Business travel

Air France and SNCF have confirmed that the Bordeaux-Massy TGV rail link will replace air services to Orly.

According to IATA, the Covid crisis has profoundly affected air connectivity between cities. The hubs of London, New York and Hong Kong, as well as Bangkok and Seoul, are the big losers in this aviation tumult. 

The Radisson Group aims to double its range of long-stay flats in Europe, Africa and the Middle East by 2025.

Spain, faced with the covid pandemic like the rest of Europe, announced on 2 December that it would not be authorising non-essential travel by international visitors for the duration of the festive season. This restriction will be in place between 23 December and 6 January.

The tenth hotel in the prestigious Oetker Collection, The Woodward will open in Geneva in spring 2021 and will be the only hotel in the city to offer suites only, 26 in all.

For the past seven years, the American authorities have been studying the possibility of allowing passengers to make telephone calls on board aircraft. This project was finally abandoned under pressure from flight crews.

At a time when the Japanese government is being called upon to come to the financial rescue of both All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, there is talk in the Prime Minister's entourage of the possibility of merging the two carriers. Following the example of what is about to happen in Korea between Korean Air and Asiana.

Where to find new financial resources in times of crisis? EasyJet made its choice by announcing a change in its baggage policy at the beginning of December.

The Olympia London convention centre, at the heart of a vast modernisation project, is preparing to become a new hub for West London. The programme includes offices, shopping, coworking and hotels. Two hotels - citizenM and Hyatt Regency - have just announced their arrival on the site in 2023 and 2024.

It's a collaboration that may seem surprising at first sight, but in the end it makes sense: Turkish Airlines and AirAsia will be working together to build an air bridge between Europe and Asia.

In Warsaw, IHG is installing its Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express brands in a business complex with a conference centre.

At a conference organised by the British consulting firm Routes, Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith outlined the future of Transavia. It will eventually be more international... 

The Deutsche Hospitality group will open its first two Steigenberger outlets in China in early 2022, exploiting synergies with its new shareholder Huazhu.

A seasoned professional, Marie-Béatrice Lallemand takes a look at the current crisis and talks about the transformation of the MGallery La Citadelle hotel in Metz, for which she is the consultant.

A sustainable, lifestyle and design concept, the Eklo budget brand will be opening a hotel near Paris CDG airport.

Lyon had promised a reduction in fares for the Rhônexpress tramway to the airport. The reduction will only affect passengers using the Lyon-Saint Exupéry TGV station.

Air France, SNCF, Lyria, Thalys: all carriers are increasing their services in the run-up to the festive season.

Cédric Douls, Sales Director France and Director of B2B Sales for Europcar Mobility Group, provides an update on the rental company's situation and its priorities for the coming months, in particular to meet the expectations of business travellers.

An agreement was formalised on 26 November between Corsair, the French government and a consortium of investors, which should save the airline and guarantee good service to the French overseas territories.