Business travel

Korean Air is making a massive adjustment to its flight schedule. Around a hundred routes have been affected by suspensions or reduced frequencies, including business hubs such as New York and San Francisco.

The coronavirus epidemic has prompted Brussels Airlines to reduce its offer in Italy. But other measures are being considered, reflecting the economic fragility of the carrier and the airline industry as a whole in the face of the consequences of Covid-19. easyJet also unveiled austerity measures on Friday.

On the occasion of the integration of Thai Smile, the first Southeast Asian airline to become a Star Alliance Connecting Partner, Jeffrey Goh, President of the alliance, talks exclusively about the aim of this partnership and the role of the alliance in the current economic climate.

In the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic, flight cancellations and postponements have multiplied, both at the initiative of airlines and on the part of worried travellers. Baptiste Lo-Presti, Legal Manager at Air Indemnité, provides an update on passengers' rights.

The collapse in passenger demand for Chinese airlines highlights the weakness of certain carriers. China is reportedly considering mergers between several airlines, in particular Hainan Airlines, which is on the verge of financial asphyxiation and is likely to be dismantled.

The announcement by American Airlines and Qatar Airways that they are reinstating a codeshare agreement that existed until 2017 marks a turning point in relations between Qatar and US civil aviation. It could perhaps also lead to the lifting of Qatar's air embargo by its neighbours...

Frédéric Fontaine, who is in charge of the Innovation Lab within Accor's Marketing Department, examines the trends that are driving the hotel industry today and will do so even more in the future.

Air Sénégal will be flying to London Stansted airport on 26 June. A few days earlier, the airline will also inaugurate services to Geneva from Blaise Diagne international airport.

Since the end of February, French business travellers have been able to opt for enhanced identification - and therefore security - by receiving a PIN code guaranteeing that they are boarding the right Uber vehicle.

The Coronavirus epidemic is spreading, affecting more and more countries and affecting transport. This is disrupting air links around the world and even rail links in Europe. An update on the situation on 25 February.

For its North American debut, NH Collection has opted for the ultimate business destination. The NH Collection New York Madison Avenue hotel will open its doors next April in Manhattan.

Passenger demand is estimated to have fallen by 13% as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to estimates from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). With an expected collapse in demand - and partly in supply - in the Asia-Pacific region.

Scandic will be expanding its catalogue with the addition of a new brand, Scandic Go, positioned in the budget hotel segment, and expected at the end of 2020.

The Enterprise Group is to roll out the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands in Oman.

Working with Alstom, SNCF, RATP and Thalys, Yellow Window is at the forefront of transport issues. We spoke to Julien d'Hoker, Associate Director of Yellow Window in Paris.

The bankruptcy of Aigle Azur has given the Air France group unprecedented leverage on the France-Algeria route, thanks to the DGAC, which has awarded it most of the traffic rights.

With the coronavirus depressing demand across Asia, Singapore has been particularly hard hit, with the city-state among the hardest-hit cities on the continent, with 81 cases recorded as of 18 February. This has forced the SIA group to seriously reduce the number of flights on its entire network, including Paris.

The Spanish NH group has just opened a highly contemporary 650-room hotel a stone's throw from Amsterdam's RAI congress centre.

The plan presented to the Ecological Defence Council provides for civil servants to be banned from travelling by air if rail links do not exceed four hours. The Paris-Marseille, Paris-Bordeaux and Paris-Montpellier lines would be the most affected.

The Crillon, Les Bains, the Sinner and the Westin in Paris, the Shangri-La in Hong Kong, the Park Hyatt in Jeddah, the Orient Express in Bangkok: Tristan Auer has worked or is still working on numerous establishments and reveals his approach to hotel design.