Business travel

Hilton Garden Inn is opening in the Gangnam district of Seoul, as well as in Chicago, in a complex shared with Canopy by Hilton and housed in a historic building in the Loop district.

The Hyatt Regency brand has opened a 350-room hotel overlooking Tokyo Bay. Located not far from Chiba, the hotel is close to one of Japan's largest convention centres, the Makuhari Messe.

In an interview broadcast on France Info on the morning of 20 July, the French Minister for Ecological Transition, Barbara Pompili, provided some clarification on the "Climate and Resilience" law passed by the French Parliament. This law effectively endorses the use of trains over planes on domestic routes.

The Ibis brand has just opened a hotel in Baku, embodying the contemporary evolution of the brand. Also on the programme are three new establishments in the UK, including one with an ice cream theme.

The new Icelandic low-cost airline PLAY finally landed at Paris CDG on 15 July. The airline will offer three to four flights a week to Reykjavik.

Finnair has risen to the challenge posed by the pandemic. The airline has continued to link Finland to the rest of the world and to guarantee refunds and rebookings for its passengers. A guarantee of loyalty, as Javier Roig, the airline's Director for Europe, points out.

On Thursday, Air France announced the launch of Ready to Fly, a new online tool enabling passengers to check that their files and supporting documents comply with the various health regulations. And so avoid unpleasant surprises...

The Moroccan seaside resort of Taghazout has been very much in vogue recently, with the opening of a luxury Fairmont, a brand also expected in the next few years in Xiamen, China, in a new business district.

Hong Kong has relaxed its quarantine rules for properly vaccinated passengers. From now on, French passengers will have to undergo 14 days of compulsory quarantine. However, this measure has prompted Cathay Pacific to symbolically resume services to Paris CDG with one flight a week.

Following an international design competition, Novotel has selected four concepts that will be implemented in its establishments around the world.

The Ascott group is consolidating its offer within a single online booking platform, discoverasr.com.

After Madrid in June, the CR7 lifestyle brand developed by footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Portuguese group Pestana has opened a new hotel in New York, near Times Square.

On Monday evening, Emmanuel Macron unveiled a series of measures aimed at curbing the rise of the Delta variant. Among them is a compulsory health pass for taking the train and going to restaurants.

If Air France is increasing its frequencies to Belgrade from next week, it is because it is meeting very strong demand for the capital of Serbia, whose airport has one of the best growth rates in Europe.

Next January, Hilton will open its new flagship hotel in Singapore, the Hilton Singapore Orchard, with 1,080 rooms and more than 2,400 m2 dedicated to meetings and events. This will make it the brand's largest hotel in Asia-Pacific.

After months of closure due to the pandemic, the reopening of airline lounges has gathered pace in recent weeks. First class lounges at Emirates in Dubai, British Airways at Heathrow and Air France at CDG, business lounges and senator lounges at Lufthansa in Munich: all are welcoming their passengers back. With the necessary safety instructions.

Switzerland is investing massively in the "Leman2030" rail project, the most important applications of which are the creation of an underground station at Geneva Cornavin and the development of Lausanne as a major national and international rail hub. The project is worth €3.5 billion (CHF 3.8 billion).

London Heathrow is inaugurating a fast track for business travellers with a vaccination certificate. A test run by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, to push the government to catch up with the European Union...

The takeover proposal launched by Korean Air in January has been met with scepticism by many Koreans, who fear that competition will be weakened and prices raised.

All the terminals at Madrid-Barajas have been back in operation since 1 July, with the reopening of Terminals 2 and 3 at Madrid airport.