Business travel

At the Ebace European Business Aviation Show in Geneva, Bombardier presented its new Global 8000 aircraft, which will be able to fly at near-supersonic speed and revolutionise business travel.

After Rome at the end of last year, the W Hotels brand is continuing its expansion in Italy with two new destinations in line with its lifestyle spirit, Naples and Milan. They are due to open in 2024.

High-speed rail cooperation between France and Germany is a success, according to SNCF and Deutsche Bahn. In 15 years, 25 million passengers have used the TGV/ICE network between the two countries. The 12 daily round trips could soon be joined by a direct TGV line between Paris and Berlin.

Copenhagen as well as Luxor, Sharm el-Sheikh and Lulea. These are the four new international routes offered by Transavia from this autumn. Transavia has also confirmed the extension of several routes opened this summer, such as Orly-Erevan and Nantes-Dakar, for the 2022/2023 winter season.

The "zero Covid" policy and its strict confinements, the inability of foreign and domestic travellers to move around the country, and domestic competition have finally got the better of the Airbnb model in China. The home-sharing company will therefore be eliminating its entire offering in mainland China by the summer.

Stéphanie Auxenfans, Managing Director of Multiburo, gives her analysis of the relationship between the office, teleworking and coworking in a fast-changing French market with great potential.

A few days after unveiling a new Business seat, Air France is announcing a new La Première cabin with XXL dimensions. "This new cabin promises to be at the highest level in the world", Benjamin Smith has already promised.

Mexico City's hotel scene is set to welcome a new luxury brand with the arrival of Andaz at the end of 2022, as the Hyatt group steps up its expansion in the region.

Expected to open at the end of the year, the Munich Marriott City West aims to establish itself as one of Germany's leading conference hotels, with more than 400 rooms and vast spaces dedicated to meetings and events.

The Eklo brand is continuing to expand its innovative concept in France, combining economy, ecology and lifestyle, with a tenth hotel due to open in June 2023 in Montpellier, opposite Saint Roch station.

Based in Paris and Bordeaux, Edgar Suites is revisiting long-stay accommodation with a boutique aparthotel concept based on a "home-from-home" offering ideal for business travellers.

Last week, Wojo offered a temporary coworking space at Roland Garros. We spoke to Patrick Mendes, Accor's Chief Commercial Officer, and Stéphane Bensimon, Wojo's CEO, about the development of workspaces in the French group's hotels.

Air traffic is picking up in Singapore, and the authorities have just announced the partial reopening of Terminal 2. The entire infrastructure - including an expansion of T2 - should be available again by 2024.

The shortage of flight and ground staff is forcing British Airways to reduce its flight schedule by 10% compared with its initial timetable. This will continue until October.

Born in 2019, the Railcoop rail cooperative, which wants to relaunch links between Bordeaux and Lyon, is struggling to find its financing and its railcars. No launch date has yet been announced.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will soon be welcoming Turkish Airlines, followed by Finnair and Air Tahiti Nui. Proof of the airport's appeal to international airlines.

Thalys is to discontinue IZY in July. The low-cost service had been operating on the Paris-Brussels route for six years.

Lifestyle hotels are gaining ground in the La Défense business district. Following on from Mama Shelter last March, another Accor group hotel, under the new Tribe brand, has opened just a stone's throw from the offices of major companies.

For the months of June, July and August, Germany is launching a special ticket valid on all public transport for a single price of €9. A great opportunity for business travellers.

After announcing its ambitions for its low-cost design brand Prizeotel, the Radisson group intends to develop its upmarket lifestyle brand Art'otel in the world's major cities, with just three establishments to date.