Business travel

The Transavia France teams recently travelled to Seattle to celebrate the acquisition of a 32nd Boeing aircraft. Nathalie Stubler, CEO of Transavia France, took the opportunity to explain the airline's flight plan, its position within the Air France KLM group, and its ambitions for the coming months.

ARCEP has just given the go-ahead to Inmarsat to use stations on French soil as part of the European EAN programme, aimed at providing in-flight broadband internet. IAG is set to be the first airline group to offer such a service.

Airbus and Zodiac have come up with a revolutionary idea to provide economy class passengers with couchettes in the hold of their aircraft. An innovation that could appear as early as 2020.

In revealing its stake in Norwegian, IAG has made no secret of its interest in acquiring the long-haul low-cost carrier. This acquisition would follow on from the launch of Level and would position IAG as the world leader in this booming sector.

54 luxury rooms, a very Parisian atmosphere but also design and gourmet dining: Fauchon has unveiled the contours of its Parisian establishment, due to open in September on Place de la Madeleine.

The Singaporean carrier has refitted its Boeing 787-10s. These serve its regional destinations. Improvements have been made to the business and economy class seats.

From budget hotels with Holiday Inn Express and business hotels with Innside by Melia to trendy establishments with Moxy and Hyatt Place and long-stay residences with Hyatt House, Paris CDG airport is opening more and more hotels.

Air France launched its new flights to Nairobi and Seattle at the end of March, and now Taipei since 16 April. These new strategic destinations testify to the airline's ambitions on the long-haul network, with record growth in the number of destinations during the summer season.

The Ector application is targeting business travellers. The start-up recently launched a new division to tackle this market, as well as a dedicated enterprise offering.

As Preferred Hotels celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Lindsey Ueberroth, CEO of this voluntary chain, shows the growing interest of travellers in independent hotels and reveals her ambitions for the future.

Dutch railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) is investing in modernising its trains, thereby improving its punctuality performance. The company has also launched a practical mobile application for adjusting its capacity according to crowded trains reported by users.

New offers for a younger audience, that's what hotelF1 announced on 10 April. All the brand's spaces will be remodelled in the coming years around the theme #Ontheroad.

The Orient is characterised by giant infrastructures. Dubai airport has long been the benchmark, but new mega-structures have been added in the region. There was Doha in 2016. Muscat in March this year. And soon it will be the turn of Istanbul New International Airport and Abu Dhabi...

On the occasion of the new flight between Paris-CDG and Seattle, Pierre-Olivier Bandet, Executive Vice President Programmes and Fleet at Air France, reviews the airline's current situation, the development of its network and partnerships, and its medium-term ambitions.

Chinese air transport is flying from record to record, with almost 550 million passengers last year and more than 610 million expected in 2018. World leadership is in sight for 2022. Impressive!

At the beginning of April, Eurostar launched a new route between London, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. This journey can be made in 3h01 for a London St Pancras-Rotterdam journey and 3h41 to arrive in Amsterdam.

Paris Aéroport, Keolis and Navya are launching a trial of autonomous, 100% electric shuttles running between Roissypôle RER station, the Citizen M hotel, the Maison de l'Environnement and ADP group headquarters.

Expansion in Europe and Asia, repositioning of Golden Tulip, new brands: Pierre-Frédéric Roulot, CEO of Louvre Hotels Group and Jin Jiang Europe, unveils the ambitions of the world's fifth-largest hotel group.

With contracts tailored to the volume and type of business, car hire companies are now looking for innovative mobility solutions.

The Hertz Chauffeur service is now available in Asia. The VTC service will pick up customers directly from the airport, with English-speaking drivers.