Business travel

From London to Oslo, from Rome to Tbilisi, via Vienna, Paris and Madrid, a host of new hotels await business travellers in 2022.

The company is launching the new SNCF Connect digital application, designed to bring together all its services and rail offers in France and abroad. Its aim is to become the benchmark tool for sustainable mobility.

Vueling will be serving 50 cities from Orly, making it, along with Transavia, the leading international airline at this airport.

The dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus over flaking paint on the A350 fuselage is escalating. Airbus has just cancelled an A320neo order for the Qatari carrier. A first for a manufacturer, and one that should affect Qatar Airways' future expansion...

Some say that ITA, the new Italian national carrier, could become a subsidiary of Air France-KLM; others predict a future in the colours of Lufthansa. It's a story to be followed as we look at the potential of Italy as a business travel destination...

Over the last few years, Bordeaux's hotel offer has continued to expand under the impetus of major international brands and up-to-the-minute concepts.

In the Euratlantique or Bassins à Flot districts, in the city centre or on the outskirts, a selection of the best places to stay or organise a seminar in Bordeaux.

Roberto Rinaudo, President of Trenitalia France, gives an update on the launch of the Italian rail company in France. Business customers will become a priority in the first half of 2022, with an increase to 5 daily return trips and the creation of corporate fares.

ITA has just opened two new business lounges at Rome Fiumicino and Milan Linate airports. The Italian carrier is also introducing a new digital kiosk.

United Airlines has just announced that it is now planning for total network capacity to be lower than in 2019. The omicron variant has come and gone, forcing adjustments over the year.

Anticipating a further fall of almost 15% in its business traffic compared with 2019, before the health crisis, SNCF will be stepping up its efforts to win back these customers by implementing an aggressive sales policy marked by promotions and an enhanced service offering.

London's Tube is planning to introduce a premium fare for passengers travelling to Heathrow airport. This would almost double the price. Without the comfort becoming 'premium' for all that...

Aimed at SMEs, the new Accor Business Offer Auto-Enrol solution offers medium-sized companies preferential rates at more than 4,100 hotels, with discounts ranging from -5 % to -9 %.

The Mob House, a long-stay version of the Mob lifestyle concept, has just opened its doors in the Saint-Ouen flea market, next to the first open hotel launched in 2017 by Cyril Aouizerate.

Long-stay accommodation is now one of the most buoyant segments in the hotel industry. Ascott and Adagio prove it by opening new residences in France and around the world every year.

The ADP Group has announced the results for all its airports for 2021. Paris saw growth of +26.8 % in 2021. This represents 8.9 million more passengers than in 2020 and total passenger traffic of 41.9 million.

After Montreal, Air France will be offering three weekly non-stop flights from CDG to Quebec during the summer season.

Geneva-Cointrin airport saw a very slight improvement in passenger traffic in 2021 compared to 2020. The French-speaking hub welcomed 5.92 million passengers, just missing the symbolic six million mark. This is still a long way from the 18 million passengers expected in 2019...

Icelandair has announced that it will be operating two flights a week to Nice during the summer season. And it has announced an imminent return to Montreal, without giving a date...

The 25hours brand will open a hotel in the heart of Copenhagen next March. At the same time, the Accor partner is starting to spread its lifestyle spirit outside Europe with an establishment in Dubai.