Business travel

The European Commission will soon be presenting a legislative proposal for an EU-wide digital "green pass". In France, too, a "health pass" is taking shape in line with Emmanuel Macron's wishes.

Best practice guide, selection of technology suppliers: Marriott clarifies its hybrid meetings offering, soon to be available in the United States.

Last week's publication of the main results for airports and IAG showed that the UK air transport sector will have had its worst year since 1945.

IHG will begin rolling out the GroupSync Engage solution, which allows groups to book meeting spaces and rooms online.

Next spring, the lifestyle brand from the Spanish Melia group will be opening an address in the heart of the Spanish capital, on Gran Via.

The contemporary voco brand is moving into Scotland with the takeover of a historic hotel in Glasgow and a new establishment in Edinburgh.

London Heathrow airport has just announced that it will be imposing a compensation charge on COVID to cover the losses generated by the pandemic for the UK's leading airport.

The Connect@Changi is getting ready to welcome its first customers in Singapore with a unique "bubble" hotel concept. Developed in response to the health crisis, it enables international business travellers to organise meetings with their local contacts in complete safety.

Gulf Air will be resuming service to Singapore from Bahrain in April. The airline had not served this destination since 2007.

A host of luxury hotels, including a future Orient Express, and a new wave of lifestyle hotels: the Roman hotel industry is undergoing a major transformation.

A Nobu hotel is part of the development of Hamburg's future tallest tower, the Elbtower, the new flagship of the HafenCity business district.

With heavy losses in 2020, but slight optimism for 2021 in view of the recovery in China and leisure demand, hotel groups have taken stock of their business.

China's high-speed train network, the largest in the world with 28,000 km of lines, has revolutionised domestic transport. The launch of two Maglev magnetic train lines could also affect air traffic between Guangdong, Beijing and Shanghai.

American Airlines and its new partner JetBlue have just unveiled their development strategy for the North East of the United States. The first phase of the strategic plan calls for the alliance to gain momentum in Boston and New York. 

Qatar Airways' A350s will be equipped with a "Zero Touch" in-flight entertainment system to prevent business travellers from exposing themselves to health risks, thanks to a new touch-free ergonomic design.

In addition to its 325 rooms and 21 meeting rooms, the Hilton Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center is linked to one of the largest MICE sites in the world.

The Radisson brand will be setting up in Andorra la Vella in the third quarter with the takeover and upgrading of a 180-room hotel.

FREENOW for Business has a new director in France, Auriane Nirascou. This is an opportunity to take stock of the new environmental objectives to which FREENOW, the VTC application, has just committed.

The Lufthansa group is testing the use of e-mail confirmation of negative covid-19 tests on certain flights. The results of these tests will eventually form part of the group's digital offering. 

Faced with the success of Uber, which has been operating illegally in Hong Kong for six years, a group of taxis in the Chinese metropolis has decided to react by offering more services. A good deal for consumers...