Business travel

French air transport is gaining strength. At the end of June, air traffic in France was up by 5.9%, giving a total of 76.9 million passengers, some 4.3 million more than in the same period of 2016. June was about average, with growth of 5.7%.

Bordeaux airport is now facing competition from the high-speed line, which brings the destination within 2 hours of Paris. But the new line does nothing to dampen the airport management's optimistic outlook. While traffic is expected to stagnate or increase slightly in 2017, the long-term growth outlook for the airport remains excellent. Interview by Luc Citrinot.

Six months after Brussels Airlines' first flight to India, the Belgian carrier is revising its ambitions upwards with the addition of a new...

Thailand's national airline will be opening a new route to Vienna at the end of October. This confirms its pre-eminence on routes between Europe and South-East Asia.

Air France-KLM's development is part of the ongoing consolidation movement in the airline industry. The Franco-Dutch group is opening up its capital to Delta Air Lines and China Eastern and acquiring 39% of the shares in Virgin Atlantic. Air France-KLM is thus positioned as the European pillar of the world's leading airline network.

Alternative accommodation, collaborative working: AccorHotels is continuing to open up to sectors outside the hotel industry by creating a JV with Bouygues Immobilier to develop Nextdoor coworking spaces, while bringing together its luxury residence rental offer under the onefinestay brand.

The arrival of VTCs has turned the urban travel sector on its head, forcing taxis to improve their services. This new competition is weaving its web in the business travel market. Business customers are benefiting from this development, in terms of choice, quality, fares and expense management.

On Thursday, Air France unveiled the identity of its new low-cost airline, announced several months ago. "Joon" will be based at Paris-CDG, will take to the skies this autumn, and will set off for long-haul destinations in summer 2018.

Following the announcement of the creation of easyJet Europe in Austria, what are the strategies of the other British airlines to deal with the consequences of Brexit in European skies?

Easyjet is to set up a European subsidiary in Vienna to avoid possible restrictions on traffic rights when Great Britain leaves the European Union.

FCM Travel Solutions has just formalised a partnership with Airbnb with a view to integrating the leading business traveller accommodation provider into its catalogue.

Portuguese airline TAP has reopened the doors of its completely refurbished lounge at Lisbon's Humberto Delgado airport.

The futuristic Hyperloop One train project has taken another step forward by taking off above the rails for a few seconds. The next step is to improve its top speed.

Trainline's mobile application adopts real-time information to keep business travellers informed of any train delays or cancellations, and to geolocate them. This is the first time that a single application has combined notifications, real-time tracking and ticket booking.

MagicStay confirms its growth in the business travel sector. The French alternative accommodation specialist has signed an agreement with CDS Groupe. The aim is to extend and improve the distribution of its flats to business customers.

With work having recently begun on the Innside hotel at Paris CDG, Enrique Ortiz, Vice President Europe Middle East Africa of Melia Hotels International, takes stock of the hotel group's positioning and its priority markets.

Carriers in the Middle East may be living through their best years. The fall in oil and gas prices and the geopolitical context in the region are forcing them to adapt and be creative.

After Emirates and Qatar Airways serving Paris CDG with Airbus A380s, Etihad introduced the giant of the skies on the Abu Dhabi-Paris route this summer on one of its two daily rotations.

The ban on laptops in the cabin on flights to the United States is being relaxed. Following in the footsteps of Etihad, Turkish Airlines and Emirates are no longer subject to the electronics ban which came into force at the end of March.

The inaugural Paris-Beirut flight was celebrated on the evening of 3 July by Aigle Azur, which is making its debut in Lebanon.