Business travel

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.

The Expedia group and its business travel subsidiary Egencia have reached an agreement with Air France KLM. Customers of the business travel agency will not be affected by the new tax imposed on bookings made via GDS.

With the 2018 summer timetable, Air Corsica is increasing the frequency of its flights on international routes, in particular to Belgium and London. Jean-Baptiste Martini, the airline's Sales and Marketing Director, explains the carrier's strategy to Voyages d'Affaires.

As on Tuesday, 4 April promises to be a difficult day for business travellers. The SNCF strike has led to the cancellation of 6 out of 7 high-speed trains. The company expects a "gradual return to normal service on Thursday 5 April".

Grab, the leading shared-vehicle platform in South-East Asia, has just absorbed the business of its competitor Uber. Uber is withdrawing from all markets in the region in exchange for a shareholding.

As expected, industrial action is disrupting business travel this Tuesday 3 April. Strikes at Air France and across the SNCF network are expected to affect many business travellers.

R.evo at Vienne Hotel, Khos at Rosewood: the hotel industry is working hard to find answers to the rumours of a predicted 'disruption'.

At a time when the unions are engaged in a major industrial action against the change in the status of SNCF, the example of the opening up of the rail market in Germany is instructive. The transformation of Deutsche Bahn's status and the emergence of competitors has not really dented the popularity of the national carrier. Nor have they reduced ticket prices...

The carrier easyJet has opened a new base in Bordeaux. This will enable the airline to provide more seats this summer while strengthening its route network.

Aigle Azur is reaffirming its position as France's second largest airline. And it intends to gain even more visibility with the launch of new long-haul routes in June.

Regus is continuing to develop its Spaces coworking spaces in Paris. The world leader in business centres will be opening a new Spaces in the Halles district in the autumn, ahead of the one expected early next year in La Défense.