Business travel

Mama Shelter is continuing its international expansion. The trendy brand launched by the Trigano family, in which AccorHotels holds a 35% stake, will open a hotel in London's up-and-coming Shoreditch district.

The five-star hotel in Marseilles has recently extended its event facilities, revamped its cocktail menu and added a range of complementary activities for business groups.

La Compagnie will soon be moving from Paris CDG to Orly to offer its 'all business' flights to New York. Jean-Charles Périno, La Compagnie's Sales and Marketing Director, explains this decision and looks back over the carrier's various projects. Interview by Florian Guillemin.

The success of the Première business on the Atlantic lines has prompted SNCF to extend its offer. This range of services will therefore be available on all pro lines in France by the end of 2018.

This summer EasyJet will be launching three new routes between Berlin and the airports of Biarritz, Montpellier and Nice, aimed at business customers.

The airline will be transferring its Paris-New York operations to Orly airport, to be closer to its business customers.

Lufthansa has just launched automatic check-in for its passengers travelling within the Schengen area.

Known for its "econo-chic" hotel concept, B&B Hôtels presented a new generation of urban establishments at the opening of the B&B Hôtel Nanterre Rueil-Malmaison.

American Airlines recently inaugurated a new "Flagship Lounge" business lounge in Los Angeles, which also marks the launch of the "Flagship First Dining" concept.

The Hyatt Centric brand is taking its first steps in Asia Pacific with its first hotel in Tokyo, in the Ginza district.

On 25 January, Air France inaugurated the first part of its new Business lounge in Hall L of Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.

Paul Verhagen, Vice-President in charge of the international market at Aeroméxico, was in London to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Mexico-London flight, then at the FITUR trade fair in Madrid. He ends his European tour in Paris, where Aeroméxico will soon be launching three new weekly flights.

La Compagnie publishes an infographic compiling the main figures for the past year, marked by a sharp increase in traffic.

The results for the airline industry in 2017 were very positive. The increase in passenger numbers was led by the low-cost airlines, which continued their conquest of the market.

The American group Wyndham is acquiring a new brand, its twenty-first, with the purchase of La Quinta, one of the leaders in the mid-range hotel sector in the United States.

Jet Airways and Air France continue to forge closer links. Michel Simiaut, Head of France at Jet Airways, looks back at the progress made under the recent agreements, while hoping to go further by harmonising the products offered by the two airlines.

After almost half a century of procrastination, the decision has finally been made. The Grand Ouest airport at Notre-Dame-des-Landes will not see the light of day after all, as confirmed by the Prime Minister on 17 January. The airports of Rennes and above all Nantes should be developed.

The enhanced cooperation agreement between Air France and Jet Airways will enable the Indian airline to offer a non-stop flight schedule to two new destinations from Paris: Delhi and Bangalore.

Adagio Aparthotels has been awarded the management of the five Hipark Design Suites long-stay residences by BNP Paribas Real Estate. The long-stay subsidiary of AccorHotels and Pierre & Vacances will operate them under the Hipark by Adagio brand from 1 February.

Toulon Hyères Airport is preparing to welcome Swiss, which will be offering two weekly flights to and from Geneva this summer. For its part, Air France will operate a weekly service between the two hubs.