Business travel

While Swiss Federal Railways SBB will be increasing its international services to Paris in December and to Bologna, Genoa, Milan and Munich in 2020, 2018 saw a drop in traffic on the Swiss rail company's international routes.

On Thursday, All Nippon Airways (ANA) unveiled the new classes that will be introduced on board the airline's Boeing 777-300ERs, including The Suite, first class, and The Room, business class. They will be introduced on 2 August on the Tokyo Haneda-London route.

The low-cost carrier Norwegian is continuing to restructure its transatlantic network. Further drastic cuts to the network are expected this winter, particularly affecting services from Paris. Against this backdrop of turbulence, the airline's CEO resigned on Thursday.

Mama Shelter, Okko Hôtels, Radisson Collection, Staycity: all these brands will be helping to diversify the hotel offer in the Paris business district.

France is to introduce an environmental tax on all airlines departing from its airports, officially to protect the environment.

Aer Lingus has just inaugurated its first flight to Minneapolis, reinforcing Dublin Airport's status as a hub to the United States.

SnapCar has just made official its acquisition of French rival LeCab, strengthening its geographical footprint nationwide with a network of 23 French towns and cities.

The introduction on 1 August of new Azuma high-speed trains on the line between London's King's Cross station and Edinburgh will cut journey times between the two cities to 4 hours.

Jamaican chain Sandals is now extending its all-inclusive approach to business tourism, targeting incentive groups in particular.

It's not often that American airlines revise their economy class product upwards. But this is the case with Delta Air Lines, which is promising to launch a higher-quality service on its intercontinental routes from November. Could this be a profound change in trend for the industry?

The Trainline travel booking platform now offers the entire Swiss rail network thanks to a partnership with SBB.

The strengthened open skies agreement between Portugal and Brazil consolidates Lisbon's position as a gateway between Europe and Brazil, while paving the way for new routes.

Taken over last year, the Balladins chain is adopting a new, well-founded strategy and offering a range of different products and services.

Flygskam - the "shame of flying" - is gaining momentum in Sweden, leading to a sharp drop in air traffic. But this trend is having a positive effect on rail traffic in the country, with the national company SJ seeing its traffic increase by 8% in 2018. As a result, it is stepping up initiatives to attract more passengers onto its trains, particularly business travellers.

The British capital will see the opening this summer of two hotels with resolutely lifestyle concepts: The Hoxton and Mama Shelter.

Lufthansa's low-cost/hybrid subsidiary is losing a lot of money and is finding it hard to be the European group's strategic bulwark against low-cost airlines on the Old Continent. Hence the drastic restructuring decided by the parent company...

Kapten Business, the 'pro' range of VTC services made in France, is expanding its catalogue. The aim is to meet corporate control requirements while enhancing the user experience, and to cover the needs of large groups as well as entrepreneurs and start-ups.

With the ambition of becoming the world's leading airline, China Southern intends to continue its expansion away from the major alliances.

A second French airport will finally benefit from a regular service to China. Star Alliance member Air China has announced that it will be flying to Nice this summer, offering the first air link between the Côte d'Azur and Beijing.

While Brexit, whatever form it takes, will have a negative impact on the Irish economy, the Dublin hotel industry is not suffering the consequences. On the contrary, it is booming.