and couchette carriages at Siemens Mobility in Vienna. A revolution in design and comfort?

ITA Airways has just announced the addition of a new long-haul destination. The Italian airline will soon be flying to New Delhi from Rome, targeting French business travellers in particular.

Asia will not be making a comeback in 2022, and South-East Asia in particular. In fact, the two and a half years of the health crisis have broken the region's aviation growth spring. It is true that Singapore and, more recently, Thailand are seeing their air traffic grow again. But travellers remain cautious.

A new strike was due to affect Lufthansa flights on 7 and 8 September following action by the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union. The strike was called off at the last minute following an agreement between the two parties.

While Hilton is offering a new MICE hotel in Hiroshima, ready for major international events, IHG is planning a lifestyle Indigo hotel in the heart of Tokyo.

The Transavia network is expanding from Lyon airport, with new flights to Dakar and Istanbul. Flights to Casablanca and Stockholm have been renewed.

Since the opening of the first Campanile in China in 2016, Louvre Hotels is now approaching the milestone of 500 hotels in the country, thanks in part to the support of Jin Jiang International, its owner.

Not only rooms, but also seven restaurants and bars, a theatre, a host of meeting options and a collection of works of art: in Oslo, the Sommerro is establishing itself as a new jewel in the crown of Scandinavian hotels.

American Airlines is the last carrier in the United States to still offer a true first class on transcontinental routes. But not for much longer, as the airline will be launching a new business class in 2023.

Virtually all Lufthansa flights were cancelled on 2 September at Frankfurt and Munich airports due to a massive pilots' strike.

Free suburban trains and reduced-price season tickets on long-distance lines: Spain is encouraging people to use the railways in the face of the current crisis. Germany, meanwhile, is considering the future of its €9 ticket, an initiative that has just come to an end.

easyJet is adding new business routes to three French airports: Paris CDG, Toulouse and Bordeaux.

A new strike has been announced in the UK, which will disrupt 12 rail companies.

For Anaïs Marzo, Airbus Cabin Marketing Manager, the most important thing is to improve the on-board experience and passengers' sense of well-being.

The Italian authorities have entered into exclusive negotiations with the consortium formed by Certares, Delta and Air France-KLM to buy ITA Airways from Lufthansa and MSC.

Accor is opening two twin hotels in Münster, a budget ibis and a Novotel with six meeting rooms, all close to the city's congress centre.