Business travel

The hotel industry is riding the wave of growth in Bordeaux. Since the opening of the high-speed line linking the Aquitaine metropolis to Paris, business travellers have been flocking to the city in ever-increasing numbers. As a result, the hotel industry is also growing, particularly around the station.

Dallas will become Air France's 13th destination in the United States on 31 March. At the same time, Joon will be adding Quito to its catalogue on 14 May.

The SNCF has joined forces with industrial and technological partners to run autonomous trains that will optimise infrastructure that is on the verge of saturation. Passengers will be able to benefit from a wider range of trains thanks to the improved regularity and fluidity of traffic.

Transport Minister Élisabeth Borne has outlined the government's ambitions for rail infrastructure. Five new high-speed lines should be built, notably between Marseille and Nice and Paris and Le Havre.

On Tuesday, SNCF announced the imminent arrival of its Ouigo trains at Paris-Gare de Lyon. Operations on this low-cost service will start on 9 December. Ouigo will also be expanding its services to airports, with routes linking Lille to Paris-CDG and Lyon Saint-Exupéry to Paris-Gare de Lyon.

On 10 September, Uber and Rydoo formalised an international partnership, enabling the Sodexo Group's new business travel solution to simplify the "T&E" management of the costs associated with these VTC bookings.

Often referred to as a breeding ground for bacteria, airport toilets are not the areas where bacteria are most commonly found. According to BMC Infectious Diseases, it is the plastic bins at security checkpoints that are the most infected.

Even before its launch, scheduled for 12 September in the Paris region, the Kolett app is causing a stir on social networks. The reason: it will be reserved exclusively for women. 

British Airways has been the victim of a hacking attack. The leak is believed to have affected 380,000 of the airline's customers who purchased tickets between 21 August and 5 September. The investigation is still ongoing, but British Airways is advising those affected to change their passwords and monitor their bank accounts.

Aigle Azur has completed the first flight on its Orly-Peking route. The ten-hour journey will be operated three times a week by France's second-largest airline.

The success of Delta Air Lines' Paris-Los Angeles route has prompted the airline to increase the frequency of its flights, which will become daily from June 2019.

Airbnb for Work wants to attract business customers beyond the individual traveller. Its new Team Building Experiences and seminar accommodation offers target group customers, with a view to further growth in the business segment.

The new version of Airline Checkins, the mobile application developed by Lufthansa, provides access to in-flight wifi on some thirty airlines.

With more than 2,900 flights a week this summer, the doubling of daily flights between Paris-CDG and Exeter, and the launch of 3 new routes, Flybe is announcing a busy schedule for the coming months.

On 4 September, EasyJet confirmed the choice of Nantes airport as the airline's seventh base in France, after Paris-CDG, Orly, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse and Bordeaux. EasyJet plans to install three aircraft there in spring 2019.

For the third year running, Luton airport has come bottom of the UK rankings compiled by Which?, a consumer association.

Toyota has decided to invest $500 million (€428 million) in Uber. The aim is to work together to develop autonomous vehicles by 2021.

Marriott has just announced the merger of its Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty programmes, which together have 110 million members.

Latam Airlines wants to improve the comfort of its aircraft. To achieve this, the company has invested 400 million dollars. The first flights are scheduled for 2018.

Qantas is continuing its business lounge makeover campaign. The next lounges to be renovated and enlarged will be those in Tokyo, Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Tamworth.