Business travel

Historic in Milan, contemporary in Seville: the Radisson Collection is offering two new hotels with very different, but still luxurious, styles. Two developments coupled with the announcement of new artistic collaborations.

The Trainline application is incorporating new features to improve its rail offer, including the possibility of choosing your seat when booking.

The SNCF has announced that it is terminating the concession contract for the modernisation and transformation of the Gare du Nord in Paris. This is the umpteenth setback for this project, which is due to be completed in time for the 2024 Olympics.

Vueling has been awarded all of Air France's slots at Orly. A total of 9 return flights, which will help the carrier consolidate its position at the Paris hub.

Airbus, Air Liquide and Vinci Airports have just announced a partnership to develop the use of hydrogen in airports around a pilot hub, Lyon-Saint Exupéry. This is yet another example of the rapid take-up of this technology in the air and rail sectors.

Norwegian start-up Flyr has just confirmed the launch of three new international routes from Oslo in October.

Organised around all-in-one beds equipped with plugs, the Hosho concept presented by Louvre Hotels revisits the idea of Japanese capsule hotels and is aimed in particular at mobile professionals looking for ultra-affordable accommodation in Paris.

The Dutch government has just given the green light to the British company Arriva's plan to start up three rail lines within the country. It's a tiny step towards greater competition...

For the first time since the start of the covid crisis in March 2020, US companies posted a profit of $1 billion, net after tax, in the second quarter of 2021.

Robin Chadha, Managing Director of Marketing at CitizenM, unveils his group's many projects: new hotels - notably on the Champs-Elysées -, technology and subscriptions for business travellers.

Eurocontrol confirms that August saw a significant improvement in traffic levels. The number of movements in European skies reached 70% of its 2019 level.

Finnish airline Finnair is continuing to expand its network with more intercontinental destinations - in particular to Japan and Thailand. But also in Europe, where the carrier is once again offering three daily flights between Paris and Helsinki.

Autumn 2021 confirms Munich airport's return to the international stage. The airport, which is the second hub of German airline Lufthansa, will return to 80% of its pre-crisis network.

The Hilton group is doing double duty in European capitals with the opening on the same day of a lifestyle Canopy hotel in Madrid and a DoubleTree in Brussels. Two hotels ideally located for business travellers.

On the 20th anniversary of the tragic terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is looking back at the impact of this attack on both security and the development of air traffic. Willie Walsh, IATA's Director General, took the opportunity to make a plea, reminding us that the current crisis in air transport, linked to the covid pandemic, is much more serious. And that, this time, government policies have a lot to do with it. 

ASL Airlines is once again offering an alternative to the competition on the Paris-Alger route with five flights a week.

A study by Delta Air Lines shows that the risk of contamination is 0.05 % on board aircraft when pre-flight tests are carried out.

Catering, seminars, relaxation and well-being: Citadines opens up a whole new world of possibilities with its new Citadines Eurometropole Strasbourg residence.

Located almost opposite the Gare de Lyon in Paris, the Hotel Camille is the first establishment in the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand in France. A second is expected soon, also in the capital.

Among the six new openings announced by Hyatt in Europe is that of a JdV hotel in Bordeaux in 2022, a lifestyle brand which will also appear in Rome next October.