Business travel

After abandoning its vast project to extend the Gare du Nord, Gares & Connexions is opting for a minimal redevelopment in order to be ready for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

The IHG group has added two establishments in two of the main business districts: Wall Street in New York with a boutique Hotel Indigo and West Bay in Doha with a long-stay Hotel Voco.

In less than a month, Amelia will begin operations to Amsterdam and Munich from Strasbourg airport. Strasbourg will also be linked to Rome by a new flight offered by Volotea.

While there are still a few travellers who want to go to Russia, the possibilities from Europe are now extremely limited. The only gateways are Belgrade, Istanbul and Helsinki by train.

Dutch rail operator NS is working on reducing journey times on its Amsterdam-Brussels Intercity trains. With competitive fares and a journey time of just over two hours, NS could offer an extremely competitive product to the Thalys...

Garden Inn has just opened its doors at Cancun airport, as part of a regional offensive for the Hilton Group brand.

Despite the pandemic, the hierarchy of the world's leading hotels has remained unchanged in 2021, with their development increasingly focused on luxury and lifestyle.

Russian carriers are increasingly isolated, both physically and technologically. Sabre has decided to remove Aeroflot from its reservation systems. This decision has also been taken by the other giant of the airline reservation market, the European company Amadeus. These decisions mean that Aeroflot will have to suspend its international traffic from 8 March - with the exception of one Moscow-Minsk route.

The resilience of long-stay accommodation, new concepts in coliving and flat design, commuters, new openings: Xavier Desaulles, CEO of Adagio, provides an update on the latest news from his group.

Swiss recently unveiled its new Premium Economy Class. This new travel class joins the existing Economy, Business and First classes. Passengers in the Premium Economy Class enjoy more personal space and greater comfort.

With the standardisation of travel conditions in an ever-increasing number of countries, Air France is putting an end to the total flexibility of cancellation on all its ticket fares. However, this does not mean a return to the pre-pandemic system.

Santiago de Chile's Arturo Merino Benítez airport now has a brand new terminal, which went into operation on 28 February. It increases the airport's capacity from 16 to 38 million passengers a year.

With Volare, the ITA Airways frequent flyer programme, and the launch of routes from Rome to Boston and Miami, the new Italian national airline has one new product after another.

On Monday 28 February, Switzerland followed the European Union in banning Russian aircraft from its territory and airspace.

Meliá intends to establish itself as the second largest international hotel group in the Vietnamese market with the addition of 12 "Meliá Vinpearl" establishments.

With 29.1 million passengers expected in 2021, Dubai has confirmed its role as the largest hub in the Persian Gulf. And it claims to be the world's busiest airport for international passengers in Year II of Covid-19.

In a recent survey by Clean Cities, a European coalition of organisations hosted by the NGO Transport & Environment, the accessibility of public transport remains crucial. And Paris does not fare so badly out of a total of 36 cities. Paris ranks first for the density of stations or stops per km² and 6th for the cheapest fares charged.

With Madrid's largest rooftop swimming pool, trendy bars and two culinary concepts run by star chefs, a carefully thought-out design and a meeting and events space, the Edition hotel brings its lifestyle philosophy to the heart of the Spanish capital.

Sportswear brand Fila is to launch a lifestyle hotel in Shanghai, in partnership with Hyatt's JdV brand, with a property located in the West Hongqiao business district.

In retaliation for the war in Ukraine, the European Union on Sunday suspended all air traffic to and from Russia. The decision also includes a ban on Russian carriers flying over EU territory. The closure of Russian skies has forced Air France to suspend several services to Asia.