Business travel

Michael Struck, CEO of Ruby Hotels, explains the positioning of this brand based on the concept of "lean luxury", which advocates relaxed, affordable luxury.

German group Ruby Hotels is exporting its concept of relaxed luxury to London with a hotel due to open in January 2020 in the Southbank district.

Formerly the headquarters of a famous Dutch newspaper, The Slaak Rotterdam revisits the 50s in design terms. A new member of Marriott's Tribute Portfolio brand.

With the planned expansion of Gare du Nord in Paris, new lounges for frequent travellers are due to open.

Jacques Peynot, Director of Île-de-France Stations, explains the development of shared workplaces in and around stations in the Paris region.

To meet the mobility needs of mobile executives, new places are being created in and around stations. They cater for a variety of professional situations, allowing people to work for a few minutes or several hours while waiting for the train. Or even to set up for longer.

The launch of Worldwide by easyJet at Paris-Orly was made official by the airline on Friday. Will this service be able to seriously compete with the Air France hub? In the short term, it is unlikely...

Hotel booking tool Arbitrip now offers a new rate monitoring service. If there is a price reduction after booking, Arbitrip will pass this on in the new price.

At last we seem to be seeing the end of the nightmare that for a decade has kept airlines and users waiting for the opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg International airport. The airport management has just unveiled the distribution of airlines in the future terminal.

A few months ago, Lufthansa announced that it was reducing the number of aircraft in its fleet. Now the company is being more specific. By 2025, all the group's brands will be using only six or seven types of aircraft, compared with the current fourteen.

Eric Viale, IHG's Managing Director for Southern Europe, reviews the hotel group's plans for the French market and beyond, from "luxury" brands to more economical names.

Flybe will become Virgin Connect in 2020 following its takeover by a consortium including the carrier Virgin Atlantic. The airline will continue to serve mainly regional routes, including more than a dozen in France.

Qatar Airways' new economy class was unveiled in mid-October on the Esplanade de la Défense. Frédéric Gossot, the airline's new Managing Director for France and Benelux, gives us an update on this new offer and the latest news from Qatar Airways.

LOT has become the dominant carrier in Central Europe. Its intercontinental network has expanded significantly, and new routes are planned for the end of the year. According to Yann Saint-Sorny, Sales Director France, the French market also has strong potential.

The Marriott group has just inaugurated a third representative of the Sheraton brand in Milan, in the San Siro district.

On Wednesday, Uber and Cityscoot announced a new partnership under which it will soon be possible to reserve an electric scooter in Paris via the American giant's app - a first for Uber.

Car rental company Enterprise is taking its first steps in Norway with the opening of a new branch at Oslo's Gardermoen airport.

Finnair is continuing its expansion in Japan. The Finnish national airline is launching a new seasonal flight to Sapporo and a daily service to Tokyo Haneda in spring 2020.

The Accor group becomes the largest hotel operator in Singapore following a partnership with Global Premium Hotels Ltd. This will result in the integration of fifteen new establishments.

To coincide with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, autonomous vehicles could link Roissy airport to La Défense. Renault and Waymo - the branch of Google specialising in driverless vehicles - are working together on this project.