Business travel

The Cipriani in Venice, the Copacabana Palace in Rio, the Venice Simplon-Orient Express train: all these glamorous myths, managed by the Belmond group, are going to be taken over by the LVMH group.

Free transport will reduce the need to use a private vehicle in Luxembourg: a boon also for business people visiting the country's capital, who will be able to go to a meeting, for example, without worrying about buying a ticket from the airport or Luxembourg City's Central Station.

The 9Hotel Collection group is adding an intimate address designed by Philippe Starck in the heart of the Marais: 9Confidentiel.

Expected to open in early January, 25Hours Terminus Nord will offer a concept inspired by the multicultural character of Paris's 10th arrondissement.

The design and lifestyle brand of the NH Hotels group will be bringing its creative spirit to London, Rome and Brussels next year.

Uber is launching Spotlight on the French market to make it easier for the driver to identify the passenger and pick them up.

Anne Rigail was officially appointed Chief Executive Officer of Air France on 12 December. She will take up her duties on 17 December, bringing Benjamin Smith's interim appointment to an end.

Indonesia, one of the world's leading aviation markets, is investing in its infrastructure. Bali, Bandung, Medan and Surabaya all have new terminals. The biggest of them all remains Jakarta's terminal 3, the hub of the SkyTeam alliance in South-East Asia.

From 13 December, business travellers will be able to book their flight from Nantes to one of easyJet's eight new destinations this spring. In all, easyJet has announced 17 new routes from France.

Air France's hybrid subsidiary JOON does not seem to be generating much sympathy among Benjamin Smith, Air France's CEO. It has to be said that the new airline has still not succeeded in creating a strong identity for itself among passengers.

Air Canada has just inaugurated its new 'Maple Leaf' airport lounge at LaGuardia, the first in the new Terminal B of the New York airport.

Royal Air Maroc will join oneworld in 2020, becoming the alliance's first partner on the African continent.

Yotel is continuing to expand its urban hotels with the announcement of a second establishment in New York, on Long Island.

Air transport in Asia is like the rest of the world: in the throes of change! Alongside the major traditional airlines, there are niche long-haul carriers and a plethora of low-cost carriers. Here's an overview of Asia's increasingly complex skies.

Waymo, the Alphabet subsidiary and parent company of Google, is opening the first commercial autonomous taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona.

OUI.sncf presents a positive balance sheet for the first anniversary of its name change. Multimodal travel integrating train, bus and car sharing, voice assistants, bot: France's leading e-commerce site is accelerating its digital transformation.

United Airlines is now offering passengers the chance to book a seat in United Premium Plus class on international routes from 30 March 2019. The benefits: more options and greater comfort. This new product will be offered on the airline's latest aircraft, the Boeing 787-10.

Aigle Azur will be increasing the number of weekly flights between Paris Orly and Moscow Domodedovo from three to four.

Boutique Airline is expanding its transatlantic offer and from May will be offering five weekly flights between Nice and New York.

On 1 December, the German business brand opened a hotel ideally located in Frankfurt, close to the train station.