Business travel

Thai Airways International, the national carrier in the midst of restructuring, will only be reopening a handful of weekly flights to Europe. Paris is not one of the lucky ones.

The IHG group has announced the acquisition of a hotel in Budapest, which will be converted to the Crowne Plaza business hotel brand by 2021.

The "Safe Travel Barometer" website, which has been analysing health and hygiene protocols in air transport since August, has just named Emirates Airlines the safest airline to travel with. In Europe, Iberia, Air France and Lufthansa are among the top 10. 

The impact of the economic crisis, customer service, 'feel good' filters, synergies with Accor: Audrey Serror, Managing Director of HCorpo, reviews the latest news from the hotel reservation platform.

The takeover by Korean Air's main shareholder of the other Korean international carrier Asiana will create one of Asia's largest airlines and a single intercontinental operator from Korea.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has just called for the second time for the establishment of travel corridors within ASEAN for business travellers. While ASEAN seems to have the covid-19 pandemic well under control, we are surprised by its apathy in loosening the noose around its internal borders.

The carrier Iberia has just announced that it will be operating 70% of its normal network throughout the winter, with daily return flights to the main European cities. The aim is to bring back business traffic.

Without reaching the proportions of last April, the French hotel industry is recording a new wave of closures due to confinement.

In 2023, the Accor group will open a new hotel in Moscow, marking the arrival of the SO/ Hotels & Resorts brand in the Russian capital.

Following Emirates' launch last year of a business class product with service options, Qatar Airways and Lufthansa are now launching a business class with options.

The suspension of Air Canada Rouge flights to Europe seems to have been decided, with the grounding of the airline's long-haul fleet.

Inmarsat has just published a worldwide study to identify new airline booking habits and solve a crucial problem for airlines: reassuring travellers to attract them back on board their aircraft.

Managed by Kempinski and designed by architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, a new luxury hotel is due to open in Cap d'Ail, a stone's throw from Monaco, in 2025.

A strategic commercial and military port, Djibouti will see the development of three hotels by 2022/2023: Novotel, MGallery and Pullman Living, the latter designed for long stays.

The announcement by the American laboratory Pfizer and the German laboratory BionTech of an effective 90% vaccine against covid-19 should enable the travel industry to see a return to more normal activity in the next few months.

Ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air is extending its impact on the travel industry. The carrier has just launched a mobility application incorporating new modes of transport.

At a time when companies are limiting incentive trips, the Melia Hotels group is inviting them to offer hotel stays to their customers and employees.

Since 8 November, new rules have been in force for passengers travelling to Germany. Here are the main changes for business travellers.

On Sunday 8 November, the new Berlin Brandenburg International (BER) airport took over from Berlin Tegel airport. It was a relatively low-key opening, against the backdrop of a pandemic...

Passenger comfort and connectivity, automated lines and more frequent equipment: Hervé Macé, Rail Sales Director at engineering firm Segula Technologies, outlines the rail transport of the future and its appeal to passengers.