Business travel

Members of the American Airlines frequent flyer programme will no longer earn miles or other rewards when they purchase a Basic Economy ticket, the airline's lowest fare. 

Finnair is continuing to expand its long-haul network. In October, the airline will launch flights to Melbourne via Bangkok, which is emerging as a major Asian hub for many airlines.

The only five-star hotel on the legendary avenue, the Paris Marriott Champs Elysees Hotel boasts 192 completely refurbished rooms, combining the elegance of a Parisian residence with top-of-the-range services for business travellers.

Prolonged interrogations, intrusive questions from the police: the Cambodian embassy in Paris is advising travellers to the Kingdom to avoid a stopover in Bangkok if at all possible...

This is an absolute emergency for African transport: excessively high air taxes and costs are deterring passengers. ECOWAS has decided to do something about it...

While London, Rome and Riyadh are the focus of projects, the luxury hotel industry will continue its global expansion in 2026. Here's an overview of expected openings.

Frontier Airlines wants to attract more high-spending passengers to its routes, with greater flexibility, loyalty and a network more focused on major hubs.

What should have been a new route, making Algiers more easily accessible, will not happen. Etihad has thrown in the towel for the operation of an Algiers-Abu Dhabi route.

Lufthansa has completed the renovation of its business lounge in Stuttgart. The reopening of the lounge coincides with the airline's 70th anniversary at "STR".

The opening of the Koralmbahn, a railway line linking the towns of Graz and Klagenfurt in the south of Austria, will increase the number of trains between the two cities, as well as to Vienna. All the while reducing journey times.

Franck Poncey, General Manager of the Sofitel Paris Baltimore Tour Eiffel, is delighted with a record level of MICE activity for the five-star Paris hotel.

While Marriott has made its debut in Kinshasa, with two establishments, the Kempinski group has opened the first luxury hotel in Brazzaville.

Franck Benoit, Head of Market Sales France/Europe at Air Caraïbes, reviews the latest news from the airline and its little sister French Bee.

The RATP subsidiary has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate rail services around Caen and the Pays d'Auge from 2027, as part of the move to open up the market to competition.

The Accor group is strengthening its presence in its domestic market with new greet addresses, ibis Styles and Handwritten Collection, notably in Paris, Lyon and Lille for the latter.

An agreement between Saudi Arabia and Qatar paves the way for the development of a high-speed rail link between the two countries that would connect the two capitals, Riyadh and Doha, in just 2 hours.

IATA has revealed its "predictions" for 2026. They are rather good, with the association estimating that a new record overall profit will crown the coming year for the airline industry. Europe in particular is expected to perform extremely well.

SNCF is announcing that the first 4 trainsets of this new-generation TGV, which was due to be launched for the Paris 2024 Olympics, will enter service on 1 July.

In its 2027-2034 plan, the ADP Group is focusing first and foremost on the densification of existing infrastructures to improve passenger flow at Paris CDG and Orly.

Next spring, Air France will be inaugurating a new lounge at London Heathrow to welcome business travellers.