Business travel

The Hyatt Group is adding sixteen new hotels to its portfolio in the Far East by the end of 2020. Unsurprisingly, China and Japan are the two markets most concerned by the American chain's expansion.

CitizenM is due to open a fourth hotel in London in 2021, in a new building in the Victoria district.

With the freedom to go to restaurants or stay quietly in your flat, the flexibility offered by kitchenettes and all the facilities you need for everyday life, and the conviviality offered by increasingly lively communal areas, the long-stay hotel sector is expanding its range.

Brazilian airline Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A, based in São Paulo and formerly Avianca Brazil, will officially leave Star Alliance on 1 September 2019. It was integrated in 2015 as a subsidiary of Avianca Colombia. Star seems to be having bad luck in Brazil: this is the third defection of a Brazilian carrier...

Which are the most lucrative airlines in the world? The consultant OAG has looked into the matter: unsurprisingly, flights from London are among the most profitable in the world...

This winter, the cities of Fort-de-France and Pointe-à-Pitre will be linked directly to Brussels South-Charleroi airport by Air Belgium.

Vueling has signed new alliances with Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, Air China and Hainan Airlines, reinforcing the internationalisation of the airline, particularly to and from Asia.

Transavia's operations have been slightly disrupted by strike action, which will end on Sunday.

AirMundo has published its ranking of the most expensive cities for a taxi journey between the airport and the city centre. Milan and London are the most expensive destinations in Europe, with Paris CDG in tenth place.

Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, has become the African city with the highest average room rate, ahead of Accra and Lagos.

Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong airline, is in a delicate position, becoming one of the first victims of the social and political crisis in the former British territory, at a time when it has been ordered by Beijing to take a stand against the demonstrators.

Faced with heavy losses, Thai Airways International is seeking to maximise its revenues. Following the example of other carriers, the airline is now offering certain privileged seats and the possibility of upgrades, all for a surcharge. However, it is not abandoning its long-haul flights, as it will be increasing to ten weekly flights to Paris this winter.

It is the first airport to take this step. On 20 August, San Francisco International Airport will be banning plastic water bottles and at the same time stepping up its policy of reducing single-use plastics. The aim is to become a zero-waste, CO2-neutral airport by 2021.

Hotels, train stations, airports: coworking facilities are springing up all over the place in these major business hubs.

Large companies are turning to coworking spaces to stimulate their sense of innovation, while at the same time appreciating this flexible real estate solution that allows them to scale up or down according to the economic climate.

The opposition movement against the Hong Kong government, which has been going on for nine weeks now, will be concentrating on the airport this weekend, with an occupation of the terminals. This will automatically cause delays and serious problems for access to the airport and passenger check-in.

Audrey Barbier-Litvak, WeWork's Managing Director for Southern Europe, describes the strengths of the global coworking giant, including its design space and community spirit, its offering for large companies and its expansion in France and around the world.

As part of its strategic acquisitions programme, Europcar is to gain a foothold in the United States through the purchase of Fox Rent A Car.

While Swiss will be flying to Washington and Osaka next spring, Lufthansa will be opening around ten new routes from Frankfurt and Munich at the same time.

Easyjet is to further strengthen its presence at Berlin airports. In particular, the low-cost airline is targeting business customers, who account for more than a third of its total passengers to the German capital. All this while awaiting the opening of the new airport, scheduled for October 2020. And finally...