Business travel

The Pullman Abidjan hotel celebrated its inauguration, following a total renovation. François Cernejeski, General Manager of Pullman Abidjan, explains the positioning of the Accor group's five-star hotel, and its strategy for business travellers and local customers.

United Airlines' brand new Boeing 787-10 made its debut in Paris on 30 April. The Dreamliner links Charles-de-Gaulle airport to the Newark hub.

Sylvain Bosc was appointed Qatar Airways Senior Vice President for Europe in March. He talks to Voyages d'Affaires about the airline's recent news, its plans for the French market and business travellers.

Marriott is in turn adopting a global accommodation strategy, covering the accommodation rental segment in addition to traditional hotels. When it launches on or around 6 May, the platform will offer a catalogue of some 2,000 properties.

The Wheely VTC service is preparing to make its debut in Paris this summer, targeting business customers in particular with a top-of-the-range product.

Airbnb has teamed up with property developer RXR Realty for a high-end project in the heart of New York. The two partners will devote ten floors within a prestigious Manhattan address - 75 Rockefeller Plaza - to accommodate business travellers in particular.

Pilots at Scandinavian Airline (SAS) have been on strike since Friday. 110,000 passengers will be affected on Monday and Tuesday alone.

A month after suspending operations between Paris and Beijing, and with its return to China expected in May, Aigle Azur is finally focusing on other long-haul destinations.

In line with European Union directives on the liberalisation of rail services, the Spanish government has just announced that it is going to authorise private operators on the AVE lines, the Spanish high-speed train.

Finnair will be based in Bordeaux from 11 May, operating up to two flights a week between Mérignac airport and Helsinki until the autumn.

The Pullman Abidjan hotel has just celebrated its inauguration after a complete makeover and two years of works. Building on this new dynamic, the five-star hotel intends to establish itself as the meeting point of the Plateau, transforming the business district into a place of life, art and exchange.

Business travel could be disrupted by the Gilets jaunes movement, which intends to bring airports to a standstill on 4 and 5 May with the "Maman j'vais rater l'avion" operation.

On 2 July, Ethiopian Airlines will launch a new flight between Marseille and Addis Ababa, linking Marseille airport to a hub with over 60 destinations in Africa.

JetBlue wants to launch on the transatlantic route. But the ambitions of the hybrid airline based in New York (JFK) could come at the expense of the conflict between the American and European authorities over Air Italy.

Europe's air transport industry is currently structured around three models: multi-brand airline groups such as Air France-KLM, IAG and Lufthansa; airlines positioned in niche markets such as Finnair and TAP Air Portugal; and low-cost carriers on which Europe's secondary airports are increasingly dependent.

Huawei tests 5G connectivity at the InterContinental Shenzhen, paving the way for new smart hotels.

Wojo aims to become the European leader in coworking. Stéphane Bensimon unveils the ambitions of this company, which was created through a partnership between Accor and Bouygues Immobilier and was formerly known as Nextdoor.

After its last flight on 17 April, Jet Airways has suspended all its operations, cancelling all its domestic and international flights. An "extreme measure", which management hopes will be temporary.

It's a first for international rail: Eurostar tickets are now available via Google Pay.

Renovated in a contemporary style by Jean-Philippe Nuel, the Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese will reopen its doors at the beginning of July.