Business travel

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.

Qatar Airways is adding a second French airport to its catalogue: the airline has been serving Nice since 4 July, four years after deserting the Nice tarmac.

CitizenM recently opened a new establishment in the La Défense district of Paris, before setting out to conquer Asia and the United States.

At the end of 2017, Eurostar will be launching its direct London-Brussels-Rotterdam-Amsterdam services, in a bid to compete with Thalys.

In a few years' time, an innovative complex called Aurore will be set up in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, opposite the former Halle Freyssinet, which has been converted to house thousands of start-ups.

The Park Hyatt Bangkok opened its doors just a month ago, inaugurating a series of hotels in various South East Asian capitals that will consolidate the American group's position in this part of the world.

The United States is planning to tighten security checks for international flights arriving in the country. These measures should, however, be accompanied by some simplification of formalities for passengers.

The numerous routes launched between the United States and Cuba following the political opening-up have not met with the success expected. American airlines are therefore reviewing their plans...

For the past week, business travellers on domestic flights operated by JAL have had access to free wifi.

Louvre Hotels Group has announced the launch of a new customer journey, 100% digital. From check-in to payment, including the opening of the room, the smartphone should facilitate the entire stay. In all the group's establishments.

Hyperloop One is on the right track, according to the people in charge of the project, who are unveiling the 9 lines that could soon be criss-crossing Europe.