Business travel

Ryanair's acquisition of a stake in Austrian airline Laudamotion from 100% will result in an increase in market share in Germany and Austria, before moving on to other European markets.

The CDG Express project has been given the green light by the government. The forthcoming signing of the concession contract should finally enable the launch of the direct rail link between Roissy airport and Paris.

After the nhow Marseille, NH Hotels is launching a new hotel in France, perfectly located for business trips: the NH Toulouse Aéroport.

After other bankruptcies such as that of Denmark's Primera, a new low-cost airline, Germania, has been forced into bankruptcy.

The Hyatt Regency at San Francisco airport is testing a new feature developed for the Google Assistant that automatically translates conversations with hotel staff.

Four Seasons, the world's leading luxury hotel group, will add nine hotels to its portfolio, most of them in business destinations such as Madrid and Montreal.

The Hampton Inn by Hilton brand is coming to France with its first hotel in Paris, the Hampton by Hilton Paris Clichy.

Air France is rebranding its short-haul service from HOP! to Air France HOP, to make it simpler and easier to understand, particularly for foreign customers who are attached to the Air France brand image.

Hotels that are open to the outside world, a welcome that is both mobile and friendly, contemporary design: the Ibis brand is reinventing itself from a lifestyle angle.

MagicStay has just passed the symbolic 200,000 listings mark. The specialist in flat reservations for business travellers now intends to double its offering by the end of the year.

Benjamin Smith, head of the Air France KLM group, is considering scrapping the HOP! brand, according to La Tribune.

The arrival of Kuwait Airways and La Compagnie to Newark from Nice and Air Transat on the Basel-Mulhouse/Montreal route do not mask the difficulties of establishing a second major intercontinental hub in France.

According to figures published on 29 January by the independent body Transport Focus, user satisfaction with British rail transport has just reached its lowest level for ten years.

Dubai Airport retained its position as the leading hub for international traffic in 2018, for the fifth year running.

Business travellers now have access to a new dedicated programme within Premier Suites hotel residences.

Air Senegal is launching its Paris-Dakar service on 1 February in the hope of taking market share from Air France, the leader on this route. Air Senegal is taking over the route operated by Corsair from Orly until 31 January.

Easyjet and Singapore Airlines, Emirates and FlyDubai, GOL and Air France or Westjet and Cathay Pacific: these are just a few examples of atypical unions between premium and low-cost airlines. Marriages that offer more destinations to business travellers, sometimes to the detriment of their comfort...

German group Deutsche Hospitality is extending its range of budget hotels by acquiring a stake in Danish hotel operator Zleep Hotels.

As a new La Clef luxury residence opens in Paris, Ngor Houai Lee, Managing Director Europe of the Ascott Group, presents the latest news from the world leader in residences. At the heart of its strategy: strong growth, diversification outside the long-stay residential segment and innovative concepts.

Ascott, the world leader in extended-stay hotels, is adding a new prestigious address to its Paris portfolio: the La Clef Champs-Elysées residence.