Business travel

Opened on Friday 14 April, terminal 2G at Roissy rethinks the living spaces inside a terminal. And it heralds a more fun and comfortable era for passengers in all CDG's terminals...

In line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, Air France is accelerating its environmental transition with "Air France ACT", a programme presenting the airline's new CO2 emissions reduction trajectory.

After a Novotel and a Mama Shelter, the hotel offer at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles will be enriched in 2023 with the opening of an Eklo hotel, with a concept that is both economical and ecological.

The practice of offering "air" connections by coach is growing among American airlines. After United Airlines, American Airlines has just launched regional coach services.

Rob Gurney, CEO of oneworld, recently celebrated the integration of Royal Air Maroc into the alliance. For Voyages d'Affaires, he looks back at the strategic importance of this partnership, the prospects offered by the African market and, more generally, the state of air transport.

The luxury and lifestyle brand SLS, developed by Ennismore and Accor, has announced its arrival in Europe in Barcelona in 2024, with a beachfront hotel close to the CCIB convention centre.

Air France-KLM's Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is unveiling its new "Flying Blue Family" service.

A Hilton expected in 2024, a Hyatt Place already open and soon an original establishment with private baths in the rooms and an overflowing onsen on the roof terrace: Kyoto is being enriched with new hotels that are both practical and relaxing for business travellers.

In 2016, Indonesia launched the construction of its first high-speed rail line in cooperation with China between Jakarta and Bandung, the country's third-largest city, just 150 km away. But the project keeps being delayed and the cost spirals out of control. 2023 is now the target for inauguration.

Finnair has entered a period of turbulence with the war in Ukraine, which not only deprives it of the huge Russian market but also of flying over a territory that is essential to the Helsinki hub's strategy between Europe and Asia. Javier Roig, Director of Southern Europe, explains how the company intends to cope with this new context.

Ghana, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Senegal: the Radisson Hotel group has announced the signing of five new hotels in Africa. Radisson has set itself a target of 150 hotels on the continent by 2025.

Uber wants to accelerate its diversification by opening up to booking plane tickets, train tickets and hotel rooms. A pilot project will be launched this summer in the UK.

With a focus on luxury, lifestyle and premium, new brands and continued strong momentum for Mercure, Novotel and ibis, Accor is strengthening its leadership position in one of its key markets, Southern Europe, with a host of projects underway.

With the inauguration of the Novotel Belleville hotel on 5 April, Accor is stepping up its coverage of Paris, particularly among business customers.

The Marriott group is opening a complex incorporating two of its brands at Paris CDG airport, with a mid-range Courtyard hotel on one side and a Residence Inn aparthotel on the other.

Presented by MKG, the ranking of hotel groups in 2022 has remained stable overall, with Marriott still the world leader. But Chinese groups are consolidating their positions in the top 10.

French carrier La Compagnie is resuming its seasonal service between Nice and New York with three weekly flights from 7 May to 27 September. This route will be in competition with Delta Air Lines.

In Sweden, the Scandic group is offering two new hotels dedicated to business customers, one in the heart of the Örebro business district and the other in Lapland, in Kiruna, one of the country's main industrial and mining centres.

Just a stone's throw from the terminals at Oslo airport, the Radisson group has just opened a complex with over 500 rooms, divided between a Radisson Red lifestyle hotel and a Radisson hotel with a huge conference centre.

This summer, easyJet will be linking Nantes and Birmingham airports. The airline is banking on the boom in travel linked to the easing of travel formalities in the UK.