Business travel

Adagio, the long-stay brand that is a subsidiary of the Accor group and Pierre&Vacances, has taken its first steps in Lyon, in the Confluence business district.

The consultant OAG shows that traffic is indeed picking up. But the opening up of more countries will not immediately translate into a sharp increase in supply, which for the moment seems adequate in relation to demand.

The recovery is confirmed by the data communicated by the DGAC (Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile) for passenger traffic at the end of September. And the coming months should confirm this recovery, particularly with the lifting of travel restrictions in many countries around the world.

Air traffic in Paris is continuing its slow recovery, as the latest figures on passenger numbers show. In August and September, the two Paris hubs of Orly and Roissy-CDG welcomed a total number of passengers 50% higher than in the same months of 2019.

For Béatrice de Rotalier, Delta Air Lines' Commercial Director for France, the biggest unknown - the announcement of the date on which the United States will reopen to foreign travellers - has finally been resolved. This will enable Delta Air Lines to reposition itself on the transatlantic segment.

According to Luc Bereni, Chairman of the regional airline Air Corsica, travel conditions in 2021 have resulted in sustained activity for the airline. The international market is once again in its sights in 2022...

For Marie-Joseph Malé, Chairman of Air Austral, the situation of the Reunionese airline is improving. He believes it will take a little more time, but the signs are starting to change. And the outlook is bright for 2022.

Vueling is going from strength to strength with the launch of its winter schedules from Orly airport. The low-cost airline will be offering 48 destinations - including 32 new routes. This puts it in second place behind Transavia and ahead of Easyjet in terms of the number of routes it serves.

Air transport, the sector hardest hit by the pandemic, is slowly recovering. There are still many uncertainties as to the strength of the recovery.

Opened in September in Paris, halfway between the Gare du Nord and Gare Saint Lazare stations, the Maison Mère hotel is a welcoming and festive place to stay, but also perfectly suited to business stays.

Nice airport has just launched Urban Blue with its counterparts in Rome, Venice and Bologna. The aim is to design, build and then manage a network of vertiports, paving the way for flying taxis to take off from 2024.

The British group IHG has just officially opened the doors of a luxury InterContinental hotel in Barcelona. Looking further ahead, its budget brand Holiday Inn Express is due to open at Rome Fiumicino airport.

According to a study carried out for IWG, the parent company of Régus and Spaces, 78.5 % of professionals feel more fulfilled now that they work flexibly.

Just under a year after suspending operations between Clermont-Ferrand and Paris, French airline Amelia is resuming flights on 2 November, mainly targeting business travellers.

The City business district is home to two new hotels, Canopy by Hilton and Westin, integrated into new urban development projects.

Launched on 15 October, the new Italian airline ITA is already beginning the process of joining an alliance. Skyteam seems to have every chance of joining, since Alitalia was already a member. But nothing is yet set in stone for ITA.

The pioneer of European high-speed services in 1981, Lyria intends to relaunch its traffic in a post-Covid world by increasing its seat capacity by 30 % between now and April 2022. This is a way of competing with air travel at a time when the ecological issue has become essential for businesses.

HRS is extending the scope of its platform to include the management of long stays of eight days or more. At the same time, the hotel reservation specialist has seen the Accor group commit to its Green Stay approach.

The stronger-than-expected recovery in business travel and the prospect of the All Saints' Day holidays for leisure customers has prompted Eurostar to increase its frequencies on these various routes. At the same time, the Business Premier is returning to its pre-Covid service levels.

It took more than two years for the open skies agreement between Qatar and the European Union to take shape. It was finally signed on 18 October. And it heralds a sharp increase in flights between Qatar and the European Union, including France. But this is mainly due to Qatar Airways...