Business travel

Emirates and Airbus are discussing the future of the A380, which - twelve years after its inauguration - no longer seems to be meeting demand. The airline's strategic update could put an end to the production programme for this giant of the skies.

The Meliá Hotels International group will be adding a new business destination to its catalogue next month with the opening of the Innside Prague Old Town hotel, the Spanish hotelier's first address in the Czech Republic. 

TAP Air Portugal recorded some 15.8 million passengers during 2018.

In Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Dublin and London, discreet VIP terminals and lounges offer business passengers a private jet experience. At a price, of course.

Nice Côte d'Azur airport is preparing to welcome new Ural Airlines flights to Moscow.

Singapore Airlines recently inaugurated a new facility, KrisLab, dedicated to innovation.

The national strike planned in Belgium on 13 February is forcing Brussels Airlines to cancel its entire schedule, i.e. 222 flights.

The easyJet mobile application now incorporates 3D augmented reality to scan hand baggage and check its eligibility on board. Or how to make baggage restrictions geeky and fun...

Austrian Airlines, which has been present in Paris for 60 years now, is keeping a close eye on the French market. But above all, the airline must 'protect' its hub: Vienna airport is coveted by low-cost carriers.

Backed by its shareholders Daimler and BMW, the VTC platform Chauffeur Privé has become Kapten. The new name supports the company's international expansion, starting in Geneva and London before moving on to other major European cities.

Qatar and the European Union have just signed a comprehensive agreement giving virtually unlimited freedom to carriers from both countries. This is likely to result in a significant increase in flights between Doha and the EU.

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.