Business travel

Air Antilles has had to suspend its flights because of an injunction from the DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority), which finds that the company has shortcomings in the verification of documents and organisation. However, this did not jeopardise flight safety.

Restart of the Paris-Milan route, launch of the Paris-Marseille service, increased frequencies between Paris and Lyon: after all these developments in 2025, Trenitalia intends to consolidate this growth, particularly with business customers.

Deutsche Bahn's 2026 timetable comes into force on 14 December, offering more high-speed ICE trains, new trains and changes to the stations served on the Paris-Berlin route.

The ADP Group is preparing to rename the Paris-CDG hub's terminals and boarding lounges. The aim is to help simplify the passenger experience.

In Versailles, the Hotel Les Lumières has become a firm favourite with travellers and business groups alike. This luxury boutique hotel completes the 2L Collection group's offering dedicated to business events.

Nicolas Petrovic, a former Eurostar boss, is behind the project for a new rail company called Claret.

Eurostar and DB have signed an agreement to open services to Cologne and Frankfurt from 2030.

From summer 2026, TAP Air Portugal will be introducing a brand new Economy Premium cabin on board its aircraft on long-haul routes.

From next spring, Air France will be introducing its luxurious La Première class to four new destinations. And to return to London Gatwick after an absence of several decades.

Barrière Hotels are now known as Barrière Collection, with a new segmentation ranging from ultra-luxury Fouquet's to top-of-the-range business resorts.

Ryanair has signed a partnership agreement with B2B online site CarTrawler, enabling its passengers to hire vehicles at over 50,000 locations.

On 25 November, the Lufthansa group reopened its Premium Check-in area at Frankfurt airport. A completely modernised area in the heart of Terminal 1, Hall A. 

After Paris and London, the Experimental group is conquering Italy and Portugal with lifestyle hotels due to open in Rome and Porto in 2026.

Best Western France is expanding its myWO coworking brand with subscription packages tailored to mobile professionals.

The leading Parisian taxi operator is enhancing its application with customer profiles integrating different disabilities to provide better service. For its part, Transilien has had its Cap'Handéo certification renewed for a further five years, with new features for the Andilien app.

From Venice to Miami, from Orient Express to Ibis, Accor will be opening more and more hotels in 2026. Luxury, lifestyle and its historic brands will drive its global expansion.

The continuing tensions between the United States and Venezuela are affecting air transport. Iberia, TAP Air Portugal and Turkish Airlines are now banned from flying to Caracas.

The worldwide alert issued by Airbus requiring urgent software intervention on the flight control systems of Airbus A320 models suddenly brought 6,000 aircraft to a standstill. Nevertheless, Europe remained relatively unaffected.

SNCF is preparing for the arrival of future competitors by increasing frequencies and opening new routes, including for the first time an inter-regional TGV service on its Atlantic network.

Work worth €3.8 billion will be undertaken on the metro, RER and train networks to renovate the tracks and prepare for the arrival of ultra-modern trains.