Business travel

While a luxurious Park Hyatt has just opened in the heart of Jakarta's diplomatic and financial district, a Mövenpick is expected at the airport in the more distant future.

Taxi company G7 has redesigned its G7 Subscriber application, offering business travellers 17 levels of service and a real-time display of approach time and estimated journey time.

Qatar Airways is doubling its service to Melbourne from October and is also returning to Canberra, offering flights to six Australian cities.

Following an agreement between the unions and ADP Group management, the strike action which began last June is coming to an end.

British Airways, easyJet, KLM, Ryanair: all these airlines are limiting their offer because of staff shortages. For the same reason, and on a temporary basis, Lufthansa is adopting a pricing policy that discourages potential customers.

Korean Air is strengthening its position in Europe. The carrier is returning to a daily flight between Paris CDG and Seoul, and has announced the reopening of its routes to Barcelona, Milan-Malpensa, Rome and Vienna.

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A strike by pilots at SAS Scandinavian Airlines, which began on 5 July, has resulted in more than 60 % flights being cancelled daily. It precipitated the carrier's decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Since 1 July, the Heathrow Express has included a Fast Track priority route inside Heathrow terminals for its 1st class passengers. A good idea at a time when the London hub is suffering from congestion.

The Novotel brand is rolling out its new design concept at the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, an urban project focusing on innovation, medical research and life sciences.

The strike on 6 July at SNCF will cause numerous disruptions, ranging from 3 TGV trains out of 5 on the East axis to 4 trains out of 5 on the South-East axis, as well as 1 Intercités train out of 3 on average.

The world leader in long-stay accommodation, Ascott, has strengthened its offering with the acquisition of Oakwood, which operates 80 residences in Asia and, above all, in the United States.

The Dutch government wants to halt all development at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, citing environmental considerations. The airport may even have to cut 12% of its annual air movements by 2019. This would threaten its status as a hub and gateway to continental Europe.

Postillion Hotels' hotels backed by vast conference centres, and Maritim Hotels' similar project in Amsterdam: the Netherlands stands out for its integrated MICE destinations.

Supporting Accor's development in Africa, Kasada invests in the construction or takeover of hotels, repositioned in a lifestyle spirit, including coworking spaces.

Africa, North, Central and South America: TAP Air Portugal doesn't just take you to Portugal. Its network includes more than 80 destinations worldwide, served by a fleet of almost 100 aircraft, mainly from the Airbus family, including the latest generation.

The Marriott and IHG groups have both decided to suspend the operation of their hotels in Russia, a further step after freezing their development and investments in the country in March.

Due to a strike by Paris Airport employees running until 3 July, 10 % of Air France short and medium-haul flights departing from or arriving at Paris CDG will be cancelled this Friday.

With Deutsche Bahn's entry into the Star Alliance, the grouping of airlines will become the forerunner of a new revolution in the world of passenger transport.