Business travel

In October, Japanese airline ANA celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of its flight between Paris CDG and Tokyo, temporarily reduced from a daily frequency to three flights a week.

In the current health climate, the atmosphere is hardly conducive to meetings. In fact, the start of the new year has been a little slow. And yet companies still need, and will continue to need, to bring their teams together to develop new strategies and rekindle links that have become strained in recent months. This will no doubt be the case at events where digital technology plays an increasingly important role.

Kimpton Hotels, IHG's upscale lifestyle brand, has unveiled three new properties as part of its global expansion.

The Canadian luxury group is opening a new hotel in San Francisco, in the Embarcadero district. On the programme: 155 rooms adapted to mobile working.

Singapore Airlines becomes the launch airline for the digital application of the Star Alliance Connector Service.

The CitizenM chain of design hotels is launching two subscription-based offers aimed at both teleworkers and frequent travellers.

Launched by Vinci, the Mona travel companion offers travellers a seamless biometric journey through Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport.

British Airways is expanding its international network from its London Heathrow hub. And this despite the countless quarantine obligations imposed by the United Kingdom on almost all European countries.

Business travellers to Germany will benefit from an exceptional offer in October on the Bahncard 25 season ticket. This offer is designed to encourage them to travel more by train.

Swiss has decided to reduce its seat capacity this winter in view of the uncertain situation caused by the pandemic. However, it will be offering almost 85% to its destinations compared to last year. 

Throughout the month of October, the Thalys Corporate Fare offer, which allows companies to benefit from reduced fares, is available to companies with any business volume.

IATA, ACI-Europe (Airports Council International) and A4E (Airlines for Europe) are working together to harmonise travel conditions in Europe.

The Pontoise airfield should see the first tests of vertical take-off vehicles next year, as part of the flying taxi project supported by RATP, ADP and the Ile-de-France region.

SNCF will no longer be offering total flexibility on its tickets at the beginning of November, but at the beginning of January.

Bill Barnett, founder and CEO of the consultancy C9 Hotelworks and an expert on Asia, talks exclusively to Voyages d'Affaires about the evolution of business travel in this part of the world. 

Uber has recently been trialling the Uber Moto service. This test phase is currently limited to members of the loyalty programme in the Paris region.

Hyatt is opening two hotels at Paris CDG with the contemporary atmosphere of a Hyatt Place and the residential offering of a Hyatt House.

Brussels Airlines has just published its winter schedules. The Belgian national airline is focusing particularly on Africa, its preferred market. 

On 16 September, Poland closed its airspace to several countries, including France. The country has now decided to suspend this ban on all flights within the Schengen area.

Voco, the IHG Group's new top-of-the-range hotel chain, is making its debut in Paris. This is the first of many openings in France and around the world.