Business travel

The consultation of Air France employees began at 10am on 26 April. At the same time, three pilots' unions gave notice of strike action for the beginning of next month, on 3, 4, 7 and 8 May.

Brussels Airlines is expanding The Loft, its business lounge at the Brussels hub. In June, business travellers will discover new areas dedicated to well-being and relaxation, including a games room with pool table and a VIP zone.

Javier Roig, Finnair's Director for France and Southern Europe, looks back at the airline's good results in 2017, thanks in particular to the Airbus A350 and the Asian market. Javier Roig is now looking ahead to 2018, with the expected opening of the Lyon-Helsinki route at the end of the year.

SNCF plans to operate a third of its TGV services on Tuesday 24 April, due to another day of strike action.

Air France has published its traffic forecasts for 24 April, a day marked by a new strike action. The airline expects to operate 75 % of its flight schedule.

This 23 April sees another day of strikes, which will affect business travel on the SNCF and Air France networks.

TAP Portugal is developing its intercontinental network, as Miguel Frasquilho, Chairman of the airline, explains. The Portuguese carrier is focusing in particular on Africa and the Americas.

WOW air has just announced the launch of a dedicated offer for business travellers, called WOW Premium. The long-haul low-cost carrier includes cancellation insurance, fast-track and a "Big Seat".

This Thursday 19 April, 250 TGVs are in circulation, i.e. one train in three, according to figures released by SNCF. The international network (Eurostar, Thalys, Lyria) is relatively unaffected by the strike.

Boeing recently delivered the 32nd aircraft in its fleet to Transavia France. The airline's teams travelled to Seattle for the occasion, and visited the American aircraft manufacturer's factory in Renton.

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.