Business travel

From the first kilometre of a business trip right through to arrival at the destination, business travellers and travel managers alike need to be kept abreast of the constant changes in business travel: new air services, business classes, loyalty programmesservices railway companies in trains or stationsoffers taxis or VTC for professionals...(see more)

Not forgetting the new players in the collaborative economy and the technology sector... Daily monitoring of these developments to ensure that business travel is ever safer, more comfortable and more sustainable, in business destinations in France and abroad.

The Originals: business and MICE segments on the agenda in...

Alongside a new phase of development, The Originals Hotels has been able to count on the business and MICE segments to support its growth in 2025.

Clef Verte: 3,000 establishments awarded the label in France

The Clef Verte label has set a new record, topping the 3,000 mark for establishments in France. Many of the new winners are city hotels.

Passenger rights: the European Parliament postpones changes

MEPs want to preserve the existing high level of protection for air travellers by maintaining the right to compensation in the event of delays of more than three hours, while advocating simpler refund procedures and free hand luggage.

Concorde celebrates its 50th anniversary: Air France honours the...

On 21 January 1976, Air France made its first commercial Concorde flight to Dakar and Rio de Janeiro. Fifty years on, the airline is celebrating this legendary legacy of French aviation with a documentary and an exclusive collection of objects.

Vinci confirms the slowdown in French air transport at its airports

With 19.38 million passengers using its 9 airports in France, the Vinci Group confirms that air transport in France will be slowing down by 2025.

Hotels in Asia-Pacific: openings expected in 2026

From Tokyo to Bangkok, from Shanghai to Sydney: the complete map of hotel openings expected in China, Japan, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia.

Novotel: the credo of longevity

Novotel is unveiling its new "Longevity Everyday" philosophy, based on healthy eating, quality sleep and a redesigned MICE offering. To "live life to the full, day after day".

SNCF orders 15 TGV M high-speed trains to serve Brussels from the...

The new trains will be delivered from 2029. After a 2-year delay, SNCF is due to bring the first four trains into service on 1 July. 

Ouigo becomes part of the Air France-SNCF "Train + Air" offer

The "Train + Air" offer, which allows you to combine an SNCF journey with an Air France flight and vice versa, has been extended to include the OUIGO offer.

Spain's high-speed market in mourning once again

The investigation will have to determine the causes of this derailment, which led to the collision between an Iryo train (Trenitalia) and a Renfe high-speed train.

Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti in symbiosis

Air Tahiti Nui and its regional counterpart Air Tahiti are finally going to put into practice what all passengers in French Polynesia have been waiting for: a cooperation agreement.

Brussels Airport: growth in 2025, but no return to...

Brussels airport grew by 3.3% in 2025, welcoming three new intercontinental airlines and six new destinations.

Americas: hotels expected on the continent in 2026

From Miami to Mexico City, from San Francisco to Cartagena: here's a map of the hotel openings expected in the United States, Mexico and South America.

China: the triumph of high speed

China's network of high-speed trains, with over 50,000 km of lines, is the largest in the world and is not ready to give way to others...

Satisfied with its debut on the Marseille-Nice route, Transdev wants to win other lines...

The German operator has reported an increase in traffic of 22% over the first six months of operation, and a good level of satisfaction. A good point for its projects and applications in the Grand Est and Nouvelle Aquitaine regions.

A new daily Marseille-Alger flight is on the way

Volotea is to inaugurate a new Marseille-Alger flight. This means a 5ᵉ destination in Algeria offered by the low-cost airline from Marseille airport.

Pre-select your meal on long-haul flights in economy classo....

Improve (a little) the ordinary in economy class, and better manage on-board stocks. This is what the possibility of pre-ordering a meal in economy class will bring to passengers and United Airlines management.

A new XXL airport soon for Addis Ababa and Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines has launched the construction of the largest airport ever built in Africa. The future Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) to the south of Addis Ababa aims to become a leading global hub by 2035.

The SNCF is (still) going to expand the Salon Grand Voyageur in Paris...

Close to saturation point, this lounge will be closed for works from 9 February to early April, but an alternative solution will be offered to Pro travellers in the Mitwit Office shared offices located in the Clock Tower.

200 lifestyle hotels in sight for Accor and Ennismore

From Miami to Cape Town, from Mexico City to Bombay or London: Ennismore, Accor's lifestyle subsidiary, is expecting to open around twenty new hotels this year, enabling it to reach the 200 mark worldwide.