Business travel

By acquiring the Indian group Sarovar Hotels, Louvre Hotels has become a major player in a key Asian market.

European airlines have each announced their first results for 2016, showing overall growth in passenger traffic last year.

The daily newspaper Le Parisien has revealed the first details of the SNCF's new commercial offer aimed at Generation Z.

With its new AerClub frequent flyer programme, the Irish airline is joining the Avios points system common to all IAG group carriers.

Hotel suites embody the quintessence of savoir recevoir. When they are not being occupied by visiting celebrities or company directors, these exceptional rooms are also ideal for very special events.

The German airline has unveiled a number of new features, including the addition of Airbus A320neo and A350-900 aircraft to its fleet and the announcement of services to Nantes.

In 2018, Qantas will launch a brand new route between London and Perth, the first direct route between Europe and Australia. The Western Australian hub is set to become a mini-hub of strategic importance in the years to come.

Nantes airport is the most dynamic in the whole of France, recording the strongest growth in passenger traffic of all the regional airports. This performance should be seen in the context of the ongoing controversy surrounding the future Grand Ouest hub at Notre-Dame-des-Landes.

The Marriott group has just officially inaugurated a new establishment in Brussels. The Courtyard Brussels EU will focus particularly on the business clientele attracted by the neighbouring European institutions.

Last Friday, Lufthansa and Etihad signed a partnership that seemed impossible just a few months ago, and which could pave the way for other, more far-reaching agreements. The agreement includes code-sharing.

An essential companion for the traveller, luggage nonetheless remains a burden when heading to a meeting or exploring the city between two...

Gone are the days of dad's old airport, with its drab halls and dingy shops. Today's airport hubs are competing with each other to become real places to live. With museums, green walls, Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury boutiques, today's airports are seducing the king of passengers.

AirBerlin will soon be serving Paris with four daily flights. These will now be operated not from Orly but from Roissy to Berlin Tegel.

The connected revolution is underway: on 15 December the SNCF is launching its new TGV Connect service, a free Internet connection on board its high-speed trains, long-awaited by business travellers.

Alfred Ong is Managing Director Europe of The Ascott Limited. He talks about the group's international ambitions, the special place occupied by Paris and the French market, and the launch of the new Lyf brand.

The directors of the Kerzner group were in Paris a few days ago. It was an opportunity for Jean-Gabriel Pérès, the new CEO of this luxury hotel specialist, to set out his ambitions for the group's various brands.

The free AccorHotels Club loyalty programme offers a host of advantages to business travellers and event organisers. Free nights, of course, but also privileges that make travelling easier and, why not, unforgettable moments.

The Lufthansa group is introducing a chatbot to help travellers find the best fare. It is now possible to chat via Messenger with Mildred - in English and German - to find out about the group's different options on a given route.

A new development in the Snowden affair directly concerns French business travellers. Air France is said to have been the target of an in-flight communications interception programme set up by the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ.

Air France celebrated the delivery of its first Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to Paris-CDG last December.