Business travel

Sébastien Calmejane, Sales Director for Southern Europe at easyJet, looks at the airline's strengths in the French business travel market.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is following in Lufthansa's footsteps by introducing a new tax (YQ) of 9 dollars on bookings made via a GDS.

Air France KLM and Singapore Airlines will be sharing codes from 27 April. The two airline groups intend to continue on the path of cooperation, and extend this rapprochement to their frequent flyer programmes.

The mishap suffered by a United Airlines passenger, who was taken away by security officers during a flight from Chicago to Louisville, caused quite a stir. But it also gave a distorted picture of overbooking practices, which, according to official US civil aviation statistics, are still fairly rare...

By simplifying travel for business travellers, alliances have redefined the criteria for quality air travel.

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the launch of the major airline alliances, but they seem to have lost their appeal to business travellers. Is this a false impression or a lasting trend? We take a look at the land of oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance...

The new terminal 1 at Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport opened its doors on 11 April. Low-cost airlines begin operations in the newly-created Concourse B. They will then be joined in September by the traditional carriers. The official inauguration will then take place, with all areas of the new terminal now accessible.

Could the proliferation of agreements and shareholdings between airlines belonging to rival alliances spell the end for the latter? Not for sure...

A new lounge in Paris, new e320 trains, the Brexit effect: Eurostar's CEO reveals the latest news from the railway company.

At the beginning of May, NH Hotels took over the management of the Palm Beach hotel in Marseille, one of the city's top-of-the-range establishments. It will close next October to be converted to the trendy design brand of the Spanish group Nhow.

A new generation of airport hotels has quietly taken root near the world's major hubs, adding to the functional criteria an assertive character that is both contemporary and friendly.

The TWA Hotel, a conversion of the legendary terminal designed by Eero Saarinen at New York's JFK airport, is due to open at the end of 2018.

On Thursday, the management of HOP! Air France presented a review of the past year. At the same time, they affirmed their determination to stand firm in the face of competition from low-cost carriers and the train.

Qatar Airways is launching a new service enabling business travellers to borrow a laptop computer on board flights to the United States. The airline's aim is to convince business travellers to remain loyal to the airline despite the measures introduced by the American authorities.

You might think that the airports and airlines offering the best punctuality would all be located in Northern Europe... Wrong: Russia and Italy are particularly well rated.

Wow air will be flying to Chicago on 13 July. The Icelandic low-cost carrier is targeting French travellers, among others, by offering them transatlantic flights with a stopover in Reykjavik.

Hyatt Centric, the latest brand created by Hyatt and aimed at "modern explorers", is planting its flag in the Alps, within...

The American authorities are now banning the use of electronic devices in the cabin on flights from eight countries: Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The UK has introduced a similar measure for six countries.

Swiss hotel group Mövenpick plans to have a portfolio of 30 hotels and hotel residences in South-East Asia by 2020, compared with eight at present, according to Andrew Langdon, the group's Vice President Asia...

NH Collection will soon have a second representative in Frankfurt, based near the Messe exhibition centre.